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Post by nox on Sept 11, 2009 20:11:58 GMT
In English we would say: "I have a grip of my sword," not "I have the grip of my sword". The second phrase doesn't actually make sense. Which specific grip are you talking about? The one you already have of your sword. Yes, you can have a grip of your sword, but once you have it, it's a very specific grip, no? ^^; You don't have several grips of that sword that you can lose, do you? True, true. Hence why I said it was more of a questionmark than an error. It just seemed to me amusing that the "same" map should be listed as two different types of items.
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Post by outspaced on Sept 11, 2009 22:13:17 GMT
In English we would say: "I have a grip of my sword," not "I have the grip of my sword". The second phrase doesn't actually make sense. Which specific grip are you talking about? The one you already have of your sword. Yes, you can have a grip of your sword, but once you have it, it's a very specific grip, no? ^^; You don't have several grips of that sword that you can lose, do you? If English always worked like that you'd be right. But it doesn't! It is possible to have a grip of something. If you have the grip of something, you need to qualify what marks your grip out as being anything out of the ordinary. For example, "You have the grip of the sword with your left hand." To simply say, "You have the grip of the sword," as a self-contained statement is grammatically incorrect, even though it probably seems as though it should be correct. (And even so, it would be much better grammatically to say: "You have a grip of the sword with your left hand.") Also, if you have previously mentioned a grip on the weapon, you could then refer to it as " the grip" in subsequent sentences. Don't blame us, by that way; we didn't make up the convoluted and inconsistent structures and grammar of the English language!
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Post by owlfeather on Sept 11, 2009 22:57:49 GMT
It's a very juvenile statement, so I've fixed it. *gasp* Outspaced just called Dever very juvenile! I heard it, I'm a witness! I'm shocked Outspaced, how could you say such a thing. Wow, cool to know somebody made flow charts for the books. Might've helped me as I was tracking all the trails here. In any case, my experience reading the books is that Dever has you eat one meal a day. IMO it shouldn't matter how many entries you go through or how much hiking you do, you eat a meal for every game day that passes. Consider later in the same book, down in Zaaryx. You wander for four days, and eat four meals. Given that no matter where you go, you still spend the night at the tavern at 145 (with the ability to eat another meal there), I like my opinion. But that's only because I'm right. ;D
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Post by outspaced on Sept 12, 2009 7:40:24 GMT
It's a very juvenile statement, so I've fixed it. *gasp* Outspaced just called Dever very juvenile! I heard it, I'm a witness! I'm shocked Outspaced, how could you say such a thing. Well, similarly, if one of the Deldenian Guards said after the fight: "I'm telling!" I'd have changed that too. Writing is a weird process, and it is often easy to slip into using language and idioms you used when younger. Besides, for all we know, it was the editor who changed Joe's original, sensible use of "at" to "on" because they felt it was more in keeping with the target audience. ;D We have flowcharts for all the books. Some are linked from the Book's page on the website. If it isn't, use the above link but change the book code to whatever you're looking for (e.g. change 09tcof to 13tplor if you want to see the one for The Plague Lords of Ruel). Right, wrong, I'm the guy with the editor's pen.
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nox
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Post by nox on Sept 12, 2009 14:22:54 GMT
Don't blame us, by that way; we didn't make up the convoluted and inconsistent structures and grammar of the English language! True, true ^^; Can't say my native tongue is always logical (or, for that matter, apparent in its rules. For example, we have a 'similar' thing as with a/an, except the only guide to when you use which is the word's gender D: Whoever learns that in school?) So I'm sure you're more right than I am ^^; It just looks odd to me, since if it's translated to my language it becomes grammatically incorrect.
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Post by owlfeather on Sept 12, 2009 16:08:26 GMT
Perhaps the biggest nightmare for me when studying the romance languages, was when I learned that ALL the nouns had genders, and you had to learn the gender of every word in order to know when to use le/la, or un/une.
It's hard enough learning an entire vocabulary for a language, but to have to learn genders as well?? Gah!!!
la bibliotheca le crayon
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Post by owlfeather on Sept 13, 2009 16:59:30 GMT
BOOK 10 magic weapons
11 You block the blow but your weapon is destroyed in a flash of sparks (delete this weapon from your Action Chart): the Baron wields a weapon forged by sorcery.
