How best to handle Game Templates and Handouts?

May 30, 2025 1:36 pm

Chalrytharendir says:

This is what I'm talking about. I'd put that stuff in a playerSheet, so it's available for everyone under the quick reply box with an easy click. You have control of it but they can see it.

Yeah, same page. I use these all the time and adore them -- I just wish they were a little easier to set up -- many, many people don't know about them, or know how to set them up.

Psybermagi

May 30, 2025 1:54 pm

How best to handle Game Templates and Handouts?

Lots of responses here and it looks like Didz is crafting a layout to work for their style so I will just share my own preferences and experience as a GM.

Before the Game: Game concept & creation: make sure I know what I want and then make sure this is expressed clearly as I create the game. I always start it private so I can work on this until it is ready for general use (likely failing as I am an engineer and not a communications/marketing/sales type. You know those who can interact with others and somehow ensure everyone is on the same page).

Game Setup

[ +- ] GAME DETAILS:

[ +- ] Game Forum Setup:

I use sub-forums to categorize information.
REFERENCE : (Read Only) This is the general information 'WIKI'
+ Setting Information : Details on how the world work and what is "common knowledge" (especially as I enjoy wold crafting and seldom use setting as is.). Basic Shop inventory and pricing can be added here if you have a game going long enough that keeping this info in game is worth the effort.
+ System / House rules : If a system is used RAW then this can be skipped
+ Character creation guidelines : This helps with players new to they system and/or PbP or if using custom rules or setting.
ARCHIVE/HISTORY : (Read Only) I prefer to keep inactive thread separate from active threads.
PARTY SPLIT : (Restricted read/write) For the times when the party split I often separate threads into multiple sub-forum with restricted access so players only see/read what their players are aware of. After the party rejoins I move those split threads into the Archive forum for general reference.
GM WORKSPACE : (No player access) This is where I create, organize, and keep information for later in the story/campaign. This is set so players can not see the content at all, and they will not even see the forum at the top level. Organize this however you wish and works for you.
TOP LEVEL: At the top and not in a sub-forum. This is helpful for navigation in the game as when you are viewing a thread the footer menu at the bottom of the page adds the "Threads" menu for quick access to other thread of the same level and Forums at that level as well.
+ Current Scene : The current active scene. I prefer breaking the game into smaller scenes or chapters based on location or quest. Then move to a new thread as the story progresses. Old threads are moved to the Archive.
+ General OOC Chat : This is just a general purpose catch all thread. Some players use it more than others, some groups get into it more, it totally depends on individuals and group dynamics.
+ Q&A : This may be in the chat thread or stand alone. If separate then I tend to have to copy/past the questions and then add the answers as players do not always remember to post questions to this thread. But keeping it separate does make finding the information easier.

[ +- ] example

[ +- ] Sheets

Gamer's Tavern :
Post a recruitment thread. The Game Details will be shown on the first post if it is linked so no need to duplicate work. You can add more details to ensure players know what they are signing up for.

Didz

May 31, 2025 11:57 am

How best to handle Game Templates and Handouts?

TheGenerator says:

[quote="Didz"]I don't think there is one. Even if there was, every GM has their own style anyway. I'm sure you can figure out what works for you and your players :)
This isn't your first rodeo, from what I gather in your posts.

I do get that and in many respects, I can see the advantage of having a set of tools that allows you to build a site that works the way you want it to work. The problem I have is working out which tools to use for which tasks. I know exactly what I want to achieve, but I have no idea how to achieve it. I was hoping that there might be some sort of GM guide that would talk me through the process and tell me what tools to use to replicate it.

Looking at how other GMs have set their games up might help, as long as I can work out how they did it.

So, for example:

[ +- ] Player Introduction Form

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Didz

May 31, 2025 12:23 pm

How best to handle Game Templates and Handouts?

Psybermagi says:

Lots of responses here and it looks like Didz is crafting a layout to work for their style so I will just share my own preferences and experience as a GM.

Thanks for taking the time to put that together for me.

I'm not going to pretend I've done anything more than skim through it at this stage, but it looks as though it contains a lot of useful ideas and I will go through it in a lot more detail later.

Can I come back to you with questions?

