https://forum.obsidianportal.com/categories/feature-requests/p10/feed.rss Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:35:36 +0000 Feature Requests Discussions on Obsidian Portal Community Forums en-CA https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/4029/ability-to-grant-gm-status-on-a-per-page-basis Thu, 27 Aug 2015 16:29:02 +0000 AnnoyedUser 4029@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/4008/update-calendar-to-auto-include-end-date Mon, 10 Aug 2015 00:32:10 +0000 Krothos 4008@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3983/name-generator Thu, 18 Jun 2015 17:39:51 +0000 3983@/discussions
So, I am posting this quick as I want to get some ideas from other members of the active community here. I am doing what I can to assist the name generator project since it was mentioned by the staff that they would be willing to accept assistance on fleshing this tool out. I just submitted what I felt would be the next most urgent aspect of the generator to schwing, a Generic Elf Full Name generator in the code they are using. I did some manual testing of the code I wrote (since I only know the structure of the individual generators and don't have a viable test environment setup currently) and these are the results I got from it:

Taclaal Coldvine
Rodjeal Lighthill
Oroloaalar Nightflower
Cilkawen Redwind
Lismoenor Nightwillow
Rewvewen Darkwillow
Canruwen Daybrook
Narriarin Blackflower
Monjeoaris Dawnhill
Rarmalor Redbow

I think they came out sounding generally elvish in nature, at least at a setting neutral level (which is what I was going for). So, I expect this feature should certainly keep growing if I have any say at least.

*Now, to the real purpose of this post.* I want to get a sense from the community of what types of generators would be most beneficial to them in the present to near future. I want to try and focus my development on this to what the community viably needs. My long term goal is to get a number of generic generators done and also get a fair share of system specific ones made to help GMs and players alike adhere to the overall lore presented in the world they are playing in. So, please comment back with suggestions on generators you could use post haste.

*LIVE AND IN USE*
Random Name (Full Name) - OP Staff
Random Name (Single - Version 1, varied length) - OP Staff
Random Name (Single - Version 2, constant length) - OP Staff
Generic Fantasy, Dwarf (Full Name) - OP Staff
Generic Fantasy, Dwarf (Last Name) - OP Staff

*CREATED AND SUBMITTED*
Generic Fantasy, Elf (English Surname) - Alex
Generic Fantasy, Elf (Elven Surname) - Alex

*IN PROCESS*
Generic Fantasy, Halfling (Full Name) - Alex

*CURRENT SUGGESTIONS*
Cultural, Saxon/Norse
Cultural, Latin
Cultural, Celtic
Cultural, Old English
Cultural, German
Cultural, Japanese
Cultural, Modern American
Cultural, Old Slavic
Cultural, Old West
Generic Fantasy, Gnome
Generic Fantasy, Kobold
Generic Fantasy, Orc
Generic Fantasy, Goblin
Generic Fantasy, Ogre
BBEG, Dragon
BBEG, Demon
BBEG, Devil
BBEG, Sorcerer/Wizard

_I also want to point out here quick, I don't work for OP their parent company, I am still just a member but am attempting to take an active role in assisting this community along. Please keep this in mind, as I can not ensure in any way that what I develop will actually see the light of day._

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Alex
"Dragon Age: Requiem":https://da-requiem.obsidianportal.com/]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1282/link-to-op-s-user-profile-from-forums Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:59:53 +0000 sandman 1282@/discussions
This is what I'm talking about:
* If you click on my nick this is what you get: "Sandman":http://forums.obsidianportal.com/account.php?u=30499
* And it would be nice to have a link there that points directly to one's Obsidan Portal profile: "Sandman - Profile":http://www.obsidianportal.com/profile/sandman

So, this is really a feature request for the forums, but I think it could help the community members get to know each other's sites.

