Errata / War Of The Wizards

 

4: War of the Wizards

Pending
(er)Many:hills of Tilos -> Hills of Tilos (cf. Section 142)
(er)5, 180:and hurl it against -> and hurl that power against (otherwise it sounds like you're giving the moonstone to agarash) [LM]
(er)91:a vile hunched -> a vile, hunched [LM]
(er)92:'Who is it that is really afraid to fight, Shasarak, tell me that?' -> 'Who is it that is really afraid to fight? Shasarak, tell me that.' [LM]
(er)104:forms a large circle around you and stand -> forms a large circle around you and stands [LM]
(er)153:in their hundreds and attacks -> in its hundreds and attacks (because both verbs are singular) [LM]
(ft)154, 205:(do we need to put the footnote about negative willpower etc. here? it follows a combat in ref236. although unlikely, it is possible to use up all the willpower in that battle) [LM]
(ft)189, 219:(do we need to put the footnote about negative willpower etc. here? it follows a combat in ref166. although unlikely, it is possible to use up all the willpower in that battle) [LM]
(er)191:emotionless eyes; colourless -> emotionless eyes, colourless [LM]
(er)191:or feeling; like -> or feeling like [LM]
(er)191:powerful, I am -> powerful; I am [LM]
(er)237:to their world? -> to their world. [LM]
(er)254:Kazim; the -> Kazim, the [LM]
(er)254:peoples. Old -> peoples, old [LM]
(er)268:instilled in them by their -> instilled in it by its (refers to pack) [LM]
(er)271:crawling writhing mass -> crawling, writhing mass [LM]
(er)289, 338:elemental plane -> Elemental Plane [LM]
(er)310:go, will not let go, as -> go -- will not let go -- as [LM]
(er)318:combined WILLPOWER and ENDURANCE point totals -> combined WILLPOWER and ENDURANCE point total [LM]

