Main Page Sugestions

JaymesBolton
JaymesBolton
edited November 2011 in Campaign Portal Building
So one of the things I noticed about my favorite campaigns is that they have amazing Main Pages. Mine on the other hand was more designed to welcome my players and explain the site to them since none of them had used OP before. Now that they have become accustomed to the site I want to make a nice main page to welcome visitors and get their attention. But I have almost NO idea on what to do. I was hoping for any tips or suggestions from anyone. As a warning this post might be tedious as the next two parts are basic game background and campaign background to help people in order to help me

Game Background:Legend of the Five Rings (often abbreviated "L5R") is a fictional setting that covers in detail the fantastical land of Rokugan, a nation whose culture and history is based on that of feudal Japan. It was originally a card game but then was developed into a RPG as well. The story is driven in large part by decisions made by the card game tournament winners held each year.

Campaign background: As mentioned some of the story decisions are based of what the winner of the card game tournaments want to happen. This has led to some very....interesting..... twists in the story line including coups, alliances between millennium old enemies, and other such things. The goal of my campaign is to change some of those more interesting twists into a reality that pleases me more....or something even more twisted and horrible depending on the decisions and whims of my players.

OK, now that a little background was presented I would love to hear peoples suggestions for front page goodness. Thanks in advance to everyone for even the smallest idea!

"Changing History":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/l5r-changing-history

Comments

  • vstraydogstrutv
    vstraydogstrutv
    Posts: 209
    I'm a big fan of the main page being a synopsis, or bit of narrative writing, about (possibly) the past, present, and future of the world your characters are playing in, keeping it short so as to not give too much away. "Heurdenvaar":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/heurdenvaar has a bit of this, thought it's a little on the sparse side. However I very well may expand it in the future.
  • Baalshamon
    Baalshamon
    Posts: 585
    I prefer to see the mainpage as a synopsis or introduction to the campaign. It is the first thing I see when I enter the page. It should have something that really catches the eye and makes me want to delve deeper into the site. It doesnt have to be expansive. Sometimes simple is best but it should capture the flavor of the campaign.

    -Steve
    "Star Trek Late Night":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/star-trek-late-night
  • GamingMegaverse
    GamingMegaverse
    Posts: 3,037
    To me it matters only what the goal is. If you wish to draw others in, flashy or humor. If you wish to make it easier on your players, informative and instructional. Synopsis works if the system is popular, or the story (such as Avatar) is easily identifiable...

    killervp
    "A God...Rebuilt":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/a-god-rebuilt
    Duskreign's "COTM for November":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/wyrmshadow/wiki_pages/112011

    Just trying to help out.

  • JaymesBolton
    JaymesBolton
    Posts: 278
    My players understand the site now (after much hand holding, stick beating, and points giving for them to look at it) so I am looking now to draw people in and appease my ego (which is large and requires constant maintenance on my part). At this point I am looking for any layout ideas, flashy images, appropriate humor or just about anything else for it since I am a bit stumped at how I want to proceed besides Asian themed...

    "Changing History":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/l5r-changing-history
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