Anyone feels the same?]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3907/language-filter Tue, 17 Feb 2015 06:42:56 +0000 Zooroos 3907@/discussions
I'm a Spanish speaking GM, and I think it would be pretty cool to add a language filter for the campaign search tool. We non-English speakers could use a filter for looking each other out more easily, gain more visibility and potential fans, and enjoy actual plays in our native language.]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3806/open-link-to-new-tab Sun, 19 Oct 2014 04:57:44 +0000 revel911 3806@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3881/ability-to-import-characters-from-hero-lab Wed, 21 Jan 2015 04:24:03 +0000 raark 3881@/discussions (Rather than having to key in a character manually)

Hero Lab offers many output options from PDF to HTML….the statblocks can be outputted in Plain Text, HTML, BBCode or Wikitext.]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3855/portal-translations-other-than-english Wed, 26 Nov 2014 09:42:57 +0000 surien 3855@/discussions
I signed in OP a few years ago. Now I have a game group to play an Ars Magica campaign wich has been in "stand-bay" for a year, and one of the reasons is I chosen OP for basing it and it's not in spanish (I mean the interface), so, the feature would be a drop down box (combo) in profile page to switch between the available languages.

And to make these languages available, the best thing would be a translator wich can be managed by volunteers (as the subtitles scene for example).

I think it will be good for new players to use OP and pleasing the ones like me wich have a group of players who doesn't understand english ;-)

Thanks!]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3625/archive-campaign Sat, 01 Mar 2014 17:13:12 +0000 AshenHaze 3625@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/283/gm-only-npc-tags Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:14:58 +0000 DarthKrzysztof 283@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3745/gm-player-characters Wed, 23 Jul 2014 10:55:39 +0000 NinjaFlashX 3745@/discussions
How do I get my GM Player Character to show up on the Front Page now??? Used to work pre-reforge as long as I selected "Player Character" they showed up. Thanks!

Flash
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I would like the middle (main) panel to resize when the window is resized, I would like this to be the default, since there's no reason for it NOT to resize.

(Coincidentally, my Facebook news feed has turned into the same horrible fixed-width setting. While it might help get the layout good on smaller devices, it is totally lost on existing monitors where I can widen the window to see more text on the screen.)]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3596/posting-to-forums-by-replying-to-email-notifcation Tue, 04 Feb 2014 18:24:36 +0000 Threeputt 3596@/discussions
Love the new redesign. It looks great and I'm having a much easier time getting around. However, one of my group's favorite features from the old version seems to be missing, and it is really impacting my players' participation levels.

It used to be that when a campaign forum post email notification went out, you could reply directly to the email and it would create a new post directly. Now, the replies either bounce or open up the website, which is something that can be difficult to deal with if you only have a very limited amount of time.

My campaign has a large percentage of play-by-post, and our players are all very busy. I'd like to make it as easy as possible for them to participate, and the disappearance of the post-by-reply feature has essentially kept two of my players from participating.

Are we just missing something? Is the feature still there? If not, can I put in a request (or beg) for the feature to be reinstated?

Thank you so much.]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3587/how-come-the-items-page-isn-t-on-all-campaign-types Tue, 28 Jan 2014 00:17:52 +0000 Soulgeared 3587@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1349/dynamic-character-sheets-for-popular-systems Fri, 28 May 2010 21:19:44 +0000 Micah2 1349@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3413/how-does-your-campaign-use-forums Tue, 29 Oct 2013 14:30:13 +0000 The_D 3413@/discussions
For my campaign, my group and I use the forums to further our game between sessions. There's a lot of information gathering and role playing involved that may not need dice and can be better done in post forum, allowing our table to focus on action. In order for this to work, the forum needs to be organized in such a way as to group things by area, character, plot thread, etc. This new design makes that kind of game enhancement impossible, or at least more trouble than it's worth.

According to this video: http://vimeo.com/77737413 (at around the 2:30 mark) the developers seem to think that the forums are only used for brief, disposable conversations and the last post is the only one that really matters. If that is how they see it an intend to proceed (and I see no word from them otherwise) then I no longer have a use for Obsidian Portal. Certainly not one worth paying money for.

I am an Ascendant member and I contributed to the Kickstarter. How many other people pay for Obsidial Portal to use the forums as I have been, or in such a way that is no longer possible?

My question to the developers is this: How many paying members will it take to change your minds about the forum functionality? Or is there even any chance that we can have that back?]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3509/comments-page Mon, 18 Nov 2013 07:49:23 +0000 GamingMegaverse 3509@/discussions "Campaign comments are off for now, though we are contemplating bringing them back. I can't give an ETA on this yet though, thanks for the suggestion!"

