Useful resources for Homebrewers

[Jürgen Hubert]

Let's collect useful online resources for homebrewers in this thread!

First of all, I'd like to plug my latest project here:

The Arcana Wiki.

It can be described as "A mixture of the Wikipedia and the TV Tropes Wiki, but with additional space for adventure ideas".

 

[Appleseeth]

I'm a little confused about the Wiki. Is it for all fantasy settings, or just more modern style ones?

If its high fantasy, I have about 50 pages of material I could contribute, otherwise I have very little.

 

[Jürgen Hubert]

I'm a little confused about the Wiki. Is it for all fantasy settings, or just more modern style ones?

If its high fantasy, I have about 50 pages of material I could contribute, otherwise I have very little.

It exists for all genres - it is intended to show how real-world material can provide inspiration for almost any game. Take the entry for Transhumanism, for example - it is a decidedly futuristic concept, and yet I have shown how it is relevant for fantasy settings.

Note, however, that at least the "Basic Information" section of any entry shouldn't be about something invented by themselves. For example, you couldn't describe any fantasy deities you made up for your own campaign, but you could describe deities from any real world pantheon (and maybe explain how you used them in your campaign in the "Game and Story Use" section).

 

[Appleseeth]

Ok, your Arcana Wiki doesn't sound like the place for my material then, it's all from my imagination (as much as it can be anyway). If I spot something in my setting that might go there, I'll toss it in.