Shackled City:
http://campaignwiki.org/wiki/CompanyOfLanternStreet/HomePage

Burning Wheel:
http://campaignwiki.org/wiki/Krythos/HomePage

German Forgotten Realms:
http://campaignwiki.org/wiki/SohnDesSchwarzenMarlin/HomePage

Anyway, nothing fancy.

This includes characters, locations, maps, loot, links to the D20 SRD, etc. I even use it while I play, so if a player asks about something I don’t have right in front of me, I can just do a search for it.

(Full disclosure: I develop the Luminotes personal wiki software.)

In about a year I’ll be moving back to Denver where I can access a broad base of players I know and I want to unveil an on-line version of the setting in advance to begin prepping to run and get players involved in some of the interactive aspects of setting development. I’ve noticed someone mentioned OP allows some way to flag for DM only or player access, but I’m wondering how smoothly and flexibly that works – what it can and can’t do. Ideally (and I may find nothing to fully implement this:) I would like to be able to grant partial access to specific material, e.g., someone playing a dwarf will be able to read a lot more about dwarven culture in Panisadore than other players. Different backgrounds may even produce conflicting information reflecting the character’s perspective due to race, religion, location or other cultural influences. So I’m looking for a great deal of flexibility in presenting the information once compiled in a single location for actual play separate from the “development lab.” Any OP users care to input please?

I’m aiming to keep a list of NPC’s (including villains and who killed them), items, character sheets and some game notes on it. I think the wiki is going to be a nice easy way for all the players to get involved, if they want to.

Reaching collaboration is very tricky, and in many ways needs its own mini-social contract, to govern how things will be done, who writes the main body of text, who will make edits, what kind of edits can one make to a block of text, etc.

My advice if you want to reach true collaboration, is to do a few Google searches on wiki collaboration. There are a few good articles out there that talk about how to get collaboration going for your wiki.

Unfortunately, group session notes are a lost cause in our group– I tried encouraging collaborative notes on the wiki afterwards, but found the burden was still on me, whether as player or GM. I decided that as nice as it would be to have the notes, it wasn’t worth the time. We can always revisit the decision again if there’s a passion for notes and volunteers…

Another neat feature is the ability to have GM-only information on each wiki page, blog post, or character. It appears on the same page, but only for the GM. This is a BIG help when adding secret plans and such.

Plus, it has the added benefit of the surrounding community of campaigns. You can easily solicit and receive feedback from fellow GMs and players.

On getting your players to contribute, the current favorite is bribery Just give out some bonus XP to anyone who writes up an NPC or adds an adventure log post. It seems to work pretty well.

Above, Ish talks about the CBG wiki, where many members put up their settings, aided by those more technically savvy, and get instant feedback on the ‘talk’ pages. No better way to sharpen a setting than to have other game creators helping.

In the past 3 months or so, the wiki has been finding very new use for people to post their full settings on as well. You’ll find nothing but love for the wiki at the CBG!