PathfinderWiki:Inner Sea World Guide Inclusion Initiative

In July of 2009, Yoda8myhead (one of the founders of the wiki) wrote a great introduction to the Campaign Setting Inclusion Initiative, a project to include all of the facts from what was then the standard reference tome for the Pathfinder universe into our wiki. A lot of editors put in countless hours on this project, and although it was never fully completed, a significant amount of work was accomplished. In addition, those of us working on the wiki at the time received a tremendous boost in motivation from working on this project, as the CSII (as it was generally referred to) gave us a goal to strive for, a country or person to feel some ownership of, and a way of seeing what everyone else was up to as well.

Now Paizo has released a new basic campaign setting book: The Inner Sea World Guide. Instead of reinventing the wheel, it seems useful to simply restate what Yoda originally wrote, as the things he said are still true today.

Something to remember when you are entering information from the new book, is that although a lot of the information contained therein is identical to that in the Campaign Setting, a number of places and people have been completely "retconned" or deleted. Please be aware of this as you are writing, as a number of existing articles will have to be largely rewritten to bring them in line with the version in the ISWG. The most obvious example of this, is the nation of Alkenstar, where firearms and gunpowder are manufactured.

Another thing the work on the CSII taught us, is that it is very important not only to create a complete article about each of the subjects listed below, but that one should also make sure that one's article contains no red links. The strength of the wiki is the ability to quickly browse between related topics via hyperlinking; without that, we are simply a book on the internet.

In conversations with Paizo editorial staff and contributing freelancers, both online and in person, it was repeatedly indicated that the usefulness of the wiki relied upon it being more comprehensive than the available sourcebooks. Since PathfinderWiki can not create new content to add to Paizo's output, we must work to create a hyperlinked repository of all sources so that new users need only go to this single resource instead of multiple published books. And to do that, we need a baseline from which to build. That baseline is The Inner Sea World Guide hardcover. As long as it remains the most comprehensive resource on Golarion, the wiki will never have the audience (and thus the contributing membership) that I think we all want.

For this reason, we have undertaken the largest project in the history of the wiki: incorporate all information from the Inner Sea World Guide into the wiki as systematically as possible, building on this foundation with additional sourcebooks, adventures, etc after this is done. To facilitate this and ensure that we don't skip sections, below is a listing of all sections in the book. Please leave a signature on the same line when done. Use the talk page to ask any questions or comment on the process.

The Inner Sea World Guide contents

Below are the main headings within 'The Inner Sea World Guide' which we should focus on. Some have been left out because they do not fall within the Scope of the project (such as feats). When committing to a specific topic, please place the {{ISWGII}} template at the top of the root page on the subject to indicate that it is being worked on and by whom. Subarticles do not need this template but can include the {{WIP}} template, should you feel the need. Thus [[Absalom]] would have the ISWGII template, but neither [[Absalom/Districts]] nor [[Grand Council]] would even though both articles will be updated as part of the inclusion of the Absalom chapter of the ISWG.

Chapter One: Races

• Azlanti --Brandingopportunity 19:46, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
• Chelaxians --Brandingopportunity 21:34, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
• Garundi --Brandingopportunity (talk) 08:20, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
• Keleshites
• Kellids
• Mwangi
• Shoanti
• Taldans
• Tians --Brandingopportunity 02:18, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
• Ulfen
• Varisians
• Vudrani
• Dwarves
• Elves
• Gnomes
• Halflings
• Half-Elves
• Half-Orcs --Brandingopportunity (talk) 08:56, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

Chapter Two: The Inner Sea

• Waterways --Brandingopportunity 21:25, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
• History --Brandingopportunity (talk) 16:19, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
• Timeline --Brandingopportunity 07:33, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
• Absalom --Brandingopportunity (talk) 05:17, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
• Andoran --Brandingopportunity (talk) 05:25, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
• Belkzen, Hold of --Brandingopportunity (talk) 21:16, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
• Brevoy
• Cheliax
• The Darklands
• Druma --Brandingopportunity (talk) 06:26, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
• Five Kings Mountains
• Galt
• Geb--Amethal2 14:14, 28 May 2011 (UTC)
• Irrisen
• Isger
• Jalmeray
• Katapesh - FoiledAgain (talk) 04:24, 24 April 2013 (MSK)
• Kyonin
• Lastwall
• Linnorm Kings, Lands of the
• Mammoth Lords, Realm of the
• Mana Wastes--Amethal2 (talk) 18:09, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
• Mediogalti Island--Amethal2 18:10, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
• Mendev
• Molthune--Filby 08:42, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
• Mwangi Expanse--Amethal2 (talk) 15:00, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
• Nex--Amethal2 21:45, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
• Nidal
• Nirmathas
• Numeria
• Osirion--Amethal2 21:11, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
• Qadira
• Rahadoum--Amethal2 22:49, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
• Razmiran
• River Kingdoms
• Sargava--Amethal2 21:06, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
• The Shackles--Amethal2 11:01, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
• The Sodden Lands--Amethal2 13:31, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
• Steaming Sea--Amethal2 (talk) 20:34, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
• Taldor
• Thuvia--Amethal2 21:03, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
• Ustalav
• Varisia
• The Worldwound

Beyond the Inner Sea

• Arcadia
• Azlant
• Casmaron
• Crown of the World
• Garund--Amethal2 21:45, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
• Sarusan
• Tian Xia
• Other Worlds

Before the Inner Sea

• Azlant
• Thassilon
• Out of the Darkness
• Recent Ruins--Amethal2 18:10, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Chapter Three: Religion

• Deities

• Abadar
• Asmodeus
• Calistria
• Cayden Cailean
• Desna
• Erastil
• Gorum
• Gozreh
• Iomedae
• Irori
• Lamashtu
• Nethys
• Norgorber
• Pharasma
• Rovagug
• Sarenrae
• Shelyn
• Torag
• Urgathoa
• Zon-Kuthon

Other Gods

• Philosophies
• Archdevils
• Demon lords--Fleanetha 23:50, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
• Eldest --Fleanetha (talk) 20:19, 23 December 2012 (UTC)
• Elemental lords--Amethal2 23:41, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
• Empyreal lords--Brandingopportunity 08:12, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
• Horsemen
• The Fallen, False, and Forgotten
• The Great Beyond

Chapter Four: Life

• Time
• Holidays and Festivals
• Weather and Climate
• Languages
• Trade
• Society
• Fauna Cpt kirstov 06:39, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
• Flora Cpt kirstov 19:34, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
• Technology

Chapter Five: Factions

• Aspis Consortium
• Eagle Knights
• Hellknights
• Pathfinder Society
• Red Mantis

Chapter Six: Adventuring

• Prestige Classes
• Equipment -- Cpt kirstov (talk) 15:22, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
• Spells
• Magic Items --FoiledAgain (talk) 19:35, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Chapter Seven: Monsters

• Monsters of Golarion
• Aluum --FoiledAgain (talk) 11:00, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
• Calikang already finished by others --FoiledAgain (talk) 02:34, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
• Charau-ka --FoiledAgain (talk) 15:29, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
• Daughter of Urgathoa FoiledAgain (talk) 11:18, 20 November 2012 (UTC)
• Gillman primarily completed by others. --FoiledAgain (talk) 21:11, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
• Sandpoint Devil FoiledAgain (talk) 04:18, 16 November 2012 (UTC)
• Spine Dragon primarily completed by others. --FoiledAgain (talk) 21:11, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
• Strix FoiledAgain (talk) 21:11, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
• Treerazer FoiledAgain (talk) 21:11, 23 November 2012 (UTC)