General Discussion Discussions on Obsidian Portal Community Forums

Noob question about search.

rickster — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:25:10 +0000

Am I missing something? There doesn't seem to be a way to search for campaigns by name.

Turning My Title Header Back On After COTM?

GM_HOOLY — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 05:01:42 +0000

How can I turn my title page back on after being Campaign of the Month in August.

I ws stoked to be even considered, but now that August is over, its blacked out the title page but left the text:

"Campaign of the Month August 2026"

Cheers in advance.

Shadows Over New York: Aftermath Premiers This Saturday

Keryth987 — Thu, 28 May 2026 03:12:23 +0000

After four years of work, some of which still is ongoing, the new incarnation of Shadows Over New York goes live THIS SATURDAY..

It's been six years since the last episode concluded, and the world has changed since then. Chicago has been attacked, by terrorists if you believe the Government, but in truth it was a Titan with a magical superweapon. Tens of thousands are dead and the aftershocks of the Accorded Nations of the Supernatural fighting the Fomor and the Titan are felt all over. In NYC, it has caused what some saw as freedom from supernatural persecution to vanish. New faces are in the NYPD and other places. Into all this and more, the Skull of the Headless Horseman is now in the city and many of its factions want the power that comes with it and with the ability to control the Horseman of Death.

So come check it out.

https://shadowsovernewyorkaftermath.obsidianportal.com/

Is there any way to see how many pages you've made for your wiki ?

Vayday — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:18:38 +0000

I"ve finished uploading every single NPC (130+) I have ever made for my play by post game, and I was wondering, on top of the regular articles I've been writing for this setting for 3 years if there was a way to check just how many page a wiki contains.

A couple questions from a new user

FLBurnsGM — Thu, 21 May 2026 05:09:30 +0000

New, as just went ascendant today. :)

First, how do I add a custom navigation menu entry. I went to Settings, Advanced, sample custom menu. Added in a menu entry called 'Photo Album'.in the front and back facing sections. It appears, with the custom icon I selected, but it clicked, its a 404 error cannot find the page. How do I create the page it points to? I've searched and all google returns is how to add a page to the wiki, and I've already done that (several dozen times).. I even tried to create a page in the wiki by the name I was using but that didn't work.

Second, if I cannot do a custom nav to a page, Is there a way to rename Bounties and use it for something useful? I figured out how to change the name in the menu, but clicking it still comes up titled Bounties.

Thank You So Much!

Adoraith — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:25:03 +0000

I truly appreciate the campaign of the month for our Alien campaign! We have had such a great time in the deep dark space lol

How do I get my campaign ID?

squirion27 — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:55:44 +0000

Hi!

I'm fiddling with the API to try an make a small app, but I'm stuck very early on, as I don't see how I can fetch the campaign IDs for my campaigns, either through the API, or from the website.

I'm probably missing something very obvious there... any help is appreciated!

Thanks!

Password reset

Craig315 — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:07:25 +0000

Is there a way to reset a player's password for them? One of my players can't log in or reset their password

Thank You for Campaign of the Month

Terrancedavis — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:04:07 +0000

Thank you to the staff at Obsidian Portal for the work you do keeping this strange, stubborn, wonderful corner of the hobby alive, and thank you to everyone who voted for Island of the Prince. Being named Campaign of the Month for January 2026 genuinely means a great deal to me. This campaign has been built piece by piece over years, with a lot of care, late nights, historical rabbit holes, and a willingness to let the story be uncomfortable when it needs to be. To see that effort recognized by both the platform and the community is deeply humbling.

I’ve always known this campaign isn’t for everyone, and I’ve never tried to make it be. Island of the Prince doesn’t chase trends, doesn’t smooth over rough edges, and doesn’t aim for broad appeal, it aims for depth, consequence, and a very specific kind of story. I’ve never liked doing what everyone else was doing, and I never will. That’s exactly why this recognition hits so hard: it tells me that taking the harder path, trusting my instincts, and committing fully to a distinct vision was worth it. Thank you all for seeing that, and for believing in the campaign as much as I do.

Not receiving notifications

coastiemike — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:30:15 +0000

One of my players is advising she is not receiving notifications when I post updates on our site, such as XPs and treasure. Where does she go to make sure she can receive future notifications by email?

The Quantum Ogre Dilemma

S_Bohannan — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 19:50:04 +0000

The Quantum Ogre stands as one of the most fascinating concepts that has come across my feed. At its core, it highlights the difference between player agency or the illusion of choice presented by the Dungeon Master

I recently did a unpacking the true ideals of this dilemma, giving my own clarification on the idea. From a Player perspective it is hard to denounce the idea without metagaming, and vice versa with a Dungeon Master. How do you prevent railroading and if you do it, why?

Campaign of the Year 2025– with a Different Flavour!

Vanillabean — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:08:36 +0000

It’s coming up to that time when we vote for this. Each winner from Campaign of the Month 2025 is a contender for Campaign of the Year 2025, but this year we have decided to do it differently…

A chosen COUNCIL will vote using predetermined categories, and the public vote will be added to this to create the winner.

Categories will include:

- Portal Overall Presentation

- Portal Graphics and Appearance,

- Portal Content,

- Portal Ingenuity,

- Popularity (Public Vote).

So what's next?

On Monday 11/24/25 we will announce the contenders, prizes and reiterate the above voting scale!

We will open public voting from Monday 12/1/25 - Monday 12/8/25 and the winners will be announced 12/12/25! Keep your eyes peeled for more news soon!

Only GM can edit?

kylelitke — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 16:16:04 +0000

I'm sure this has been answered but I'm having trouble finding it. Is there any way to make something so only a GM can edit BUT players can see all non GM only information?

