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Saturday, September 28, 2013

Each Adventurer is an Adventurer, But Not Every Adventurer is an Adventurer - First Impressions of Torchbearer

I'm really enjoying the layout and the presentation of Torchbearer. It really encourages you to read it as one long piece - I haven't found myself skipping blindly ahead as I do with most RPG products. I do have some quibbles.

Well, one large quibble.

All PCs are Adventurers. Which is fine. We're not breaking any new ground with this label, but it's comfortable for a game that is drawing upon "old school" gaming as it's inspiration.

Why then, is there a character class called "adventurer"?

Right on page 10, we have the same word being given essential two different definitions. Couldn't they have done a google search for synonyms?

Here, I did it for them:

Don't like the alternatives? The "adventurer" as a class is the sole Dwarven class. Maybe "clan warrior" or "tunnel guardian" or even "delver" (used liberally in T&T).

There really is no excuse for this. Sloppy editing in IMHO.

That being said, this is the only thing that has stuck in my craw so far.

More reading tomorrow...
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10 comments:

  1. Greyhawk GrognardSeptember 29, 2013 at 12:00 AM

    You've been spam commented, Erik.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2013 at 12:36 AM

    But that IS old school.

    Class Level
    Spell Level
    Dungeon Level

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    1. Dyson LogosSeptember 29, 2013 at 10:03 AM

      Good point. EVERY Class should have Adventurer in the title. ;)

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  3. Joe G KushnerSeptember 29, 2013 at 12:43 AM

    I'm jealous. I haven't received mine yet. Looking forward to having the physical copy. I have hella time reading PDFs lately.

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2013 at 1:55 AM

    Who needs parity of meaning between terms.

    You fucking rules lawyer.

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  5. AnthonySeptember 29, 2013 at 7:30 AM

    Dwarven Outcast or Dwarven Fortune Hunter

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  6. ChadSeptember 29, 2013 at 8:28 AM

    By sole dwarven class do you mean all dwarves are this class? Or that this is the only class that is restricted to dwarf? How about just call the class, Dwarf

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    1. TenkarSeptember 29, 2013 at 8:52 AM

      all dwarven PCs are of the adventurer class - they are the only race that can be of the "adventurer class", although all PCs are by definition (page 10) "adventurers".

      again, poor editing in this case

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