Wiki challenge!

[RavinRay]

Morrus , I have a copy of Fantasy Flight Games' Draconic Lore. From reading the OGL statement on page 4, I understand that I can post the stats of the dragons there sans the text of their physical descriptions. I'd like to do it, since I'm a dragon junkie, and I believe some of the material there served as inspiration for draconic material by WotC and Paizo. However, I want to be absolutely sure that I can post those dragon stats into the Wiki.

Draconic Lore is published under the Open Game License and d20 System Trademark License. The OGL allows us to use the d20 System core rules and to publish material derived from those rules.

In fact, material that is strictly rules related is Open Content. You can use this material in your own works, as long as you follow the conditions of the Open Game License. You can copy the material to your website or even put it in a book that you can publish and sell.

Not everything in this book is Open Content, however. The names of creatures and the game statistics, mechanics, and rules derived from the d20 SRD are designated as Open Content. The descriptions of the creatures are closed content and cannot be republished, copied, or distributed without the consent of Fantasy Flight Games.

All illustrations, pictures, and diagrams in this book are Product Identity and the property of Fantasy Flight Games, © 2002.

If I can do so, then it might be the first entry for FFG, and it can be listed among the OGL/d20/3E 3rd Party Publishers.

 

[Morrus]

Morrus , I have a copy of Fantasy Flight Games' Draconic Lore. From reading the OGL statement on page 4, I understand that I can post the stats of the dragons there sans the text of their physical descriptions. I'd like to do it, since I'm a dragon junkie, and I believe some of the material there served as inspiration for draconic material by WotC and Paizo. However, I want to be absolutely sure that I can post those dragon stats into the Wiki.

Yep, you've interpretted that correctly.

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

I'm not trying to be overdramatic or facetious, but I've sat down to contribute a half a dozen times... and the website is CRAWLING.

I'm going to wait until the new site settles down a bit, I think. I'm not ranting-- I know you're working on it-- but I assume I'm not alone here. I would expect the OGL wiki to explode with contributions as soon as it's practicable.

 

[Wizbane]

Yes it's a bit slow currently -- slightly more than the forums I'd say.

On the mix of open game content and fan content: would it be a viable solution to just tag the OGC with a disclaimer like "From here to here it's Open Game Content" without quoting the source/publisher? This would allow to know a contribution is actually OGC, copied from another source or created.

But would having OGC tagged content on the Wiki imply the Wiki itself comes with a OGL (or rather the site)? I think so, and I suppose there's no underlying OGL actually. I don't even know if it's possible for an internet site.

So I think no content on the Wiki should be tagged as OGC, even if it has been copied from already published OGC (such as the dragon stats mentioned above), as it would not be actually content shared under an OGL.

 

[smootrk]

how does one add a new sub-category? I tried for a while, but was unsuccessful at getting it to actually appear on the list of sub-categories.

In particular, I would like there to be a sub-category under 3e Classes for Oriental Adventures Classes (or Asian Classes, or something similar). So, If someone can let me know, or do it themselves, so I can add that category to a page that I added...

 

[Merkuri]

how does one add a new sub-category?

The easiest way is to create your sub-category by adding it to a page, then click on it, edit the sub-category, and add it to the main category.

 

[smootrk]

The easiest way is to create your sub-category by adding it to a page, then click on it, edit the sub-category, and add it to the main category.

I thought I was doing just that, but it does not show up... I am probably goofing on a step somewhere.

 

[Merkuri]

I thought I was doing just that, but it does not show up... I am probably goofing on a step somewhere.

Remember that page names and categories are case-sensitive.

What's the category and sub-category that you're trying to edit?

 

[smootrk]

Remember that page names and categories are case-sensitive.

What's the category and sub-category that you're trying to edit?

edit: argghh, even as I try to answer, I get hit with an extreme site slow-down...

Category: 3e Classes
Subcategory to add: Oriental Adventures Classes

(or something similar - too many A's, so I tend to avoid 'Asian' which would have been my first choice to avoid conflict with any official setting).

 

[Merkuri]

Category: 3e Classes
Subcategory to add: Oriental Adventures Classes

Edit Oriental Adventures Classes and add this to the page:

[[Category:3e Classes]]

That should be all you need.