Your weapon should only be destroyed if it's non-magical.
125 You check your map and it confirms your suspicions: you have reached the foothills of the Nadulritzaga Mountains and are now less that twenty miles from the fortress of Torgar.
than
155 The axe must weigh more that its wielder but he waves it above his head as if it were no heavier than a stick of wood.
than
203 Pick a number from the Random Number Table. If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Curing, deduct 3 from the number you have picked. The remaining number equals the number of additional ENDURANCE points you lose as a result of pulling the arrows from your back.
does 0 = 10 or 0?
210 A shower of icy-blue sparks explode where you strike his neck and your weapon disintegrates into a thousand frozen fragments: lose 2 ENDURANCE points (and remember to delete this weapon from your Action Chant).
exception if you have a magic weapon
228 , 71 (if you have... weapons)
What about magic weapons?
296 16 Lune (4 Gold Crowns
16 Lune (4 Gold Crowns)
300 A triumphant cheer fills the air as the soldiers of Prince Graygor and King Sarnac flood into the square; Cetza has been recaptured and the enemy have been smashed beyond recovery.
has
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Post by outspaced on Sept 13, 2009 21:06:34 GMT
BOOK 10 magic weapons 11 You block the blow but your weapon is destroyed in a flash of sparks (delete this weapon from your Action Chart): the Baron wields a weapon forged by sorcery. Your weapon should only be destroyed if it's non-magical. Surprise! Aside from the Magic Spear, all magic weapons are Special Items. (And if you got the Magic Spear, then you also have the Sommerswerd.) See here for more info. Therefore no footnote is required here. Fixed! This must have been fixed sometime over the past 6 years. Since you have to deduct 3, 0 clearly = 10. See above! Escalated. See the Errata page for Book 10. Another one that got fixed at some earlier point. Fixed!
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Post by owlfeather on Sept 14, 2009 22:08:37 GMT
BOOK 10 magic weapons 11 You block the blow but your weapon is destroyed in a flash of sparks (delete this weapon from your Action Chart): the Baron wields a weapon forged by sorcery. Your weapon should only be destroyed if it's non-magical. Surprise! Aside from the Magic Spear, all magic weapons are Special Items. (And if you got the Magic Spear, then you also have the Sommerswerd.) See here for more info. Therefore no footnote is required here. My apologies for not including the entire chain of passages. Here: 73 - 113 (if you have SS) 73 - 126 - 11 (if you don't have SS) If you don't have SS and defeat the Krorn pack in <4 rounds, Shinzar destroys your weapon, when it could be the dov, spear, or jewelled mace.
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Post by outspaced on Sept 15, 2009 9:09:29 GMT
Joe Dever's comments about The Kingdoms of Terror Section 4 hold true here too. It may seem like a rules fudge--and that's because it is! But those are the rules that Joe Dever designed. So if you are carrying a normal weapon, even if you are wielding a weapon-like Special Item (e.g. Sommerswerd, Dagger of Vashna, Jewelled Mace), the non-magic weapon is what gets destroyed. Even so, I've 'escalated' the issues in Sections 11 and 210, just so they're on the radar.
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Post by Black Cat on Nov 4, 2009 16:44:03 GMT
Has this one been reported already? In book 12, in the Table of Illustrations, it is said that there is a secondary illustration that goes with section 38. However, there's none.
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Post by outspaced on Nov 4, 2009 22:16:08 GMT
I just checked the source file, and it's already been fixed to point to Section 36 instead. I have no idea when this was reported/fixed, though. Keep 'em coming.
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Rahenna
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Post by Rahenna on Nov 20, 2009 18:27:47 GMT
I'm sure the sharp eyes here have already reported this, but just in case... Book 14, section 250, near the end: Quickly you dive into a side street and run as fast as I you can, but the Death Knights have seen you So who was running? ;D
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Post by beowuuf on Nov 20, 2009 19:02:49 GMT
Didn't you know Joe is a really good runner? An author can occasionally boast, right?
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Rahenna
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Post by Rahenna on Nov 20, 2009 19:06:29 GMT
But running while writing?
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