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Revision as of 01:39, 9 June 2011

Introduction

Using the Wiki

Community Portal

Navigating the Wiki

Canon Content Requirements

Homebrew Content Requirements

Publication Transcriptions

General Editing Policy

General Deletion Policy

Uploading Images

Wiki Syntax

About Dungeons and Dragons Wiki

Dungeons and Dragons Wiki started as a community of users that loved Dungeons and Dragons and, in particular, creating and using homebrew. We liked homebrew so much that we decided to build this community to cater to people who want access to high quality homebrew content for their games and also have an environment where homebrew can be created, constructively criticized, and become the best it can be.

Our wiki has grown a bit since then, and now includes material from several editions, articles about the worlds and people that make up official settings, and even lists of publications with OGL material. So what type of place is this?

This is a place for user created material

While there is a lot of user created material here for you to peruse and use in your games, it's also a space for you to add your own material. Which makes is a space for you. Yes, you! If you're role-playing, we bet you have something to share. It can be anything from house rules that improve your game and homebrew spells and monsters to campaign settings descriptions and adventures. You can also upload images for your work (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). While these aren't normal wiki policies, we have found that it keeps the place more user friendly and allows users to better find material for their games. More information can be found in our Editing Policy.

This is a place for official information

Any Wikipedia-like pages about things related to Dungeons and Dragons are welcome here in our canon section. Good examples are articles about D&D books, publishing companies, game designers, versions of game mechanics, and encyclopaedic 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 maintained, 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 finding publications and OGL material

Our publication section contains a growing list of books and material written for various editions of the game. It also contains material from those books that is legal to reprint, allowing you a chance to play with some of the material of the material in these books even if you don't own them. We recommend that you purchase them if you really enjoy them, since that's how the creators are able to afford to make more, but sometimes it's nice just to be able to use material from out of print or difficult to acquire books.

Where do I start?

If want to start reading our homebrew content that is available, go to 3.5e Homebrew or 4e Homebrew. You can find our collection of canon articles over in our DnD Encyclopedia. If you'd like to get lost in a library, you might find our Publication List more to your liking.

If you're not sure where to start reading, or want to contribute but aren't familiar with wikis in general, we recommend you spend a few minutes to read about Using the Wiki and checking out the help pages.

Humorous Policies

Technical Information