Sutek said:
look, there's no rules about falling damage, but there's no rules about Fire damage or Cold or thirst/water and dehydration...
The rules for falling damage are referenced elsewhere in the rulebook (the Climb skill), with the implication they can be found inside said rulebook.
This is an obvious (although not that important) error in the rulebook.
Any GM worth their salt should be able to cope with this. However, they should not be jumped on for pointing out the mistake.
This is not a big deal, until people start complaining about the errors being posted up here and making it into one. Surely these forums are here to provide feedback on the products, to help Mongoose improve them in the future?
The rules for fire, cold, dehydration, abduction by aliens, seducing a tent full of harem girls, performing surgical procedures, building tactical nuclear devices are not referenced in the rulebook, and are therefore understandably absent. Any any GM worth their salt should be able to make them up or find them elsewhere. They are not a part of the rulebook, nor claimed to be. Including them would be incredibly stupid (with the exception of the harem girls, who should be included with lots of pictures).
Theres a difference here. One is an error, the other is an rules design decision. Errors usually get pointed out by those who find them, so they can be corrected in the errata, and not worried about any more. Rules design decisions can likewise be commented on, but errata should not be expected. This is probably the first time I've ever seen other posters complain when a legitimate mistake has been pointed out.
I'm yet to see an RPG rulebook by anyone that's come out 100% perfect - but I expect when I eventually do, it will be a Mongoose one. At least they
bother with an online errata, plus giving us somewhere to post our opinions and thoughts on their products. Unlike some, they don't just say "tough, you bought the book, and now we have your money". So whats wrong with helping the guys by pointing out the very few errors that slip through the net? I don't hold this tiny error against Mongoose, I've seen far worse in other peoples products. I just don't like seeing the pointing out of the error held against other posters.