Translation Test: Dungeons & Dragons — Forty Spells

Source: Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition spell list, sampled across iconic combat effects and civic/worldbuilding utility

Status: Draft — second pass

Purpose

The school names in DND-001 and the recategorization in DND-005 were still taxonomic arguments. A spell list is harder to fake. Once named spells are on the table, the taxonomy has to survive contact with actual effects: barriers, counter-magic, teleportation, force blasts, detection, illusion, charm, corpse-speech, animation, flight, bodily transformation, communication, shelter, translation, agriculture, restoration, and governance.

This batch therefore asks a more practical question than the earlier D&D magic files:

Can Tonesu describe a healthy spell list by reusing a small set of operator families, or does it collapse back into ad hoc fantasy naming as soon as the spell effects get specific?

Primary tests:

spell-level reuse of the DND-005 operator families rather than a flat school list
named spell analysis without inventing a separate lexicon for every iconic spell
manifestation split: spatial emergence (pa-be-ki) vs force emergence (ra-be-ki)
perception split: knowledge-reaching (to-se-ki) vs appearance-crafting (ge-se-ki)
alteration split: general property-change (ge-ki) vs death-domain alteration (de-zo-ki)
whether the same operator families continue to organize infrastructure-facing magic rather than only encounter-facing magic

Secondary tests:

whether Counterspell and Dispel Magic stay inside the boundary family instead of drifting into a generic "anti-magic" bucket
whether Charm Person and Suggestion clearly target affect/will rather than knowledge or appearance
whether Speak with Dead and Animate Dead reinforce the claim that necromancy is a specialized branch of alteration, not a distinct magical operator
whether spells that reshape institutions, such as Sending, Plant Growth, Geas, and Raise Dead, still sort cleanly without demanding new school labels

Corpus sentences: S976-S1015

Selection Logic

The list is intentionally not random. It samples the operator families established in the earlier D&D work.

The first pass, DND-006, focused on iconic play-facing spells. The second pass, DND-007, shifts toward the spells that would most visibly change cities, churches, farms, courts, armies, trade, and travel if a setting took them seriously.

DND-006 — iconic spell pressure

Operator family	Spells sampled
Boundary arts	Shield, Mage Armor, Counterspell, Dispel Magic
Manifestation arts	Find Familiar, Misty Step, Dimension Door, Fireball, Lightning Bolt
Perception arts	Detect Magic, Identify, Detect Thoughts, Invisibility, Mirror Image
Affect / will arts	Charm Person, Suggestion
Alteration arts	Speak with Dead, Animate Dead, Fly, Polymorph

DND-007 — worldbuilding spell pressure

Operator family	Spells sampled
Boundary arts	Alarm, Arcane Lock, Tiny Hut, Private Sanctum
Manifestation arts	Create Food and Water, Sending, Teleportation Circle, Continual Flame
Perception arts	Comprehend Languages, Locate Object, Speak with Animals, Speak with Plants
Affect / will arts	Calm Emotions, Heroism, Command, Geas
Alteration arts	Plant Growth, Water Breathing, Revivify, Raise Dead

That distribution is the point. The expanded file is testing whether the five-family redesign is productive enough to organize both encounter-facing spells and institution-facing spells.