For Example:

Quote:

TOP LEVEL: At the top and not in a sub-forum. This is helpful for navigation in the game as when you are viewing a thread the footer menu at the bottom of the page adds the "Threads" menu for quick access to other thread of the same level and Forums at that level as well.

I'm assuming this is Game Management Folders, like your 'Wiki', rather than the Session Logs themselves.

The Session Logs, I'm assuming, will have a natural order created by the date and time the players created their posts. There is nothing special about a Session Log I assume other than it allows dice to be rolled?

Legendary_Sidekick

May 31, 2025 12:39 pm

How best to handle Game Templates and Handouts?

FlyingSucculent says:

^^ Snippets are very useful for repeated stuff! I use them to post my character's HP for other players to see, for example. It can also help if you use repeated BBcode formatting for specific things (like coloured underlined text for names of places, for example), as they can contain BBcode to quickly insert into the post.

I love snippets for bad-guy health!

[ +- ] My HP Snippets

[ +- ] What They Look Like

Didz

May 31, 2025 9:28 pm

How best to handle Game Templates and Handouts?

Legendary_Sidekick says:

FlyingSucculent says:

^^ Snippets are very useful for repeated stuff! I use them to post my character's HP for other players to see, for example. It can also help if you use repeated BBcode formatting for specific things (like coloured underlined text for names of places, for example), as they can contain BBcode to quickly insert into the post.

I love snippets for bad-guy health!

[ +- ] My HP Snippets

[ +- ] What They Look Like

I wondered about Snippets. I noticed that Adam mentions them in his BBCode Guide thread and they also got a mention in one of the videos I watched. But I hadn't really grasped what they were for.

Would snippets make it easier for a new players to copy the Player Introduction Form into a new post on the Player introduction forum?

What I used to do was PM a blank copy of the form to the prospective player, and then they filled it in and posted it in Player Introduction Forum.

Last edited May 31, 2025 9:33 pm

Qralloq

May 31, 2025 9:37 pm

How best to handle Game Templates and Handouts?

Didz says:

Would snippets make it easier for a new players to copy the Player Introduction Form into a new post on the Player introduction forum?

What I used to do was PM a blank copy of the form to the prospective player, and then they filled it in and posted it in Player Introduction Forum.

The easiest for them would be for you to post a clean form and they could just click Quote then update it. If they're fancy they could remove the quote tags first. One button.

Psybermagi

May 31, 2025 10:20 pm

How best to handle Game Templates and Handouts?

Didz says:

Quote:

TOP LEVEL: At the top and not in a sub-forum. This is helpful for navigation in the game as when you are viewing a thread the footer menu at the bottom of the page adds the "Threads" menu for quick access to other thread of the same level and Forums at that level as well.

I'm assuming this is Game Management Folders, like your 'Wiki', rather than the Session Logs themselves.

The Session Logs, I'm assuming, will have a natural order created by the date and time the players created their posts. There is nothing special about a Session Log I assume other than it allows dice to be rolled?

I just like to keep current active game scene at the top level, the hope page for the game, as stated for ease of navigation among other reasons. Once you play around with your layout and start using it you will get a better sense of what you like and want to keep/change. I am sent you an invite to my Tiny Intro game just so you can look it over. That game is actually for multiple concurrent stories so has a different layout than an single party layout

I will often put things like Welcome Message, House Rules, and other helpful player information onto my Player Handout as snippets. Then if something comes up, like I think a player need a reminder, I can just post with a couple clicks.

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Didz

Jun 1, 2025 1:19 am

How best to handle Game Templates and Handouts?

Psybermagi says:

I just like to keep current active game scene at the top level, the hope page for the game, as stated for ease of navigation among other reasons. Once you play around with your layout and start using it you will get a better sense of what you like and want to keep/change. I am sent you an invite to my Tiny Intro game just so you can look it over. That game is actually for multiple concurrent stories so has a different layout than an single party layout

Ah! Ok! that explains it,

My players are used to the top down chronology, although there was a button that scrolled them down to the last post.

Quote:

I will often put things like Welcome Message, House Rules, and other helpful player information onto my Player Handout as snippets. Then if something comes up, like I think a player need a reminder, I can just post with a couple clicks.

I've started put these in my 'Campaign Wiki', but I started by putting them in 'Spoilers', and now I'm having second thoughts.

