When figuring word count on a stat block... what counts? I guess the easiest way to answer this would be to tell me how many "words" are in the following stat block:
Crony - CR 4
Male Human Fighter 4
NE Medium Humanoid (human)
Init +3; [/b]Senses[/b] Listen +1, Spot +1
Languages Common
AC 18, touch 13, flat-footed 15; +3 Dex, +5 armor
hp 30 (4 HD)
Fort +6, Ref +4, Will +2
Speed 20 ft. (4 squares) in chainmail (30 ft. base)
Melee +1 spiked chain +9 (2d4+4; 10 ft. reach)
Base Atk +4; Grp +5
Atk Options Combat Reflexes, Power Attack
Combat gear potion of shield of faith (+2), potion of aid, potion of blur, 2 potions of cure light wounds, 1 flask of alchemist's fire
Abilities Str 13, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 8, Wis 12, Cha 10
Feats Combat Reflexes, Power Attack, Weapon Focus (spiked chain), Weapon Finesse (spiked chain), Weapon Proficiency (spiked chain), Weapon Specialization (spiked chain)
Skills Balance -1, Climb -3, Escape Artist -1, Hide -1, Intimidate +7, Jump -9, Listen +1, Move Silently -1, Spot +1, Swim -7, Tumble +2
Creative Director
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When you write an adventure, say, in Microsoft Word (the word processer we use), you can click the handy "Word Count" button to get a word count. That's what we go by. I'm pretty sure it would count "CR 12" as 2 words, and "Fort +3, Will +4, Reflex +4" as six words.
We're uninterested in word counts for paragraphs, statblocks, or even entire pages. We only care about the entire manuscript, since in the end, things average out more or less.
As for that stat block, Word says there's 155 words in it, so that's what we go with.
I'm pretty sure it would count "CR 12" as 2 words, and "Fort +3, Will +4, Reflex +4" as six words.
Indeed, running those statements through Word, that's what it comes up with.
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Chief Technical Officer
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When you write an adventure, say, in Microsoft Word (the word processer we use), you can click the handy "Word Count" button to get a word count.
We at Paizo were grateful to learn that trick last week, because it meant we finally got to fire the guy we'd hired to count all of the words in everyone's submissions. (His name was Raymond, and he was kind of creepy.)
-Vic.
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We at Paizo were grateful to learn that trick last week, because it meant we finally got to fire the guy we'd hired to count all of the words in everyone's submissions. (His name was Raymond, and he was kind of creepy.)
-Vic.
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I thought everybody loved Raymond?
Of special note for those of you who use superscript "B" for bonus feats you can eliminate the space between it and the feat it goes with and save yourself one whole word!
Also try not to use too many multi-word spells, feats or magical items.
Remember: A word saved is a word earned!
GGG
PS Truth be told, I only tolerated Raymond.
Of special note for those of you who use superscript "B" for bonus feats you can eliminate the space between it and the feat it goes with and save yourself one whole word!
Also try not to use too many multi-word spells, feats or magical items.
Remember: A word saved is a word earned!
GGGPS Truth be told, I only tolerated Raymond.
Personally, I've found replacing spaces with dashes helps as well. If you want to estimate the net savings, just look at the paragraph total with the Word count feature and treat that as your word count total.
--Eric
Tht snds grt!
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-All-powerful imp from the Fifth Dimension