Fixed (Errata)
(er)Many:on to -> onto (REJECTED: 25, 360 [opens on to]; 121 [hangs on to]; 229 [hold on to])
(FIXED: 30, 107 [step onto]; 128 [vault onto]; 248 [fall onto]; 134 [Moonstone onto]; 137 [fire onto]; 139, 153 [power...onto]; 193 [blows onto]; 248 [back onto]; 279 [out onto]; 353 [and onto]; 268 [onto the plain])
(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)story:but you did not -> but you did not stay (?) [LM]
(er)The Story So Far:Shadakine Wytch and her warriors, but you did not, -> Shadakine Wytch and her warriors, but you did not stay, [as reported by Kayvohn via the Contact portal.]
(er)The Story So Far:the Gate -> the Shadow Gate
(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)Powers:Air, Fire, Earth and Water -> Air, Fire, Earth, and Water [LM]
(er)Powers:mind control, telepathy and autosuggestion -> mind control, telepathy, and autosuggestion [LM]
(er)Powers:command winds, open cracks in the earth, cause earthquakes, raise storms and create other weather effects. -> command winds, open cracks in the earth, cause earthquakes, raise storms, and create other weather effects. [LM]
(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 and WILLPOWER 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 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)1:Wenat, Zhanis, Sena and the city of Forlu -> Wenat, Zhanis, Sena, and the city of Forlu [LM]
(er)2, 192:failed, your -> failed; your [LM]
(er)3:a handle and begin to turn them -> a handle and begin to turn it [LM]
(er)23, 99, 213, 321:north east -> northeast [LM]
(er)23:launch long-range attack -> launch a long-range attack [LM]
(er)43:Shadakine empire -> Shadakine Empire [LM]
(er)70:south east -> southeast [LM]
(er)70, 76:north west -> northwest [LM]
(er)95:tree, rock or bush -> tree, rock, or bush [LM]
(er)97:toad beasts, others are -> toad beasts; others are [LM]
(er)121:gurgle obscenely, others -> gurgle obscenely; others [LM]
(er)123:If you wish to evade combat after the first round, turn to 155.
If you do not evade in the first round of combat, you must fight to the death. If you win, turn to 168. (???) [LM]
[so: in the first -> in the second]
(er)129:Come . . . we -> Come . . . We [LM]
(er)132:above the head -> above the heads [LM]
(er)172:moving at speed ->? moving at great speed [LM]
[so: UK English idiom to mean "moving quickly".]
(er)177:lope, hop and shamble -> lope, hop, and shamble [LM]
(er)187:kicks, blows and bites. -> kicks, blows, and bites. [LM]
(er)191:it breathes, 'I have -> it breathes. 'I have [LM]
(er)191:represent; the -> represent: the [LM]
(er)196:forcefield -> force field
(er)207:dust, blood and flashing hooves -> dust, blood, and flashing hooves [LM]
(er)236:bloodcurdling -> blood-curdling
(er)241:a formulae -> formulae (or) a formula [LM]
(er)260:Daziarn plain -> Daziarn Plane [LM]
(er)282:lean, haggard and dangerous -> lean, haggard, and dangerous [LM]
(er)295:pick again, otherwise, -> pick again; otherwise, [LM]
(er)310:ears, skull, chest and limbs -> ears, skull, chest, and limbs [LM]
(er)312:following the broad trail east, deep into the gloom of the forest -> following the broad trail west, deep into the gloom of the forest [LM]
(er)337:you Grey Star, -> you, Grey Star, [LM]
(er)348:these once-great people ->? this once-great people [LM]
(er)348:north-western -> northwestern
(er)360:comers -> corners [IK]
Fixed (Not Errata)
(ne)The Game Rules [ftn] [x2]:score falls to zero, you -> score falls to zero or below, you
(ne)328 [ftn]:deduct 4 WILLPOWER points. (Cf. Section 12.) -> deduct 4 WILLPOWER points (cf. Section 12.).
(ne)coming:in search of a pace -> in search of a place [LM]
(ne)story:Masbate -> Masbaté [LM]
(ne)powers:, however difficult -> , however difficult, [LM]
(ne)143:fan to the ground -> ? fall to the ground [LM]
(ne)158:that you have' -> that you have.' [LM]
(ne)163:My brothers they -> My brothers; they [LM]
(ne)163:is along line -> is a long line [LM]
(ne)310:will <em>

Rejected
(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)6:this far, you should -> this far; you should [LM]
[so: Unnecessary]
(er)8:item -> Item [LM]
[so: Unnecessary]
(er)82:She bares -> ? She bears [LM: this seems to be the correct sense]
[so: 'bares' can be used to mean 'wields from a previously hidden position']
(er)105:now the demons have gone -> now that the demons have gone [LM]
[so: Unnecessary]
(er)145:wizards, fight -> wizards. Fight [LM]
[so: Unnecessary]
(er)145:you provide. Who could -> you provide who could [LM]
[so: Unnecessary]
(er)184:weeping wound -> ? gaping wound [LM]
[so: Unnecessary--refers to the icor pouring from the open wound]
(er)199:within the eaves of the forest -> ?? [LM: is 'eaves' a blunder for another word?]
[so: The eaves of the forest means the edge of the forest, the outermost trees of a forest. Also refers to trees at the edge of a clearing in woodland.]
(er)244:scour -> ? scourge [LM]
[so: unnecessary change; scour means to scrub off, e.g. a scouring pad is used for washing dirty pots and pans]
(er)254:as the earth. -> as Magnamund (or) as the world [LM]
[so: I think this means, "old as the soil", since earth is probably being used in that sense here]
(er)260:and of how -> and how [LM]
[so: Unnecessary]
(er)329:delayed; not by -> delayed, not by [LM]
(er)337:of heart. Brave but -> of heart, brave but [LM]
[so: Or, "heart--brave"]
(er)The Passing Of The Shianti:The only Shadakine who did not return to the Sadi Desert was the Lady Tanith. [LM: I don't guess this is an error but is tanith really Shadakine? she appears to have pupils in her eyes]
[so: Accoding to Shan in GStW Section 77: "Beware," warns Shan. "She is a Shadakine slave; she cannot be trusted."]

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