Content Guidelines and Spoiler Policy
A courier in sombre livery approaches you in the street to hand you a note bearing the seal of Mr Feathers. It reads: 'You are about to post a spoiler. Take precautions.'
This wiki is intended to be a resource and reference so fans of the Fallen London 'verse, both new and experienced, can gain a better understanding of the setting's various concepts and characters that may seem confusing as first glance.
Below is an introduction to the wiki's writing style, guidelines, and important templates and tools. After reading this article, you should have a good idea of how the wiki works and what we expect content-wise, and we thank you in advance for any contributions and hope you enjoy your stay!
Article Content
Unlike our counterpart, the Fallen London Wiki, we do not specialize in gameplay details or storyline spoilers. So while we may provide background info on a certain story or its characters, we will not spoil how the storyline ends, what "routes" the player can take, or what in-game rewards it offers. In a nutshell, events in any stories that are dependent on the player's actions are considered "open possibilities"; that is, they have not happened yet, but, in some cases, could happen. Furthermore, we will not cover gameplay mechanics like combat systems, player progression, or statistical information.
The primary focus of this wiki is providing background information on the various facets of the Fallen London, Sunless Sea, and Sunless Skies settings. Therefore, articles will be primarily focused on characters and events that are not dependent on the player's actions, unless said actions provide more info or perspective on the topic's background. Stylistically speaking, the player character should not be mentioned in any capacity, and writers should avoid using first or second person in relation to the players or readers as well.
Make sure that any and all information on an article is cited, no matter how minor the detail may seem. If you add a claim that lacks a citation, it may be removed, edited, or given the [citation needed] tag. Furthermore, if you see a piece of info that is unverified, feel free to cite it, or add a [citation needed] tag if it cannot be verified. If you need help citing something, the editors will be happy to assist you.
Do note that the wiki is currently under a period of restructuring and revision, so not every article may abide by these guidelines. If you notice an article is inadequately cited or isn't written according to our guidelines, feel free to revise it, leave a comment, or contact us!
Spoiler Policy
We do allow spoilers from most paid content, but they must be marked accordingly with the appropriate spoiler tag (see below). Furthermore, we do not allow unaltered text-dumps copied and pasted from the games themselves or any other archives. If you want to cover a specific story's contents, paraphrase: you should only have a a few sentences worth of quoted text at most. This is a major difference from the gameplay-oriented Fallen London Wiki, which does not spoil Fate-locked or any other restricted content in any capacity.
There are, however, certain stories that cannot be spoiled or discussed no matter what:
- Datamined or leaked content from any Failbetter game. They ruin the fun and are dubiously canon anyway.
- Any Fallen London story that Failbetter has restricted from being discussed in a public context. These include:
- Secrets Framed in Gold, and by extension:
- The Repentant Forger
- The Passion Destiny
- The Wry Functionary's Fate-locked storyline
- "SMENdings" (community shorthand for the endings of Seeking Mr Eaten's Name)
- A certain path of Where You and I Must Go
- Ambition: Enigma (which isn't lore-oriented anyways)
- Secrets Framed in Gold, and by extension:
Citations
Citations are a very important aspect of wiki curation, so any new contributions should have them by default. Here the template for how to cite the Fallen London, Sunless Sea, or Sunless Skies wikis:
<ref>{{Citation|url|title|source|}} ''"quoted text"''</ref>
- Citation is the name of the template and should not be changed.
- url is the direct link to the source. Do not link to FL profile echo text; link the to corresponding wiki page instead. If the content is in Fate-locked storyline, link to the storyline's intro page on the wiki instead.
- title is the name of the storylet or option that results in the text you want to cite. This field makes finding the specific text much easier, if it is used as accurately as possible.
- source is simply the source from which the text is cited from, such as a game like Fallen London or a website like Twitter or Wikipedia.
- quoted text should only be used if the text cited in url link does not contain the pertinent info which supports the claim made on the wiki.
- You can automatically generate citations for the Fallen London gameplay wiki by using this link: Fallen London Citation Generator. By copy-and-pasting a link from the FL wiki into the box, you can automatically create a citation based on the template above; just be sure to wrap your citation in <ref><ref/> tags when you're done. Note that this tool does not currently support the Sunless gameplay wikis at this time.
