[d20 NPCs] You guys ROCK!

[Jürgen Hubert]

Every few months I check out the d20 NPCs Wiki, a project I started a little over a year ago to serve as a central repository of d20-related NPCs so that busy GMs don't have to spend lots of time making up their own NPCs when creating adventures. And it's still growing steadily, with almost daily additions.

At the last count, it had 827 NPCs in its database (which, at a size of 2.8 MB, is one of the largest wikis at Wikia.Com), 484 of which are in the "pure d20" category alone (an additional 336 are in the "Mutants & Masterminds" category, and 6 are in the True20 and 1 in the BESM d20 category... well, I hope somebody will start adding new stuff to the True20 section now that it is out in print. ).

So I'd like to thank everyone who has contributed to this wiki and helped it grow. It has been successfull beyond my wildest expectation. In fact, at the moment I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to expand it beyond its d20 focus, turning it into a NPCs Wiki for all gaming systems...



And while I have your attention, I'd also like to point you to another Wiki project of mine which has sadly not received the same attention: The RPG Graveyard, a Wiki dedicated to all those player characters who died a spectacular, especially gruesome, and/or funny death. So far, it only has 26 entries - but I'm sure that most of you have some great stories to tell about your favorite character who perished in an unjust world...

 

[Nyaricus]

While I haven't contributed anything to the NPCwiki yet, i have a few neat characters I'd liek to add. Nothing spectacular about them, but great for RPing

Nothing against other gaming systems, but I'd rather keep this one d20. If someone wants to open up a GURPSNPCwiki - by all means, do so. But this is a special place where d20 NPCs can all get along YMMZ, of course

The RPG Graveyard looks fun, however. Never noticed that one before

 

[Aus_Snow]

I hope somebody will start adding new stuff to the True20 section now that it is out in print.

I'll see if I can do just that.

So I'd like to thank everyone who has contributed to this wiki and helped it grow. It has been successfull beyond my wildest expectation. In fact, at the moment I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to expand it beyond its d20 focus, turning it into a NPCs Wiki for all gaming systems...

I like this idea. All RPGs under the one roof. Aw.

 

[Jürgen Hubert]

While I haven't contributed anything to the NPCwiki yet, i have a few neat characters I'd liek to add. Nothing spectacular about them, but great for RPing

Nothing against other gaming systems, but I'd rather keep this one d20. If someone wants to open up a GURPSNPCwiki - by all means, do so. But this is a special place where d20 NPCs can all get along YMMZ, of course

The problem is that these kinds of efforts can get very splintered. I've started a Shadowrun NPCs Wiki at some point, but traffic is very, very low. To function effectively, a Wiki needs a critical mass of users who use it and contribute to it. And with non-d20 RPGs, it can be very hard to reach that critical mass. So having one site that has NPCs for all gaming system would make it easier to get more users for all categories - including for d20.

And it's not as if we have any storage limitations...

The RPG Graveyard looks fun, however. Never noticed that one before

I've seen various "character graveyards" online dedicated to various gaming systems, and I always thought they were a fun read. Some of them have automated forms for submitting new characters. And from this, the leap to a wiki format was a natural.

Now, if only more people were actually submitting stuff...

 

[Nyaricus]

Well, as the runner of the d20 wiki, it's up to you man. So long as you can set it up nicely, go for it!

And I'll submit to the graveyard site ASAP

 

[Jürgen Hubert]

Well, as the runner of the d20 wiki, it's up to you man. So long as you can set it up nicely, go for it!

Well, I've restructured the main page a bit and added a few more sample RPGs, with instructions on how to add more. There's already an NPC for the new "Star Wars d20" section...

And I'll submit to the graveyard site ASAP

I'm looking forward to it!

 

[Nyaricus]

Cool & cool


Cheers!
--N

 

[Shadowdancer]

Does it have a place for Traveller d20 NPCs? If so, I can get you some of those.

 

[Jürgen Hubert]

Does it have a place for Traveller d20 NPCs? If so, I can get you some of those.

Well, just enter an appropriate category and create an index page. This is a Wiki, so you can create new sections by yourself...