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* All new material must be separated from SRD.
* All new material must be separated from SRD.
* This wiki is in English. Do not add material in other languages.
* This wiki is in English. Do not add material in other languages.
** Names are exceptions, they can be of any language, but use only western alphabet, or at least use HTML entities for non-ISO-8859-1 letters. We try to avoid Unicode conversion problems here.
** Names are exceptions, they can be of any language, but use only western alphabet, or at least use HTML Entities for non-ISO-8859-1 letters. We try to avoid Unicode conversion problems here.
** Don't use weird letters in page names even if the page is for a character with a weird name, for example.
** Never use weird letters or HTML Entities in page names!
 
==How to Add Original Material==
==How to Add Original Material==
* Never copy any copyrighted material unless it's yours, and if it is, it will forever be under CC-BY-4.0 license.  
* Never copy any copyrighted material unless it's yours, and if it is, it will forever be under CC-BY-4.0 license.  
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* Place everything under a category, which is usually the name of your campaign setting, "extra rulebook", or an adventure module.
* Place everything under a category, which is usually the name of your campaign setting, "extra rulebook", or an adventure module.
* Don't repeat SRD material (unless it's some really small bit such as how to calculate DC for something). Instead <nowiki>[[link]]</nowiki> all SRD things from your material.
* Don't repeat SRD material (unless it's some really small bit such as how to calculate DC for something). Instead <nowiki>[[link]]</nowiki> all SRD things from your material.
===About Images===
===About Images===
* ''Images'' are an exception: you keep the copyright. Also, you are allowed to add a link to the source or your portfolio.
* ''Images'' are an exception: you keep the copyright. Also, you are allowed to add a link to the source or your portfolio.
* Never use AI images!
* Never use AI images!
* Avoid using Public Domain images (yeah, I know the logo has one, but it was too great not to be used).
* Avoid using Public Domain images (yeah, I know the logo has one, but it was too great not to be used).
==What are HTML Entities?==
The term "HTML Entity" is used as a synonym for a character reference — a pattern of characters that can represent another character in the HTML. It is recommended to use them for exotic characters and symbols outside [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO/IEC_8859-1 ISO-8859-1 character set].
For example, Unicode Cloud is <code>&#9729;</code> and looks like this: &#9729;
Looks like new Unicode 10 codes work too?
* "Spaghetti": <span style="font-size:xx-large>&#127837;</span>
* "Dragon": <span style="font-size:xx-large>&#128009;</span>
* "Crossed Swords": <span style="font-size:xx-large>&#9876;&#65039;</span>
Nice!


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Revision as of 12:46, 26 April 2025

Strict Rules!

  • Ask the admin for editing rights. Only admin can create user accounts for now.
  • NEVER add any original material directly into SRD. Errata is an exception.
    • Adding errata: use <del>delete tages</del> to mark changed section and {{errata|errata template for corrected material|1.52.1}} with the version of errata file used. This way everyone can see what has been changed without looking at page's history.
  • All new material must be separated from SRD.
  • This wiki is in English. Do not add material in other languages.
    • Names are exceptions, they can be of any language, but use only western alphabet, or at least use HTML Entities for non-ISO-8859-1 letters. We try to avoid Unicode conversion problems here.
    • Never use weird letters or HTML Entities in page names!

How to Add Original Material

  • Never copy any copyrighted material unless it's yours, and if it is, it will forever be under CC-BY-4.0 license.
  • If you don't want that, don't add your material into this wiki.
  • Place everything under a category, which is usually the name of your campaign setting, "extra rulebook", or an adventure module.
  • Don't repeat SRD material (unless it's some really small bit such as how to calculate DC for something). Instead [[link]] all SRD things from your material.

About Images

  • Images are an exception: you keep the copyright. Also, you are allowed to add a link to the source or your portfolio.
  • Never use AI images!
  • Avoid using Public Domain images (yeah, I know the logo has one, but it was too great not to be used).

What are HTML Entities?

The term "HTML Entity" is used as a synonym for a character reference — a pattern of characters that can represent another character in the HTML. It is recommended to use them for exotic characters and symbols outside ISO-8859-1 character set.

For example, Unicode Cloud is and looks like this: ☁

Looks like new Unicode 10 codes work too?

  • "Spaghetti": 🍝
  • "Dragon": 🐉
  • "Crossed Swords": ⚔️

Nice!