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« on: <02-05-19/1206:29> »
A few suggested corrections ...

Everywhere: Decide whether the names of various weapon accessories are capitalized as proper nouns (e.g., Smartgun System) or lowercase as common nouns (e.g., smartgun system), and treat them consistently.
Page 2 (Contents), capitalize “Sangre”
Page 5 (Introduction), change “how a corps might defend” to “how a corp might defend”
Pages 6, 7, 8 (Proving Grounds), one character’s name is spelled two different ways: “Mallinalli” (4 Ls, eight times) vs. “Malinalli” (3 Ls, four times). The first spelling seems to be the preferred one.
Page 7 (Proving Grounds), change “Malinalli has” to “Mallinalli had” (past tense)
Page 9 (Proving grounds), change “chaos and confusion was” to “chaos and confusion were
Page 12 (Narcoject’s Triumphant Return), change “So well that the Ares” to “So well that Ares” (delete “the”)
Page 14 (Ares), change “the cause as the current troubles” to “the cause of the current troubles”
Page 18 (Winter Weapon Systems), change “a AA corporation” to “an AA corporation” or “a double-A corporation”
Page 19 (Krime), change the commas to semicolons before Winnipeg and Las Vegas
Page 19 (Krime), change “the right place and the right time” to “the right place at the right time”
Page 20 (Krime Bill), change “Anachronisms-types” to “Anachronism–types”
Page 20 (Krime Bill), do not hyphenate “fully automatic”
Page 22 (Fluid-Motion Mace), change “Standard Action” to “Simple Action”
Page 24 (Krime Trollbow stats), fix the column headers: Accuracy | Damage | AP | Avail | Cost
Page 25 (Krime Tingler), change “10S(e)” to “11S(e)”
Page 27 (Terracotta Pup), change “smartlink system” to “smartgun system” (twice)
Page 27 (Terracotta Pup), change “the silencer that it comes with” to “the silencer that comes with it”
Page 27 (Terracotta Pup), hyphenate “reverse-engineer” and “mass-marketed” and “off-list”
Page 28 (Ares Striker), change “a RFID chip” to “an RFID chip”
Page 29 (Ares Striker), delete the second instance of “it getting”
Page 30 (Cavalier Champion), change “for with AR” to “for AR” (delete “with”)
Page 31 (Hammerli Gemini), change “of a Wilson Gunsmithing” to “of Wilson Gunsmithing” (delete “a”)
Page 35 (Esprit Tsunami), change “amongst” to “among”
Page 35 (Esprit Tsunami), hyphenate “trigger-happy”
Page 38 (Cavalier Frontier), change “go with a M23” to “go with an M23”
Page 39 (Onotari HL-13), change “While a single gun” to “A single gun” (delete “While,” cap “A”)
Page 40 (Krime Boom), change “Krime Broom” to “Krime Boom” (twice)
Page 42 (HK 82A1), change “like a MGL-12” to “like an MGL-12”
Page 42 (Vogeljäger), change “VOGELJAGER” to “VOGELJÄGER” (add accent)
Page 45 (Narcoject Trackstopper), change “in 1 Combat Round” to “in one Combat Turn.”
Page 45 (Krime Pack), change “Krime make” to “Krime makes
Page 47 (Urban Explorer Deadalus) add stats: Armor 9, Capacity 4, Availability 8, Cost 3,200 nuyen, Helmets: Armor +2, Capacity 6, Cost +100 nuyen
Page 50 (Slam Dancer), change “Ares Space already has plans” to “Ares Arms already has plans”
Page 50 (Slam Dancer), change “These first units were large, weighing over 450 kilos and were six meters long” to “These first units were large, over 450 kilos and six meters long,”
Page 50 (Slam Dancer), change “According various sources,” to “According to various sources” (insert “to”)
Page 51 (Slam Dancer), change “into the desired direction” to “in the desired direction.”
Page 51 (Slam Dancer), change “between five to ten times” to “between five and ten times”
Page 54 (Blood Hawk Mk I), change “no idea now aircraft” to “no idea how aircraft”
Page 54 (Blood Hawk Mk I), change “This allows for not only” to “Not only does this allow”
Page 54 (Blood Hawk Mk I), change “with a ram-jet intake mini turbines” to “with ramjet-intake mini-turbines”
Page 55 (MCT DSP Weapons), I don’t understand these rules; please clarify
Page 57 (Hot Drop), change “big-wigs” to “bigwigs”
Page 58 (Magwager), change “Repulser” to “Repulsor”
Page 58 (Magwager), change “per net hit on the operator” to “per net hit by the operator”
Page 59 (Star Ferry), change “their getting long in the tooth” to “they’re getting long in the tooth.”
