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I keep coming back to the idea of the scroll lasting for an infinite amount of time, until the caster has moved out of the area.

The creatures are bearing down, you have one last hope, to use the protection scroll. You read it out and as you pronounce the final syllable, a shimmering barrier appears, stopping them in their tracks. Now you are safe, but the creatures kept such a short distance away pace to and fro, looking at you with hungy eyes and calling to you. They tear apart the carcass of your faithful henchman who was not close enough when the spell was cast. You start to wonder, how long will your rations and water last for, what items and skills do you have that you can use to get out of this situation, is there anyone coming to help you?


There is probably a way this is broken.

Hi,

I was looking at the rules for creating a protection scroll in the Magic book and they don't seem right to me.

Say we want to create a scroll that will protect from Orcs, a 1HD creature. A number of Hit Dice must be sacrificed of the creatures to create the scroll. The number of HD determines the chance of success. So if I want a 100% chance to create this scroll then I have to CAPTURE 100 orcs, then sacrifice them in the correct way. I imagine that capturing the creatures will be harder than just killing them outright. I would need a large number of people to help me. I would need some of them to be using non-lethal weapons. Some orcs would be killed as they fight back so I would actually have to combat MORE than 100 orcs. Then I would need to move them to wherever I have to store them, which would need to be a jail big enough to hold 100 orcs. Then I sacrifice these 100 creatures. Then, after this little orcish genocide, I would have a scroll that would protect me from them for 30-60 minutes. Oh yeah, it would take 100 days and cost 10,000gp. Does this cost include the people helping you or not?

After all that, I don't think I need protecting. There won't be any orcs left to be protected from. The orcs need protection from me. If I gave it to someone else, I don't think 30-60 minutes would be much help. It also only stops them from coming within 10 feet. I guess the orcs could still fire arrows at no penalty.

I think either the effect should be more powerful or the cost should be reduced. Maybe protect an area with 100 foot radius for 1d4+2 days. Or make the cost 1gp/day with no sacrifice required.

Regards,

John.

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I have been reading a book called "Ancient Warfare" (ISBN: 978 0 7524 5471 9). It is basically a bunch of essays by academics about warfare in the Bronze Age. I read the introduction to one of them today and immediately thought of Weird Fantasy Roleplaying and the Fighter class. It is by Deborah J. Shepherd, The Elusive Warrior Maiden Tradition - Bearing Weapons in Anglo-Saxon Society.

"According to those,..., who have discussed the myths, world view and hypothetical culture and society of the Indo-Europeans, the warrior played a dominant role as protector of the Home territory against the outside Other. In this decidedly territorial role, the warrior was the guardian of boundaries. His place ... at the edge of the ordered community, in the face of the unknown, put the warrior paradoxically outside his own society and among or nearer to the Other. His fearsome behaviour and ritual ethic of ferocious, heedless courage made him a less than ideal dinner guest. ... In fact, the warrior was often feared and shunned by his own people, who none the less acknowledged their need of him...."

Good. I am not an editor, you should think of these as suggestions! I think what you are doing is great and I just want to help. Since I want to read through it all thoroughly I just have a notebook next to me as I read. It helps me pay attention. I don't think you do, but please don't think of this as criticism or negativity. I think you want to put out a great product and I want to help in what way I can. That basically means: being picky with spelling and buying your products!

All the best,

John.

Here goes...

Referee Book

P2 C1 "Running the actual game sessions in a disinterested and impartial manner."
Disinterested seems like the wrong word. Do you actually want the Referee to NOT be interested in the game they are running?

P3 C2 Rule One
"...is for the purpose establishing..."
"...is for the purpose of establishing..."

P5 C1
"The main thing that separates a Weird Tale from a conventional horror story is the forces completely out of the control of those who encounter them."
This is really awkward because you use "thing" (singular), followed by "forces" (plural). Maybe try something like this:
"The main thing that separates a Weird Tale from a conventional horror story is the idea of forces completely out of the control of those who encounter them."

P7 C1 The Twist
"There is the initial presentation of the adventure to the players and from their characters' perspective."
Do you really need the "and"? Perhaps:
"There is the initial presentation of the adventure to the players from their characters' perspective."
"There is the initial presentation of the adventure to the players, given from their characters' perspective."

