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3: Beyond the Nightmare Gate
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| (er) | 19: | more than one route that leads => more than one route that lead [LM] |
| (er) | 57: | If you are still fighting the Elessi after three rounds of combat but have the higher ENDURANCE total, and wish to cease fighting, turn to 99.
If you have already killed the Elessi after three rounds, or choose to fight to the death, turn to 107. [LM: this wording seems akward, but i'm not certain how to fix it] |
| (er) | 58: | crowd of Elessin are => crowd of Elessin is [LM] |
| (er) | 130: | is silence; then, fear => is silence, then, fear [LM] |
| (er) | 322: | If you have not defeated the Elessi after three rounds of combat, but still have the greater ENDURANCE points total, and wish to cease fighting, turn to 99.
If you kill the Elessi within three rounds, or choose to fight to the death, turn to 107. (this wording seems akward, but i'm not certain how to fix it) [LM] |
| (er) | [LM: to me, 'plane' means a dimension (e.g. plane of darkness) whereas 'plain' is the geographical feature. in this book, the spelling 'plane' is used to refer particularly to the ground of that dimension. i'm not sure what you will decide, but i thought it best to err on the side of caution and report the instances.] |
| (er) | 109, 122, 140, 167, 211: | cloud plane =>? cloud plain [LM] |
| (er) | 119 [x2]: | plane =>? plain [LM] |
| (er) | 278: | unending plane of grey cloud => unending plain of grey cloud [LM] |
| (er) | 339: | plane =>? plain [LM] |
| Fixed |
| (er) | Many: | on to -> onto (REJECTED: 1 [press on to], 324 [move on to]; 62 [goes on to]; 213 [go on to])
(FIXED: 159 [climb onto]; 11 [x3], 89, 204, 256, 318 [x4] [step...onto]; 349 [steps onto]; 1, 204, 311 [stepping onto]; 234, 311 [forward onto]; 295 [out onto]; 311 [left, onto]; 311 [right, onto]; 11 [move onto (as in, move on top of)]) |
| (er) | The Coming Of Grey Star: | new-found -> newfound |
| (er) | The Coming Of Grey Star: | nameless mountains, untamed forests and lands => nameless mountains, untamed forests, and lands [LM] |
| (er) | The Coming Of Grey Star: | creators of the Earth => creators of Magnamund [LM] |
| (er) | The Coming Of Grey Star: | enchantments, magical mists and mage winds => enchantments, magical mists, and mage winds [LM] |
| (er) | The Game Rules: | If at any time your ENDURANCE score falls to zero, you -> If at any time your ENDURANCE score falls to zero or below, you |
| (er) | The Game Rules: | book two -> Book Two |
| (er) | Powers: | these are, is up => these are is up [LM] |
| (er) | Powers: | Air, Fire, Earth and Water => Air, Fire, Earth, and Water [LM] |
| (er) | Rules for Combat: | This process of combat continues until the ENDURANCE points of either the enemy or Grey Star are reduced to zero, at which point the one with the zero score is declared dead. If Grey Star is dead, the adventure is over. If the enemy is dead, Grey Star proceeds but with his ENDURANCE and WILLPOWER points reduced. -> This process of combat continues until the ENDURANCE points of either the enemy or Grey Star are reduced to zero or below, at which point that combatant is declared dead. If Grey Star is dead, the adventure is over. If the enemy is dead, Grey Star proceeds but with his ENDURANCE and WILLPOWER points possibly reduced. |
| (er) | Rules for Combat: | at which point the one with the zero score is declared dead. -> at which point that combatant is declared dead. |
| (er) | Rules for Combat: | You now have the number of ENDURANCE points lost by Grey Star. To calculate the number lost by the enemy, multiply this by the number of WILLPOWER points that Grey Star elected to use. Now you have the final number of ENDURANCE points lost by both Grey Star and his enemy in this round of combat. (E represents points lost by the enemy; GS represents points lost by Grey Star.) -> GS represents the number of ENDURANCE points lost by Grey Star. To calculate the number lost by the enemy, multiply the number marked 'E' by the number of WILLPOWER points that Grey Star elected to use. Now you have the final number of ENDURANCE points lost by both Grey Star and his enemy in this round of combat.
