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| − | + | This page will explain the basic principles behind D&D Wikia as well as its differences from other projects you might have come across. | |
| − | + | == This is a place for official information == | |
| + | Any [[Wikipedia:|Wikipedia]]-like pages about things related to [[Dungeons and Dragons]] are welcome here. Good examples are articles about D&D books, publishing companies, game designers, versions of game mechanics, and encyclopedic articles about campaign settings and monsters. | ||
| − | + | Some of the Wikipedia limitations still apply, meaning you should write consistently and try to stay neutral. If you cannot stay neutral and a particular point of view must be maintainted, it is allowed as long as no false information is provided. It is also a good idea to give a link to another article which describes the same subject from a different point of view. No direct bashing of basic D&D principles is allowed: if you don't like it, don't contribute. | |
| − | + | == This is a place for gaming-specific information == | |
| + | There are a lot of articles that can possibly be written but will never be accepted at English Wikipedia because they will be deemed "unrelevant" and deleted quickly. In '''D&D Wikia''' anything is welcome if it is related to D&D, no matter how small is the topic. Those who do not need your article will not read it and link to it, and they may merge it into a larger topic, but they will not delete it. | ||
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| + | == This is a place for your own stuff == | ||
| + | You! Yes, you! If you're role-playing, I bet you have something to share. It can be anything from [[home rule]]s that improve your game and home-brewn [[spell]]s and [[monster]]s to [[campaign setting]]s descriptions and [[adventure]]s. You also have unlimited space for images (provided they have legal license status). | ||
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| + | We do have a strict naming convention for homebrew material, however, as well as some rather strict guidelines to keep things from becoming cluttered up with unplayable and incomplete submissions. We are also very author centric with our homebrew, and don't look kindly on people fiddling with the mechanics of other contributors work (though wording is acceptable). | ||
Revision as of 19:09, 29 October 2010
This page will explain the basic principles behind D&D Wikia as well as its differences from other projects you might have come across.
This is a place for official information
Any Wikipedia-like pages about things related to Dungeons and Dragons are welcome here. Good examples are articles about D&D books, publishing companies, game designers, versions of game mechanics, and encyclopedic articles about campaign settings and monsters.
Some of the Wikipedia limitations still apply, meaning you should write consistently and try to stay neutral. If you cannot stay neutral and a particular point of view must be maintainted, it is allowed as long as no false information is provided. It is also a good idea to give a link to another article which describes the same subject from a different point of view. No direct bashing of basic D&D principles is allowed: if you don't like it, don't contribute.
This is a place for gaming-specific information
There are a lot of articles that can possibly be written but will never be accepted at English Wikipedia because they will be deemed "unrelevant" and deleted quickly. In D&D Wikia anything is welcome if it is related to D&D, no matter how small is the topic. Those who do not need your article will not read it and link to it, and they may merge it into a larger topic, but they will not delete it.
This is a place for your own stuff
You! Yes, you! If you're role-playing, I bet you have something to share. It can be anything from home rules that improve your game and home-brewn spells and monsters to campaign settings descriptions and adventures. You also have unlimited space for images (provided they have legal license status).
We do have a strict naming convention for homebrew material, however, as well as some rather strict guidelines to keep things from becoming cluttered up with unplayable and incomplete submissions. We are also very author centric with our homebrew, and don't look kindly on people fiddling with the mechanics of other contributors work (though wording is acceptable).