P8 C2 Exploration
"...these challenges and dangers are unique depending on both the type of environments being traversed and specific areas as well."
Another awkward sentence. Maybe:
"...these challenges and dangers are unique depending on both the type of environments being traversed as well as those unique to the specific area."

P9 C1 The Sandbox
"...the Referee advanced timelines..."
"...the Referee advances timelines..."

P13 C2 Rewards
Superscript causes the spacing of lines to be off. 1st level and 4th level.

P19 C1 Time
"...aren't there to simply be a pain the ass,..."
"...aren't there to simply be a pain in the ass,..."

P26 C2 Cosmology and the Gods
"This different sources have different and ..."
"These different sources have different and ..."

Superscript causes the spacing of lines to be off. 15th.

P29 C2 Interaction of Different Cultures
"People fear things different from them, and in worlds..."
"People fear things different from themselves, and in worlds..."

"Merchant and ruling and scholar classes will have..."
"Merchant, ruling and scholar classes will have..."

P31 C1 Breaking the Rules
"...the more potential there is there that players will find..."
"...the more potential there is that players will find..."

P32 C1 Monsters
"...than any of the twenty monsters packing in a forty-room dungeon would be."
"...than any of the twenty monsters packed into a forty room dungeon would be."

C2 Movement
"...and thinking "half/twice/as as fast as a man"
"...and thinking "half as/twice as/as fast as a man"
Perhaps:
"...and thinking "half, twice or as fast as a man"

P34 C1 Humanoids
Superscript causes the spacing of lines to be off. 19th and early 20th.

P36 C2 Magic Items, Point 5: Certain Conditions
Using "certain conditions" to describe "certain conditions" is redundant.
"Perhaps a certain action needs to be taken before the item works (a sacrifice?), certain time periods, etc."
Maybe rewrite the whole sentence.

P41 C2 Replacement Characters
For the three points, the first and third don't have full stops but the second does. Make a decision.

P42 C1 Excellence in Gaming
"...the advice in this book may hinder your ability produce the best game possible."
"...the advice in this book may hinder your ability to produce the best game possible."

Ask Yourself Why
"Strange ideas, perhaps inspired by a movie or odd item in the news, demands to be included in the game."
"Strange ideas, perhaps inspired by a movie or odd item in the news, demand to be included in the game."

..."which helps explain why they can't build anymore."
Either:
..."which helps explain why the people can't build them anymore."
or:
..."which helps explain why they can't build any more."

P44 Compatability Issues
Up until this point you have been talking to the Referee (e.g. You do this...). I think this may be the first time you say "he" when talking about the Referee. ie you change from second to third person. Perhaps it should be:
"All of these games are similar enough to be cross-compatible, but each on has its own quirks and small differences that can trip you up if you are not paying attention."
or:
"All of these games are similar enough to be cross-compatible, but each on has its own quirks and small differences that can trip a Referee up if you are not paying attention."

P48 Fight On! Magazine (I realise you probably got this from the publisher.)
"...that just packs infectious enthusiasm for our form of gaming."
"...that just packs itself with infectious enthusiasm for our form of gaming."
or
"...that is just packed with infectious enthusiasm for our form of gaming."

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I am enjoying going through your books like this. It forces me to really pay attention to what I am reading. I wish I was an editor but unfortunately all I am is a pedantic speller!

I think the thing I like most about your adventures so far is that even though they are relatively small adventures, they can have far reaching consequences for a campaign. They serve as a spring board to other adventures.

Also, I was flicking through my dictionary and in the Foreign Words in English section one particular word caught my eye "Cannibal". According to my dictionary, the word is from the Caribbean and comes from the word "Caribe", meaning brave, daring. I can't wait for Death Ferox Doom!

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P8 A-The Bookbindery
"The new Bumblebee Bandit novel is real feather in the cap..."
Should be: "The new Bumblebee Bandit novel is a real feather in the cap..."

P8 A-The Gypsy Wagons
"All the guard will attest that the wagons..."
Should be: "All the guards will attest that the wagons..."

P9 Pa2
"... and the services of most skilled craftsmen..."
Should be: "... and the services of the most skilled craftsmen..."

P15 A-What is this?
"The games are way of selecting..."
Should be: "The games are a way of selecting..."

On this page you have 'fiancee' (C1 Pa4) and 'fiance' (C2 Pa2). I believe the single e is correct.

