On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 6:17 AM, Simon Osborne <outspaced@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> 5) If we delete the line about keeping these in the Backpack, how >> should we fix 336? >> >> I don't have a good suggestion here. > > Personally, I'd just drop "...from your Backpack..." from 336 to leave: > "Guided by instinct, you hurriedly retrieve the statuette and hold it high > above your head." I suppose deleting that portion isn't so bad, but it starts to feel heavy-handed when we also need to delete another phrase later: "Eager to continue your search for your captive friend Banedon without further delay, you slip the statuette into your Backpack and hurry through the archway into the darkness beyond." >> My recommendation is that we standardize on the following: >> >> "If you wish to keep this Statuette of _____, mark it on your Action >> Chart as a Special Item which you keep in your Backpack. If you >> already carry the maximum number of Special Items allowed, you must >> discard one item in its favour." > > But if it is a Special Item stored in the Backpack, why discard another > Special Item in its favour, since other Special Items are /not/ stored in > the Backpack? They may be; we're mostly never told where they are stored. -- Jon ~~~~~~ Manage your subscription at http://www.freelists.org/list/projectaon