So, still hopeful that it is coming back....
killervp
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Here to help anyone- Send me a PM]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3544/reforged-status-of-maps-and-raw-domains Sun, 15 Dec 2013 19:30:10 +0000 Gilheru 3544@/discussions
Any updates on these two features?
* Stretch Goal 1: Reworking the Maps
* Stretch Goal 4: Custom Campaign URLs (in particular Ascendant campaigns able to set up their own raw domain)

Thanks]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3521/paid-styles Fri, 29 Nov 2013 18:23:10 +0000 DDK 3521@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3502/easy-feature-request-have-the-page-title-appear-as-meta-entry-in-the-browser Wed, 13 Nov 2013 22:24:00 +0000 Innerdude 3502@/discussions
It would be incredibly useful to have some indication in the browser tab at the top as to which element we're moving to. Right now, it only says "Obsidian Portal," meaning I have to hunt through two or three tabs before I remember exactly what I'm looking for.

It should be pretty easy to include a dynamic meta tag that puts the page name, or character name into the browser tab, like this: "Character Name - Obsidian Portal."]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/2553/email-notification-fix Tue, 22 May 2012 12:17:29 +0000 wootersl 2553@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3483/custom-game-system-integration Sat, 09 Nov 2013 03:07:00 +0000 Murasame 3483@/discussions
Right now, when submitting a DST, or searching for one, you have to use one of the game systems that have been added to Obsidian Portal's database; however, in settings you can type in whatever you'd like as your game system. What I would like to see is a system where DSTs can either be submitted with the official game systems dropdown menu - which could use a little alphabetizing - or by typing in the name of a custom game system. Any GM that uses that exact typing - Maybe ignoring caps - can bring up any of those custom DSTs. There could either by a check box to select which of the two types (official or custom) or if anything is typed in the custom game systems box the drop box selection is ignored.

For example. I'm working on a Final Fantasy campaign setting. In terms of the actual game system I'm only slightly modifying some of the D&D 4E systems. So, in my campaign I go to settings and I type in 'Final Fantasy 4E' as my game system. Then, after lots of blood, sweat, and tears - or some groveling to an established DSTer - when submitting the new custom DST I type in the box, below the drop box, 'Final Fantasy 4E'. Now, if I go to edit a character page I'll see that DST and any others that were submitted and approved with the custom game system of 'Final Fantasy 4E'.]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3459/discussion-link Mon, 04 Nov 2013 19:49:25 +0000 Ruhar 3459@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3206/text-message-calendar-reminder Fri, 27 Sep 2013 08:54:11 +0000 Ruhar 3206@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3163/retired-pc-section Mon, 09 Sep 2013 22:33:54 +0000 ErithTalvera 3163@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/1662/send-to-multiple-recipients-on-private-messages Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:19:37 +0000 Joettle 1662@/discussions
This would be a nice feature. If only adding a comma between recipient names. A contacts list of friends to draw from would be nice, too.

Also a separate suggestion would be previous and next buttons to go back and forth between messages currently being viewed.

Thanks,

Justin]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3005/add-an-image-when-you-create-npcs Mon, 13 May 2013 17:31:20 +0000 mathewh 3005@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3131/feature-request-looking-for-players-additional-tags-online-pbp-or-traditional Sat, 10 Aug 2013 20:18:10 +0000 LordMisha 3131@/discussions
In my case, I can only really join an online or PbP game right now. I selected the following:
Currently Playing
Looking for Players
Recently Updated

And then I had to dig through a ton of potential games trying to decipher if online/PbP was an option. So if there had been these options:
Online
PbP
Traditional

I could have saved so much time. And I am aware of the great resource http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/compendium-of-pbp-on-line-campaigns by Kenurion and it is greatly appreciated. It just seems like empowering the creator of the campaign to tag that option themselves and make it a search function would be a might easier.]]> https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3128/numenera-character-sheets Wed, 07 Aug 2013 17:00:33 +0000 meliath 3128@/discussions https://forum.obsidianportal.com/discussion/3117/request-warning-about-character-images Sat, 27 Jul 2013 09:58:34 +0000 Der_Dieben 3117@/discussions
It would be real nice to have a short warning by the upload button for character portraits that would alert the player that any unsaved data in the Dynamic Character Sheet will not be saved upon clicking the Upload button. Getting to the end of a character sheet and losing several hours of progress because of this is quite infuriating. Alternatively, causing the upload button to automatically save the sheet before performing the portrait upload would be just as welcome.
Besides this one frustrating hiccup, I've found the site to be a phenomenal resource.

Sincerely yours,
Dieben]]>