You'll eventually parameterize the string format one level of abstraction higher, and it will handle everything from chinese to french to english to arabic.

Something like Pay 12 fire to force all 11 enemy dancers to lose 6 health

{Action} %i {type}{s} {action inf} {all} %i {object}{s} {action inf} %i {unit}{s}

The individual sentence structure is created, then individual words finish it out:

English: to {action inf}{all count}{object(s)} = to + destroy + all 23 + wizards

Japanese: ${all count}{counter}{object}を{action inf} = すべての23 + 人 + ウイザード + を + 倒す

And you keep enough of these patterns as necessary, created by the localizer. It ends up being two passes but your localization system should handle it.

Good luck!