Fextralife Wikis vs Obsidian Portal

Fextralife Wikis is a free web platform combining game-specific wikis, gaming news, exclusive content, and forums. Its collection includes over 150 wikis, and users can edit without an account through an editor with features tailored to each game. Pages can organize information into General, Character, Equipment, World, Guides, and Tools sections. A Dark Souls 3 wiki covers weapons, armor, skills, magic, lore, maps, walkthroughs, builds, and calculators. Interactive maps can track items, NPCs, bosses, quests, armor, and weapons. Wiki pages also link to forums, player IDs, media, and community builds, and media uploads are supported. The site says contributions use a Custom License. Wiki VIP removes ads, according to the Dark Souls 3 page. Fextralife was founded in 2012 and acquired by Valnet Inc. in December 2024. Valnet links to Facebook, X, TikTok, Twitch, and YouTube. Wiki pages provide Help and Contact links, while the audience description is “For Gamers By Gamers.”

Obsidian Portal is a web-based campaign management site for tabletop role-playing groups. Its campaign wiki lets players organize game material in a shared campaign website, with a calendar, adventure log and character tracker to support campaign management. The service says it works with any game system and setting. The free Basic plan costs nothing and includes two campaigns, 2 MB per campaign and one map. Ascendant costs $5.99 a month and includes unlimited campaigns, 10 GB per Ascendant GM and 10 maps, as well as custom styling, player secrets, email notifications, selectable JavaScript capabilities, a dice roller and a campaign forum. Ascendant also offers public, friends-only or private campaigns. The service provides an API for developers creating tabletop tools or enhancing gaming experiences. Its privacy policy says member email addresses are not shared with third parties and users can choose public, limited or private access for their information. Support is available through a knowledge base, community forums and email, with a stated aim to follow up within 24 hours.