DND-006 Table

Entry	Tonesu	Written	Function
S976	`la-na Shield ne ko-fe-ki / ko lo-ra-be`	`lana Shield ne kofeki / ko lorabe`	boundary contains incoming force
S977	`la-na MageArmor ne ko-fe-ki / ko lo-ze gosi ko-fe`	`lana MageArmor ne kofeki / ko loze gosi kofe`	protective boundary around the body
S978	`la-na Counterspell ne ko-fe-ki / wi-fe-ka [lo-wi-ra-su be]`	`lana Counterspell ne kofeki / wifeka [lowirasu be]`	forbids another spell's emergence
S979	`la-na DispelMagic ne ko-fe-ki / de lo-su gosi wi-ra-su`	`lana DispelMagic ne kofeki / de losu gosi wirasu`	reduces standing magical structure
S980	`la-na FindFamiliar ne pa-be-ki / be lo-zo gosi ka-be-ne`	`lana FindFamiliar ne pabeki / be lozo gosi kabene`	bonded creature brought into presence
S981	`la-na MistyStep ne pa-be-ki / ki lo-ze gosi be-pa`	`lana MistyStep ne pabeki / ki loze gosi bepa`	short-range relocation by spatial re-emergence
S982	`la-na DimensionDoor ne pa-be-ki / be lo-ki-pa`	`lana DimensionDoor ne pabeki / be lokipa`	passage manifests through space
S983	`la-na Fireball ne ra-be-ki / be lo-ra-be ne lo-pa`	`lana Fireball ne rabeki / be lorabe ne lopa`	force emerges at a chosen place
S984	`la-na LightningBolt ne ra-be-ki / ki lo-ra-be ne lo-di`	`lana LightningBolt ne rabeki / ki lorabe ne lodi`	force driven along a direction
S985	`la-na DetectMagic ne to-se-ki / se lo-wi-ra-su`	`lana DetectMagic ne toseki / se lowirasu`	perceives magical presence
S986	`la-na Identify ne to-se-ki / to-su-ki lo-to-fe ne lo-mu`	`lana Identify ne toseki / tosuki lotofe ne lomu`	organizes an object's operative boundary into knowledge
S987	`la-na DetectThoughts ne to-se-ki / se lo-to`	`lana DetectThoughts ne toseki / se loto`	perceives thought
S988	`la-na Invisibility ne ge-se-ki / no se lo-ze`	`lana Invisibility ne geseki / no se loze`	removes the target from normal detection
S989	`la-na MirrorImage ne ge-se-ki / be lo-ge-se nu-be lo-ru`	`lana MirrorImage ne geseki / be logese nube loru`	multiple appearances without multiple bodies
S990	`la-na CharmPerson ne wi-fa-ki / fa-ki lo-fa-wi ne vo`	`lana CharmPerson ne wifaki / faki lofawi ne vo`	shifts affect-will toward favor
S991	`la-na Suggestion ne wi-fa-ki / to be ne lo-wi`	`lana Suggestion ne wifaki / to be ne lowi`	thought arises inside another's will
S992	`la-na SpeakWithDead ne de-zo-ki / so be go lo-de-zo`	`lana SpeakWithDead ne dezoki / so be go lodezo`	speech restored across the death-threshold
S993	`la-na AnimateDead ne de-zo-ki / ki be go lo-de-zo`	`lana AnimateDead ne dezoki / ki be go lodezo`	motion restored across the death-threshold
S994	`la-na Fly ne ge-ki / ki lo-ze ne lo-pa-be`	`lana Fly ne geki / ki loze ne lopabe`	bodily motion changed into upper-space
S995	`la-na Polymorph ne ge-ki / ge-ki lo-zo ne zo-ma`	`lana Polymorph ne geki / geki lozo ne zoma`	organism-form rewritten

