From:	Georg Greve <greve@*******.HANSE.DE>
Subject:	Re: German Versions
Date:	Fri, 13 Dec 1996 16:01:57 GMT

Guido Hölker (guido@******.COM) wrote:
: >- The recoil modifiers for a burst is one point lower in the german
: >version
: True. Because if you make a burst with an 3-point-recoil.penalty, the whole
: burst-mode is completely senseless (you are far better of on full auto-fire
: in this cas, can hit a few targets more if the odds are right), so this was
: by intention.

Actually I think that's nonsense. We are playing the original rules
and we NEVER had any problems with it.

: >- The Grimoire has totally different working for all control
: >manipulations as well as different drain codes (in the list at the end
: >there are the original english drain codes, though).
: Also true, but if you cross-check you will see that there are a lot of
: inconsequences on the original we tried to clean up, and for the drain codes
: there are a few differences between the book and the table in the original
: already. we cleared some of them and made new in nearly the same amount; mut
: have been a blind editor here.

Sorry to say that, but: You failed miserably. There was no
clarification at all - you just screwed a lot of the spells up.

: *Schweber* is the classical german name for LAVs snce the first years of SF;

Huh ? Where from ??

: we took it because we thaough it would be better to recognize then
: *Donnervogel". A Donnervogel isn't only the correct trabnslation of T-Bird
: but a mystical northern Animal as well and we didn't want to sound it like a
: critter.

Why ? A "Hummer" sounds like an animal as well - where is the problem
with that ?

: >(Germany Sourcebook) !" - that way we don't have these nasty: "But in
: >my book it says [insert rule] !" - discussions anymore.
: Sorry to say, but this isn't a house rule: We stated in every book we made
: changes in that in question of doubt the original version is the correct
: one. And furthermore: As we have to pay so much roylaties to FASA that they
: can pay their RPG-Police, we don't have money for our own. So as much as We
: would like to hunt you down and sue the last penny out of you if you change
: the rules, we can't..

Huh ? Then why did you change rules at all if you then print "Whatever
we changed is stupid, the english original counts." into your books ?

: I hope this explaines a bit (even if you still disagree?)
: But if there are any more questions: just ask, adn if give stupid answers,

Sure. I hope you didn't feel offended too much, but I am really tired
of these German translations. Actually in my group you hide your
German sourcebooks (if you own any) - ashamed that you bought this
crap. *grin*

: kick my butt.

Cool. Thanks for the invitation ! ;-)

Later,
Georg

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