The Battle Of The Bumblebee Bandit By Earnest (Hemingway) (Oscar) Wilde - excerpt
"... attempting gather her torn gown..."
Should be: "... attempting to gather her torn gown..."
(Possibly, it is an excerpt from an unfinished and unpublished manuscript.)

P17
Day 5 heading orphaned from its following paragraph.

P26 A7
Says: "... more information can be found under location 1 of the caverns."
The information is actually in area #4 in the caverns.

P27 A22
Whose skeleton is this?

P27 A-The Banshee C2 Pa3
"The banshee will attempt kill any..."
Should be: "The banshee will attempt to kill any..."

Errata for the adventures contained in No Dignity in Death

For anyone who wants to run the adventure "Small Town Murder" but is unsure of how to run a mystery, murder or otherwise, here are some links that may be useful:

- http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=503262
- http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=79776
- http://www.thealexandrian.net/creations … -rule.html

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P1 Pa4
"(I now write this in during a nasty..."
Should be: "(I now write this during a nasty..."

P3
V - E "July, September"
Should be "July - September"

P5
Sea Encounters #19
"ShipwreckDragon"
Should be: "Shipwreck"

P6 C2
"In winter they ice is no different than land for them, ..."
Should be: "In winter the ice is no different than land for them, ..."

The second paragraph vertical spacing is stuffed up, I think from the superscript (1st, etc).

The disposition table entries "Suspicious" and "Friendly" both have the titles as part of their description. ie "Friendly The Eskuits have ..."

P9 Final paragraph
"Because there is a number of ..."
Should be: "Because there are a number of ..."

P13 A10
"In a past age, the elves that lives on the Eastern ..."
Should be: "In a past age, the elves that lived on the Eastern ..."

P14 A15
"..., the god to which it is dedicates lives on."
Should be: "..., the god to which it is dedicated lives on."

P15 A22
"..., although the Referee should describe them in a ways that could..."
Should be: "..., although the Referee should describe them in a way that could..."

P17 C2 Pa2
"... all living creatures much save versus poison or die."
Should be: "... all living creatures must save versus poison or die."

P19 AO
"This room is made of the same smooth metal as the great caver..."
Should be: "This room is made of the same smooth metal as the great cave..."

P21 A34
On the map, this area is not within the triangle formed by the pyramids, let alone in the centre.

P21 A37A
The door to the aft castle is not on the map (I think).

P22 A37C
"... to cut a rope they're using to descent the shaft, of course."
Should be: "... to cut a rope they're using to descend the shaft, of course."

P23 A37I
Spinefish man (singular)
Hit Points 35 each (plural)
Just make it "Hit Points 35."

On the map of the entire area, I find the numbers hard to find and read. If you could make them bigger if it is ever reprinted that would be nice. I don't think you have to worry about them obscuring anything under them.

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Errata for Weird New World

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P6 A4
"Anyone coming into contact with the mist (breathing it is not necessary) but make a poison..."
Should be: "Anyone coming into contact with the mist (breathing it is not necessary) must make a poison..."

P12 Spells
At first I could not work out why you had duplicated the spells text. I thought you had made a printing error by reproducing the same text. Then I realised the only difference is the saving throw of the first spell. Consider making the second spell description similar to the following:
Greater Form Made Flesh
Magic-User Level 5
Duration: 1 round/level of caster
Range: 30'
As Form Made Flesh except no saving throw.

PP17, 18 A22
"The rune wall structures are on the floor and ceiling ..."
"The ceiling shows storm clouds and lightning seemingly also moving to attack..."
"The rune ""Wall"" on the ceiling is seven layers..."
These are in contradiction. I guess remove the reference to the ceiling painting.

P21 A27
"If the statues in location #25 have..."
Should be location #26.

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Errata for "Hammers of the God"

P14 A19
"If any coins are removed basin ..."
Should be: "If any coins are removed from the basin ..."

Tutorial
P44 Column 2
James: ... The one attacking Kuris (...
Should be Kurtis (probably, unless James got it wrong).

Tower of the Stargazer
P13 A23
"The secret door on the south wall..."
Not on map.

P10 A19
Two bins are described but there are three on the map. I guess you just used a generic bin icon on the map but it seems strange.

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The Grinding Gear

Page 11 number 4 "A name plate at is base says simply" should be "its" rather than "is".

On page 2 in Adventure Background you tell the referee that Garvin is dead, whereas at the end you say he is alive. Was this intentional to be a suprise for the referee?

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Errata for The Grinding Gear.