Difference between revisions of "Talk:Goblin"

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(we probably shouldn't use words to describe monster frequency in the infobox)
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It says they are frequently encountered, but in the monsterbox, it says they're rare. This contradicts itself. --[[User:Someone Else|Someone Else]] 22:58, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
 
It says they are frequently encountered, but in the monsterbox, it says they're rare. This contradicts itself. --[[User:Someone Else|Someone Else]] 22:58, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
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:I'm skeptical of using words to describe a monster's frequency. The source code simply uses a number, and this describes the relative probability of a monster being generated. I think the phrases "very rare", "rare", "quite rare", "uncommon", and "common" originate with Ali Harlow's monster manual. --[[User:Jayt|Jayt]] 23:46, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

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It says they are frequently encountered, but in the monsterbox, it says they're rare. This contradicts itself. --Someone Else 22:58, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

I'm skeptical of using words to describe a monster's frequency. The source code simply uses a number, and this describes the relative probability of a monster being generated. I think the phrases "very rare", "rare", "quite rare", "uncommon", and "common" originate with Ali Harlow's monster manual. --Jayt 23:46, 28 September 2006 (UTC)