[projectaon] More errata.
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Date: 00:02:39 on Thursday, August 28, 2008
Subject: More errata.
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Even yet more niggles and nitpicks!
Thanks for your fast response and kind words to my earlier reports: it warms
the cockles of my heart to see bug reports being acted on.
Here are a few more typos spotted, and a few mumblings about possibly unclear
passages:
1) http://www.projectaon.org/en/xhtml/lw/04tcod/sect44.htm
The fishy "amulet" is a gettable item here, so should probably be capitalised.
2) http://www.projectaon.org/en/xhtml/lw/04tcod/sect12.htm
Is there a clarification whether "choice of" means "choose one" or "pick what
you can carry"? Realistically, they'd give you what you need, and not quibble
about you taking both some provisions AND some rope: but game-balance-wise, it
might be a problem. Also, should the rope take two slots, or one? (I remember
when playing the books years ago, I rationalised that some ropes are longer,
thicker and heavier than others, hence why some ropes take two slots, and
others don't).
3) http://www.projectaon.org/en/xhtml/lw/05sots/sect75.htm
"If you wish to refuse in climb the path towards the archway, turn to 169."
I... can't even make a suggestion for that one. I blame the typesetters!
4) http://www.projectaon.org/en/xhtml/lw/05sots/sect133.htm
"If you decide to turn round and return to walkway, turn to 64."
Poss replace with "...to the walkway,..."?
5) http://www.projectaon.org/en/xhtml/lw/05sots/sect33.htm
"The Sharnazim are climbing up to stone steps."
Poss replace with "...the stone steps."?
6) http://www.projectaon.org/en/xhtml/lw/05sots/sect136.htm
"If you want a close the door and take the other passage, turn to 93."
Poss replace with "...want to close..."?
7) http://www.projectaon.org/en/xhtml/lw/05sots/sect58.htm
If feasible, given the automated page generation from XML, I'd suggest a link
to the list of numbered pages be given, possibly in the footnote. It's possible
everyone reading will figure how to edit the URL, or go via the contents page,
but I've worked enough tech support to know for sure that not everyone will.
8) http://www.projectaon.org/en/xhtml/lw/05sots/sect246.htm
"If you possess the Kai Discipline of Tracking, turned to 220."
Poss replace with "...turn to..."?
9) http://www.projectaon.org/en/xhtml/lw/05sots/sect207.htm
Unless stated, I generally assume that all items collected (eg the silver comb
from earlier) are magically unable to fit into pockets, and are always pack
items. However, I'm unsure about the Brass Whistle here: it's around the
rider's neck, and it seems sensible that you might wear it the same way.
10) http://www.projectaon.org/en/xhtml/lw/05sots/sect397.htm
If you wish to ask her if she is Soushilla, turn to 307.
and:
"http://www.projectaon.org/en/xhtml/lw/05sots/sect358.htm";
"She is not Soushilla the widow"
Far as I know, the above will only make sense to someone who rolled 3-9 at
section 247, and decided to enter the cave, and happened to have some oede
herb, and wanted to give it away free, and afterwards decided to stay and chat.
Me, I rolled a 2, and got drunk in a goatherd's shack instead, so the above was
a bit meaningless to me: I had no call to ask if she were Soushilla, and no
call to feel scammed by her pretending to be her, since I never selected the
option to ask if that were her name.
11) http://www.projectaon.org/en/xhtml/lw/05sots/sect331.htm
Same as 7: a link to the list of numbered pages would be a nice touch here for
people who only know how to navigate by clicking links.
12) http://www.projectaon.org/en/xhtml/lw/06tkot/discplnz.htm
"...you will have opportunities to acquire weapons during your adventure. For
every Lone Wolf book that you complete in the Magnakai series, you may add an
additional weapon to your list."
Slightly unclear, maybe. Probably clear enough, given the following paragraph,
which clarifies that it means you can check off another item on a "Weapon List"
of weapons you've mastered, rather than add an item to a list of weapons you
own. I think.
13) It's not made clear whether you'll be penalised for not taking the weapon
mastery in the first book (that is, if you take it in a later book, will you
only get 3 weapon skill picks, or a number equal to your rank?). Later it's
mentioned that the power of some skills are dependant on rank, but this one is
not elaborated on, Might be in later books, perhaps...
13) http://www.projectaon.org/en/xhtml/lw/06tkot/equipmnt.htm
"You can only carry a maximum of fifty Crowns, but any over this number can be
left in safekeeping at your Kai Monastery."
What about other items, one wonders? If you have the magic spear, and you want
to both keep it and replace it with a bow, would it be legal to leave it in the
monastery? Maybe it's a really small monsatery, with only space enough for a
few coins...
14) One of the things that bugged me when I was a kid was that there was no
explicit note about whether you could layer your armour for multiple bonuses.
It never says "If you already have armour, you must discard it if you want to
take this." I kind of feel it should. Or maybe it's one of those "leave it up
to the player" things.
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