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Is this the worst sentence in the 1st ed DMG? Ep. 21

Is this the worst sentence in the 1st ed DMG? Ep. 21

Update: 2024-08-11

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"Animate Dead: It is, of course, possible to animate the skeletons or corpses of demi-human and humanoid, as well as human, sort." -pg. 41 of the 1st edition Advanced Dungeon Masters Guide.

Is that the worst sentence in the book? It is confusing, ill-constructed, and hideous to the ear. Or is it merely the worst sentence so far? Scott and Ben discuss!

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Is this the worst sentence in the 1st ed DMG? Ep. 21

Is this the worst sentence in the 1st ed DMG? Ep. 21

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