[projectaon] Re: Last of the 28thos errata
- From: John TFS <johntfs@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 14:54:43 +0000
How about you'll get the content when it's done and not before?
> From: alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 07:45:10 -0700
> Subject: [projectaon] Re: Last of the 28thos errata
>
> How about just publish the damn thing,
> and if some minor typo is found you just update
> the webpage. Simple.
>
> And for that matter, it appears that the FW books,
> are basically done as well and just need to be published.
> Can we please just get that out?
> The people don't want or need perfection, they want content.
>
> Thanks
>
> Alan Schlieper
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: [projectaon] Re: Last of the 28thos errata
>
> We're so almost nearly there!! :-)
>
> On 13/06/2014 00:13, Jonathan Blake wrote:
> > ~~~~~
> > (er) 189: vampire Lord Sejanoz -> vampire lord Sejanoz [or, Vampire
> > Lord Sejanoz] ~~~~~
> >
> > or "vampire, Lord Sejanoz"?
>
> Fixed.
>
> > ~~~~~
> > (er) 193: explodes the jagged branch -> the jagged branch explodes
> > ~~~~~
> >
> > Sounds a little weird, but it's OK as is. The verb "to explode" can
> > take an object.
>
> Rejected.
>
> > ~~~~~
> > (er) 200: [jc: If you possess the Kai Weapon 'Valiance', you will
> > benefit from its unique properties, as Brumalghasts are magical
> > creatures (as is stated in section 235).] ~~~~~
> >
> > Players must pass through 235 to get to 200, so is it necessary to
> > prompt them here, or should we require readers to realize when their
> > Kai Weapon gets the extra bonus? I'm thinking of the other cases in
> > the books where this would be applicable.
>
> I've added this to the text as "If you possess the Kai Weapon 'Valiance', you
> will benefit from its unique properties, as Brumalghasts are magical
> creatures." and added the justification in the errata entry. I think we've
> actually been pretty good at making these reminders consistent across the NO
> series, but if there are any we've missed, we can and should add the relevant
> reminder to the section.
>
> > ~~~~~
> > (er) 212: the force of your attack at such close quarters explodes the
> > Guard Captain's chest armour -> ...crushes the... [Or, ...shatters
> > the...] ~~~~~
> >
> > OK as is.
>
> Rejected.
>
> > ~~~~~
> > (er) 267: [jc: Should you also erase one Arrow in favour of the Arrow
> > of Atonement, if you have 6 Arrows in Quiver (like Zejar-dulaga)?]
> > ~~~~~
> >
> > If it's taking up a Special Item slot, it doesn't seem like it's being
> > carried in a Quiver, e.g. maybe strapped to the Backpack instead? In
> > the case of the Zejar-dulaga, the book tells players to carry it in
> > the Quiver and doesn't say it takes up a Special Item slot.
>
> Rejected.
>
> > ~~~~~
> > (er) 267: tyrant Lord of Bhanar -> tyrant lord of Bhanar [Sean Donald]
> > [SO: Or, Tyrant-Lord of Bhanar
> > ~~~~~
> >
> > The XML already has "tyrant lord" without an errata entry. Nowhere
> > else in the books do we find "tyrant of Bhanar" or "Lord of Bhanar",
> > so they don't seem like titles that need to be capitalized. I lean
> > toward "tyrant lord of Bhanar".
>
> Can't remember why that was changed. Added errata entry. Fixed.
>
> > ~~~~~
> > (er) 269: Kai Mastery -> mastery
> > ~~~~~
> >
> > This is pretty standard usage in the books. OK as is.
>
> Can't imagine why I missed this one; we've already rejected this change
> across the books. Rejected.
>
> > ~~~~~
> > (er) 275: Table and add 2 (0 = 10). If you possess Deliverance, you
> > may deduct 2 from your total. -> Table (0 = 10) and add 2 if you do
> > not possess Deliverance.
> > ~~~~~
> >
> > That is quite a bit less confusing. I'm OK making this change.
>
> Fixed.
>
> > ~~~~~
> > (er) 286: after 3,000 years -> after three thousand years [jc: maybe
> > better] ~~~~~
> >
> > Is this an internationalization issue? The books use the comma as the
> > digit group delimiter fairly regularly, so this would require a few
> > changes across the books. I lean toward leaving this as is since this
> > is the conventional notation in English. Thoughts?
>
> Rejected.
>
> I did a quick 'n' dirty search for "000" across the xml files and aside from
> year-dates, the only non-comma-delimited instance was in Book 10 Section 65
> ("1000 miles"). I took the liberty of changing this in Book
> 10 to "1,000 miles".
>
> > ~~~~~
> > (ft) 172, 225: [lm: Ought there to be a footnote here clarifying that
> > you may not use your Kai Weapon in this combat. 'Dropping' the weapon
> > might be interpreted as dropping it by your side or within reaching
> > distance, or also to clarify whether or not you may draw another
> > Weapon in the seconds that it takes the robber to reach you.]
> > [Add: "You must fight this battle unarmed (i.e. with no CS bonuses
> > from your Kai Weapon)."]
> > [jc: You cannot use your Kai Weapon in this combat (see section 139).]
> > ~~~~~
> >
> > My suggestion: "You must fight this combat without your Kai Weapon.
> > (cf. Section 139)"
>
> Added this to the main section text as errata: "You must fight this combat
> without your Kai Weapon." and added the justification in the errata entry.
>
> > ~~~~~
> > (ft) 265: Does this affect the number of Arrow you can carry in your Quiver?
> > ~~~~~
> >
> > I think this was meant to be 267?
>
> Merged with the (er) issue in 267 above. Rejected.
>
> Committed changes to svn. Sorted! Also updated the test editions:
>
> Simple:
> <http://www.projectaon.org/test/en/xhtml-simple/lw/28thos.htm>
>
> Less Simple:
> <http://www.projectaon.org/test/en/xhtml-less-simple/lw/28thos/title.htm>
>
> Full:
> <http://www.projectaon.org/test/en/xhtml/lw/28thos/title.htm>
>
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> Simon Osborne
> Project Aon
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