Mistipedia:Crowd sourcing rules
These are the rules for creating and adding content for the Fraternity of Shadows' ongoing crowd-sourcing Mistipedia project.
The goal of this project is to add adventure hooks and content for the newly published 4th Edition domains as well as creating new domains to hopefully one day rival those of the Core.
This project is based around the Hub, a large cluster of diverse domains, a second Core elsewhere in the Mists.
The Rules
1. Add to the established domains. We would prefer to have fewer well-detailed domains rather than dozens of sparsely described lands. But feel free to add people, places, and hooks as well as expanding on the existing content.
2. Add and try not to replace or revise. Try not to erase someone else's ideas. While not every idea is gold, try and make them work before revising or altering.
3. Add the best, not the most. Please don't add content just to add content. Try not to feel the need to write as much as possible just to fill gaps. Add your best ideas first, your A-material. Something someone else writes might inspire you and you can add more later.
4. Be creative. Seriously. Wow us.
FAQ
What is this?
We're making new domains and expanding on seldom-touched domains.
Who can participate?
Anyone and everyone. Well... anyone and everyone who likes Ravenloft and has a rudimentary understanding of English.
Why do this?
Partly to add some new places and stories to Ravenloft , partly to draw attention to the Mistipedia, and partly to do something with the 4e domains.
Can I add my homebrew domain/ darklord?
Not at this time.
We're focusing on already published domains, either official or fan-created. When we expand into brand new domains these will likely be creations of the Fraternity of Shadows. We might eventually hold contests to add domains, but this will be much later.
Why did you induce "domain X" instead of "domain y?
Domain selection was based on one of three criteria:
1) publication in the online Dragon magazine
2) featuring a campaign setting not featured yet
3) does something different with its darklord
Could you include "domain Z"?
If there's a really cool fan domain that wows us, has a unique hook, and could be expanded on we'll consider it. But the author has to be on board with the idea and excited about letting strangers play with his toys.
Can I add my homebrew domain, if I change it into a generic location with a villain instead of a darklord?
If it works as a location. Lands that are a one-note idea might work better as a location than a tiny Island of Terror. An adventure hook rather than a full land.
Why does it say "more to come?"
We're not starting with all our ideas at once, and instead we will be tricking out content over the next few months. This is partly so we can establish and fine-tune the basics before releasing the content, and partly to not overwhelm people at the start. We want people to focus on what we have first before expanding.
If the current domains do not inspire stay tuned and more will come; maybe the next land will get your creative juices flowing.
How much experience is required? I want to participate, but I don't know how to use a wiki.
It's easy. When editing a page (see the tabs at the top of the window) there are buttons that help with formatting. If you can write on a Message Board you can write for a Wiki. The site itself has some examples in the Help section. And other helpful contributors can always come along and fix your formatting later.
Jester of the FoS 21:47, 12 June 2012 (MDT)