DND-007 Table

Entry	Tonesu	Written	Function
S996	`la-na Alarm ne ko-fe-ki / si be go {la-ze ki lo-ko-pa}`	`lana Alarm ne kofeki / si be go {laze ki lokopa}`	boundary crossing emits a signal
S997	`la-na ArcaneLock ne ko-fe-ki / ko lo-ki-pa gosi su-fe`	`lana ArcaneLock ne kofeki / ko lokipa gosi sufe`	passage sealed by a fixed structural limit
S998	`la-na TinyHut ne ko-fe-ki / ko lo-zo-li gosi ko-fe`	`lana TinyHut ne kofeki / ko lozoli gosi kofe`	persons enclosed in a warded shelter
S999	`la-na PrivateSanctum ne ko-fe-ki / wi-fe-ka [la-ze se lo-ko-pa]`	`lana PrivateSanctum ne kofeki / wifeka [laze se lokopa]`	perception into a protected space is forbidden
S1000	`la-na CreateFoodAndWater ne pa-be-ki / be lo-ka-du-zo-su ; be lo-ma-ki`	`lana CreateFoodAndWater ne pabeki / be lokaduzosu ; be lomaki`	sustenance manifested directly
S1001	`la-na Sending ne pa-be-ki / si be ne lo-ze`	`lana Sending ne pabeki / si be ne loze`	a message arrives without travel delay
S1002	`la-na TeleportationCircle ne pa-be-ki / be lo-ki-pa re`	`lana TeleportationCircle ne pabeki / be lokipa re`	repeatable magical passage
S1003	`la-na ContinualFlame ne ra-be-ki / lu be re`	`lana ContinualFlame ne rabeki / lu be re`	persistent magical light
S1004	`la-na ComprehendLanguages ne to-se-ki / to-su-ki lo-si ne lo-ze`	`lana ComprehendLanguages ne toseki / tosuki losi ne loze`	another's language becomes intelligible
S1005	`la-na LocateObject ne to-se-ki / se lo-mu`	`lana LocateObject ne toseki / se lomu`	sought object perceived at range
S1006	`la-na SpeakWithAnimals ne to-se-ki / to-su-ki lo-si go zo`	`lana SpeakWithAnimals ne toseki / tosuki losi go zo`	animal signals become intelligible
S1007	`la-na SpeakWithPlants ne to-se-ki / to-su-ki lo-si go zo-su`	`lana SpeakWithPlants ne toseki / tosuki losi go zosu`	plant signals become intelligible
S1008	`la-na CalmEmotions ne wi-fa-ki / de lo-fa-ra-be`	`lana CalmEmotions ne wifaki / de lofarabe`	emotional agitation reduced
S1009	`la-na Heroism ne wi-fa-ki / be lo-wi ne vo`	`lana Heroism ne wifaki / be lowi ne vo`	courageous will strengthened
S1010	`la-na Command ne wi-fa-ki / wi-ka be ne lo-wi`	`lana Command ne wifaki / wika be ne lowi`	immediate act inserted into will
S1011	`la-na Geas ne wi-fa-ki / wi-fe be ne lo-wi`	`lana Geas ne wifaki / wife be ne lowi`	lasting obligation planted in will
S1012	`la-na PlantGrowth ne ge-ki / be lo-zo-su`	`lana PlantGrowth ne geki / be lozosu`	vegetation made to flourish
S1013	`la-na WaterBreathing ne ge-ki / no-wi-fe-ka [la-ze ki ne lo-ma-ki]`	`lana WaterBreathing ne geki / nowifeka [laze ki ne lomaki]`	the body's relation to water is altered
S1014	`la-na Revivify ne de-zo-ki / zo-ra be go lo-de-zo`	`lana Revivify ne dezoki / zora be go lodezo`	vitality restored at the death-edge
S1015	`la-na RaiseDead ne de-zo-ki / zo be go lo-de-zo`	`lana RaiseDead ne dezoki / zo be go lodezo`	the dead person restored to living status

What The Expanded Spell List Exposes

1. The DND-005 repair was real

The spell list validates the operator-family redesign better than the school names did.

Shield, Mage Armor, Counterspell, and Dispel Magic all read naturally as boundary-management acts.
Find Familiar, Misty Step, and Dimension Door sit cleanly beside Fireball and Lightning Bolt only once manifestation is split into spatial and force domains.
Detect Magic and Invisibility are near each other in ordinary fantasy conversation, but Tonesu keeps them apart because one extends perception and the other rewrites appearance.

That is exactly what a good taxonomy should do.

2. Counterspell is a better test than Fireball

Fireball is easy. Everyone already knows it is a force spell.

Counterspell is the better test because it pressures whether the system can treat "blocking emergence" as a real family operation. Tonesu passes that test. ko-fe-ki is not just warding against blows; it also governs the limit at which another magical event is allowed to take form.

3. Detect, deceive, and influence remain distinct

This is where Tonesu is strongest.

