[projectaon] Re: Footnotes Galore

  • From: John TFS <johntfs@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 21:03:36 +0000


> Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:36:22 +0100
> From: outspaced@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [projectaon] Re: Footnotes Galore
> 
> On 31/03/2014 00:13, John TFS wrote:
> >  > BOOK 2
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > 194: Not true, unless this was for some reason incorporated in a later
> >  > release. Even in my relatively early release Mongoose book you lose your
> >  > Gold and Backpack too (which certainly makes sense thematically).
> >  >
> >  > "your Gold, your Backpack, your Weapons, and all your Special Items
> >  > (including the Seal of Hammerdal) have been stolen" -> "your Gold, your
> >  > Backpack, and your Weapons, have been stolen"
> >  >
> >  > "The Seal of Hammerdal is also missing (all other Special Items are
> >  > still in your possession)." -> as well as the Seal of Hammerdal,
> >  > although all of your other Special Items are still in your possession"
> >  >
> >
> > I'm sorry, but this makes no sense at all.  The thieving fisherman will
> > take your Weapons, Gold amd Shield or somesuch, but they'll let you keep
> > the extremely valuable gold ring on your finger.  Mongoose update or
> > not, this needs to be left as it is.
> 
> Uh, perhaps I didn't explain this too well, but the Mongoose edition 
> says that the Fishermen take all Backpack Items and Weapons, but the 
> *only* Special Item they take is the Seal of Hammerdal. All other SIs 
> remain in your possession. Our current footnote doesn't accurately 
> convey this, probably because we got things a bit garbled.
> 

Okay, yeah, that makes a lot more sense.


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