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Basic rules improvements #82

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Simple changes to grammatical correctness, quotes, and apostrophes in basicrules section.
Note, this is not complete, but in the interest of merging this content and switching to branches of the main repo instead of forks, I am submitting it now.

\Accuracy and \Difficulty do not stack: instead, the greatest result is chosen and applied to the
1 \Accuracy adds \textbf{1d6} to the roll to which it is applied. \\
1 \Difficulty subtracts \textbf{1d6} from the roll to which it is applied. \\
Each dice of \Accuracy and \Difficulty cancel each other out, on a 1 to 1 basis. \\
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"die" not "dice"

fail completely, but further complicates the situation. The GM cannot change the target number
(10) of a skill check, but can add additional Difficulty (see just below) to the check if it’s harder
then \textbf{roll 1d20}, adding any relevant bonuses. On a total result of \textbf{10 or higher}, you \textbf{accomplish
your goal}. On a \textbf{20+}, \textbf{you excel at your goal}, giving you better results than you expected. On a total
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Extra space here.

\Accuracy and \Difficulty cancel each other out, on a 1 to 1 basis. \\
\Accuracy and \Difficulty do not stack: instead, the greatest result is chosen and applied to the
1 \Accuracy adds \textbf{1d6} to the roll to which it is applied. \\
1 \Difficulty subtracts \textbf{1d6} from the roll to which it is applied. \\
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Never ending a sentence in a preposition is a grammatical rule for which that I do not care.

your mech skills (1d20 + mech skill) \\
When you make an \textbf{attack roll}, add Grit. You might add other skills, like Hull or Systems, instead,
When you make an \textbf{attack roll}, add Grit. In some circumstances you may instead add other skills --- like Hull or Systems ---
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I'd prefer keeping "might" here when "may" is often used to mean "at the playert's choice".

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\section{Setup}

This game makes use of two types of dice, the 20 sided dice (referred to from hereon as a d20)
This game makes use of two types of dice: the 20 sided dice (referred to from hereon as a d20),
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Don't put a comma in a list of two items.

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