[projectaon] Re: Comment Period for Lone Wolf 1-7
- From: Chris Neilson <crusty.chris@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:31:43 +1300
On Thu, 2011-10-27 at 15:05 +0100, Simon Osborne wrote:
> >> (Section 201) Replaced Option 2 with "If you win the combat after 4 rounds
> >> or more, turn to 87."
> >
> > I'm starting to rethink some of my suggestions for previous books.
> > Since we have made a definitive statement in the footnote, perhaps we
> > should make this kind of change that doesn't significantly alter the
> > original text given the added weight of Mongoose's changes.
>
> That's certainly what my own personal preference would be! :-D
>
> Reducing the number of footnotes is preferable as it reduces the amount
> of distractive "fourth-wall breakage" during reading. And irrespective
> of how some of us might feel about "cribbing" from the Mongoose editions
> (I have no compunction whatsoever, but I realise that others do), using
> their 'official ruling' is superior to numerous footnotes, even if we
> decide to implement the actual wording of a particular erratum
> differently. Also important would be citing the Mongoose edition as the
> source of the change in the Errata, of course.
>
yah! finally someone agrees with me :)
In regards to the Mongoose editions, I take those as a valid authority
on how the rules were meant to be interpreted. We dont have to
word-for-word quote them, but we can (and should) replace any footnotes
that have been clarified in official rulings.
death to the footnotes!
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