Examples
A simple Fallen London citation:
Jade fragments are made of fossilized souls.[1]
Jade fragments are made of fossilized souls.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Jade_Fragment|Jade Fragment|Fallen London|}}</ref>
A simple Sunless Sea citation:
The Governor of Port Carnelian resides at Heartscross House, and is often very busy.[2]
The Governor of [[Port Carnelian]] resides at '''Heartscross House''', and is often very busy.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.gamepedia.com/Port_Carnelian#Port_Carnelian|Call at Heartscross House|Sunless Sea|}}</ref>
A simple Sunless Skies citation:
The Clockwork Sun dims and brightens regularly, and its engineers often suffer from lack of sleep.[3]
The [[Clockwork Sun]] dims and brightens regularly, and its engineers often suffer from lack of sleep.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/The_Clockwork_Sun#The_Clockwork_Sun|Write a Port Report|Sunless Skies|}}</ref>
A citation for Fate-locked content from Fallen London:
Belief in the afterlife is rare in the Elder Continent.[4]
Belief in the afterlife is rare in the [[Elder Continent]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.fandom.com/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London|}} ''"I now believe in something beyond life – but that is a rare strange belief in the Bright Continent."''</ref>
Spoilers
An example of a spoiler tag. Use this for any information related to midgame content, which would not be easily learned by beginner players or those starting a specific story. However, content related to the endings of storylines should be given the major spoiler tag; see below.
Template name: "spoiler"
The syntax for adding a spoiler tag, and any other of the templates below, is {{spoiler}}
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Beyond this point lie spoilers for Fallen London, Sunless Sea, Sunless Skies, or Mask of the Rose. This may include midgame or minor Fate-locked content. Proceed with caution. You can find out more about our spoiler policy here. |
Major Spoilers
An example of a major spoiler tag. Use this for any information related to endgame content, such as the endings of major storylines or world-shaking revelations, as well as for Fate-locked content (remember, you cannot copy-and-paste entire text dumps verbatim). If you notice, this tag is a bit larger than the others, and for good reason. Use this tag at the top of articles only, use the smaller major spoiler tag otherwise.
Template name: "major spoiler"
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Beyond this point lie major spoilers for Fallen London, Sunless Sea, Sunless Skies, or Mask of the Rose. This may include endgame or major Fate-locked spoilers. Proceed at your own risk. You can find out more about our spoiler policy here. |
Major Spoilers (Small)
An example of a small major spoiler tag. Use this tag for sections of articles only, otherwise it is the same as the tag above.
Template name: "major spoiler small"
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Beyond this point lie major spoilers for Fallen London, Sunless Sea, Sunless Skies, or Mask of the Rose. This may include endgame or major Fate-locked spoilers. Proceed at your own risk. You can find out more about our spoiler policy here. |
Devoured Spoilers
The courier watches, then turns away.
The wax is crunchy. The note is chewy. Mm. Wax is exactly right. It doesn't taste of blood, yet, or ammonia, or stagnant water. Not yet. But wax is right.
Template name: "Peckish spoilers" and "Peckish spoilers small".
Template:Peckish spoilers Template:Peckish spoilers small
Tables
Here is an example of how to make section dividers for pages with a very high amount of sections, such as in the Food in the Neath and the House of Rods and Chains pages.
{| class="article-table" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" width=100%
!colspan=3|[[File:image.png|40px]] Title
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Article text can go here and stuff.
New paragraphs can be included like this.
Use this template to write your text.
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 Feast of the Exceptional Rose
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Dropdowns
We don't use these that much anymore, but for extreme spoilers that we'd like to remain hidden by default, or for very long blocks of (sometimes unnecessary) content, we still use them.
{| class="article-table mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" width=100%
!colspan=3|[[File:image.png|40px]] Title
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Article text can go here and stuff.
New paragraphs can be included like this.
Use this template to write your text.
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Redacted Text
Text can be redacted like this using HTML tags. Only use this for small amounts of text however, and use a spoiler tag instead for articles and sections.
<font color="white"><span style="background-color: white">like this</span></font>
Sample References
- ↑ Jade Fragment, Fallen London
- ↑ Call at Heartscross House, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Write a Port Report, Sunless Skies
- ↑ Flint, Fallen London "I now believe in something beyond life – but that is a rare strange belief in the Bright Continent."
