Only GM can edit?

kylelitke
edited October 2025 in General Discussion

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!

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  • C4RB0N
    C4RB0N
    Posts: 61

    Hi @kylelitke!

    If you have yourself set as the owner at the bottom of the "Edit Character" page, it should restrict the non-GMs from editing the pages and still allow players to see all of the non-GM content. Can you check to see if this is behaving as expected for you? If not, I'll bring this question to the devs!

    Roll with advantage,

    C4RB0N

  • kylelitke
    Posts: 3

    Thank you! I just tested it and it does not seem to be working for me; I have a character that I have set to myself as the owner, but we tested it with one of my other players and he was able to fully edit the character even though I'm set as the owner. 

  • Abersade
    Abersade
    Posts: 629

    You can use CSS to hide the edit button for non-gm campaign members, but that has the drawback of hiding it on every page unless you get creative.

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  • C4RB0N
    C4RB0N
    Posts: 61

    Hi @kylelitke!

    Oh okay, got it. Will check in with the devs on this one! Thank you for your patience friend! :)

  • vadercomplex
    vadercomplex
    Posts: 267

    Hey @kylelitke! 

    I'm the weekend support druid and I'll be taking over for C4RB0N. ☺ We did receive word back from our Devs:

    The OP philosophy on this is that Players should be encouraged to contribute to the Campaign, not locked out, so there’s no built-in way to lock them out of Editing Wiki Pages and/or Characters in general.

    Each Wiki Page and Character has a Previous Versions button, and they can restore Previous Versions, and see what was changed, so if there was a change made that the GM doesn’t like, they can always revert to a Previous Version that they do like.

    If the GM still wants to lock the Players out of Editing, then Abersade’s suggestion of using CSS will kind of work, but it won’t stop the Players if they have some tech-savvy. It just hides the Edit button. They can still access the Edit pages if they type the Edit url into the browser.

    One option is the GM could just ask the Players not to Edit the Wiki pages and Characters. Or to only Edit their own.

    If the Character is a Player Character (PC), then only the owner or the GM can Edit that PC. If there is no owner set, then anyone in the Campaign can Edit that PC.

    If the Character is a Non-Player Character (NPC), then anyone in the Campaign can Edit that NPC, unless the “Hide Stats” is turned on. Then only the owner or the GM can Edit.

    Please let us know if you have any questions or feedback - we're here to help! 

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  • kylelitke
    Posts: 3

    Thank you for the response! 

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