Shared language for extended open-rules literacy

Motifs can brief a night. They are not a shopping list you must empty onto the table.

Reference stack

The ordered set of docs your table trusts.

Teaching diff

Explaining only what changed from a player's last game.

Closed fiction boundary

Where open rules stop and IP begins.

Errata watch

Tracking official clarifications.

Third-party hygiene

Evaluating community content quality.

Attribution block

Standard credit text for releases.

Compatibility claim

Honest marketing language.

Rules archaeology

Tracing where a mechanic came from.

Archive your campaign notes. Future you—and any guest referee—will thank present you for dated logs and NPC relationship sketches.

One-page citation checklist. Repeat questions get ink—then still verify primary terms.

Guides for documentation; Glossary for literacy terms; Resources for primary doors. Then verify.

One-page citation checklist. Repeat questions get ink—then still verify primary terms.

One primary SRD and one attribution walkthrough beat a folder of anonymous extended mirrors.

One-page citation checklist. Repeat questions get ink—then still verify primary terms.

Terms evolve. If your table uses a different gloss, write it into your house doc and tell newcomers which dictionary you are using. Shared language beats winning an etymology fight mid-scene.

When a word is edition-specific, say so out loud. Borrowing vocabulary across systems is fine; silent assumptions are what cause arguments.