Corrections (pgs 1-95)

[Birthright-L]

> Raesene Andu wrote:
> I believe that Masetian would be more correctly classified as a dead
> language.
>

Could it still be spoken on the Isle of the Serpent? According to the
official info, it remains the only place where Masetian blood still
remains, so it`s conceivable that Masetian would still be spoken there.
Perhaps even as a sort of religious/ceremonial language among the Sons of
the Serpent.


Alexis Vasileus, aka Solmyr the Azure
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[kgauck]

I have employed Masetian as the language of wizards. Spells are written in
and cast in this lost tounge. Clerics of Nesirie may also read histories in
this language.

Kenneth Gauck
kgauck@mchsi.com

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[Raesene Andu]

Actually, just reading through the description of the Isle of the Serpent from the Khinasi sourcebook, it does state that many features of Masetian Culture, including architecture, language, etc can still be found on the isle.

So I guess I was wrong there, oops...

[Birthright-L]

I thought there were some holdovers still living under the Serpant`s
rule...am I misremembering something here?

Sean


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> Raesene Andu wrote:
> I believe that Masetian would be more correctly classified as a dead language.
>
> The other ancient languages (Andu, High Brecht, etc) may still be spoken by a few people, but the Masetians died out, their language and culture has been lost or absorbed, and there is no one left to speak their tongue, thus their language is not on the list.
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[Ariadne]

Originally posted by Raesene Andu

I believe that Masetian would be more correctly classified as a dead language.

The "Temple of the Ancients" had speak language (Masetian) as prerequisite too. So it shouldn't be died out and there is one other place of Cerilia (apart from the isle of the serpent), where it is spoken...

[Peter Lubke]

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Raesene Andu wrote:
I believe that Masetian would be more correctly classified as a dead language.


Latin is considered a dead language too. But it is still being taught in
schools. The fact that there is no native speakers is irrelevant.

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[Ariadne]

Originally posted by Peter Lubke

Latin is considered a dead language too. But it is still being taught in schools. The fact that there is no native speakers is irrelevant.

Yes and archaeologists still learn completely died out languages like old Greek or Egyptian...

[centAUr]

Errata:

Page 39-40, in the random blood abilities tables, Endurance is included in both the Minor and Major blood ability lists. Tables 2-3a, 2-3c, 2-3e, 2-3f. Yet in page 45, in the description of the Blood ability Endurance, there is no description for the major ability.

I don't know if the mistake is in the tables (only minor ability exists) or in the description section (major blood ability description is missing).

Cheers,
Sotiris

[irdeggman]

Originally posted by centAUr

Errata:

Page 39-40, in the random blood abilities tables, Endurance is included in both the Minor and Major blood ability lists. Tables 2-3a, 2-3c, 2-3e, 2-3f. Yet in page 45, in the description of the Blood ability Endurance, there is no description for the major ability.

I don't know if the mistake is in the tables (only minor ability exists) or in the description section (major blood ability description is missing).

Cheers,
Sotiris

Actually it should only be a minor ability, gosh darn I've got to fix the tables now.

Looking back at this - I'm not real certain why endurance was added in the first place. There was never an equivalent blood ability in the 2nd ed rules. Probably should drop the ability in its entirety just to be consistent with the 2nd ed rules - it was never the intention to "add" any blood abilities in the BRCS. Too "house rules" type of a thing.:)

[La_Mirah]

Hello! Great job you guys did with both the layout and the ruleset (even if not all the rules I liked best made it into the playtest version). Have a beer! ([_]

Well, anyway. A couple of details:

- Page 62, spell description for the spell Deepest Night: "The area counts as near total darkness, and provides nine-tenths cover (40% miss chance)." "Cover" should be "concealment".

- Page 92, Trade Routes: Trade route's income is based on guild level, but "parts unknown" trading is based on province level.

Also, this doesn't have anything to do with grammar or spelling, but what the heck... I found a couple of mentions of the warrior class in the fighter class description and the skill descriptions, the aristocrat in the noble class section and in the skills area, and a mention of experts as common multiclass option for priests of Moradin, and no mention at all of commoners or adepts. As I understand, adepts have been mostly replaced by the magician, but there should be at least a paragraph explicitly stating what the relations between the NPC classes and society are.