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in The first step is to admit you have a problem... August 2017
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in The first step is to admit you have a problem... August 2017

It only took 11 sessions, but they finally reached the Deep Temple of the Cult of the Ebon Hand! Stuff that happened: Far, far beyond enemy lines, the heroes know they can't go backward to safety and they're currently deep inside ghoul territory. …
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in Is transclusion possible? August 2017

Ah, thank you @cgregory. Yeah, I wish it were available - that'd save TONS of Textile coding - but alas, it's not.
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in Is transclusion possible? August 2017

However, you can use anchors to accomplish the same thing (I think - my understanding of transclusion may be faulty).
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in portal down? August 2017

I just placed an Urgent help request on Kaleidoscope's Contact page. I immediately received an automated response, but the site was back up within ten minutes of that response. FYI.
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in Is Obsidian Portal down or offline for anyone else? August 2017

I placed an Urgent help request on Kaleidoscope's Contact page a little bit ago. I quickly received an automated response, and the site was back up ten minutes later. I don't know if I was the cause of the fix, but I'll totally take credit. ;-)
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in Is Obsidian Portal down or offline for anyone else? August 2017

The site was down for a while on Saturday.
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in 5th Edition D&D - General Discussion August 2017

@Kallak - I actually prefer running low- to mid-level games, specifically because high-level combat just takes so long to resolve. I actually don't have any experience with high-level 5E yet. But it seems to me that the combats in 5E are just more..…
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in Trouble with tables August 2017

I actually use cut/paste to create all of my tables, then I go back through and edit the background color for every other line. (It's only three letters.)
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in Podcasts, gaming or otherwise August 2017

I'm going to resurrect another of my old posts, just to add a few new tidbits (and to fix the broken links). Happy Jack's RPG Podcast - This is still my go-to podcast for my commute every week. Now they're not only doing a weekly discussion, but the…
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in 5th Edition D&D - General Discussion August 2017

So now that I've gotten a couple of years' 5E experience under my belt, I have to say I'm loving this edition. It's not perfect of course, but the combat system is far more elegant (and generally faster) than in previous editions. However, my table…
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in The first step is to admit you have a problem... August 2017

Highlights of Session 12: The arrogant noble delver from Session 6 is humbled EVERYBODY gets slimed! Our intrepid heroes play nice-nice with the kuo-toan minions of the Floating Queen We buy some slaves! Sneaking through the undead-filled Cryp…
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in Deleting Campaigns August 2017

Go to Settings, then to the Advanced tab. There's a checkbox for "Permanently delete this campaign".
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in City of Brass August 2017 edited August 2017

Deal. Unless of course I win the lottery before you, in which case I'll be your benevolent overlord...
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in Fantasy Age / Titans Grave August 2017

Greetings Silv3rWolf, and welcome to Obsidian Portal. :-) I suspect you might need to switch your Default Editor from CkEditor to Textile (which I, and may other veteran users, recommend switching). To do so, go to your Settings page, then go to the…
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in Can you post a pre-made character sheet? July 2017

You can. It's called "embedding" and is one of the clickable buttons on the right side of the Page Edit screen. That said, embedding hasn't been working reliably. It's up to you, but I've avoided using embedded .pdfs and videos because they've been…
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in Trouble with tables July 2017

I encourage my players to use the Adventure Log, but i don't expect any of them to do any markup, whether CSS or CKeditor. I'll add that in afterwards.
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in Campaign of the Year 2016 July 2017

Thank you everyone. I'm honored, humbled, and utterly gobsmacked by this. I have a surreal feeling of both vindication for all the work I've put in, and a simultaneous case of imposter syndrome, because I'm totally standing on the shoulders of grea…
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in Limit players from editing all pages July 2017

Actually, the ability to edit pages by everyone in the campaign is specifically intentional. Players who contribute to the wiki should be encouraged, not restricted. I *wish* my players would be more active!
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in Campaign of the Year 2016 July 2017

So, uh, when do we find out who won??
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in Shadows- Breaking 300 July 2017 edited July 2017

Outstanding, @Keryth987! Congratulations on that enviable accomplishment.
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in 10 maps, Is 10 maps for all your campaigns total ? July 2017

You don't have to only use the Maps feature for your campaign's maps though. A regular wiki page works pretty well too.
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in Campaign of the Year 2016 June 2017

Yeah, I renewed this week also. To be honest, as long as Kaleidoscope keeps the lights on I'm going to continue to use this site. Even with the issues, it's still the best tool I've found for managing my campaign. I've specifically avoided doing any…
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in The first step is to admit you have a problem... June 2017

Things that happened in Session 11: A wild stone Demogorgon appeared! The halfling warlock lost his eyeballs, but gained a fabulous new hat. What happens when a barbarian tries to sever a high-power electrical cable with a battleaxe? Anecdotal e…
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in Campaign of the Year 2016 June 2017

The timing of this blog error (and the lack of support) couldn't be worse. This should be when we shout out to the rest of the gaming world, "Hey! Come look at how awesome this site can be!" But this is really just kinda embarrassing...
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in tips June 2017

Well, you can filter the Campaigns page. Use the "Filter Campaigns By" dropdown menu and change it to Last Updated. Is that kinda what you were looking for?
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in The first step is to admit you have a problem... June 2017

Well, it only (!!?) took three months, but Amazon finally shipped my hard copy of the Tome of Beasts. Reading through this thing is giving me ideas. My players are NOT gonna know what hit them. *Muahahahaha...*
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in saving characters to a game June 2017

Welcome to Obsidian Portal, @pedigosamuel. :) You can create characters, wiki pages, adventure log entries, etc. by clicking on the + New dropdown button at the top of the page (that's on your campaign site, not here on the forums). Unfortunately, O…
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in Wiki Index on front page June 2017

Yup, what they said. I'll add a recommendation that you might want to p!an ahead. When your wiki gets bigger you'll probably want to have an index of categories on your home , rather than a list of all pages. You can see examples of this by browsing…
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in The first step is to admit you have a problem... June 2017

After three sessions of virtually non-stop combats, Session 10 was a refreshing change of pace. Not a single attack was rolled! There were many new twists and plot hooks revealed, though. Progress was definitely made. Why were Aendir and Chesh whis…

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