====== Welcome to my World! ======

|  // Thentao, N'Galt, a Immenri\\ Solqui [[dm:start|la]] emna tar\\ ... //  |

==== Introduction ====

This is my Fantasy Role-playing world. It started on a misty [[http://oregonstate.edu|college campus]]
back in 1981. As a nerdy freshman, all of my nerdy friends
and I spent most of our free time playing [[wp>Dungeons & Dragons]]. I soon became
one of the more prolific dungeon masters in my clique and this world is the
result. After college, it gradually lost its steam and by the 1990s lay mostly
dormant.  But in 2002, the gods grew anxious to roll some dice and the
[[Voyager|Voyager Campaign]] was born.  When that campaign reached its [[voyager88|"epic
conclusions"]] in 2007, we retired it and started over at first level with [[v2|The "V2" Campaign]].
Then, in 2009 we gave [[4e:|4th edition D&D]] a try with the [[v3|"V3" campaign]],
but that experiment ended in 2012 ... "for reasons".  After a short hiatus, the release
of the 5th edition rules prompted [["The Great Retcon"]] in 2015.  That campaign burned
brightly, but shortly and came to its conclusion in late summer, 2016.  And now, the
world stirs again -- with the [[Cherai Campaign]].

{{ :worldcolor.jpg?direct&400|My World}}

==== Wiki Layout ====

This wiki has grown in fits and starts and suffers from a lack of overall structure.
However, you will occasionally see sub-sections on pages labeled as "Common", "Expert",
and "Hidden" Knowledge.  These three categories reflect what the common man knows, 
what the learned man knows, and what a learned man //could// know.  (The "truth", you
may note, is //not// included in this list).

Only registered users are allowed to edit this [[wiki:DokuWiki|Wiki]].
If you have comments or suggestions, feel free to drop me an email using 
the [[contact form]].

For the meat of this wiki, please see **[[outline|A Player's Handbook for the Third Age]]**.

For a raw list of all pages, see the [[Index]].

==== Campaigns ====

  * [[Good Party]] (1981-1987, AD&D & Fantasy Hero)
  * [[Evil Party]] (1981, AD&D)
  * [[Summer Campaign]] (1982, AD&D)
  * [[Micronauts]] (1983-1985, AD&D)
  * [[Pioneers]] (First Age) (1984-1985, AD&D)
  * [[King's Island Campaign]] (1986-1990) (Fantasy Hero)
  * [["Pelham Campaign"]] (Fantasy Hero)
  * [[D'Hari Campaign]] (First Age) (Fantasy Hero)
  * [[Voyager]] (2002-2007, D&D 3rd edition & 3.5)
  * [["V2"]] (2007-2009, D&D 3.5)
  * [[V3|"V3", aka "The Agents of Fortune"]] (2009-2012, D&D 4th edition)
  * The [[Backbone Campaign]], aka [["The Great Retcon"]] (2015--2016, D&D 5th edition)
  * The [[Cherai Campaign]], (2019--2022, D&D 5th edition)
  * The [[Nargundush Campaign]], (2022--2023, D&D 5th edition)

In addition to the campaign pages (above), I have a (partial)
[[adventures|summary of many of my old AD&D adventures]].

==== Music ====

Like many people, music has inspired many elements in this campaign world.  For a partial list
of the songs I've relied on -- and their relevance, see the [[Music]] page.

==== Fiction ====

For a "Creative Writing" course in college, I churned out a wretched piece of fluff
called [[fall of edric|"The Fall of Edric"]].  Several years after college, 
I began the process of converting my early D&D games into stories, which were
//eventually// called [[chosen|"The Chosen"]].  While these stories are a vast
improvement over my college attempt, they are still clearly in the realm of
"fanfic".  If nothing else, they impressed upon me a great appreciation for
the job of a writer.

==== Sub-Wikis ====

Here are the "sub-wikis" also available on this site:
  * [[5erules|D&D 5th edition rule changes]]
  * [[4e:start|D&D 4th edition rule changes]]
  * [[bezodishero:start|The "Rose City Five" Champions wiki]] 
  * [[sim:start|The Kingdom Simulator game]]
  * [[bezodisdnd:start|The "Portlanding" D&D Campaign wiki]]