Bad sign for 3.5E

[DonAdam]

In the revised Pit Fiend's stats, the grapple bonus is listed as +36. I only count +35 (+18 base, +4 Large size, +13 37 Str). Having the grapple bonus listed is cool, but only if it's correct.

This is mostly in jest, but it looks bad when the promotional stuff isn't accurate. One can only hope that the editing is better than it has been.

 

[Staffan]

Unless, of course, they've changed the Size bonus for grappling.

 

[reiella]

Or some circumstance bonus (Pit Fiend like using whips don't they?) or racial bonus or somesuch. Hard to tell for sure until the full text is available.

 

[Henry]

Let me remind everyone a little bit about promotional materials.

Back in 1999-2000, before 3E came out, and everyone was starved for information, Eric would digest little tidbits of 3E info, and try to make sense out of them to "reverse-engineer" the new rules so that everyone could learn about them. We ALL waited eagerly for the next 3E column on Wizard's web site, and a new 3E tidbit to emerge.

Things like the stats for the Troll Skurge Dwarfsbane, and the iconics (Jozan, Mialee, Imsh, Krusk, Tordek, etc.) would appear, and we would digest them eagerly - only in several cases, someone had goofed when making the stats. It took careful watch by Ryan Dancey, Anthony V, and others to ensure we were not fed bad info due to a math error.

I'm not saying "ol' Big and Fiery" is in error - but it wouldn't be the first time if it were.

 

[Steverooo]

King Henry

You keep'em straight, oh King!

 

[WotC_Ted]

promo materials

We really try to make sure all the rules in our promo materials are correct, but mistakes will happen. We want to do our best to make sure they're right in the final project, after all.

That's one of the reasons my preview articles in Dragon usually say things like, "at the time of this writing" or something like that--I know that we'll do our utmost to make the books right in the end.

 

[Henry]

Re: promo materials

...I know that we'll do our utmost to make the books right in the end.

Thanks, T'ed! I appreciate it. Mistakes do happen, and it's all info-starved gamers can do NOT to take it and extrapolate it into a molehill.

oops - make that "a mountain."

 

[Brown Jenkin]

I do hope that there will be no errors in the new books. Remember one of the reasons for making the new books is to get rid of all the errata that we currently have. If the new books are as full of errors as even the 2nd printing what have we achieved.

 

[Numion]

I do hope that there will be no errors in the new books. Remember one of the reasons for making the new books is to get rid of all the errata that we currently have. If the new books are as full of errors as even the 2nd printing what have we achieved.

I too hope that they'll be error-free. But you know what? They won't. There are always errors.

 

[Deadguy]

I too hope that they'll be error-free. But you know what? They won't. There are always errors.

I dont no I thnk we doo qwiet well heer on the NEBaords. No Rouges here!