[LM: I thought former wording is possibly unclear--it sounds like the enemy always loses 3x as much as Grey Star]
[JB: "...multiply this by..." -> "...multiply the number listed for the enemy by..."] |
| (er) | Sage Advice: | A score of zero WILLPOWER points -> A WILLPOWER score of zero or below |
| (er) | 1: | murmuring voices, muffled cries, moaning and sobbing => murmuring voices, muffled cries, moaning, and sobbing [LM] |
| (er) | 12: | cruel gifts; gifts such => cruel gifts: gifts such [LM] |
| (er) | 26: | fair haired, have strange, circular ears and are dressed => fair haired, have strange, circular ears, and are dressed [LM] |
| (er) | 31: | and forceful; 'I can => and forceful. 'I can [LM] |
| (er) | 74: | is blinding: your head => is blinding; your head [LM] |
| (er) | 87: | slashing talons, flapping wings and the crazed pecking => slashing talons, flapping wings, and the crazed pecking [LM] |
| (er) | 116: | giant bat's wing => giant bat's wings (judging from picture) [LM] |
| (er) | 137: | clawing talons, flapping wings and wildly incessant pecking => clawing talons, flapping wings, and wildly incessant pecking [LM] |
| (er) | 153: | slows in mid-flight, hovers and finally settles => slows in mid-flight, hovers, and finally settles [LM] |
| (er) | 159: | bloodcurdling -> blood-curdling |
| (er) | 169: | their villages =>? their village (you only know about the second burning village if coming from ref.160, but not from ref.183) [LM] |
| (er) | 202: | your head; and the => your head, and the [LM] |
| (er) | 237: | own laughter; but you => own laughter -- but you [LM] |
| (er) | 250: | scholar, professor and master => scholar, professor, and master [LM] |
| (er) | 250: | thoughts, hopes, fears and intentions => thoughts, hopes, fears, and intentions [LM] |
| (er) | 252: | your veins; lose 8 =>? your veins: lose 8 [LM] |
| (er) | 273: | fading voice, 'we shall => fading voice. 'We shall [LM] |
| (er) | 273: | says Tanith, 'we must => says Tanith. 'We must [LM] |
| (er) | 291: | Shasarak; an apparition => Shasarak: an apparition [LM] |
| (er) | 306: | at all; merely the => at all: merely the [LM] |
| (er) | 309: | guilt, remorse and sorrow => guilt, remorse, and sorrow [LM] |
| (er) | 319: | mixed together with crystals, ground into a powder and then heated => mixed together with crystals, ground into a powder, and then heated [LM] |
| (er) | 330: | honorary -> honoured [LM] |
| Fixed (Not Errata) |
| (ne) | The Game Rules, Footnotes [x2]: | score falls to zero, you -> score falls to zero or below, you |
| (ne) | Powers: | by the Power of your mind => by the power of your mind [LM] |
| (ne) | Powers: | beam of destructive Power => beam of destructive power [LM] |
| (ne) | Powers: | COMBAT SKILL If you => COMBAT SKILL. If you [LM] |
| (ne) | Equipment: | the Backpack, When you => the Backpack. When you [LM] |
| (ne) | Rules For Combat: | or4 Grey Star => or Grey Star [LM] |
| (ne) | 105: | 116 -> 116. |
| (ne) | 265: | deliberately; the hood => deliberately, the hood [LM] |
| (ne) | Footnote 1: | re-pick you WILLPOWER => re-pick your WILLPOWER [LM] |
| (ne) | Footnote (The Game Rules): | book two but not book one -> Book Two but not Book One |
| (ne) | Footnote (Section 240): | Spider Key and/or the Dragon Key -> Spider Key, and/or the Dragon Key [So] [LM] |
| Rejected |
| (er) | Powers: | your quest, so choose => your quest; so choose (in this case 'so' is an adverb not a conjunction) [LM] |
| (er) | Powers: | difficult actions; to discover => difficult actions, to discover [LM] |
| (er) | Powers: | another's mind or cause them => another's mind or cause him (or) others' minds or cause them [LM]
[JB: The use of the third person plural pronoun as a gender-neutral singular pronoun is controversial but increasingly accepted.] |
| (er) | Sage Advice: | your quest, others may => your quest; others may [LM] |
| (er) | 126: | Her abrupt departure from the Rope =>? Her abrupt departure from the wall [LM]
[so: I don't think this needs changing] |
| (er) | 163: | How touching; how noble. Such understanding => How touching, how noble... such understanding [LM: subject and predicate are inverted, but this is all one sentence]
[so: Speech doesn't necessarily have to reflect correct grammar.] |
| (er) | 276: | How touching; how nice. Such understanding => How touching, how nice... such understanding [LM] |
| (er) | 314: | him roughly; 'how do => him roughly, 'how do [LM] |
| (er) | 317: | Spittlethrift and his kin => Spittlethrift and his kind (? they don't seem to be related -- he calls them 'gentlemen' in ref250) [LM]
[so: Nevertheless, they are working toward a common goal and have a sense of kinship amongst their group.] |
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