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Greetings and Welcome to the Wold, The first portion of this document describes how to logon to WoldianGames and what to expect when you are logged in and other technical details. I will be sending you your logon information. You may have already received it. Please contact me anytime you have problems or questions concerning the site.

Enjoy!

John Klinger

(Master DM in charge of woldian.com programming)

jtklinger@usa.net

Finding Your Game:

To find your game, logon to the site by going to the games page at: http://www.woldiangames.com/games/index.html

Choose the game in which you are playing. At the top of the screen you will see a LOGON button. When pressed, this button will take you to a screen where you can enter your logon and password.

Logon Screen:

Note: cookies must be enabled to logon to the site. Some browsers also have a "session-only cookies" option that must be enabled. I will send you your logon information. You may have already received it. It should look something like:

Logon: santac

Pword: reindeer

Note that this is not a real logon or password, but just an example. Type in your logon and password in the proper fields. Note that the logon and password are case sensitive.

Below these fields, there is a toggle option to "Logoff when browser is closed." When this option is selected, you will automatically be logged off, once all your browser windows are closed. You may deselect this option. This causes a cookie to be stored on you computer. The next time you visit WoldianGames.com, this cookie will be read and you will be automatically logged on.

If anyone else in your household is a member of WoldianGames, please carefully consider whether you should have your logon remembered. Even if you choose to have your logon remembered, the site may periodically request you to verify your identity by logging on again.

Forgot Your Password?

If you've forgotten your password, you can enter your logon name at the bottom of the logon page, and we will see if we have an email address for you. If we do, we'll email your logon information to you. If we don't have your email address on file, you'll have to contact the Campaign DM, or myself (John) to find out what password has been assigned to you. (See the "My Profile" section below for instructions on how to specify your email addresses).

Basic Posting Fields

When you view an active game in which you have permission to post, you'll see a set of forms on the bottom of the page. These forms are where you enter your turn.

Post Name:

Enter your character's name here, followed by any active spells and other stats that may be useful to other players or the DM.

Example:

Tericus (hill giant strength, poision immunity)

Die Rolls:

This field contains the results of die rolls made using the buttons below this field. Obviously, you should decide what your character will do before you roll the dice and not let temptation cause you to change your actions when the dice don't land your way.

Message:

Enter or "post" you character's actions here. There are instructions and advice below about posting. Read them carefully. You may write your post in paragraphs, however, such long posts are sometimes frowned upon depending on the situation.

Post Formatting:

All HTML within a post is ignored. However, everyone can use special tokens to perform basic text formatting and to insert links or email addresses.

The format statements are shown in the following examples.

[b] Bold text [/b]

[i] Italicized text [/i]

[u] underlined text [/u]

[center] this text will be centered [/center]

[link]http://www.woldiangames.com[/link]

[link href="http://www.woldiangames.com/games/"]Visit the Games[/link]

[email]jtklinger@noname.com[/email]

Private Posts

If the "Post Private to DM" option is selected, your post will only be visible to you and the site DMs.

Submit:

When you are done entering your "post," simply click the Submit button. A "you've posted" screen will load letting you know that your turn has been entered properly.

My Profile

Within the gaming arenas of WoldianGames, you can access your profile using a link provided at the top of the page. The "My Profile" pages allow you to review and modify your logon, password, and personal information.

Your Name:

This field contains your first an last name and is only available to the Campaign DMs, Site Administrator, and Master DMs. It is not viewable by the public.

Your Logon:

This field contains the logon name that must be used with your password in order to gain entry onto the site.

Your Password:

Your password is used with your logon to gain entry onto the site. For security reasons, your password will never be displayed to you. If you lose your password, use the "Send Profile" button, or see the "Forgot Your Password?" description in the "Logon Screen" section.

Your Public Name:

There are portions of the site where an individual is identified to other members of WoldianGames. In these places, your public name will be used for your identity. Your public name can be your first and last name, or anything else that can uniquely identify you to other players.

The Date You Joined:

This field shows when the day you first became a member of WoldianGames

The Number of Posts You've Made

This field shows the number of posts you've made on WoldiaGames, including public message boards like the Loot 'n Booty and the Red Wyrm Inn.

Your Email Adresses

You can associate up to three email addresses to your account. When you request your profile or logon information to be sent to you, they will be sent to these email addresses.

Editing Your Profile

For security reasons, you will be requested to provide your password whenever you make modifications to your profile.

Thanks for joining us, it should be a lot of fun. Let us know all the crazy ideas you have to improve the size and make gaming more enjoyable. We have a list of great enhancements, and would love to include yours.

John Klinger