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OK, so I have tried websites and blogs. Now I want to put my current campaign information on the net for my players and I like the sound of a wiki space.
So, can any of you recommend a good site that hosts free wikis? I would like one that has other rpg traffic and is easy to use
The rpg ones I have found don't seem to be for adding own campaigns...more tracking rules systems etc.
Should I just use wikispaces? They seem OK. Does anyone know whether the free a/c lasts?
I am looking at something simple, like the ones on WOTC site done by Chris Perkins, etc. (But don't want to put it there b/c my target audience, read players, are not DDI subscribers...and I believe they would have to members to access the community there).
Has anyone else done a campaign wiki? Any hints, ideas, advice?
Thanks, C
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I have found this site to be excellent. It's free, but you're limited to two campaigns, and there are ads. There is a premium subscription that gives you unlimited campaigns, and forums for your campaigns.
Thanks for the replies. I have checked these out - and others, and I am keen to get started.
@thewok: I really like the idea of Obsidian Portal. Great to have collection of rps all in one spot. Only thing I didn't really like was the lack of actual pages. You know like a sidebar with links to NPC page, Place page, etc. You need to create them from front page and then NPCs and characters are on individual pages by the looks. I kind of just want simple, tagged pages for each topic. Am I missing something?
@ Plainsailing: I couldn't get my head around that frontpage. Thanks though, I checked out some of your stuff
@ Sir Brennan: This looks like something I can handle. Your eg, though far from done, is exactly what I am looking for. Simple links and tags that are all gathered together.
Two Q's for you: Is there much of a RP presence @ wikidot that you know of? When you chose your type of page, what did you choose? ie: personal/blog, group project, community, etc.
Cheers and thanks for the help guys. C
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Another Q of preference. What would you (meaning anyone that would use or view these sites) recommend? I create a general roleplaying wiki for myself and from there have each campaign with a page and then links, OR should I do a separate wiki for each campaign?
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Just to clarify, you don't have to be a DDI subscriber to use the WotC community. The wiki there is free and accessible to anyone.
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Thanks Infernal Teddy. So I pose the Q to you. Which 'type' if best? It appears they have several templates to choose from at the start...
Good question - I'd just go with whatever feels best, you can try that kind of stuff out in the Sandbox mode
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@ Morrus: Thanks. I visited the Enworld area for wikis, but don't really follow the navigation. So where do people go to create their own campaign wikis? Will these be viewable to my players (if the are not Community Supporters, etc)?
@ Charles Ryan: Thanks. I didn't realise this. I thought you had to be a subscriber to access the community. Hmmm. Will have to check out that - as I find the layout of the staff wikis fine, but a little confusing on the navigation b/n groups, blob, wiki, comments, sections of wiki. (Using Chris Perkins' Iomandra as an eg. Found it hard to actually find some places like NPCs when reading Adventure Log...eventually opened several tabs and got there)
So for people who have done campaign sites or players that need to use them, what preferences have you had? Any trouble with any of the above?
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I agree that game wikis can be hard to navigate, but I think that's more an issue of the typical wiki structure: You're supposed to find topics through search or links, rather than an index. (In my game wiki (here, if you're interested), I've gotten around this by creating and maintaining an index page as a wiki topic.)
You don't notice that at Wikipedia, because it's so big you're going to get some sort of hit no matter what word you type into the search field. But it sure is noticeable in a wiki with just a few dozen pages. . . .
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@ Sir Brennan: Thank you. What a cool site and idea. I do find wikispot very good for navigation and appearance. I have joined even if I do my campaign elsewhere. Think I will set up an a/c for education too (as I am a teacher).
The one spot collection of monsters is a great idea. On the wiki it says not to put monsters on from another publication. Does anyone know whether that forbids variants. For eg I have written up a lot of different gnolls, trogs, (inc minions) etc. Can they go on there? Or updated creatures from past editions, or 4E stats from other game or fiction sources. Are you allowed to do stats for these?
Cheers, C
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Another option is to set up your own website. Hosting can be found dirt cheap, and there are several wiki packages available for free, including Media Wiki, the software that Wikipedia runs on.
The advantage of this route is your have a lot more control over your wiki, and you don't have to worry about the host imposing ads on you. Plus you have access to all the other things you normally get from domain hosting.
Disadvantages are that it costs some money and you have to set up the wiki software as well as the wiki itself. Finding a low-cost host that you can be happy with may also be easy or difficult, depending on your needs.
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OK, so I have tried websites and blogs. Now I want to put my current campaign information on the net for my players and I like the sound of a wiki space.
Why not set up something on sites.google.com or google docs?
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