https://www.dandwiki.com/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Tjaden&feedformat=atomD&D Wiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-28T14:04:33ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.35.8https://www.dandwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Talk:3.5e_Homebrew&diff=63744Talk:3.5e Homebrew2007-01-16T00:00:03Z<p>Tjaden: New D&D Dm help page</p>
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==Knowledge Arcana==<br />
I'm working with Dave on this. This article is currently slated for 3-5 issues out. That means that we have the article in the development pipeline, but we do not yet have a home for it.<br />
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--[[User:Dmilewski|Dmilewski]] 05:36, 21 April 2006 (MST)<br />
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== New Server ==<br />
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DanDWiki has recently undergone a major change in its configuration. I have moved the server from being hosted by [http://www.godaddy.com GoDaddy] to my own server. The site should be quite a bit faster now. <br />
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--[[User:Blue Dragon|Blue Dragon]] 22:42, 29 April 2006 (MDT)<br />
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== Deleting DnD Vehicles ==<br />
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I am going to be deleting DnD Vehicles, as I see no reason for it. D&D is ''not'' like D20 Modern where vehicles are a big deal. If anyone ever actually makes a vehicle it can go in [[DnD Other]]. A new section is not needed, although if more than 5 vehicles are put in [[DnD Other]] then I consider making a new section. Deleted the it. --[[User:Green Dragon|Green Dragon]] 13:19, 12 June 2006 (MDT)<br />
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:That was my idea, Green_Dragon. --[[User:Pz.Az.04Maus|Pz.Az.04Maus]] 13:29, 12 June 2006 (MDT)<br />
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::Yes, I know, I just think that it has no reason to be there. Put the vehicles you make in [[DnD Other]], if enough are made, then a DnD Vehicles can be made. --[[User:Green Dragon|Green Dragon]] 13:50, 12 June 2006 (MDT)<br />
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:::I'm thinking of adding my friends airship template into here, it's rather cool, and i'll be making sandships shortly. --[[User:Shadethedemon|Shadethedemon]] 0:30, 06 August 2006 (NewYork time)<br />
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:::: Enough vehicles for a new section? --[[User:Green Dragon|Green Dragon]] 21:33, 3 October 2006 (MDT)<br />
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::::: Why not put them under [[DnD Equipment]]? &mdash;[[User:Sledged|Sledged]] 18:08, 7 October 2006 (MDT)<br />
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:::::: Very good idea, I think that would work well. --[[User:Green Dragon|Green Dragon]] 22:36, 8 October 2006 (MDT)<br />
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::::::: Yeah it is, should I just make the Vehicle header when I put it up? --[[User:Shadethedemon|DeadlyNightShade]] 08:37, 14 October 2006 (MDT)<br />
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:::::::: Yes, just make a new section when you put your first vehicle on D&D Wiki. --[[User:Green Dragon|Green Dragon]] 11:33, 15 October 2006 (MDT)<br />
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== Template Links ==<br />
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Shouldn't links to the templates be within the respective subject pages (e.g. Link to the NPC template on the [[DnD NPCs|NPCs page]], link to the PrC template on the [[DnD Classes|PrCs page]], etc...)?<br />
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: Yes they should, I just have not got around to putting them in their places... Would you like to? Or should I when I am not doing something else on the site? --[[User:Green Dragon|Green Dragon]] 09:47, 30 September 2006 (MDT)<br />
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:: I'd say whoever has time to do them first. I've put it on my TODO list. Would you like to keeps the links on D&D page, in addition to having them in their respective pages, or no? &mdash;[[User:Sledged|Sledged]] 13:18, 30 September 2006 (MDT)<br />
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::: No, get rid of the links from this page.... Just makes it more confusing and look worse. --[[User:Green Dragon|Green Dragon]] 18:58, 30 September 2006 (MDT)<br />
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:::: Does that look better? --[[User:Green Dragon|Green Dragon]] 11:05, 1 October 2006 (MDT)<br />
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::::: Looks great! &mdash;[[User:Sledged|Sledged]] 12:02, 2 October 2006 (MDT)<br />
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== Merge Class Pages ==<br />
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I think classes and PrCs should be merged together. Is anyone opposed to such an idea? &mdash;[[User:Sledged|Sledged]] 11:00, 5 October 2006 (MDT)<br />
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: I don't think I really want that. I consider PrC's very different from Classes, and I don't see any reason why it would be good to merge them. What is your reason for wanting this? --[[User:Green Dragon|Green Dragon]] 19:31, 5 October 2006 (MDT)<br />
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:: The foremost reason is the same for why I want to merge the pages dealing with special abilities in the SRD. It does little good to separate out items that fall under the same category. Next, though you may consider PrCs different, others may not feel the same, and the fact of the matter is that PrCs '''are''' classes. Lastly, I think it would be good to have some consistancy with how the classes are laid out. Base classes and NPC classes are grouped together on one page, but PrCs are on another. They should either each have their own page&mdash;one for base classes, one for NPC classes, and one for PrCs&mdash;or they should all be under one page. I'd prefer the latter just to cut down on the number of pages. &mdash;[[User:Sledged|Sledged]] 19:28, 6 October 2006 (MDT)<br />
