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Is there a hard limit to an entry's length?

magian

New member
I added about 2500 characters to an entry and found that after adding about seven or so tags to the long entry, I could not add any more. Is there a limit?
 

ELF

Generator Sage
Wizard of Story
Wizard of Combat
Yes there is. The limit is built in to force the entries to be short pieces linked to each other, instead of monolithic walls of text. I believe that is per the original design idea about a crossbreed of Wikipedia and Twitter.

But the need for also longer entries has been recognized, so there is hope also for us long-winded people. :)
 

JohnnFour

Game Master
Staff member
Adamantium WoA
Wizard of Story
Wizard of Combat
Gamer Lifestyle
Demonplague Author
Borderland Explorer
Yes. The app is like Twitter meets a wiki. The Log Entries are limited to 2500 characters (about 300-400 words).

The initial idea was that Log entries with a 400 word limit, like how Twitter works, would help GMs prep faster by being succinct.

Longer entries also messes with the purpose of tags. Tags embedded in 2000 word essays get lost and lose their value.

However, lots of excellent user feedback has poured in about the character limit. So in the upcoming Campaigning update in development by @JochenL we're creating "Core Log Entries" with much larger character counts. You'll be able to use these core entries for canon and longer write-up treatments.

Then you can use the standard Log Entries for faster session logging, ideation, and campaign updates.
 
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