Source?
It's not productive to argue endlessly.
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Oh, I see. I thought it was a bear with a wintry forest as a hat.
Would it have them to push it to the 13rd?
That bird is so rad it's nuts.
I think I'd choose the meeting over the bear.
In Pathfinder at least, they do have rules for spell research, and it's easier if it's pretty similar to a spell you already know, so "fireball but it's 10 ft wider and does d4s" is something you could get.
Or you could use metamagic feats. Widen Spell for AoE, Elemental Spell for damage type, and other properties. Though that can get expensive.
There's probably a feat for that in Pathfinder.
I do a thing where if someone lands a critical hit that takes a character from alive to dead*, they get a more descriptive kill based on the type of attack. A slashing attack might behead them. A cold attack could freeze them solid.
It's Pathfinder 1e, so death is when negative HP >= constitution score (not bonus.) I don't do it if they have room for bleedout and stabilization.
And that's why they invented wands.
It probably does in many cases, but it's not the only way nor is it universal.