This is actually kind of disheartening, I'll be honest, but I realize that gramaire is a brilliant system that does a bunch of things a lot better. My pride being hurt as it is I feel unable to copy paste that system and repaint it for spellcrafting purposes alone. I'll just chew on my original concept a bit more and try to come up with something that doesn't fill 6 pages in Word.

And yes, I am a huge fan of DM fiat and improvisation. I consider myself to be a Chaotic Good DM, though reading about George R.R. Martin's philosophies has taught me the value of exposing players to true danger which will create true tension and excitement when their next characters face the same challenge... and succeed by being more cautious, tactical and prepared.