Page 59 (Star Ferry), change “just as high of a rate” to “just as high a rate” (delete “of”)
Page 61 (Sprawl Wanderer), hyphenate “eight-passenger”
Page 63 (SkyGuide), change “developing for a system” to “developing a system” (delete “for”)
Page 65 (Gravity Shielding/Armor), change “per each additional point” to “per point” (delete “each additional”)
Page 66 (Personal Gravity Devices), change “two primary functional setting:” to “two primary functional settings:”
Page 66 (Personal Gravity Devices), change “further jumping” to “farther jumping”
Page 67 (Puncher Guns), hyphenate “ultra-high-firing-rate”
Page 69 (Gravity Guns), change “First off” to “First,” and “Secondly” to “Second,”
Page 69 (Gravity Guns), insert a comma after “differing ranges,”
Page 72 (AIMAD Rules), change “in support or against” to “in support of or against” (insert “of”)
Page 77 (MDG stat block), change “resist the 2 x Power setting” to “resist 2 x the Power setting”
Page 78 (Sonic Booms), change “drops them” to “drop it”
Page 79 (SIDD stat block), change “resist the 2 x Power setting” to “resist 2 x the Power setting”
Page 79 (Platform-Based Ceintrifugal Weapons), change “a.k.a.” to “i.e.”
Page 80 (Spinstorm stat blocks), damage codes should scale up with size: Small 8P, Large 10P
Page 80 (Plasma Forcefields), insert a comma after “incoming explosion or projectile,”
Page 82 (Genetic Weapons), insert a comma after “Awakened tapeworm,”
Page 83 (Genetic Weapons), make “groupthink” one word
Page 84 (BASES), change “not only to carry” to “to carry not only”
Page 84 (BASES), hyphenate “load-outs”
Page 84 (BASES), change “at the fraction of the cost” to “at a fraction of the cost”
Page 84 (BASES), insert a comma after “even with a retrofitted torso ballistic shield,”
Page 85 (Anti-Dragon Weaponry), change “it has only been in the most recent time, where such developments” to just “recent developments”
Page 85 (Blue-227), change “for fear a repeat” to “for fear of a repeat” (insert “of”)
Page 85 (Blue-227), change “Dr. Juarez was once said,” to “Dr. Juarez once said,” (delete “was”)
Page 86 (Anti-Dragon Weaponry), change “a.k.a.” to “i.e.”
Page 86 (Anti-Dragon Weaponry), change “the most financially solvent of nations” to “the most financially solvent nations” (delete “of”)
Page 86 (Anti-Dragon Weaponry), change “the most rudimentary of development programs” to “the most rudimentary development programs” (delete “of”)
Page 87 (Magical Weapons), change “a corps own forces” to “a corp’s own forces” (singular possessive)
Page 88 (Nuclear Option), change “lasers effect” to “lasers affect
Page 89 (Fader IC), please clarify: Fader IC causes double the IC rating (i.e., host rating) PLUS net hits in Fading damage? Seems like a lot. Stun or Physical?
Page 95 (Scouting and Intelligence Gathering), insert a dash after the parentheses, before “is constantly looking to expand.”
Page 97 (Layered Approach), change “overcome them.” to “overcome it.”
Page 99 (Layered Approach), change “is determined” to “are determined”
Page 102 (Aztechnology), delete the second “eventually” in “Eventually, this means that all Aztechnology sites will eventually become mazes …”
Page 116 (Maersk’s Marines), change “There aresix hundred” to “There are six hundred” (insert space)
Page 134 (At Sea), change “There was 120 meters” to “There were 120 meters”
Page 134 (At Sea), change “didn’t get the their gun raised” to “didn’t get their gun raised” (delete “the”)
Page 134 (At Sea), change “water line” to “waterline” (one word)
Page 137 (At Sea), change “at the back of he boat” to “at the back of the boat”
Page 137 (At Sea), change “away the ten rising sun.” to “away from the rising sun”
Page 150 (Warrior’s Path), change “Ecotrope” to “Ecotope”
Page 152 (Zero Day), change “They also appeared to have” to “They also appear to have”
Page 176 (Security/Mercenary/Militia Arcane Specialist), add “Astral Combat 3” to active skills
Page 176 (Security/Mercenary/Militia Arcane Specialist), change “Increased Reflexes” to “Increase Reflexes”
Page 177 (Security/Mercenary/Militia Arcane Veteran), add “Astral Combat 4” to active skills
Page 183 (Mixed Unit Tactics Knowledge Skill), change “as they relate to the commanding:” to “as they relate to commanding:” (delete “the”)
Page 190 (Nap of the Earth), change “and can be used two ways.” to “move together; it can be used two ways.”
Page 194 (Power Level: High), change “the separatists cause” to “the separatists’ cause” (plural possessive)
Page 197 (Roiling Waters), change “have a spellslingers” to “have a spellslinger” (singular) — twice
Page 198 (In Spaaaaaaace), change “how this process,” to “how this proceeds,”
Page 198 (In Spaaaaaaace), capitalize “Earth” when referring to the planet by name — three times
Page 198 (In Spaaaaaaace), change “to and orbiting waystation” to “to an orbiting waystation”