Detect Magic and Detect Thoughts are to-se-ki: knowledge through extended perception.
Invisibility and Mirror Image are ge-se-ki: crafted appearance.
Charm Person and Suggestion are wi-fa-ki: operations on affect and will.

English fantasy talk often lets those run together under "mind magic" or "trickery." Tonesu does not have to.

4. Necromancy still refuses to become its own operator

Speak with Dead and Animate Dead confirm the earlier claim from DND-001 and DND-005. Necromancy is still alteration at the death-boundary.

The two spells differ by restored function:

S992 restores speech
S993 restores motion

But both remain de-zo-ki operations rather than evidence for a wholly distinct school logic.

5. Spell names can stay names

The batch does not try to replace every D&D spell title with a new Tonesu lexical item. That would be the wrong pressure. The names can remain proper-name anchors while the analysis shows what the spell is structurally doing.

That is the cleaner result:

keep the title as a title
explain the effect through the operator families

6. The second pass matters more for worldbuilding than for combat balance

DND-007 is the stronger world-building stress test.

Alarm and Arcane Lock change policing, storage, and property.
Sending and Teleportation Circle change administration, diplomacy, trade, and empire.
Create Food and Water and Plant Growth change famine, logistics, taxation, and pilgrimage.
Comprehend Languages changes law, scripture, scholarship, and border exchange.
Revivify and Raise Dead change medicine, ritual, inheritance, martyrdom, and political legitimacy.

That is where the operator-family redesign starts paying off outside taxonomy talk.

7. Boundary arts are not just defense spells

DND fantasy often treats abjuration as a combat school. The expanded sample makes that view too narrow.

Alarm is surveillance
Arcane Lock is property control
Tiny Hut is temporary architecture
Private Sanctum is privacy and secrecy

The family is about managing access-limits, not merely blocking attacks.

8. Affect / will arts become politically dangerous very quickly

Charm Person and Suggestion already hinted at this in DND-006. DND-007 makes it unavoidable.

Calm Emotions, Heroism, Command, and Geas are not niche adventurer tricks. They are spells that bear directly on crowds, loyalty, fear, obedience, public ritual, punishment, and rule.

That supports the Tonesu decision to keep affect and will as a distinct operator family instead of burying them under illusion, enchantment, or generic mind magic.

9. Death-domain alteration still scales without needing a new school

The expanded list now samples death-threshold magic in four directions:

Speak with Dead restores speech
Animate Dead restores motion
Revivify restores vitality
Raise Dead restores the living person more fully

That is strong evidence that de-zo-ki is a real productive branch. It covers a coherent domain without forcing necromancy to become a separate top-level magical operator.

Verdict

The forty-spell list holds up better than the twenty-spell list did.

Tonesu does not need a giant fantasy spell dictionary to make D&D magic intelligible. It needs a small number of reusable operator families and enough compositional discipline to keep force, space, perception, appearance, affect, will, death, and property-change from collapsing into each other.

The second pass strengthens that result because it moves from encounter effects to civilization effects. The schools proved the taxonomy could be named. The first spell pass proved the taxonomy could survive iconic spells. The second spell pass proves it can also describe the kinds of magic that would actually reorganize ordinary life.

Colloquial Register Analysis

Form used	CLQ entry	Colloquial form	Notes
`ko-fe-ki`	none	—	operator-family form — load-bearing
`pa-be-ki`	none	—	operator-family form — load-bearing
`ra-be-ki`	none	—	operator-family form — load-bearing
`to-se-ki`	none	—	operator-family form — load-bearing
`ge-se-ki`	none	—	operator-family form — load-bearing
`wi-fa-ki`	none	—	operator-family form — load-bearing
`de-zo-ki`	none	—	operator-family form — load-bearing
`ge-ki`	none	—	2-root operator head — below threshold

Verdict: irreducibly formal — the expanded spell list works by preserving distinctions among boundary, manifestation, perception, appearance, affect, and alteration. Colloquial compression would erase the main point of the batches.

CLQ entries registered from this batch: none.