Errata / Shadow On The Sand

 

05: Shadow on the Sand

Pending
(Not Errata)

Fixed
All occurrences (or just some?) of on to -> onto
(er)tssf:Maaken range -> Maaken Range
(er)tssf, equipmentKai monastery -> Kai Monastery
(er)The Game Rules:ENDURANCE points fall to zero -> ENDURANCE points fall to zero or below
(er)Equipment:also they cannot -> neither can they
(er)Rules for Combat:This process of combat continues until ENDURANCE points of either the enemy or Lone Wolf are reduced to zero, ... If the enemy is dead, Lone Wolf proceeds but with his ENDURANCE points reduced. -> This process of combat continues until the ENDURANCE points of either the enemy or Lone Wolf are reduced to zero or below, ... If the enemy is dead, Lone Wolf proceeds but with his ENDURANCE 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)2:[TW: The Gold Chain and Key are not items you can keep, so they should not be capitalized!]
(er)4:Jailer -> Gaoler
(er)10, 176:head first -> head-first
(er)14:urns and -> urns, and
(er)14:Weapons and -> Weapons, and
(er)18, 155, 229, 343:Dahir mountains -> Dahir Mountains
(er)31:these Items -> these items
(er)32:wrapped in prayer -> rapt in prayer
(er)35:emeralds and -> emeralds, and
(er)52 [x2]:Jailer's Keys -> Gaoler's Keys
(er)67:now extinct -> now extinct anywhere [or, everywhere] else [??] [jb: elsewhere]
(er)75:Quickly Northlander -> Quickly, Northlander [jb: Quickly, Northlander. I
(er)80:'click' -> click [so: Encode as onomatopoeia]
(er)83, 313:Vakar mountains -> Vakar Mountains
(er)86, 128, 133, 377:turn round -> turn around
(er)91:Jailer -> Gaoler
(er)102 [x2]:Jailer's Keys -> Gaoler's Keys
(er)104:Maouk, 'but -> Maouk. 'But
(er)113:posses -> possess
(er)122:Jailer's Keys -> Gaoler's Keys
(er)124:feet first -> feet-first [??]
(er)155:south-west -> southwest
(er)155:south-east -> southeast
(er)173:north-west -> northwest
(er)179:potions and -> potions, and
(er)199:jailer -> gaoler [ik: just as we replaced all other occurrences of jailer by gaoler in this book]
(er)202:material and -> material, and
(er)202:sold and -> sold, and
(er)211:offers to sell you A bottle for 5 Gold Crowns. If you wish to buy A Bottle -> offers to sell you THE bottle for 5 Gold Crowns. If you wish to buy THE Bottle [OF] [SO: The parenthetical statement indicates you are buying the bottle that has already been opened.] [JB: Agreed]
(er)234:head or feet first -> head- or feet-first [??]
(er)235:A small catch...lie -> A small catch...lies
(er)240, 370:falls to zero -> falls to zero or below
(er)240 :points to 0 -> points to zero or below
(er)248, 326:belt pouch -> Belt Pouch
(er)254:sky-ship and -> sky-ship, and
(er)270:two Items -> two items
(er)275:Magician's Guild -> Magicians' Guild [so: maybe?]
(er)289:crack [so: Encode as onomatopoeia (sic)]
(er)291:Tentarias are a -> Tentarias is a [??]
(er)291:over a thousand miles -> nearly three thousand miles [??]
(er)291:cargo and -> cargo, and
(er)291:a result Banedon -> a result, Banedon
(er)313:couriers and -> couriers, and
(er)313:these Items -> these items
(er)315:collar bone -> collarbone
(er)320:Koneshi mountains -> Koneshi Mountains
(er)331:What Banedon had assumed to be positions of stars are a code -> What Banedon had assumed to be positions of stars is a code
(er)331:pours over his charts -> pores over his charts [Scott Ferguson]
(er)331:readings and -> readings, and
(er)343:at the front of this book [remove]
(er)343:Dahir pass -> Dahir Pass
(er)370:points to zero -> points to zero or below
(er)376:white-washed -> whitewashed
(er)392:Savant add -> Savant, add
(er)394:a mass . . . tumble -> a mass . . . tumbles
(er)396:spirals stairs -> spiral stairs [LeRoy McSwain, Jan 2007]
(er)397:Continuity problems with knowing the name Soushilla if you did not cure the vaxeler (Section 356) [Dewi Morgan, August 2008]
[SO: If you wish to ask her if she is Soushilla, -> If you wish to ask her if she is Soushilla, if you have heard that name before]
(er)399:Alas I -> Alas, I
(er)400:peaceful as if -> peaceful, as if
(er)Combat Rules Summary:This is when ENDURANCE points of either character fall to 0. -> This is when ENDURANCE points of either character falls to 0 or below.
(er)Combat Rules Summary:Pick number from Random-> Pick a number from the Random [affects other books]
(er)Combat Rules Summary:Turn to Combat -> Turn to the Combat [affects other books]
(er)Combat Rules Summary:to random number -> to the random number [affects other books]
(er)Combat Rules Summary:when ENDURANCE -> when the ENDURANCE [affects other books]
(er)Combat Rules Summary:ignored, -> ignored; [affects all other books]

