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== [[Literature]] == |
== [[Literature]] == |
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* In the first few weeks after ''[[Harry Potter]] and the Deathly Hallows'' was released, J.K. Rowling's answers to questions that either went unanswered in the series or about what happened between the end and the epilogue were a bit contradictory. She eventually settled on a single answer for ''most'' of them. For a supposedly well planned out series that spanned seven titles and over a decade in real time, it is disappointing that for so many things she only seemed to decide upon an answer after the series was finished. |
* In the first few weeks after ''[[Harry Potter]] and the Deathly Hallows'' was released, J.K. Rowling's answers to questions that either went unanswered in the series or about what happened between the end and the epilogue were a bit contradictory. She eventually settled on a single answer for ''most'' of them. For a supposedly well planned out series that spanned seven titles and over a decade in real time, it is disappointing that for so many things she only seemed to decide upon an answer after the series was finished. |
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** [[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|Book 7]] provided lovely gems such as {{spoiler|Grindelwald being alive, Hermione's middle name being 'Jean', and different Secret Keeper rules}} just to name a few. |
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** In an interview she did with Pottercast, Rowling and the interviewers became confused regarding Hannah Abbott's blood status - she had always assumed her to be Muggle Born, but had written that a family member of hers was buried in a wizard cemetery. Her final decision: "Oh, let's just split the difference and call her half-blood." |
** In an interview she did with Pottercast, Rowling and the interviewers became confused regarding Hannah Abbott's blood status - she had always assumed her to be Muggle Born, but had written that a family member of hers was buried in a wizard cemetery. Her final decision: "Oh, let's just split the difference and call her half-blood." |
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* [[Anne McCaffrey]] can't seem to make up her mind about, well, ''anything'' related to ''[[Dragonriders of Pern]]''. For instance, whether measurements given for the dragons are in feet (really the only feasible size, but a bit small for the early descriptions) or meters (an outright ridiculous figure). Or whether greens are infertile from firestone or genetics (at one point she actually said both in ''the same sentence''). |
* [[Anne McCaffrey]] can't seem to make up her mind about, well, ''anything'' related to ''[[Dragonriders of Pern]]''. For instance, whether measurements given for the dragons are in feet (really the only feasible size, but a bit small for the early descriptions) or meters (an outright ridiculous figure). Or whether greens are infertile from firestone or genetics (at one point she actually said both in ''the same sentence''). |
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== [[Tabletop Games]] == |
== [[Tabletop Games]] == |
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* Try the home game: Have two people send an email to the official ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' support line, asking the same rules-clarification question about just about anything in any edition. You win the game if both replies are contradictory. Points deducted if you asked about stealth or [[Game Breaker|Polymorph]]. No points if you used material from [[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]] magazine. |
* Try the home game: Have two people send an email to the official ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' support line, asking the same rules-clarification question about just about anything in any edition. You win the game if both replies are contradictory. Points deducted if you asked about stealth or [[Game Breaker|Polymorph]]. No points if you used material from [[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]] magazine. |
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** People say the same thing about [[Warhammer]]. |
** People say the same thing about [[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]. |
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** The various forums have plenty of examples; basically, if it isn't in the books or the FAQ, it's Cust Serv's [[House Rules]]. |
** The various forums have plenty of examples; basically, if it isn't in the books or the FAQ, it's Cust Serv's [[House Rules]]. |
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*** The FAQ's on DnD's Character Optimization forum are often regarded as house rules and nothing more. Oddly, the proper method of offering optimization on those very boards is to adhere to the person's DM's house rules and nothing else, only offering minor suggestions if the DM hasn't already said otherwise. Not that many people do it the proper way... |
*** The FAQ's on DnD's Character Optimization forum are often regarded as house rules and nothing more. Oddly, the proper method of offering optimization on those very boards is to adhere to the person's DM's house rules and nothing else, only offering minor suggestions if the DM hasn't already said otherwise. Not that many people do it the proper way... |
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