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::: I consider PrC's very different from classes. The reason I believe that it would be good to have a separate page for PrC's is because when many people come here they would not consider PrC's to be under Classes, and they would then assume that D&D Wiki has no PrC's. However, on the other hand, it would help to merge Classes and PrC's, it would create one less thing on [[Dungeons and Dragons]]. Still, however, I believe that visitors would have a hard time finding the PrC's. I think most people do not consider PrC's to be Classes. --[[User:Green Dragon|Green Dragon]] 12:13, 7 October 2006 (MDT)<br />
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:::: What if the link was qualified like so:<br />
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::::* [[DnD Classes|Classes]] (Base, Prestige, and NPC)<br />
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:::: &mdash;[[User:Sledged|Sledged]] 13:20, 7 October 2006 (MDT)<br />
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::::: I was thinking about that, but then that one would be the only link with black words after it, making it stand out where all the other do not. I still am not sure what a good solution would be. --[[User:Green Dragon|Green Dragon]] 15:53, 7 October 2006 (MDT)<br />
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:::::: Could do the same for the other sections:<br />
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::::::{| style="width: 100%;"<br />
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| [[DnD Campaign Settings|Campaign Settings]]<br />
| style="text-align: right;" | Worlds and Options<br />
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| [[DnD Character Optimizations|Character Optimizations]]<br />
| style="text-align: right;" | Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better<br />
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| [[DnD Classes|Classes]]<br />
| style="text-align: right;" | Base, Prestige, and NPC<br />
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| [[DnD Deities|Deities]]<br />
| style="text-align: right;" | Phenomenal Cosmic Power!<br />
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| [[DnD Equipment|Equipment]]<br />
| style="text-align: right;" | Weapons, Armor, Food & Drink, Vehicles, Magic Items, etc...<br />
|-<br />
| [[DnD Feats|Feats]]<br />
| style="text-align: right;" | General, Epic, Divine, Racial, etc...<br />
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| [[DnD Monsters|Monsters]]<br />
| style="text-align: right;" | Creatures and Templates<br />
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| [[DnD NPCs|NPCs]]<br />
| style="text-align: right;" | Good Guys, Bad Guys, and Ugly Guys<br />
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| [[DnD Other|Other]]<br />
| style="text-align: right;" | Leftovers, Anyone?<br />
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| [[DnD Quests|Quests]]<br />
| style="text-align: right;" | Where Do You Want To Go Today?<br />
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| [[DnD Races|Races]]<br />
| style="text-align: right;" | Dragons, Giants, Aberrations, Oh My!<br />
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| [[DnD Spells/Powers|Spells/Powers]]<br />
| style="text-align: right;" | 0&ndash;9th and Epic<br />
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| [[DnD Variant Rules|Variant Rules]]<br />
| style="text-align: right;" | Marching to the Beat of a Different Drummer<br />
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:::::: &mdash;[[User:Sledged|Sledged]] 18:08, 7 October 2006 (MDT)<br />
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::::::: I think the above way would work very well. By the way, I love some of the description you made. Lastly, when you merge [[DnD Classes|DnD Prestige Classes]] into [[DnD Classes]] please make a seperate section for Classes, PrC's, and NPCs. I hope all goes well with this new way. --[[User:Green Dragon|Green Dragon]] 22:40, 8 October 2006 (MDT)<br />
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:::::::: I'm glad you're amused. I was hoping they'd get a chuckle. I threw in a lot of the descriptions simply so we could see how they'd look, and I was having trouble thinking of clear and concise descriptions using ten words or less. &mdash;[[User:Sledged|Sledged]] 16:42, 9 October 2006 (MDT)<br />
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::::::::: I must say, they turned out very well. Good job. --[[User:Green Dragon|Green Dragon]] 11:34, 15 October 2006 (MDT)<br />
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==Getting more people to the site==<br />
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I added a link the this site under the wikipedia article for Dungeons and Dragons. I hope that helps drive some people here.--[[User:Sand-reckoner|Sand-reckoner]] 12:27, 22 October 2006 (MDT)<br />
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::It looks good, and I hope it does make more people come here. Thanks for doing that. --[[User:Green Dragon|Green Dragon]] 15:53, 22 October 2006 (MDT)<br />
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:::Honestly, it helped a ton. Before the links D&D Wiki was averaging 150 unique visitors per day, now it is averaging 500 unique visitors per day. Thanks again for doing that. --[[User:Green Dragon|Green Dragon]] 14:25, 2 December 2006 (MST)<br />
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== Design... ==<br />
