diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 72997b8b..a68517aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,13 +17,14 @@ for a Fate Accelerated character, or
     ./publish_fcs.sh some_character_file.xml
 
 for a Fate Core System character. Other publish scripts may be created for
-various alternative rule options from Fate System Toolkit or elsewhere.
+various alternative rule options from Fate System Toolkit or elsewhere, and
+there is also a generic `publish.sh` that depends on a default XSL stylesheet
+being defined in the given XML document.
 
 Output (currently just HTML) is rendered into the `out` directory.
 Validation is also available:
 
-    ./validate_fae.sh some_character_file.xml
-    ./validate_fcs.sh some_character_file.xml
+    ./validate.sh some_character_file.xml
 
 Other useful URLs:
 - http://www.faterpg.com/
diff --git a/characters/validate_fae.sh b/characters/validate.sh
similarity index 75%
rename from characters/validate_fae.sh
rename to characters/validate.sh
index ef84e6ec..eb881744 100755
--- a/characters/validate_fae.sh
+++ b/characters/validate.sh
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ if [ $# -eq 0 ] ; then
 fi
 
 for file in $@; do
-  xmllint --noout --dtdvalid ../fae.dtd $file
+  xmllint --noout $file
 done
diff --git a/characters/validate_fcs.sh b/characters/validate_fcs.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index f364f651..00000000
--- a/characters/validate_fcs.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-if [ $# -eq 0 ] ; then
-  echo
-  echo "Usage: $(basename $0) some_file(s).xml" >&2
-  echo
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-for file in $@; do
-  xmllint --noout --dtdvalid ../fcs.dtd $file
-done