[projectaon] Re: The Sommerswerd in "The Deathlord of Ixia"
- From: James Durrant <james.durrant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:00:07 +0100
I would imagine the warning is precisely so that you have some chance of
avoiding the instant death scenario!
It would be unfair to warn you, with no penalty anywhere in the book, but a lot
more unfair if there was a penalty somewhere with no warning!
> Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:58:17 -0700> From: jonathan.blake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; morbelle@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [projectaon] Re:
> The Sommerswerd in "The Deathlord of Ixia"> > On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 5:07
> AM, <pamail.cgi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:> > The following was sent from the
> Project Aon contact form> > From: Peter Witney morbelle@xxxxxxxxx> > Date:
> 12:07:32 on Friday, April 25, 2008> > Subject: The Sommerswerd in "The
> Deathlord of Ixia"> >
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> >> > I have
> read through the Gamebook for The Deathlord of Ixia, and noticed that in most
> battles in Ixia, there is no restriction for using the Sommerswerd, despite
> your being warned at the start of the adventure not to use it.> >> >
> Interestingly, the version here also seems to allow you to use the
> Sommerswerd even when in Xaagon (such as figthing the Kajarda).> >> > As the
> book is so hard, I have taken full advantage of this and used the Sommerswerd
> and taken the combat and undead bonuses, but I was wondering if, strictly
> speaking, this should be the case. Can someone either offer their advice on
> this, or even speak to Joe Dever himself to clarify this?> > You bring up a
> good question which may cause some debate among the> Project Aon volunteers.
> :) I think, however, that you're safe in using> the Sommerswerd in "The
> Deathlord of Ixia" unless specifically> forbidden to do so. At various times
> in the book, Joe Dever takes the> Sommerswerd into account, so I don't think
> the lack of mention in> other places is an oversight on his part.> > But
> that's just my opinion. You may see a footnote on this issue in a> future
> edition of Deathlord. Thank you for bringing it up.> > For Sommerlund and the
> Kai!> > Jonathan Blake> Project Aon> > ~~~~~~> Manage your subscription at
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