[projectaon] Re: Play-test (LW 21)
- From: Simon Osborne <outspaced@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 23:57:16 +0100
On 14/05/2009 22:25, Jonathan Blake wrote:
On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Anders Österberg
<Anders_Osterberg@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Section 75: "The crackling bolt ignites timber and sail, and leaves a dozen
men sprawled dead and unconscious across the decks."
It's a bit hard to be dead and unconscious at the same time, isn't it? ;-)
'and' should be replaced with an 'or'.
Agreed.
Fixed!
104: "It is shortly before dusk when Captain Raker brings his damaged ship
limping into the harbour of Cape Kabar..."
"Limping"? A case of Joe Dever's humour, I take it? The question is, should
it stay, or be replaced?
This fits one dictionary definition: "to progress slowly and with
great difficulty".
'Limping into harbour' is a standard UK term for a ship that is in bad shape.
Another odd thing that may not be an error, but is very peculiar none the
less, is section 170, compared to section 322. In 170 you aim for Dar-Isun's
head with a bow. Now, if you miss you hit a man standing behind him in the
throat, but if you hit him the arrow is deflected against his helmet. A
useless shot. While, in section 322, if you miss the Otokh with your arrow,
nothing happens, but if you hit, you accidentally hit a man in the throat.
Is that some kind of hidden irony in there, or just neglect from Joe's side?
How should we fix this?
This is unfixable--it is simply part of the way Joe constructed the adventure.
;-)
77, 194, 249. 'douggas', 'Zuath', and 'flomi'. Horse, spider and rabbit. I
have always had difficulty determine when a word should be capitalized and
when it should not. Is there a particular reason why the horses (douggas)
and rabbits (flomi) have small letters while the spider (Zuath) has a
capital letter?
Since the spider is never involved in a combat, nor is it a sentient
race, house rules say that it shouldn't be capitalized.
Fixed! Just the 'nerve-racking' issue left!
--
Simon Osborne
Project Aon
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