I find the spoilers work perfectly until you open the 'Campaign Wiki' for editing, and then it's just a crazy mess of BBcode that's really hard to fathom. So, I'm considering switching back to my original idea of using nested sub-folders for each category.

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Psybermagi

Jun 1, 2025 2:16 am

How best to handle Game Templates and Handouts?

Forums are regret for large amounts of data. If you make any charter sheet to large it does down load times
You can put categories links in the handout

Last edited June 1, 2025 2:18 am

FlyingSucculent

Jun 1, 2025 6:56 am

How best to handle Game Templates and Handouts?

Didz says:

I wondered about Snippets. I noticed that Adam mentions them in his BBCode Guide thread and they also got a mention in one of the videos I watched. But I hadn't really grasped what they were for.

Would snippets make it easier for a new players to copy the Player Introduction Form into a new post on the Player introduction forum?

What I used to do was PM a blank copy of the form to the prospective player, and then they filled it in and posted it in Player Introduction Forum.

They're probably not the best for an introduction form as your players will only use it once each. (Although they certainly can be used for it.)
But they can be very helpful if you repeatedly use special formatting. Like posting as NPCs, for example! If you make a snippet for each NPC tag, you can just choose them from a dropdown and save yourself time of copy-pasting the tags and the avatar link each time.
They're basically just for stuff you'd like to be able to quickly insert into posts during game. :D

Last edited June 1, 2025 6:57 am

Didz

Jun 1, 2025 10:49 am

How best to handle Game Templates and Handouts?

I had a go at creating my 'Player Introduction Form' yesterday, and it didn't work out too well. I thought I'd managed to break the system as the entire thread locked up, and I ended up with a 504 Error. However, Keleth has sorted it out this morning and deleted the six posts that were generated. He tells me it wasn't my fault, just a glitch. but I'm still worried I was doing it wrong.

All I am trying to do is create a form template that asks new players some basic questions and then stores the answers for future reference by myself and the rest of the player group.

[ +- ] "List of Player Introduction Questions.

What do you like to be called?	This is just a courtesy to allow players to address each other during the game.
How can the GM contact you outside GP?	(Email address?) Ideally this needs to be visible to the GM only, as some players don't like sharing personal information.
Have you played before?	To gauge the experience of the player and how much guidance they might need from the group.
Have you GM'd before?	As above but aimed at identifying potential Game Masters or mentors in the group.
Are you familiar with the Warhammer Universe?	Really just to highlight players who are new to the setting and may need more guidance on the rules and lore.
Are you familar with WFRP Lore?	As above, but more focused on the roleplaying setting and its lore.
What are your expectations of this game?	This is just a chance for the player to express their primary interests in the game and for me to confirm that the game is likely to satisfy them. If it won't, then we may have a problem that needs further discussion. I also refer to this answer when running the game to try and make sure that the gameplay is delivering what this player asked for.
What would you like to explored during play?	Similar to the above, but often more focused on specific locations or situations e.g. I would like my character to visit 'The Mirror Moors'. It gives me a challenge to make it happen.
What do you NOT want to see in the game?	This is a very important question as it invites the player to set boundaries and veto certain aspects of gameplay. It is used by me to set 'Red Lines' during gameplay that will not be crossed. So, far the only 'Red Line' set is a ban on explicit sexual content. "So, I'm not allowed to play any love scenes." thank goodness. Though the party have visited a brothel. Infact,they are currently lodging in one, but I have to avoid the explicit stuff about what goes on.
Do you agree to abide by the Posting Pledge?	All players are required to agree to check the game at least once every 48 hours, to avoid ghosting and maintain progress.
Do you accept our Code of Conduct?	This is just a routine acknowledgement that the player will be civil and courteous to the rest of the group.
Are you willing to be lied to by the GM and other players?	This is a semi-humorous question to make the point that this is a game and that not everything they or their character is told will necessarily be true.

I'm wondering whether this form template has to be treated like a Character Sheet Template with a list of input fields that the player just fills in before posting. I tried creating this in a Sticky Post at the top of the 'Player Introduction' thread but ended up getting a 504 error as noted above.

How would you do it?

Legendary_Sidekick

Jun 1, 2025 11:51 am

How best to handle Game Templates and Handouts?

I feel like this a thing where you number the questions 1 to 12, and just ask on a dedicated thread.

