I apologize if this has been addressed elsewhere, but I would like to see additional user help for Game Concepts / Rules when referenced in an entry.
For example, under the spell "Detect Poison and Disease" there is an R-book icon next to spell name and a C-diamond net to Duration. What do those mean to the newbie player? Well, R is rituals and C is Concentration. There is a "Spell Rules" link on the spell detail page, but that takes you to the whole spell casting. Why not have the C-diamond as a clickable link that goes directly to #Duration on that page? And why #Duration when it could go straight to the Concentration sub-section? Likewise, it would be nice the R-book symbol could go to a Ritual section. I don't see a ritual section in the Beta Phase 1, but that might be a later phase release. But once it is in place, have a direct link to that.
Likewise, under the monster entry for Aboleth, what does the L-hexagon symbol next to the name mean? Legendary. What does that entail? Yes, it lists legendary abilities at the bottom of the monster's detail page, but are there additional attributes to Legendary besides some extra abilities? (I actually don't know that -- I'm fairly new to 5th edition myself and only as a player). The link to Monster Rules page doesn't have any information on Legendary either, though again this might be slated for a future update as it isn't basic information.
The joy of interactive applications is the easy access to information. Instead of just having a general link to a page about casting (for spells) or monsters (for monsters), direct links to relevant sections of rules would speed access to information.
Thanks
(edited to add that there is a whole page on Legendary Creatures already, so linking the L-hexagon symbol to that page would be good)
I apologize if this has been addressed elsewhere, but I would like to see additional user help for Game Concepts / Rules when referenced in an entry.
For example, under the spell "Detect Poison and Disease" there is an R-book icon next to spell name and a C-diamond net to Duration. What do those mean to the newbie player? Well, R is rituals and C is Concentration. There is a "Spell Rules" link on the spell detail page, but that takes you to the whole spell casting. Why not have the C-diamond as a clickable link that goes directly to #Duration on that page? And why #Duration when it could go straight to the Concentration sub-section? Likewise, it would be nice the R-book symbol could go to a Ritual section. I don't see a ritual section in the Beta Phase 1, but that might be a later phase release. But once it is in place, have a direct link to that.
Likewise, under the monster entry for Aboleth, what does the L-hexagon symbol next to the name mean? Legendary. What does that entail? Yes, it lists legendary abilities at the bottom of the monster's detail page, but are there additional attributes to Legendary besides some extra abilities? (I actually don't know that -- I'm fairly new to 5th edition myself and only as a player). The link to Monster Rules page doesn't have any information on Legendary either, though again this might be slated for a future update as it isn't basic information.
The joy of interactive applications is the easy access to information. Instead of just having a general link to a page about casting (for spells) or monsters (for monsters), direct links to relevant sections of rules would speed access to information.
Thanks
I would even like to see a tooltip with a quick description and maybe link to the full page for the item.
A sidebar key for the emblems, abbreviations, and any color coding would be nice. A rollover bubble giving full explanations of special symbols and codes would be nice for the full web site version though that would not really work on a mobile app version.
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I apologize if this has been addressed elsewhere, but I would like to see additional user help for Game Concepts / Rules when referenced in an entry.
For example, under the spell "Detect Poison and Disease" there is an R-book icon next to spell name and a C-diamond net to Duration. What do those mean to the newbie player? Well, R is rituals and C is Concentration. There is a "Spell Rules" link on the spell detail page, but that takes you to the whole spell casting. Why not have the C-diamond as a clickable link that goes directly to #Duration on that page? And why #Duration when it could go straight to the Concentration sub-section? Likewise, it would be nice the R-book symbol could go to a Ritual section. I don't see a ritual section in the Beta Phase 1, but that might be a later phase release. But once it is in place, have a direct link to that.
Likewise, under the monster entry for Aboleth, what does the L-hexagon symbol next to the name mean? Legendary. What does that entail? Yes, it lists legendary abilities at the bottom of the monster's detail page, but are there additional attributes to Legendary besides some extra abilities? (I actually don't know that -- I'm fairly new to 5th edition myself and only as a player). The link to Monster Rules page doesn't have any information on Legendary either, though again this might be slated for a future update as it isn't basic information.
The joy of interactive applications is the easy access to information. Instead of just having a general link to a page about casting (for spells) or monsters (for monsters), direct links to relevant sections of rules would speed access to information.
Thanks
(edited to add that there is a whole page on Legendary Creatures already, so linking the L-hexagon symbol to that page would be good)
A sidebar key for the emblems, abbreviations, and any color coding would be nice. A rollover bubble giving full explanations of special symbols and codes would be nice for the full web site version though that would not really work on a mobile app version.