[projectaon] Re: Editor's Companion Submission
- From: Robert Wellock <xhtmlcoder@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:29:07 +0100
I'd suspect by the time LW gained rudimentary Magnakai status his
enhanced 'Mind Over Matter' skills could light a Lantern assuming he
didn't have a spare taper, etc. ;-)
Robert Wellock
On 30/04/2010, Simon Osborne <outspaced@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 30/04/2010 18:07, Jonathan Blake wrote:
>> On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 10:02 AM,<ch.honza@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> __________________________________________________________
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>>> Hmm. Well, after talking to someone with more experience of oil lamps
>>> and other privations (hi,
>>> dad!), it seems that oil-burning Lanterns would still need some kind of
>>> flame to light the wick. Are
>>> there any instances in Books 7-12 where you are given the opportunity
>>> to use a Lantern? Should we
>>> add that you will need a Tinderbox to light the Lantern?
>>>
>>>
>>> Lantern may be used in book 7 sect. 16, 107, 258 and 348, book 8
>>> sect.194, book 9 sect. 94, 171, 197, 282, 313 and 349, book 10 sect. 256,
>>> book 11 sect. 126 and 260. There is no use of lantern in book 12.
>>>
>>> The problem is, Tinderbox could be found only in book 1 (then lost in
>>> book 2, after sea crash), then in book 4 (Maaken mines), in book 5
>>> (before baga-darooz), in book 6 (starting equipment) and in book 9
>>> (before entering Cauldron). And is lost after book 7...
>>
>> Thanks for finding all of those, Jan.
>>
>> It seems that for the sake of the game, the player should assume that
>> the lantern comes with some means of igniting it like a small flint
>> and steel. Perhaps a footnote to this effect in the places where a
>> Lantern can be found would address anyone who wonders about this?
>
> This would affect Books 7-12 (Equipmnt) and Book 9 Sections 58, 172, 190,
> and 265--all places where
> you can pick up a Lantern. The footnote could read something like: "The
> Lantern is designed to be
> self-lighting. You will not need a Tinderbox or any other means of creating
> a flame to light it." Or
> words to that effect.
>
> --
> Simon Osborne
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