I don't really want my PCs to be able to edit NPCs or wiki pages, just their own characters. But poking around, it seems like the only way to stop them is to make it GM only (in which case they can't see the page at all) or to set it so only GM/Co GM/Page owner can edit, which seems like the solution except it states if you select that, then nobody else can view biography, description, etc. I don't want that at all, I want the PCs to see the description and biography, I just don't want them to be able to edit and change things.

Is there really no way to prevent non GMs from editing pages they aren't owners of without blocking them from seeing most info? Or am I missing something? Thank you!

Recorded vs. Read

Nogame — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:20:44 +0000

Hey, been documenting our campaign for a full year now and wanted to see what other people thought. I have written out the story of our sessions for some weeks, but others I left it as a recorded/streamed visual. Does anyone have a preference of one over the other, or do I do both?!

thank you for any feedback!

We Are Back!

GamingMegaverse — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 20:10:19 +0000

Ok, so the site is a major work in progress- it will get better, and I will post when we are ready for feedback, but we are back, playing a Dark British Isles Savage Rifts game- and 3 of my players have already written logs after our first session!

https://highgate-england.obsidianportal.com/adventure-log

KING MARTHS TREASURE ADVENTURE

The_00GRANDWIZARD7 — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:26:49 +0000

I'm making a D&D campaign for people who don't have a DM to play with its about trying to solve puzzles to find a great fortune Rogues like this

Sample Bounties Pages?

LordMisha — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 23:20:45 +0000

Not so much a question as just a general interest in how some campaigns might be using this new option. I just like to occasionally look over other campaign sites for ideas and inspiration. I like the concept of the Bounties page but haven't quite figured out how to implement it in some of my campaigns. So figured anyone who has decided to use them, might be willing to show them off.

I have a few campaigns I follow but no one is using Bounties on the few I regularly check out. I figured this is easier than just randomly checking out campaigns to see who might be using them :)

The Final Phase of my 46 Year long campaign

Dungeon_Master_Loki — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:31:52 +0000

In 1979 I started my first big D&D campaign. Each successive campaign was the next generation, children of the original PCs and their hirelings. Now it is 2025 and after 8 sub campaigns we have reached the endgame. Last week the survivors of six of the sub campaigns came together to form the group facing the final Big Bad.

I can't believe, as I approach 60, that what I started at 14 years old is finally drawing to a close! This next year or so is going to be flat out gonzo!

Check out this motley assortment of characters in the final party

I could not pull all of this off without the organizational tools OP gives me, merci beaucoup to the team!

Discord?

Dungeon_Master_Loki — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 04:00:22 +0000

Where would a poor DM get a link to the OP Discord? *bats eyes*

Link to an accordion item

Bobloblah — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:57:11 +0000

Is there a way to link to a wiki page containing an accordian and have the page load with a particular accordian item already open, similar to loading a page scrolled to a particular point on the page?

Bounties

Craig315 — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 20:50:47 +0000

Is anyone using the "Bounties" feature for your campaigns?

Can you create character sub list?

doomwh — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:39:17 +0000

My NPCs and and characters are all listed together under the character sidebar. Is there a way for to separate character list that are separate like NPCs, or contacts, villainous NPC's. Right now I have one list and the header says NPCs and I''m thought for sure my PCs would maybe be separated some how and they assigned. It reaaly isn't that big of deal but I want to make sure I haven't missed something. I have some GM only character that I reveal as need by unchecking the box. Thanks for any help! I am loving the utility of Obsidian Portal!

Not new, but took a 5-year hiatus - Discord invite, anyone?

CyberElk99 — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 01:51:31 +0000

Do you have an updated Discord invitation? Took a hiatus (life, you know?), came back, and now OP has a discord! Would love to use this community to get back into DMing!

How do you change NPCs to player characters

doomwh — Sun, 11 May 2025 01:24:50 +0000

I pre-made most the characters and just asked the players to claim the ones they want. After claiming them they still are listed as NPCs, It is not the end of the world but is there a way to change to PCs that I am missing? Thanks for the help.

New to Obsidian Portal

Nogame — Fri, 02 May 2025 11:38:15 +0000

Hello, just wanting to get my foot in the door within the Obsidian Portal community. Started last year to manage our campaign's wiki and episodes. Looking for feedback, reviews, or any sort of critiques! I appreciate the outside perspective and from people that have done this more than I am!

Much thanks to all and hope you all enjoy our story/world as much as we do.

Reviewing this site as a potential host for our PbP Campaign.

Didz — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:47:21 +0000

Hi everyone,

We are new to Obsidian Portal and are refugees from the Tavern-Keeper.com Pbp hosting site, which the owner is shutting down. Our campaign has been running for over four years on Tavern Keeper, and we estimate it may take a further six years to complete. So, we are looking for a hosting site that can match as many of the features we currently use on Tavern Keeper, and the easiest way to check is just to try it out.

I've set up the campaign, and four of our players have already joined.

Making The Rounds | Obsidian Portal

None of us has used this site before, so it's a case of the blind leading the blind at the moment.

Any help or guidance will be appreciated.

Is there a way to...

DJDragon001 — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:23:24 +0000

I did a search for "copying a campaign" but I didn't see any posts about it. Is there a way on Obsidian Portal to make a copy of an entire campaign that can then be modified differently? (Without having to just cut and paste every link, I am looking for more of a one button solution kind of deal.)

Edit: Nevermind, found the answer, thanks.

Help deleting characters

Grimspark — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 18:37:41 +0000

I'm new, here, and I'm liking what i see so I'll probably become Ascendant, soon. My issue is that I created a couple of "player characters" when I was learning how this works and I can't find a way to delete them. Every Google search says to just click the "edit" but there isn't one.

I created a GM character and have the edit link but not on the two PCs.

What am I missing?