Fixed (Not Errata)
(ne)Equipment:potion.gif seems to be missing
(ne)Equipment:may carry is two [so: "two" should be <em> This affects all the other books]
(ne)Rules for Combat:Of -> of
(ne)1:site -> sight [NM]
(ne)8:cost you to 2 ENDURANCE -> cost you 2 ENDURANCE [NM]
(ne)16:51 -> 51.
(ne)23:posses -> possess
(ne)33:up to -> up the [Dewi Morgan, August 2008]
(ne)35:Broken footnote marker. Too much linked text, also breaks subsequent footnote numbers (e.g. 69, 154).
(ne)50:Turn to to 176. -> Turn to 176.
(ne)55:about the enter -> about to enter
(ne)56, 154:Remove inappropriate small illustrations
(ne)67:lock from Section 58 -> lock from Section 58.
(ne)67:click [onomatopoeia?] [jb: this is borderline - it seems that click shouldn't be italicized.]
(ne)69:click [onomatopoeia?]
(ne)69:I'm -> I've
(ne)75:refuse in climb -> refuse and climb
(ne)75:refuse in -> refuse and [Dewi Morgan, August 2008]
(ne)81:Baga-Darooz -> Baga-darooz
(ne)96:The sudden splash -> A sudden splash
(ne)102:attached your belt -> attached to your belt [Scott Ferguson]
(ne)128:center -> centre
(ne)133:to walkway -> the walkway [Dewi Morgan, August 2008]
(ne)136:want a -> want to [Dewi Morgan, August 2008]
(ne)140:the end of along aisle -> the end of a long aisle [Scott Ferguson]
(ne)149:turn to 100 -> turn to 100.
(ne)195:center -> centre
(ne)207:Is the Brass Whistle really a Backpack Item? [Dewi Morgan, August 2008]
[SO: Footnote added: "The Brass Whistle is a Special Item worn on a chain around the neck."]
(ne)211:adjustments your -> adjustments to your [OF]
(ne)214:Turn to 395 -> Turn to 395.
(ne)221:However as the -> However, as the
(ne)246:turned to -> turn to [Dewi Morgan, August 2008] [OF]
(ne)247:'"The -> '<ch.thinspace/>"The [??]
(ne)254:Web -> web
(ne)285:appears as it from nowhere -> appears as if from nowhere [Scott Ferguson; also, Ryan Marshall August 2006]
(ne)286:turn to 239 -> turn to 239.
(ne)288:To Drakkar curses you -> The Drakkar curses you [Scott Ferguson]
(ne)294:hastily staunch that bleeding -> hastily staunch the bleeding [Scott Ferguson]
(ne)302:the the velvet satchel -> the velvet satchel [Scott Ferguson]
(ne)321:is a suspicious -> is suspicious [OF]
(ne)305:the ropes snaps -> the rope snaps [LeRoy McSwain, Jan 2007]
(ne)331:[so: Can we improve this puzzle for partially-sighted readers? ALT text on the Map?]
[jb: I'm not sure what how we could describe it without just giving the answer. Any ideas?]
(ne)333:Zlanbeast, creature -> Zlanbeast, a creature [OF]
(ne)343:center -> centre
(ne)389:onto landing platform -> onto the landing platform [OF]
(ne)389:turn to 224 -> turn to 224.
(ne)395:at large stone door -> at a large stone door [Scott Ferguson]
(ne)395:beneath it and -> beneath it, and
(ne)Map:Is the explanatory text of the map in place?
(ne)Action Chart:Missing in Action!
(ne)Footnotes (Section 56):Although it may not use it currently -> Although you may not use it in this adventure
(ne)errata:(90) Replaced 'water keeping' with 'water, keeping'. [so: Merge with other Errata for Section 90.]
(ne)errata:(132) Replaced 'distance and' with 'distance, and'. [so: Merge with other Errata for Section 132.]
(ne)errata:(137) Replaced 'grass, and' with 'grass and'. [so: Merge with the other Errata for Section 137.]
(ne)errata:Replaced all occurences of 'market-place' with 'marketplace' -> Replaced all occurrences of 'market-place' with 'marketplace'
(ne)errata:Replaced all occurences of 'discipline(s)' with 'Discipline(s)'. -> Replaced all occurrences of 'discipline(s)' with 'Discipline(s)'.

Rejected
(ft)Equipment:How to Use/Food [You will not be able to use Hunting in lieu of eating a Meal in this adventure.] [jb: this is already expressed in that section.]
(ft)58, 331:Include a link to the Numbered Sections in the puzzle footnote. [Dewi Morgan, August 2008]
[SO: Such links were removed because this text doesn't make any sense in other formats (e.g. PDF or single-page editions)]
(er)69:gold I'd -> gold, I'd [jb: funny syntax, but valid without separating subject-verb from object with a comma]
(ft)169:The Sash does not count towards your limit of 12 Special Items. [so: It is worn rather than carried.]
[jb: That technicality hasn't been made in the rules yet so this would only serve to confuse first time readers. As far as they know, they don't have a limit on Special Items.]
(ft)223:[sf: remind reader that Crypt Spawn are undead and take 2x damage from the Sommerswerd]
[so: Are Crypt Spawn undead?]
[jb: I did a crude search looking for "undead" or "Sommerswerd" in the vicinity of "Crypt Spawn" in all of our encoded books. I couldn't find any passages that allude to the idea that Crypt Spawn are undead.]
[so: Officially retired unless/until definitive proof of the undead nature of Crypt Spawn can be ascertained.]
(er)258, 315, 349:sun-sword -> Sun-sword
(er)320:the Tomb. -> the tomb.
(ft)331:[so: Should we improve the footnote to link to the list of Section Numbers?]
(er)350:shock wave -> shockwave
(er)395:The stone surround -> The stone surrounding [Scott Ferguson] [so: I think the original is OK here] [jb: "surround" is a noun in this context
(er)400:the Koneshi, -> the Koneshi Mountains,

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