Spell Explanations
Spell Explanations (p.43) 
| The PHB spell descriptions — for Clerics (p.43), Druids (p.54), Magic-Users (p.64), and Illusionists (p.94) — are retained as the primary reference for what a given working does when it succeeds. The descriptions of effect are useful and applicable. The mechanical framing around them is not. |
When reading a PHB spell description in the Oath-Bound context, disregard the following:
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Casting time expressed in segments — segments are not used.
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Components (verbal, somatic, material) — these are flavor in Oath-Bound rather than mechanical prerequisites, unless the GM rules otherwise for a specific situation.
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Duration, range, and area of effect figures that reference the caster’s level in the memorisation model — these scale through the band system rather than through slot level.
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Spell level as a slot category — spell level in the PHB sense does not map directly onto the Oath-Bound band system. The CRM provides the equivalence.
What remains useful: the description of what the working actually does — what it affects, what it changes, what it creates or destroys or prevents. That description is the reference point. How the working is produced, what it costs, and what governs its availability are all determined by the CRM magic rules.
Alignment-restricted spells — workings available only to Good or Evil casters — are reviewed individually. In most cases the restriction is reframed in terms of Foundation affiliation, covenant obligation, or the specific nature of the working, rather than dropped entirely.
Clerics (p.43)
Cleric spell descriptions apply as noted above. Divine workings in Oath-Bound are produced through the miracle band system. The PHB descriptions are effect references.
Druids (p.54)
Druid spell descriptions apply as noted above. Nature-aligned Divine Actor workings follow the same miracle band system as other Foundation-committed actors.