Talk:Coal

huh? are going to document every mundane object? Iron? Sock? Spoon? :) -- Gonzoron 12:47, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

Coal is actually very important for several reason. It is the leading industry and export of Nosos, underwriting the wealth of the darklord there. Hence it plays a significant role in unravelling the economy of the Core and beyond, and in destroying the enviroment in Nosos. In an evidently related vane, it is a leading type of mine, and mines are always of interest in a world with few dungeons. Finally, we have primative steam engines in Ravenloft, and in particular paddlewheelers, and most of them are going to burn coal. Coal then is the energy of future in Ravenloft's leading lands. It is their oil.

And while on the related topic, salt is great consequence in a world without refrigeration. No plans for pepper. But spicies generally might get a mention eventually.Cure 16:28, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

You do not need a separate page for every object, especially when its definition is the same as real world. Make a page listing industrial components or the like, and have a paragraph on the importance of coal to Noses and steam power. It simply does not merit its own page. --Nerit 21:28, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

I would agree.. Important to Nosos, definitely. Important to the world.. sure. Important to the wiki... I don't think so. What's the page going to say that one couldn't find at wikipedia? If someone wants to know all about coal in Ravenloft, they can search for it and Nosos, etc, will turn up in the search results. I don't think they need to land on this page and then navigate to all those places. -- Gonzoron 01:55, 22 March 2010 (UTC)

This is part of the problem with organizing information for a wiki. Another example is Church of Hala and Hala. What needs to be said in Hala that merits its own page? We hardly know anything about the goddess outside of the faith following her, thus all information on her is relevant to Church of Hala and can be contained therein. --Nerit 08:03, 22 March 2010 (UTC)