Though question 2 is kinda tricky. Not everyone knows about the [Private= function. Maybe a (Feel free to PM me the answer to #2.)? (I personally prefer to only contact through GP, so I’m not the best person to suggest how to handle that.)

Psybermagi

Jun 1, 2025 1:06 pm

How best to handle Game Templates and Handouts?

If you want this on a character sheetit will hand to be created by the player the updated by you. Players can only edit sheets created by themselves while DM can edit sheets in their games. You can create a custom chargers sheet and put the wearing in a spoiler on the sheet along with instructions how to answer. Answers could be put in form fields or put questions and answers in an abilities block

Or, as suggested, just have a thread that all players respond to. Don't over complicate the process.

Didz

Jun 1, 2025 2:28 pm

How best to handle Game Templates and Handouts?

Legendary_Sidekick says:

I feel like this a thing where you number the questions 1 to 12, and just ask on a dedicated thread.

Though question 2 is kinda tricky. Not everyone knows about the [Private= function. Maybe a (Feel free to PM me the answer to #2.)? (I personally prefer to only contact through GP, so I’m not the best person to suggest how to handle that.)

I was hoping there might be a sort of 'Personal Message' option somewhere that allowed information to be posted that could only be read by a named individual.

What we actually did on TK was use the 'Personal Message' system and simply note on the players 'Player Introduction Form' that the contact information was on a PM. So, I was reminded where to look.

Quote:

I feel like this a thing where you number the questions 1 to 12, and just ask on a dedicated thread.

Could do that, but given the ordered list feature on here is bit quirky it probably wouldn't be that much simpler.

[ +- ] Spoiler

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[/olist]

The advantage of the form is that it imposes a standard structure and layout on the answers, which, when dealing with a long list of player introductions, actually makes it easier to find the information you are looking for. I'm sure it must be possible I'm just not sure of the best way to do it on GP.

Psybermagi says:

If you want this on a character sheetit will hand to be created by the player the updated by you. Players can only edit sheets created by themselves while DM can edit sheets in their games. You can create a custom chargers sheet and put the wearing in a spoiler on the sheet along with instructions how to answer. Answers could be put in form fields or put questions and answers in an abilities block

Or, as suggested, just have a thread that all players respond to. Don't over complicate the process.

This is what I wasn't sure about.

I tried to create the form as a template in the sticky post at the top of the Player Introduction thread, and it seemed to work until i tried to save the post then I got a 504 Error and the thread got stuck.

So, I'm thinking perhaps the answer is to use a dummy character sheet that the players can be linked and fill out before posting the completed sheet in the Player Information thread. So, in effect, it would be like every player posting a completed character sheet in the Player Introduction thread, except that it would contain their own information instead of that for their character.

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Chalrytharendir

Jun 1, 2025 4:22 pm

How best to handle Game Templates and Handouts?

Fyi, olist isn't a tag. The syntax for the new ordered list tag (starting at 1) is:

[list=1]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[/list]

[ +- ] Example

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Didz

Jun 1, 2025 6:41 pm

How best to handle Game Templates and Handouts?

Chalrytharendir says:

Fyi, olist isn't a tag. The syntax for the new ordered list tag (starting at 1) is:

[list=1]
[*]
[*]
[*]
[/list]

[ +- ] Example

Question 1: « Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur. Quis aute iure reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint obcaecat cupiditat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. »
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Ok! Thanks. Different to the Steam syntax then.

Psybermagi

Jun 1, 2025 7:43 pm

How best to handle Game Templates and Handouts?

Legendary_Sidekick says:

... Not everyone knows about the [Private= function. Maybe a (Feel free to PM me the answer to #2.)? (I personally prefer to only contact through GP, so I’m not the best person to suggest how to handle that.)

Didz says:

I was hoping there might be a sort of 'Personal Message' option somewhere that allowed information to be posted that could only be read by a named individual.

What we actually did on TK was use the 'Personal Message' system and simply note on the players 'Player Introduction Form' that the contact information was on a PM. So, I was reminded where to look.

Other than using Note and Private blocks, which are private to an extent in that only addressed recipients, GM within a game, and site Moderators are able to view the contents, there are direct Private messages to players. Between these 3 options most people are happy. Beyond that you can take it outside of GP.

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