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<blockquote data-quote="seankreynolds" data-source="post: 65121" data-attributes="member: 3029">This has nothing to do with WotC not posting a style guide. We give a list of languages in the PH ... use that list instead of making up your own word for a language (the word &quot;elvish&quot; doesn't appear in the PH, DMG, or MM, so why would you insert it into a book you write when a term already exists in the books and the SRD?). When you give a magic item description (in DMG format, mind you) for a magic sword allows the user to fly, you shouldn't say that &quot;the sword bears an enchantment that lets the user fly as the fly spell&quot; any more than you should say &quot;the sword bears an illusion that allows the wearer to fly as the fly spell.&quot; When you describe a suit of armor, you shouldn't call it &quot;mithril breastplate&quot; any more than you should call it &quot;mithral brassplate&quot; -- the word is spelled a way in the book, so copy that spelling!We have a reasonable expectation that (1) people don't need to have their hand held every step of the way, and (2) they can read what is presented in the books. I'm going to continue to hold that reasonable expectation and not write game material to talk down to an 8-year-old level.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="seankreynolds, post: 65121, member: 3029"] This has nothing to do with WotC not posting a style guide. We give a list of languages in the PH ... use that list instead of making up your own word for a language (the word "elvish" doesn't appear in the PH, DMG, or MM, so why would you insert it into a book you write when a term already exists in the books and the SRD?). When you give a magic item description (in DMG format, mind you) for a magic sword allows the user to fly, you shouldn't say that "the sword bears an enchantment that lets the user fly as the [I]fly[/I] spell" any more than you should say "the sword bears an illusion that allows the wearer to fly as the [I]fly[/I] spell." When you describe a suit of armor, you shouldn't call it "mithril breastplate" any more than you should call it "mithral brassplate" -- the word is spelled a way in the book, so copy that spelling! We have a reasonable expectation that (1) people don't need to have their hand held every step of the way, and (2) they can read what is presented in the books. I'm going to continue to hold that reasonable expectation and not write game material to talk down to an 8-year-old level. [/QUOTE]

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