[projectaon] Re: Outstanding Errata Sprint (Week 2)
- From: Jonathan Blake <jonathan.blake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:29:21 -0700
On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 7:23 AM, Timothy Pederick <pederick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 19 April 2011 18:04, Simon Osborne <outspaced@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>> (ft) 230: [JD: should we create a footnote reminding players not
>>>> to
>>>> forget the +7 CS bonus of either Helshezag or the Dagger of Vashna when
>>>> used
>>>> against a Darklord?]
>>>> <http://www.projectaon.org/test/en/xhtml/lw/12tmod/sect230.htm>
>>>
>>> Agreed that we should footnote here. I think most readers would rather
>>> have the +7CS or +12CS than the surprise. :)
>>
>> So, should we:
>>
>> (1)
>>
>> Footnote a +7CS here and alter the wording of Section 88: "when used
>> within the walls of Helgedad" -> "when used against the Archlord"?
>>
>> (2)
>>
>> Footnote a +12CS here, which is consistent, but spoils the surprise of
>> Section 88, particularly for first-time readers?
>
> Given these choices, I'd side with (1).
>
> A possible third option would be to make mention of the alternative
> interpretation, but hide it away rather than put it in the footnote. I'm
> thinking of something like the Tarnalin entry options in 02fotw; the
> footnote to s.299 has a link to the erratum for the section, and a spoiler
> warning.
>
> Taking our cue from that, we could mention in the erratum to s.88 that the
> original wording would imply that the higher bonus is also usable against
> Taktaal; we chose to preserve the surprise, but the reader might wish to
> choose the alternative. And then we link to that erratum from s.230's
> footnote, with a suitable spoiler warning. Something like:
>
> "Information revealed in a later section may have an effect on how this
> fight should be conducted; see the erratum for Section 88 for details. Note
> that this will reveal that information to you sooner than the author
> intended, which many readers, especially first-time readers, may prefer not
> to do."
I like this option.
--
Jon
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