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Post by wildfire on Jul 14, 2009 11:51:43 GMT -5
I guess I can understand that perhaps Tom's writing process is such that it would mess him up to fact check as he's going along, but doesn't someone check stuff out after?
It seems like this sort of stuff could be easily prevented, and, to be frank, makes the company look sorta silly... it's not something from 20 sets ago.. that's only 5 editions ago, and a major character at that.
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Post by Matt on Jul 14, 2009 11:56:10 GMT -5
I guess I can understand that perhaps Tom's writing process is such that it would mess him up to fact check as he's going along, but doesn't someone check stuff out after? It seems like this sort of stuff could be easily prevented, and, to be frank, makes the company look sorta silly... it's not something from 20 sets ago.. that's only 5 editions ago, and a major character at that. A minor slip-up referring to someone as a "cousin" instead of a "sister" equates to making the company look silly? WOW. It's an incredibly minute mistake that has absolutely no bearing whatsoever on the game and its' storylines. Who cares. |
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Post by Mr. Beefy on Jul 14, 2009 12:26:36 GMT -5
Maybe she was a counsin who lived with Kill Prey and his family and was raised like a sister. There are some people who are in situations like that that would call a counsin brother or sister as it seems more fitting than cousin...
That's how I would explain it.
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Post by wildfire on Jul 14, 2009 12:32:31 GMT -5
Heh, maybe Tom should start doing No-Prizes... that would be awesome!
@ Matt: it's not the plot point itself, but the principle of the thing... like reading a novel and coming across a typo or grammatical error, it can throw you right out of the story.
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Post by Matt on Jul 14, 2009 12:39:20 GMT -5
Heh, maybe Tom should start doing No-Prizes... that would be awesome! @ Matt: it's not the plot point itself, but the principle of the thing... like reading a novel and coming across a typo or grammatical error, it can throw you right out of the story. Yea, but I've found typos in Harry Potter, too and I'm sure dozens of pairs of eyes saw that before its' publication. It happens. |
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Post by TTX on Jul 14, 2009 12:46:17 GMT -5
We're human, we make mistakes. On the other hand, it's kinda fun to catch them. it shouldn't be a big deal at all (except the Guardsman's bite to head of course)
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Post by maddog1981 on Jul 14, 2009 20:07:07 GMT -5
It reminds me of an NPC I ran in a D&D campaign a few years ago. One of the players told me after months that his name changed every week. It always started with an A at least. ;D
I can understand how it happens when you like to write and create on the fly. It just happens sometimes.
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Post by TOM on Jul 14, 2009 22:13:44 GMT -5
Hey, I like that No-Prize idea!
It's a mistake, I apologize. We're going to have it changed in the handbook. Shann-Ra remains Kill Prey's younger sister and that's that.
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Post by TTX on Jul 14, 2009 22:20:20 GMT -5
That's cool, Tom. And the NoPrize reminds me why Marvel was so awesome back in the day.
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Post by purplesteve6 on Jul 14, 2009 23:44:17 GMT -5
Not that it's a huge deal either, but on page 58 of the 2124 handbook, Dark Carnival is referred to as "Dark Futures". Not sure if this was a name that Tom was kicking around before going with Dark Carnival, or if this is just a mistake.
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