2011-01-06 Campaign Wikis Are Belong To Us

I use a campaign wiki for [MyCampaigns every single campaign] I’m in. There are several solutions out there:

1. I use my own Campaign Wiki site. It’s simple and sturdy. It doesn’t have many features. I wrote the code, I run the server. Feel free to give it a try, or look at existing campaigns.

2. Obsidian Portal is a fancy commercial service by a bunch of very nice guys that sponsored prizes for the One Page Dungeon Contest. I recommend them for people that like lots of features.

3. Epic Words is another service I heard about on the Roll For Initiative podcast.

Campaign Wiki

existing campaigns

Obsidian Portal

One Page Dungeon Contest

Epic Words

Roll For Initiative podcast

What are the benefits of using a wiki for your campaign?

• Players create a page for their character, thus allowing others to review stats and background. This makes it easier to *integrate characters into adventures*.
• Players can add background and describe what their characters are doing between adventures. This can help focus game sessions themselves on group activities including combat and still promote immersion by encouraging *character development* between sessions.
• Pages created for new *locations can develop over time*. They start with nothing but a rumor and grow links to important characters and other locations.
• *Session reports* can be as short as a sentence or two if your game is focused on fighting and looting, or they can be reports a page or two long, allowing the report writers to add character and emotional depths to the events. This will get players up to speed if they missed a session or if you’re not playing every single week.
• In a sandbox game, *providing rumors and incentives* for your players is imperative. Creating pages for locations and characters is just that. Instead of providing rumors at the table, the slow growth of the campaign mimics the in-game knowledge of player characters.

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