Ultima Underworld runes also had a word associated with them, and the words had meaning, which was both amusing when you used them for spells, and iirc could re

Ultima Underworld runes also had a word associated with them, and the words had meaning, which was both amusing when you used them for spells, and iirc could result in experimentation to find new or undocumented spells. https://www.wiki.ultimacodex.com/wiki/Runic_magic/Ultima_Underworld_spells https://www.wiki.ultimacodex.com/wiki/Runic_magic/Ultima_Und... https://www.wiki.ultimacodex.com/wiki/Rune_stones#Meanings https://www.wiki.ultimacodex.com/wiki/Rune_stones#Meanings I remember an undocumented spell "Vas Kal Corp" which meant "Great Summon Death" and indeed it does. It ends the entire world and results in a game over.