Where To Create A Wiki

[Nellisir]

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. . . .

I've had a long and happy relationship with PBwiki, but they've moved towards a more "professional" audience. I was grandfathered in for a while, getting a platinum account for a basic fee, but I don't know what I have now except that I haven't paid and they haven't booted me.

Anyways, most wikis will have a "list pages" feature and a good search function, so indexes are less necessary.

I think the link is in my sig; I used it for campaigns and rules.

 

[Mercurius]

I was in your shoes a few weeks ago and decided to go with Google Sites. Here is my campaign site, The Twilight Age (very much still a work in progress).

 

[Jürgen Hubert]

It's also possible to customize the appearance of Wikidot.com wikis to a great degree if you have some knowledge of CSS. See my own Urbis Wiki for an example.

 

[avin]

I'm using Wotc community for my Planescape 4E campaign. Forum, wiki, blog, pics... everything there.

 

[Starfox]

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.

As long as WotC maintains it...

 

[CharlesRyan]

Um, sure. Wouldn't that be true for any of the sites discussed on this thread?

 

[weem]

I would recommend hosting your own - it's not very expensive.

-- You will need a domain ($8-$15 a year on average)

-- And a host ($5-$10 a month on average)

-- And the wiki software (free)

You did ask for "free", so I assume you don't have much of a budget for this, but it really is a good way to go. There is a lot that can be said for managing every aspect of it yourself