Biggus
2023-04-29, 09:31 AM
I'm sure I'm not the only one who's noticed this, but it seems quite a few people haven't, so...
There are dead links all over the net to 3e web content. To get access to this content, do the following:
1) Hover your cursor over the link. The web address should appear (near the bottom of the screen, on my computer at least).
2) At the end of the address there will be a date. For example, let's say you're looking for the Lords of Darkness web enhancement and you've found a dead link here: http://www.candlekeep.com/bookshelf/webenh.htm At the end of the address it says 20011104a, ie 2001/11/04, 4th November 2001
3) Go to the archive here: https://web.archive.org/web/20161031211045/http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/arch/dnd Click on the year and scroll down to the date.
In many cases, such as this one, this will take you straight to the link. Sometimes it's a bit more complicated:
3a) If the date has a letter at the end, there may be multiple links on the page, or in rare cases that you may have to follow a link on the page to another page where the actual content is. You may have to search around a bit on the page to find what you want.
3b) Not all content from campaign settings other than the 3e default setting (Greyhawk) is on the main lists. If it's not there, look on the right-hand side of the screen under Brand Archives, click on the relevant link, and find the date there.
OK, that's it. Any corrections or additional search tips welcome.
There are dead links all over the net to 3e web content. To get access to this content, do the following:
1) Hover your cursor over the link. The web address should appear (near the bottom of the screen, on my computer at least).
2) At the end of the address there will be a date. For example, let's say you're looking for the Lords of Darkness web enhancement and you've found a dead link here: http://www.candlekeep.com/bookshelf/webenh.htm At the end of the address it says 20011104a, ie 2001/11/04, 4th November 2001
3) Go to the archive here: https://web.archive.org/web/20161031211045/http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/arch/dnd Click on the year and scroll down to the date.
In many cases, such as this one, this will take you straight to the link. Sometimes it's a bit more complicated:
3a) If the date has a letter at the end, there may be multiple links on the page, or in rare cases that you may have to follow a link on the page to another page where the actual content is. You may have to search around a bit on the page to find what you want.
3b) Not all content from campaign settings other than the 3e default setting (Greyhawk) is on the main lists. If it's not there, look on the right-hand side of the screen under Brand Archives, click on the relevant link, and find the date there.
OK, that's it. Any corrections or additional search tips welcome.