diff --git a/spells/Air3.tex b/spells/Air3.tex
index 8d97e00bbe0ecbce7e81ee2c5872c9685157e5bb..77cac0db05cf7ee4da3308f6b44c3386ddda752d 100644
--- a/spells/Air3.tex
+++ b/spells/Air3.tex
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
   {Wane}% Action
   {Air}% Spheres
   {wind speed}% Resist with
-  {A stinking cloud (in the shape of the caster's face) covers \arabic{spellTargets} \glspl{step}, inflicting \arabic{spellPlusOne}~\glspl{fatigue} to anyone in the area who breathes it in}% Description
+  {As the caster belches, they release a stinking cloud (in the shape of the caster's face) covers an area of \arabic{spellTargets} \glspl{step}, inflicting \arabic{spellPlusOne}~\glspl{fatigue} to anyone in the area who breathes it in}% Description
   {}
diff --git a/spells/Earth1.tex b/spells/Earth1.tex
index c8fd3b004298ca43e4a7ca5bb11e4ad303d4c1f4..304291cfa71b431430e7faf0f48764408bddaba7 100644
--- a/spells/Earth1.tex
+++ b/spells/Earth1.tex
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 \spell{Slide}% Name
   {}% Enhancements
-  {Wax}% Action
+  {Wane}% Action
   {Earth}% Spheres
   {\roll{Dexterity}{Athletics}}% Resist with
   {Targets standing on snow or mud fall prone}% Description
diff --git a/spells/Fate3.tex b/spells/Fate3.tex
index 919f29c18b104d8303449ecdbce0b2d26c4b21c5..b94e637bbd63c830e7c4c6b6d2f1e66fe8ba3907 100644
--- a/spells/Fate3.tex
+++ b/spells/Fate3.tex
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
   {Wane}% Action
   {Fate}% Spheres
   {Charisma + target Skill}% Resist with
-  {The caster cries a weirdly-specific doom, like `may your feet grow fungus', or `I hope your spells come out backwards', and the next \arabic{spellCost} times the target uses that Skill, they receive a -1 penalty.}% Description
+  {The caster cries a weirdly-specific doom, like `may your feet grow fungus', or `I hope your spells come out backwards', and the next \arabic{spellCost} times the target uses that Skill, they receive a -1 penalty}% Description
   {If used during combat, the curse can cancel an attack if it targets the Skill used to attack the caster.
-  For example, if someone aims their bow at the caster, the caster might curse their Projectiles Skill; a miss would imply that they fumbled the arrow and dropped it, and then receive a penalty to their next \arabic{spellCost} rolls which employ Projectiles}
+  For example, if someone aims their bow at the caster, the caster might curse their Projectiles Skill; a miss would imply that they fumbled the arrow and dropped it, and then receive a penalty to their next \arabic{spellCost} rolls which employ Projectiles.}
diff --git a/spells/Force3.tex b/spells/Force3.tex
index e5c3e965df7585576f57177330c6078e821d9018..839a952efa41a6e0a548881ddb9a1b73df8556b1 100644
--- a/spells/Force3.tex
+++ b/spells/Force3.tex
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
   {Wax}% Action
   {Earth, Fire}% Spheres
   {\roll{Speed}{Vigilance}}% Resist with
-  {The caster guides and enhances any attack at \spellRange\ -- usually an arrow -- granting a plus~\arabic{spellCost} Bonus to hit and Damage.
+  {The caster guides and enhances any attack at \spellRange\ -- usually an arrow -- granting a +~\arabic{spellPlusOne} Bonus to hit and Damage.
     The caster must throw the spell while they hold exactly the same number of \glspl{ap} as whoever looses the arrow (or swings the sword)}% Description
-  {The caster cannot use this spell to attack directly, as they cannot attack at the same time as casting.}
+  {The caster cannot use this spell on their own arrows, as they cannot use a bow at the same time as casting.}
diff --git a/spells/Life3.tex b/spells/Life3.tex
index 5537650913647870c59907eda612163c2df0ff28..d4553a7e75ce9f5a720b903deb86652540172891 100644
--- a/spells/Life3.tex
+++ b/spells/Life3.tex
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   {Warp}% Action
   {Earth, Water}% Spheres
   {\glspl{hp}}% Resist with
-  {The caster demands the targets steal, grab, and snatch, and their hands deform into \arabic{spellCost} tentacles.
-  The tentacles grant +\arabic{spellCost} to Brawl, but inflict a -\arabic{spellCost} penalty to using tools}% Description
+  {The caster demands the targets steal, grab, and snatch, and their hands deform into \arabic{spellPlusOne} tentacles.
+  The tentacles grant +\arabic{spellPlusOne} to Brawl, but inflict a -\arabic{spellPlusOne} penalty to using tools}% Description
   {
-  If the tentacles ever receive \arabic{spellCost} Damage or more, they begin to revert to normal limbs.}
+  If the tentacles ever receive \arabic{spellPlusOne} Damage or more, they begin to revert to normal limbs over the course of \pgls{interval}.}
diff --git a/spells/Water3.tex b/spells/Water3.tex
index a43fd754f27da0bc589fa0b2c078bd0203ee9f57..f5b07931e8702f973b9801c59a6a8d8e7930972f 100644
--- a/spells/Water3.tex
+++ b/spells/Water3.tex
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
-
 \spell{Desert Ghosts}% Name
   {duplicated, detailed}% Enhancements
   {Wane}% Action
   {Water}% Spheres
   {low temperature}% Resist with
-  {\arabic{spellTargets} barrels' worth of water evaporate, and turn into ghastly apparitions with distorted features.  Ranged attacks take a -\arabic{spellCost} penalty}% Description
+  {The caster banishes the water with a `begone', and \arabic{spellTargets} barrels' worth of liquid evaporates, and turn into ghastly apparitions with distorted features.
+  Ranged attacks firing through the vapour take a -\arabic{spellPlusOne} penalty, as do most Vigilance checks}% Description
   {
-    The caster banishes the water with a `begone', and it evaporates.
-    The mist forms ghostly aparitions which impede vision.
-    Ranged attacks and some Vigilance checks take a minus \arabic{spellCost} penalty.
-
-  When cast on acidic creatures, the spell inflicts \showDam\ Damage.}
+  When cast on acidic creatures (such as oozes), the spell inflicts \showDam\ Damage.}