lorebase

Lorebase is a hypothetical online platform designed for collecting and organizing fictional lore. It functions as a centralized knowledge base and community wiki where writers, game designers, and role-playing communities document world-building details such as histories, geographies, factions, customs, species, artifacts, and timelines. Content is generated by users and organized into universes or franchises, with pages linked to a canonical or evolving narrative.

Lorebase originated in the early 2020s as an open-source concept aimed at providing a consistent structure for world-building documents. The platform emphasizes structured content through templates, categories, and a revision history, allowing contributors to track changes and compare versions. It supports simple markup for formatting, media attachments, and cross-references between related pages.

Features include namespace separation for separate universes, templates for common page types (character, location, timeline, glossary), a version-controlled edit history, search and tag-based navigation, and licensing options that typically favor permissive or Creative Commons terms. Moderation and governance are handled by community-elected roles, with guidelines to manage spoilers, canon versus fanon distinctions, and dispute resolution.

Impact and usage: Lorebase is used by independent writers, RPG groups, and small studios to coordinate lore across multiple works. It facilitates collaboration, consistency of world-building details, and rapid iteration. Critics note challenges around establishing and enforcing canon, sustaining long-term maintenance, and ensuring accurate attributions.

See also: wiki-based knowledge bases; worldbuilding communities; Fandom; Wikipedia-style encyclopedias.