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Hey guys,<br />
I'm new here, but I registered just to say that this page's design is really not made for all monitors. The descriptions for the sections are too far on the right from the article sections, and quite frankly I didn't notice them at first. By the way, I'm writing from a laptop monitor, and I find it rather hard to read.<br />
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Just a suggestion, but I think you should work the template so that the descriptions are much closer to the article titles. <br />
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Thanks!<br />
--[[User:CDevine|CDevine]] 19:31, 1 December 2006 (MST)<br />
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:Thanks for the feedback. How bad is it? Do you have to scroll to see the descriptions? What browser are you using. &mdash;[[User:Sledged|Sledged]] 19:52, 1 December 2006 (MST)<br />
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::I have a fairly large monitor on my desktop PC, (21 inch) and it is a bit of a pain to look over to the far other site to find the description. I think this is what CDevine is talking about, the large gap of nothing between the links and the descriptions. So, I would also say it would not hurt to change it round. Any ideas of how to make it look good, make it easy to find what one is looking for, ''and'' make sure the Dungeons and Dragons page does not get to long? --[[User:Green Dragon|Green Dragon]] 14:22, 2 December 2006 (MST)<br />
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:::{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"<br />
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'''<big>For Players</big>'''<br />
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* [[DnD Character Optimizations|Character Optimizations]]<div style="font-size: smaller; margin-left: 2em;">Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better</div><br />
* [[DnD Classes|Classes]]<div style="font-size: smaller; margin-left: 2em;">Base, Prestige, and NPC</div><br />
* [[DnD Equipment|Equipment]]<div style="font-size: smaller; margin-left: 2em;">Weapons, Armor, Food & Drink, Vehicles, Magic Items, etc...</div><br />
* [[DnD Feats|Feats]]<div style="font-size: smaller; margin-left: 2em;">General, Epic, Divine, Racial, etc...</div><br />
* [[DnD Other|Other]]<div style="font-size: smaller; margin-left: 2em;">Leftovers, Anyone?</div><br />
* [[DnD Races|Races]]<div style="font-size: smaller; margin-left: 2em;">Dragons, Giants, Aberrations, Oh My!</div><br />
* [[DnD Spells/Powers|Spells/Powers]]<div style="font-size: smaller; margin-left: 2em;">0&ndash;9th and Epic</div><br />
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'''<big>For DMs</big>'''<br />
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* [[DnD Campaign Settings|Campaign Settings]]<div style="font-size: smaller; margin-left: 2em;">Worlds and Options</div><br />
* [[DnD Creatures|Creatures]]<div style="font-size: smaller; margin-left: 2em;">Monsters and Templates</div><br />
* [[DnD Deities|Deities]]<div style="font-size: smaller; margin-left: 2em;">Phenomenal Cosmic Power!</div><br />
* [[DnD NPCs|NPCs]]<div style="font-size: smaller; margin-left: 2em;">Good Guys, Bad Guys, and Ugly Guys</div><br />
* [[DnD Quests|Quests]]<div style="font-size: smaller; margin-left: 2em;">Where Do You Want To Go Today?</div><br />
* [[DnD Variant Rules|Variant Rules]]<div style="font-size: smaller; margin-left: 2em;">Marching to the Beat of a Different Drummer</div><br />
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:::What do you think of this? &mdash;[[User:Sledged|Sledged]] 20:14, 4 December 2006 (MST)<br />
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::::I don't really like it, to long. It might be good to shorten it so smaller screens (laptops in particular) can see all the links at once. --[[User:Green Dragon|Green Dragon]] 23:09, 4 December 2006 (MST)<br />
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:::::How about now? &mdash;[[User:Sledged|Sledged]] 09:27, 5 December 2006 (MST)<br />
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::::::This is more in line with the direction of development of other pages. I'm all for giving the listing pages a more coherent look and feel. --[[User:Dmilewski|Dmilewski]] 10:36, 5 December 2006 (MST)<br />
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:::::::Much better. However, it could be improved by getting some order other than alphabetical into the re-design. Such as (I know, I know...) For the Player, For the DM, etc. Your ideas? --[[User:Green Dragon|Green Dragon]] 17:33, 5 December 2006 (MST)<br />
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:::::::: Don't see why not. Let's try this. &mdash;[[User:Sledged|Sledged]] 18:27, 5 December 2006 (MST)<br />
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::::::::: I like it. Fits with the new style well. --[[User:EldritchNumen|EldritchNumen]] 18:24, 6 December 2006 (MST)<br />
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::::::::::It's good, go for it. --[[User:Green Dragon|Green Dragon]] 18:32, 6 December 2006 (MST)<br />
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:::::::::::Much better and easier to read. Looks good. --[[User:Green Dragon|Green Dragon]] 18:50, 6 December 2006 (MST)<br />
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::::::::::::Just noticed the change, I like it. --[[User:Calidore Chase|Calidore Chase]] 02:37, 8 December 2006 (MST)<br />
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== New D&D Dm help page ==<br />
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Yeah sorry if Im posting this in the wrong place, but I'd like to propose an Idea: My Idea is to put up an editable space in the site where more seasoned DM's could post some useful tricks of the trade which they think newer DM's might be able to use. just an idea</div>Tjaden