English Text Style * Use British spelling in preference to American spelling. Quotations, however, should be left intact. * Capitalize the name of spells and special powers as you would the title of a book. * Avoid unnecessary modernisms. This helps preserve the mood -- an item "allows", rather than "enables", you to do something. * When describing a person possessing an item, use "its wielder" or "its wearer" in preference to "the wielder" or "the wearer". * When describing a gendered person of indeterminate gender, use masculine terms. "This icy sword increases its wielder's statistics and sustains his strength." * Use the British Imperial system for measurements. This means feet and inches, not meters and centimeters. Specific Issues * Use "hit points", not "hitpoints". * Use "Long Sword", not "Long-sword" or "Longsword". * Use "Middle-earth", not "middle-earth" or "Middle Earth". * Use "staves", not "staffs". * Use "dwarves", not "dwarfs". -- markrax (Mark Schreiber)