Yes, bad hyphenations were already caught and fixed.

-Jeff

1) I'm working on a sample character to include in the final version.

2) The Gardasiyal Bestiary was the source I used for creature stats. I didn't directly convert from 'size' to 'hit points' - I converted from 'HBS' to 'danger rating'. HBS is a kind of overall combat rating in Gardasiyal, and that's what the danger ratings represent in my Pocket Universe system. Then it was a matter of assigning Pocket Universe stats which added up to a danger rating that matched the Gardasiyal HBS. Obviously I tried to weight it toward higher PHYS scores for larger creatures, but my goal was to make sure that at the end of the day the fights would come out roughly the same as in Gardasiyal. It's important to note also that in Pocket Universe, doubling a creature's mass doesn't double its hit points. So that may be throwing off your expectations a bit, too.

3) Multi-limbed creatures use the exact same multi-attack rules as humans (9.5.15). Some creatures also have Ambidexterity, which follows the same rules as the human advantage of the same name. Of course some creatures may be able to use multiple weapons AND carry a shield, if they have enough hands.

4) "Temple Sorcerer" means that the NPC can cast spells up to "Temple" level, not that they are necessarily members of a temple's hierarchy. Of course those spells (as well as Generic level ones) are closely guarded 'secrets' of the Tsolyani temples, so you're right in that Ahoggya sorcerers would rarely have access to them, at least through the fastidious Tsolyani temples. I didn't consider that sufficient grounds to exclude Ahoggya sorcerers with spells of those levels from the Bestiary section. GMs may of course refrain from using such unusually highly-trained Ahoggya sorcerers in their adventures.

-Jeff

2) You can modify Bethorm's creature stats to suit yourself using the procedure described in 16.1.2. I think if you play Bethorm as written, though, you'll find that the fights play out pretty much as you'd expect.

3) What part of the multiple attack rules is unclear? Perhaps you have some preconceptions, based on other rules sets, which do not apply in this system 🙂

-Jeff

Finally back to reading. I apologize if some of these have already been reported.

P 41 Botany (INTL/ -1, High Status)
Remembering facts about certain plants takes no time, but performing a systematic study of a plant species could take weeks or ever years.

P 43 Fashion, end of 2nd paragraph
There is are no Forms for sleeping, working at a daily job, going shopping, casual visits, etc.

P 43, Insight (WILL/ -1, Any Status) This skill is used to get a sense of someone's by watching their body language, listening to their tone of voice, and paying attention to their manner of speech.

P 45, Negotiate (INTL/ -1, Any Status) This skill is used for haggling and debate. Each attempt takes about a minute.

Start with a deal that is evenly exactly balanced,

p 49, Write Music (INTL/ -4, Any Status)
..., but characters with one Write Music specialization may the other specialization at only a -1 penalty for unskilled use. Each attempt takes about an hour.

P 49, language list
Tsoléi'i (Tsoléi Archipelago in the western sea)
Tsolei'i is not in bold like the other language names.

P 50
3.10.5.5 Nonhuman Character Language

Nonhumans are in the same situation as foreigners (above), except that their languages are nearly impossible for humans to master. The GM may allow a human character to learn a nonhuman language only if the human character's background is specially to justify it (example: Harsan, from Prof. Barker's Tékumel novels, was raised by Pé Choi). Even then, human characters must pay triple the normal number of EPs to learn a nonhuman language.

P 55, 4.6.3 Coverage

Full Helm has a single * in the chart, but the relative foot note has **

You are very welcome. There are benefits to having to sit for hours watching software install. 😉

Oh, and love the new graphic!