Is there a way to have information selectively displayed...

Saqhara
edited March 2015 in Campaign Portal Building
Is there a way to have information selectively displayed depending on the player viewing it?
For instance, the entry for the town mayor would say that he is the mayor of the town, 6' tall, and a bit of a common knowledge information know to the party and population, but say the thief in the party recognizes him as a known assassin from a rival guild. Could that information be displayed only to the thief's player?


Thanks to everyone in advance!

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  • Bortas
    Bortas
    Posts: 646
    Well sure, if you have ascendant. When editing the Mayor's character page, scroll down, click 'add player secret', check the appropriate players, write the info.

    I haven't really played with the feature personally, but it seems you can add multiple different secrets and tag different people as able to view it.

    -bort
    "Morwindl":https://morwindl.obsidianportal.com
  • Saqhara
    Posts: 6
    Thank you Bortas my friend, you just sold me on Ascendant.
  • Unknown
    Bort described the feature dead on. For instances, on my character pages, the way they are actually setup is as follows:

    1) Level and Prestige in Description Box
    2) Personal Details, Biography, and Equipped Gear in Biography
    3) Character Sheet in a Player Secret for just the Player in question (hand made)
    4) Goals, Secrets, and Memories in a Player Secret for just the Player in question
    5) An Advancement Tracker in a Player Secret for just the Player in question
    6) Additional Advancement Tracker details in a Player Secret that has no players attached so only I as GM can see it (not in GM Box or it would display before all the secrets)

    Doing it this way also allows me to control the logical flow of information on the page. Each secret just as a new section to the page, you can run as many as you like, and show them to whomever you like. As a result I have made distinct use of Player Secret and GM Secret areas across the whole of the site. As another example, on Codex (Wiki) pages on my site I will include extra tidbits for players if they know them (my Dalish Elf has a whole major section in the Dalish Elf area and the Elven Pantheon area where the other players will see only basic details.

    Getting these features down solid will be a major boon to use as a GM using OP, in my humble opinion.

    --
    Alex
    "Dragon Age: Requiem":https://dragon-age-requiem.obsidianportal.com/
  • Bortas
    Bortas
    Posts: 646 edited March 2015
    Now see, that's a great idea. I didn't know you could do it on the wiki page as well.... I've been feeling so far behind at just inputting basic information, I haven't gotten around to adding secrets. I really need to do that!!

    And Saqhara - it has a cost associated with it, but it isn't back breaking expensive. But having access to custom CSS allows you to do many amazing things with your campaign!

    -bort
    "Morwindl":https://morwindl.obsidianportal.com
    Post edited by Bortas on
  • Saqhara
    Posts: 6
    Thanks again to both of you. I've had a busy weekend so I haven't had much time to try it out but I should be able to give it a go tomorrow night.
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