The developer consensus appears to be: "You're screwed."
Yeah, probably screwed. I dont think there is anything wrong with requiring the eventual RPG Superstar to be able to submit 200 words or less with no typos. But a minor typo will not necessarily cause us to reject an otherwise outstanding entry. But I am talking a MINOR typo...
I'm in the same boat. I sent a copy of my submission around to the players in my campaign (after submitting) - sort of a "This is what I wound up submitting" thing. And wouldn't you know it - one of them replied with a "you do know you had 'course' instead of 'coarse' right?" Aaaarggh!!! I had read my submission dozens of times trying to pick up errors, I even got my wife (a non-gamer) to read it just as a back stop.
A normal typo and my spell checker would have pegged it, but noooo. Oh Well.
You don't get "do overs" on this thing, guys. Make sure you have a friend proof read it for you and most importantly "read it out loud" to yourself. You can find a lot of errors you missed by hearing it out loud and it helps you to smooth out your prose so it flows better.
You don't get "do overs" on this thing, guys. Make sure you have a friend proof read it for you and most importantly "read it out loud" to yourself. You can find a lot of errors you missed by hearing it out loud and it helps you to smooth out your prose so it flows better.
So true. The read aloud makes you so much more aware of your errors and also alerts you to glitches in your writing's natural rhythm.
You don't get "do overs" on this thing, guys. Make sure you have a friend proof read it for you and most importantly "read it out loud" to yourself. You can find a lot of errors you missed by hearing it out loud and it helps you to smooth out your prose so it flows better.So true. The read aloud makes you so much more aware of your errors and also alerts you to glitches in your writing's natural rhythm.
Yep and I got that particular bit of advice from . Thanks!
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Only tangently related to the topic, but the best typo that I've ever seen, in my whole life, was on a resume I had to review at a previous job.
The submitted misspelled their own name three times, once on the cover letter, the resume, and the mailing address.
Now, of course, it could have been an uncommon spelling of the name, save for the fact that it was a very common last name and I knew the individual from a previous workplace.
Sadly, I laughed so hard that I fell out of my chair and my bossed asked why, so I showed her.
Needless to say, the individual didn't score an interview, but that was okay, as they were one of those "talk big, do little" folks.
Oops, it was late when I submitted and forgot to spell check. The winning wondrous item of the RPG superstar contest has "ABILITITIES" instead of abilities.
Oops, it was late when I submitted and forgot to spell check. The winning wondrous item of the RPG superstar contest has "ABILITITIES" instead of abilities.
Abletitties?
Oops, it was late when I submitted and forgot to spell check. The winning wondrous item of the RPG superstar contest has "ABILITITIES" instead of abilities.
A well endowed female wondrous item? Tre chic! :-p
Oops, it was late when I submitted and forgot to spell check. The winning wondrous item of the RPG superstar contest has "ABILITITIES" instead of abilities.A well endowed female wondrous item? Tre chic! :-p
A brazier that gives any zaftig female human or humanoid one extra attack per round. Revolutionary!
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I misspelled mithril. I didn't realize it until I hit send. I feel like a bit of a doof. Thanks for the speedy reply!Yeah, probably screwed. I dont think there is anything wrong with requiring the eventual RPG Superstar to be able to submit 200 words or less with no typos. But a minor typo will not necessarily cause us to reject an otherwise outstanding entry. But I am talking a MINOR typo...
The correct spelling (in D&D) is "mithral". It's called "mithril" in Tolkien's tales.
Similarly, "adamantine" when in D&D, "adamantium" in the Marvel universe.
Someone's been stealing intellectual property cleverly enough not to get caught. =)
Similarly, "adamantine" when in D&D, "adamantium" in the Marvel universe.Someone's been stealing intellectual property cleverly enough not to get caught. =)
Adamantine can't be controlled by IPR laws because it has been appearing in literature for hundreds of years. I think it may have started in Milton's Paradise Lost. Shelley used it too, I think.
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Adamantine can't be controlled by IPR laws because it has been appearing in literature for hundreds of years. I think it may have started in Milton's Paradise Lost. Shelley used it too, I think.
Similarly, "adamantine" when in D&D, "adamantium" in the Marvel universe.Someone's been stealing intellectual property cleverly enough not to get caught. =)
Yep, adamantine with the meaning "of diamond-like luster or hardness" is an old word. But adamantine as a noun, meaning "the most durable (fictional) metal known to mankind" is no doubt "borrowed" from the Marvel universe.
Ok, this is off-topic, sorry! =)
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Yep, adamantine with the meaning "of diamond-like luster or hardness" is an old word. But adamantine as a noun, meaning "the most durable (fictional) metal known to mankind" is no doubt "borrowed" from the Marvel universe.
I may be wrong, but I believe the Greek gods bound the Titans with chains of 'adamantine'.
Not that I care; I think it's a silly metal, or at least the way the rules for it are written. A total plot-killer. Yes, you should be able to cut through lesser materials, but it should be a slow, grinding, process, not swing a blade through the air to chop a pillar in half. Apart from anything else, you's break your arm...
You don't get "do overs" on this thing, guys. Make sure you have a friend proof read it for you and most importantly "read it out loud" to yourself. You can find a lot of errors you missed by hearing it out loud and it helps you to smooth out your prose so it flows better.So true. The read aloud makes you so much more aware of your errors and also alerts you to glitches in your writing's natural rhythm.
My day job is a computer programmer, and this is a trick I use when debugging code, too.
Not that I care; I think it's a silly metal, or at least the way the rules for it are written. A total plot-killer. Yes, you should be able to cut through lesser materials, but it should be a slow, grinding, process, not swing a blade through the air to chop a pillar in half. Apart from anything else, you's break your arm...
I couldn't find a word for adamantine in ancient Greek (tried to insert the current translation but it didn't take). Speaking of which, they spoke Greek, so they probably didn't actually say adamantine.
The word's etymology actually goes back to Adam and Tine. Tine was the name of the serpent in the garden of Eden, and from his name comes the devil's fork, or tine. None of that is true, but did I have you going for a second?
Not that I care; I think it's a silly metal, or at least the way the rules for it are written. A total plot-killer. Yes, you should be able to cut through lesser materials, but it should be a slow, grinding, process, not swing a blade through the air to chop a pillar in half. Apart from anything else, you's break your arm...
I used to think the same way when I had misinterpreted the rules - in fact in my current campaign world adamantium doesn't exist as a result (well, it does, but where it all went is a 'campaign mystery'). Note that adamantium swords are not lightsabers - all they do is ignore hardness - you still have to inflict an huge amount of damage to chop through a stone pillar.
My day job is a computer programmer, and this is a trick I use when debugging code, too.
Indeed, though when I do it I try to translate from C to English.
Anyway, this discussion is why I didn't keep a copy of my entry. I wrote it, spellchecked it, proofread it, turned it in and deleted the file. I learned from the first Open Call that I kept going back and second-guessing myself. Since I can't change it, it's best if I can't tell I made any mistakes.