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  Poutine_Paladin

  Posts: 285 May 2011

  tpmiller,
  
  Just scanning your site over quickly, I like what I see. I like how most(?) of your location links have an image of the area (even if it's just a map detail) and I think you should continue with that. It's nice to have an image of a place to go along with a description when you press that link (the less detailed the description, the more detailed the image should be, and vice-versa if you follow me).
  
  Well structured, especially in the sidebar which allows for quick navigation through the site. I think you could integrate some button images for the navigation buttons (back to main page, etc) for reference see my friend Gaaran's "Melakar Chronicles" at http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/melekar as one example or Arsheesh's Darkmoon Vale campaign at http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/tales-of-darkmoon-vale/wikis/main-page. These types of ideas go a long way to prettying up a site. Don't ask me how they're done, as I have no idea. But ask them...they're both great guys and I'm sure would share their expertise.
  
  I like how your players (I assume) wrote introductions to their characters in first person, (most of them anyway) "Hi, I'm so-and-so, and this is what I'm about," is a nice, informal way for players to introduce people to their characters, as well as helping them get into character themselves. It also makes it fun to read.
  
  I'll dig back into it and see if I can come up with any more specific ideas for you when I have more time.
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  tpmiller08

  Posts: 30 May 2011

  thanks a bunch poutine!
  It's funny how the players all wrote their history/introduction in the first person. Most of the time, it's quite the opposite. I hyped the players up about the campaign and made this site, and most fell into their characters pretty quickly.
  
  Button images are a great idea. I'd like to put in a navigation bar (home/adventures/wiki/character/items ect) and navigation buttons like on Arsheesh's campaign. There is a bunch of code on the forums that show how to do that, I'm sure I could figure it out =)
  
  I tried taking a gander at your campaigns, but it's very private. Do you have any that aren't?
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  Poutine_Paladin

  Posts: 285 May 2011

  I don't have any that are private, I don't think...but then again, "I" don't technically have any campaigns at all. I'm in a few, and I do a lot of work on them, but they're not really mine. The one that I've done the most towards is "Ruins of Myvolia" (http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/16429) but right now I'm doing a fair bit on Jonathonvolkmer's campaign that I'm in "The Days and Nights of House Corinthyen" (http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/housecorinthyen) which is a Play by post we've just started. And for the record, I'm not a coding guy (as should be evident by my lack of making these addresses as links), I'm an idea/concept/author guy.
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  tpmiller08

  Posts: 30 May 2011

  House Corinthyen is the private one =)
  Loving the Ruins of Myvolia. Nice cache of information and well put together! Might have to 'borrow' a few ideas from it. If you don't mind of course
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  Poutine_Paladin

  Posts: 285 May 2011

  Sure, that's what this site is all about. Not sure why Corinthyen is private, as I was pretty sure that Jon was inviting people to check it out. I'll have a chat with him and see what's up.
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  Black_Vulmea

  Posts: 277 May 2011

  I use a row of button images at the bottom of most of my pages on our campaign - the buttons link to the character page and the Places, Organizations, Chronology, Glossary, and House Rules wiki pages.
  
  I create the link to the button/icon image at Photobucket, then add the html link 'round it. Easy-peasy.
  
  Mike aka Black Vulmea
  "_Le Ballet de l'Acier_":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/le-ballet-de-l-acier - swashbuckling adventure in the age of the Three Musketeers and Captain Alatriste
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  arsheesh

  Posts: 850 May 2011

  Welcome to the Portal tpmiller! Your site is looking great so far. Like Poutine pointed out, adding a sidebar is a great way to both organize your site, and make the various pages of that site more accessible. Black Veluma has already laid out the basic method for hyperlinking images, but if you would like a closer look at it, or would like to peruse some of the navigation icons I created for the community's use, here's a link to my "Navigation Buttons":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/age-of-legends/wikis/navigation-buttons page over at my Age of Legends site.
  
  Cheers,
  -Arsheesh
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  BrokenClock

  Posts: 51 June 2011 edited June 2011

  Nonsense!
  
  Template buttons are for saps! Make your own!
  
  - Broken

  Post edited by BrokenClock on June 2011