Campaign Wiki recommendations

[Elodan]

Hey,

I'm currently using TiddlyWiki for my campaign site. While it's really easy to use, it's not as interactive as I'd like. I'm hosting it via my Comcast page. My players would like to add character journals and such.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a Wiki that can meet these criteria:

• free
• reliable
• prevent anyone from touching DM only areas (i.e. races allowed, house rules, etc.)
• allow my players to post campaign journals
• password protected (I use some IP on the site) so that only those I tell the password can access

Thanks.

Tom

 

[MythosaAkira]

I've started looking at PmWiki (http://pmwiki.org/). Seems pretty good and I think it'll handle your criteria. Setup was easy (download the ZIP file, upload the unzipped folders/files to my site), but there may be permission issues if you're using your Comcast space (I don't know; couldn't hurt to try).

 

[XCorvis]

Your comcast web space probably doesn't allow you to access cgi-bin, so you won't be able to do anything interactive with that space. You can edit locally and then upload the revisions, like you're doing with Tiddlywiki.

If you like Tiddlywiki, check out http://www.tiddlyspot.com . It's a hosted, editable tiddlywiki, but it may not have some of the security you're looking for.

You can also try any of these:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_wiki_farms

 

[Amazing Triangle]

I have been using (http://www.wikispaces.com/) for my campaign and played in a game that used it as well. It is easy to edit and is free to use. You can also make it private so only members can edit it.

Here is mine as an example:
http://eveninginpsu.wikispaces.com/

 

[DMFTodd]

I've been using PBWiki for a client project, it's OK but I'm not raving about it. Free though.

Using moinmoin on my own server. It seems to be more trouble than it's worth and the editing doesn't always work smoothly.

 

[Merkuri]

Something you might want to look into that I just found recently is Obsidian Portal. One of the features just added a few days ago is the ability for each page to have a public (or "player") and private (or "GM") section. Nobody can touch the private section but you. It's also hosted on its own server, so you and your players can edit it to your heart's content.

 

[Sephiroth]

We have been using PmWiki for some time. It should do all the things you ask for.

 

[MarauderX]

I have been using (http://www.wikispaces.com/) for my campaign and played in a game that used it as well. It is easy to edit and is free to use. You can also make it private so only members can edit it.

Here is mine as an example:
http://eveninginpsu.wikispaces.com/

Wikispaces here too:

www.correl.wikispaces.com
www.guildofdefiance.wikispaces.com