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Cboutin3 Posted 13 years ago
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Which option is a better choice?

1. The group escaped Solace after a brief encounter with goblins and began the journey south to the city of Haven; however, they were attacked on the road by a band of strange clerics who revealed themselves to be draconians.

2.The group escaped Solace after a brief encounter with goblins and began the journey south to the city of Haven, but they were attacked on the road by a band of strange clerics who revealed themselves to be draconians.
  

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Neither "but" nor "however" is appropriate. The attack by the clerics has no bearing on their previous escape. "Encounter" is vague.

  • Neither "but" nor "however" is appropriate.
  • The attack by the clerics has no bearing on their previous escape.
  • "Encounter" is vague.
  • The group escaped Solace after a brief scrape with goblins and began the journey south to the city of Haven.
  • They were attacked on the road by a band of strange clerics who revealed themselves to be draconians.
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Neither "but" nor "however" is appropriate. The attack by the clerics has no bearing on their previous escape. "Encounter" is vague.

The group escaped Solace after a brief scrape with goblins and began the journey south to the city of Haven. They were attacked on the road by a band of strange clerics who revealed themselves to be draconians.

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