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Originally Posted by MUran
In UnMet's defense, the reason for the long-windedness is to help convey the victorian feel of the thing. Have you ever read the writings of the era?
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As an English major, I can safely say yes, I have, in spades. I can see applying that writing style to whatever game fiction is in there, but when it comes to rules, I say keep it clear and concise. Economy and precision of language are important when it comes to game mechanics, IMO. I prefer when authors keep the flowery prose confined to the fiction bits (especially since I almost always skip the fiction anyway).
I should emphasize that I don't have this book and haven't read it, so I can't speak to the specifics of it, but I mentioned it because I found WotG to be pretty overwritten as well.