What’s different in the Second Edition?

I realize that I said that the new edition ofThe Talisman of Zandriais REVISED! and EXPANDED! But then I never really gave an example of what that means. So I decided to post a few snippets that compare the old version with the new one.

The opening, for instance, used to look like this:

Ivy Peterson was not ordinary. Nor was she extraordinary or unusual. Ivy Peterson was Less-than-Ordinary. At least she thought she was. With her mouse brown hair, plain brown eyes, and average height, she knew t...