The Name of Staves


Alpha Release 3 General Discussion


I didn't realize until this afternoon that in traditional D&D, you had magic staffs. STAFFS. Therefore, I cannot thank you all at Paizo enough for making it "Staves", which is the real plural (technically staffs can be correct, but technically nauseous can mean feeling nauseated, so it's retarded).
Thus, if someone at Paizo could tell me who suggested this change I will literally send them a box of cookies. but I need to know who came up with the idea first.

Dark Archive Contributor

Gnome Ninja wrote:

I didn't realize until this afternoon that in traditional D&D, you had magic staffs. STAFFS. Therefore, I cannot thank you all at Paizo enough for making it "Staves", which is the real plural (technically staffs can be correct, but technically nauseous can mean feeling nauseated, so it's retarded).

Thus, if someone at Paizo could tell me who suggested this change I will literally send them a box of cookies. but I need to know who came up with the idea first.

Actually, in traditional D&D it was staves. It got changed to staffs in 3e, IIRC. But yeah, it's a pet peeve of the entire editorial staff, so go ahead and send that box of cookies to:

Paizo Publishing
Editorial Department
2700 Richards Rd #201
Bellevue, WA 98005

;)


Mike McArtor wrote:

Actually, in traditional D&D it was staves. It got changed to staffs in 3e, IIRC. But yeah, it's a pet peeve of the entire editorial staff, so go ahead and send that box of cookies to:

Paizo Publishing
Editorial Department
2700 Richards Rd #201
Bellevue, WA 98005

;)

By "traditional D&D" I meant non-PRPG D&D; I always thought it was staves, and this was likely supported by my original brief stint with 2nd edition.

I should be sending them off within the week, but they might take a while to get there (opposite coasts).

Sovereign Court

Mike McArtor wrote:

Actually, in traditional D&D it was staves. It got changed to staffs in 3e, IIRC. But yeah, it's a pet peeve of the entire editorial staff, so go ahead and send that box of cookies to:

Paizo Publishing
Editorial Department
2700 Richards Rd #201
Bellevue, WA 98005

;)

Now the question is, will Mike tell anyone else in the department when the cookies arrive?

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Callous Jack wrote:
Now the question is, will Mike tell anyone else in the department when the cookies arrive?

Not if I can help it.

I mean! Yes, of course.

;)

Sovereign Court

Nice Bluff check. lol

Former VP of Finance

Mike McArtor wrote:
Callous Jack wrote:
Now the question is, will Mike tell anyone else in the department when the cookies arrive?

Not if I can help it.

I mean! Yes, of course.

;)

Ah, but you could instead address it to Accounting. We are known for our fairness in apportioning all things.

Mmmm...cookies for accounting...


Hooray! Cookies for Paizo!

Paizo Employee Chief Technical Officer

Chris Self wrote:
Mike McArtor wrote:
Callous Jack wrote:
Now the question is, will Mike tell anyone else in the department when the cookies arrive?

Not if I can help it.

I mean! Yes, of course.

;)

Ah, but you could instead address it to Accounting. We are known for our fairness in apportioning all things.

Mmmm...cookies for accounting...

Our accounting staff and our editorial staff are among our favorite staves.


Now you can start work on that pesky Rogue / Rouge thing! (Not to mention elven vs elfin.)


Then there's always "dwarfish" or "dwarvish" or "dwarven", and "orc" or "orcish" (which never made sense to me... the race is called "orc", the language is "orc", but an axe is "orcish"?).

Paizo Employee Chief Technical Officer

Original Sin wrote:
Now you can start work on that pesky Rogue / Rouge thing! (Not to mention elven vs elfin.)

Pretty simple, really:

Elven...

Elfin.


Original Sin wrote:
Now you can start work on that pesky Rogue / Rouge thing! (Not to mention elven vs elfin.)

Did someone mention me?


I always went with Elphine.


I like this thread. It makes me laugh. All threads should be this cheerful. Yay for cookies and correct grammar!


Just watch out for that staff infection. Wizards hate it when their staves get a staff infection.


Everyone knows, of course, that the correct plural of "human" is "hyoo-minz". A perfectly cromulent word that is quite underused, if you asked me.


James Keegan wrote:
Everyone knows, of course, that the correct plural of "human" is "hyoo-minz". A perfectly cromulent word that is quite underused, if you asked me.

Mr. Keegan, I sincerely feel your post embiggens not only this thread, but all posters on this message board. Anyone who disagrees clearly doesn't know their behind from their Bzooty.


Gnome Ninja wrote:
I didn't realize until this afternoon that in traditional D&D, you had magic staffs. STAFFS. Therefore, I cannot thank you all at Paizo enough for making it "Staves", which is the real plural (technically staffs can be correct, but technically nauseous can mean feeling nauseated, so it's retarded).

If you don't like the word "staffs", you may wish to avert your eyes on page 144 of the Alpha 3 rules...


is just wondering if the cookies ever made it there????


Nope nope.. no cookies..

-wanders off quietly-

Do send replacements though!

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