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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dawn Raven" data-source="post: 4654300" data-attributes="member: 80176">If I should make a seperate thread, tell me. I like less threads though. Here are some bits I had considered changing in the wiki.  This is after a brief going over. I'm sure more will pop up.Proposed Alterations: Provide a link to the main setting in the Character Creation thread.  12 Gods:[sblock] The chart shows the comparison to Greek and Roman gods, however, little information is provided about most of the gods. I don't mean that an exhaustive amont of information is required but perhaps at least a “God/Goddess of X, Y, & Z. would be nice. Also, if anyone has created stories using the gods, this would be a great thing to add to the section. Remember, gods are seen as different by everyone just because person A says that they did XYZ doesn't mean that they have to according to person b.  I also feel that the Greek/Roman section could be taken out of the table and instead particular bits of information from those gods put into the section for each god/goddess below. For example, why is Apoli similar (or identical?) to apollo? Is the comparison more than that? Are the 12 gods meant to be direct embodiments of these roman/greek gods? This should be made clear on the page. [/sblock] PROPOSAL:[sblock]I feel a great advantage and indeed integral part of a living world is the effect games and characters have on the world as a whole. I do not mean world changing or altering events, but rather small things. For example, a collective list arranged by place of the NPC's that are mentioned and used in both DM stories and PC conversations and/or backgrounds that are first PUT FORTH by said DM or PC as “usable” could be interesting and useful for others.    This is a difficult idea for me to get across, I believe. What I intend is that characters within character backgrounds and DM stories can be inter-used. For example, say DM A needs or wants a captain of a ship as a minor (or major) role in a story, and then say that DM B has already used such a captain (or a guild of captains, fleet of ships, group of sailors, etc) and is okay with allowing DM A to make use of them.  I for one, when (or if..) I run an adventure would prefer to make use of personas that would already have had interactions with players in the game. Perhaps that NPC might not have had encounters with the people in MY game but perhaps he did with those in another, and then later on it would be a point of conversation. “Oh Hey, you met Old Bob the Steward? He gave us a potion for doing XYZ for him while we were doing XYZ.”    This same format could be used for other “informal” parts of the setting. I for one would love to see some of the names and places in others backgrounds come up again. While I understand the largest issue with this is concern that certain parts of the setting would be detailed in ways that  DM wanting to use that area would not like, but it should be (or rather MUST be) explained that this is completely informal. Nothing in a stated character's background is currently “canon.” Just as such, something that occurs in a game or is stated by a single player does not automatically become canon. However, a way to reference these ideas could help to new players, current players (making up stories for say, contests like JoeNotCharles recently tried) and DM's to feel more involved and inter-linked within the setting. I know that I would love for there to be a way to look at other characters from the Nest in the Laughing Gallows and weave people from their backgrounds into Les's background. Of course, it should be re-instated that making a story/background/etc does not automatically force one into this.    Rather it is something that must be stated clearly and voluntarily to allow for your own material to be used. [/sblock]More thoughts: Organization[sblock]I've found it very difficult to find bits and pieces of information. The first page has a good start but, I feel, trails off into areas that may or may not be interesting or integral to new players and DMs. When I first looked at it, my first thought was, Why do I care how it came to be? I just want to see what IS not what almost was. I think separating this into separate sections, perhaps even a separate page would be beneficial. Additionally, character creation should have links to the thread, the page, the language section, and the race section (not sure how much of this is on different pages just shooting ideas on what I thought as I wandered around the wiki). On top of this, a standard table of links at the top or bottom or both of each page linking to major areas would help with moving around fluidly. A link to the front page, a link to character creation information, a link to Setting Intro, Daunton, Far Lands and the near lands are the first thoughts that go through my mind.[/sblock] Thoughts?</blockquote>

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