I’ve attempted the following Easy Table:
Grade | Support Factor |
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Barren | "<5 persons per sq mile | 0A |
Poor | "20 persons per sq mile | 1A |
Average | "40 persons per sq mile | 2A |
Populous | "80 persons per sq mile | 4A |
But I’ve had to add quotation marks into the second column, otherwise it assumes the leading numerals are width commands, and produces this:
Grade | Support Factor |
---|
Barren | persons per sq mile | 0A |
Poor | persons per sq mile | 1A |
Average | persons per sq mile | 2A |
Populous | persons per sq mile | 4A |
However, the following table has leading numerals in both columns, yet neither of them are interpreted as width commands:
Spend | Prestige Gain |
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2W | 1D3P |
4W | 1D6P |
8W | 2D6P |
Can anyone explain what is going on, why the system misinterprets numerals in one table but not the other, and how I can put numerals in my columns without the table misinterpreting them as width commands?
Edit: In the process of posting this query, I've discovered that replacing the quotation marks with spaces gives the desired result:
Grade | Support Factor |
---|
Barren | <5 persons per sq mile | 0A |
Poor | 20 persons per sq mile | 1A |
Average | 40 persons per sq mile | 2A |
Populous | 80 persons per sq mile | 4A |
But it still doesn't explain why the small table is not misinterpreted.