Basic Roleplaying Universal Game Engine 2023 - Corrections Thread

[MOB]

** IMPORTANT NOTE: we have updated the PDF with a second round of feedback. Please ensure the PDF you review is the current version - V1.02.**

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Edited May 17, 2023 by MOB

[Jason D]

Thank you all for your copious and careful feedback. 

I've reviewed each and every suggestion for an edit and implemented many of them. When we've assembled a new .pdf we'll make it available immediately, but it might be a short time while we verify and confirm the new version is a good as we can make it. 

[MOB]

The updated file with all current corrections is now available to download. It is V1.02.

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback!

[pansophy]

When printing with the Background layer off, the chapter page for Settings and Appendices do not have an image of the Vitruvius man on it. Might be an issue with the layering.

[devinlc]

The calculations for many of the hit points by location on the CREATURE HIT LOCATION TABLE (page 249) seem wrong. And it looks like they were similarly wrong in RQ3.

For example, 10 hit points shows 5 for a 2/5 location. It should be 4.

19 hp shows 9 for a 2/5 location (it should be 8), shows 6 for a 1/4 location (it should be 5).

I went ahead and redid the chart up to the same number of rows as the original chart:

Creature Hit Points per Location
Total	2/5	1/3	1/4	1/5
1-2	1	1	1	1
3	2	1	1	1
4	2	2	1	1
5	2	2	2	1
6	3	2	2	2
7	3	3	2	2
8	4	3	2	2
9	4	3	3	2
10	4	4	3	2
11-12	5	4	3	3
13-15	6	5	4	3
16	7	6	4	4
17	7	6	5	4
18	8	6	5	4
19-20	8	7	5	4
21	9	7	6	5
22	9	8	6	5
23-24	10	8	6	5
25	10	9	7	5
26-27	11	9	7	6
28	12	10	7	6
29	12	10	8	6
30	12	10	8	6
31-32	13	11	8	7
33	14	11	9	7
34-35	14	12	9	7
36	15	12	9	8
37	15	13	10	8
38-39	16	13	10	8
40	16	14	10	8
41-42	17	14	11	9
43-44	18	15	11	9
45	18	15	12	9

Edited May 21, 2023 by devinlc

[devinlc]

Hit Points by Location page 21 references Hit Location chart on page 128, but it is really on page 126.

Hit Points by Location page 21 never actually says how you round hit points by location. It looks like, per RQ, you always round up, but it should say somewhere. Also, assuming it does always round up, then the value for arms for 17 hp is incorrect. It should be 5 hp for arms at hp 17.

[devinlc]

Shark hit points (page 223) should be 19-20.

Squid (page 223) STR and SIZ should be 35 and hit points should, therefore, be 24.

Edited May 21, 2023 by devinlc

[DreadDomain]

P.10, Steep Three: Age "For every full 10 years added to the rolled starting age, based on the level of the campaign, modify professional skill points by +10 (Normal), +20 (Heroic), +30 (Epic), or +40 (Superhuman) (see Step Seven). MAny fraction of years below 10 does not qualify for this skill bonus. Based on level of campaign, for every year below the minimum age (18) described above, subtract 10 (Normal), 20 (Heroic), 30 (Epic), or 40 skill points (Superhuman) from your character’s professional skill points.

p.15, STEP 3: AGE & EXPERIENCE. As above for normal leve.

p.15, STEP 4: CHARACTERISTIC ROLLS "CHA x 5 for Charm".

P.17, Characteristics "Physical characteristics (STR, CON, SIZ, DEX, and CHA) have a maximum of 21 for humans." Is Charisma a physical characteristics? I suggest you remove the mention to "physical" and "mental" in the next bullet point.

Edited May 27, 2023 by DreadDomain

[Greg]

Page 22, second paragraph under "Professions A Through Z," second line reads, "your or your gamemaster." Should be "you or your gamemaster." 

[nyx_xyn]

Page 45, Language (various) reads "Other languages can be learned in the home, at school, on the streets, or at school, depending on the culture and upbringing." The second 'at school' is redundant and should either be removed or replaced with something like 'at work'.

[nyx_xyn]

Page 50, Sleight of Hand reads "Use his skill..." and should read "Use this skill..."

[Quux]

Page 259 (nonplayer character sheet), the "MOV" characteristic is a different font than the other characteristics on the page in four different places (middle column near the top, and under followers one, two, and three). I'd suggest making it the same font as the other characteristics listed on the page.

[nyx_xyn]

On page 66, Allergy isn't marked with an asterisk on the random mutation table despite being an adverse mutation.

[nyx_xyn]

At the bottom of page 181, the Advanced Explosive table note 4 reads "Against an nonliving target..."
 

Suggested edit: "Against an nonliving target..."

Edited June 11, 2023 by nyx_xyn
Split the current error and suggested edit into two sentences for clarity

[Spartan]

In the Sorcery section in both the old BGB and the new edition, the initial spells found in the Sorcery section of Magic World are not present. It seems like an omission as it’s an alphabetical thing. 

[nyx_xyn]

On page 199, the second paragraph of the Nonplayer Characters section reads "Some of the ways you can make your gamemasters more distinctive..."

I believe that the intention is for it to read "Some of the ways you can make your gamemasters nonplayer characters more distinctive..."

[Jason D]

12 hours ago, Spartan said:

In the Sorcery section in both the old BGB and the new edition, the initial spells found in the Sorcery section of Magic World are not present. It seems like an omission as it’s an alphabetical thing. 

Magic World (2012) came out four years after the Big Gold Book (2008). 

Those spells were added to MW later.  

[nyx_xyn]

On page 217 in the Age of Sail section, the first paragraph reads "The early 19th is marked by..."

The early 19th of what?
My guess is that it should be: "The early 19th century is marked by..."

[CeruleanGecko]

On page 23, "Skill category bonuses (option), Continued" frame, "Skill Bonus Table" table: last line readibility could improve a lot with slightly wider columns and "±1% / 1 or 2 point(s)" on one single line.

Also unsure why the table is labeled "Skill Bonus Table" rather than simply "Skill Bonus", as any other table omits the redundancy.

[CeruleanGecko]

On page 22, "Wealth" section ends with "(...) a brief description of each wealth level is on page 30." and should instead refer to "page 26".

[nyx_xyn]

On page 215, right side Inspiration section, Critical Success subsection reads "...for the duration of the task or situation An experience check is gained..."

Suggested edit: "...for the duration of the task or situation. An experience check is gained..."

[nyx_xyn]

Page 217, the first paragraph reads "Note that actions must be known to others—Reputation is gained for actions taken in secrecy or obscurity."

Given context, it feels like it should read "Note that actions must be known to others—no Reputation is gained for actions taken in secrecy or obscurity."

[CeruleanGecko]

On page 32, "Creating new professions" frame, in the second example (professional translator) there is a list of eleven skills instead of ten (required to build a new profession and default for existing ones).

[CeruleanGecko]

On page 26, "A list of professions" alphabetical ordering had some strange hiccups (after some last minute renaming?) Occultist and Writer got themselves lost in the middle of the table.

Edited June 22, 2023 by CeruleanGecko

[foolcat]

On page 45, skill description for Hide, in the paragraph for System Notes, the fourth sentence reads:

Someone hiding should keep as still as possible; moving while using Hide Difficult, and moving more than a meter in a combat round requires both Hide and Stealth rolls.

I feel the verb in the second part is missing, and the part should read 

[…] moving while using Hide is Difficult, […]