Thread by @BlackDragonCan

While putting together Bhakashal I have to decide what to include in the supplement, as it is a retroclone built on an AD&D chassis. I'm starting to hit the more complicated choices, and would like some opinions

This is a homebrew Bhakashal spell. One bit of interest is at the end. For every spell, Bhakashal describes the casting process listed in the components. So for this spell, the caster places a gold piece in the palm, puts the missile into the palm, and then moves their arm...

... in a circular motion 6 times while repeating the words listed. The gold piece is consumed in the casting. The casting time listed is how long this all takes. In our home game the player running the caster has the option to act out the hand motions and the words...

... but they are specified for every spell. Warlock (magic-user) spells are written in Hungarian, Phantasmist (illusionist) spells are written in Czech. This is purely a flavor thing, as the existing spells do list VSM components.

So the question is, should I bother?

You could just ignore it, and it will be at the end of the spell description so it won't slow you down if you aren't interested, but it will make the spell descriptions longer. At the table this is a lot of fun, and even if the player doesn't do it "in character", they still...

... enjoy saying, "My warlock places the gold piece in her hand and then places the flask of oil on top of it, swings her arm around six times while saying "Végig, végig, ezt adom neked" over and over, then throws." Since you could ignore these details if you aren't interested..

... should I include them? I am essentially asking, is non-mechanical flavor like this worth putting in when it will add to the length considerably? Adding a few sentences to each spell description will add up fast. Many people find material components to be a waste of time

So I assume they would find this wasteful as well, and a smaller book can be cheaper, so I'm kind of conflicted.

Opinions are welcome!