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Avoid the word “monster”, except as used in the game. Prefer “creature” instead, regardless of how the player or player character may feel about the creature in question. | Avoid the word “monster”, except as used in the game. Prefer “creature” instead, regardless of how the player or player character may feel about the creature in question. | ||
==== “The” ==== | |||
While it is an established feature of technical writing, the “indefinite the”, i.e., the use of “the” followed by a singular common noun used to refer to an entire class of thing, is dispreferred in favor of using “a”/“an” and a singular noun, or no article and a plural noun. E.g., | |||
* A slugsnout is a type of swine. – Fine | |||
* Slugsnouts are a type of swine. – Fine | |||
* The slugsnout is a type of swine. – Not Preferred | |||
The idea is partly to make it clearer when something really is unique, e.g., “the Kesil Face”. | |||
==== Units ==== | ==== Units ==== | ||