[projectaon] Re: Magic Spear (FotW)
- From: Guga Figueiredo <gugabfigueiredo@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:22:12 -0300
Hi there, first participation in this, hope i'm getting the right idea
about this conversation.
Couldn't these items have a tag themselves? Like some sort of designation
in their description, maybe in parentheses , i.e.: Sommerswerd (Magical
Weapon). And incidentaly Helgast texts would just warn that you need an
item with said designation, whatever item or designation it may be, i.e.:
instead of "if you posses the Sommerswerd" it could read "If you posses a
Magical Weapon", hence dispensing the footnote.
Now, i realize that dropping the Sommerswerd might happen, but these
gamebooks are all about choice and consequence. I understand that maybe the
Sommerswerd may not be needed for ALL dangers we may face in the future,
afterall it was stashed there at Durenor for centuries right? If it was so
important the Lone Wolf needs to carry it around at ALL times, it doesn't
make any sense to have been kept hidden for all this time. Specialy since
only a Kai Lord may weild it, and its main purpose is to fight the
Darklords and its minions. Alas, if the Sommerswerd is specificaly needed,
having dropped it, it's only consequence that this Kai Lord's life and
adventure should end. I realize this may be frustrating as this may happen
several books ahead. But such is life and adventuring.
2013/3/13 Chris Neilson <crusty.chris@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> On 14/03/13 09:53, Jonathan Blake wrote:
>
> On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 12:47 PM, Chris Neilson <crusty.chris@xxxxxxxxx>
> <crusty.chris@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Actually thats an interesting point.
> By having access to the magic Spear you must also have taken the Sommerswerd
> by the time you finished the book (didnt actually think of that). However,
> the wording ( http://www.projectaon.org/en/xhtml/lw/02fotw/discplnz.htm)
> implies that you can opt to not take the Sommerswerd on later
> non-Grandmaster adventures. So I think we can safely assume that you could
> have either the Magic Spear or the Sommerswerd or both for any book after
> 02fotw (but before 13tplor).
>
> the only books (01-24) that contain the text "Helghast" are:
> $ grep -ril Helghast * | sed 's#/.*##' | uniq
> 02fotw
> 03tcok
> 08tjoh
> 14tcok
> 19wb
>
> So it appears the time this issue should be relevant is 03tcok and 08tjoh as
> Ben mentioned.
>
> Heres two problematic
> sections:http://www.projectaon.org/en/xhtml/lw/03tcok/sect328.htmhttp://www.projectaon.org/en/xhtml/lw/03tcok/sect170.htm
>
> Both of which require you to specifically have the Sommerswerd to survive an
> insta-death.
>
> Any appetite for a footnote in these sections? While you can't leave
> the Sommerswerd in safe keeping, it is possible for the player to drop
> it. Maybe they want to challenge themselves to play the books without
> the Sommerswerd? Or maybe they simply don't realize its value at
> first? Anyway, it is conceivable that a player who once possessed the
> Sommerswerd to now only possess the Magic Spear.
>
>
>
>
> We should treat it the same way we do
> http://www.projectaon.org/en/xhtml/lw/08tjoh/sect60.htm
> However, my preference would be to alter the original text to reflect the
> other items capable of harming a Helghast (maybe list them in parentheses
> prefaced with "or alternatively posses at least one of the following
> items") rather than a footnote.
> Being consistent is more important though.
>
>
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