Wiki Entries

Wiki entries are the building blocks of your world. Each type has its own fields, and entries link to each other automatically when you mention them by name.

Entry types

Type	For	Where
Characters	People, heroes, villains, NPCs	Sidebar
Creatures	Animals, monsters, beasts	Sidebar
Races	Peoples and species, with lifespans and sub-races	Sidebar
Factions	Guilds, kingdoms, cults, orders and other groups	Sidebar
Locations	Cities, dungeons, wilderness, ruins, planes	Sidebar
Things	Items, artifacts, spells, curses, licenses, classes	Sidebar
Lore	Mythology, religions, magic systems, classes	Overview page

Lists

Each type has a list page with:

• Search by name, description, background, notes and tags.
• Filter buttons along the top for common types or roles, for example Hero and Villain on Characters, or Dungeon and Forest on Locations.
• A button to Switch to list view or Switch to grid view. Realm Lore remembers your choice for all lists.
• Add New, which creates an entry and opens it ready to edit.

Right-click an entry for Open Wiki Page, Edit, Duplicate and Delete. Duplicate makes a copy named "Name (copy)".

Tagging several entries

1. Click Select at the top of a list.
2. Tick the entries you want, or click All.
3. Click Tag and choose add tags or remove tags.
4. Type tags separated by commas, or click existing tags in the list below, then click Add Tags or Remove Tags.
5. Click Done to leave select mode.

Viewing and editing an entry

Click an entry to open its wiki page. Pages open in View mode. Switch to Edit with the toggle at the top, by clicking any empty field, or by pressing ⌘E.

Changes save automatically about a second after you stop typing. The top bar shows Saving…, Unsaved or Saved, and the Save button saves immediately. Anything unsaved is also saved when you leave the page.

Formatting text

Long text fields have a small toolbar in Edit mode:

Button	Inserts
Bold	**text**
Italic	*text*
Heading	## at the start of the line
Bullet	• at the start of the line
Indent	An indented line

Typing - or * followed by a space at the start of a line also starts a bullet. Press Return to continue the list, or Return on an empty bullet to end it. In View mode, headings, bullets, --- dividers, bold and italic are displayed formatted.

Automatic links

In View mode, whenever an entry's name appears in a text field, Realm Lore turns it into a colored link. Plurals and possessives, like "Veyra's", are recognized too. Click a link to open that entry.

Fields by type

Some sections only appear when they apply. For example, Settlement Details appears when a location's type is City, Town, Village or Castle.

Characters

• Identity: Full Name, Alias / Title, Role (Hero, Villain, Antihero, Mentor, Ally, Neutral, Unknown), Status (Alive, Dead, Unknown, Undead, Imprisoned), Adventurer Rank, Merchant Rank.
• Appearance: Age, Gender, Race / Species (chosen from your Races), Physical Description.
• Personality & Background: Personality, Background, Goal / Motivation.
• Skills & Abilities: Abilities / Powers, Weaknesses.
• Inventory & Assigned Things: Things from your world assigned to this character.
• Notes: Portrait / Image URL, Notes.

If you pick a race that has a Max Lifespan, Realm Lore shows that race's lifespan next to Age and warns you if the age is higher. The rank fields offer the membership levels of any faction whose name contains "adventurer" or "merchant".

Creatures

• Overview: Name, Type (Animal, Monster, Beast, Dragon, Undead, Construct, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, Monstrosity, Plant, Other), Danger Level, Status.
• Description, Ecology (Habitat, Diet, Behavior, Known Locations), Capabilities (Abilities, Weaknesses).
• Loot & Assigned Things, Notes (Image URL, Notes).

Races

• Overview: Name, Status, Max Lifespan.
• Biology: Physical Traits, Innate Abilities, Weaknesses.
• Culture & Society: Homeland / Regions, Culture & Society, History & Origin, Relations with Others.
• Sub-races & Variants: each with a name, Description and Traits & Abilities. Click Add Sub-race to add one and drag to reorder.
• Notes: Image URL, Notes.

Factions

• Overview: Name, Type (Guild, Kingdom, Empire, Cult, Order, Tribe, Syndicate, Alliance, Organization, Religion, Sect, Other), Alignment, Status.
• Description: Overview, History.
• Organisation: Leader, Headquarters, Territory, Goals, Membership Levels.
• Notable Members: characters from your world.

Membership Levels are a faction's ranks. Click Add membership level, give it a title such as "Initiate", add Members at this rank and describe its Benefits & privileges. Drag levels to reorder them. The Org Chart tab at the top of a faction's page draws the levels from top to bottom with their members. Click a member to open their page.

Locations

• Overview: Name, Type (City, Town, Village, Castle, Tavern, Dungeon, Cave, Forest, Mountain, Ocean, Desert, Ruin, Shrine, Plane, Other), Region / World, Status.
• Description: Overview, Atmosphere.
• Depending on the type, one of:
  • Settlement Details: Population, Government, Economy, Districts / Quarters, Notable Places, History, Secrets.
  • Dungeon Details: Dungeon Type, Levels / Floors, Inhabitants, Hazards & Traps, Notable Loot, History / Origin, Secrets.
  • Wilderness Details: Terrain, Inhabitants, Resources, Hazards, History / Lore, Secrets.
  • Site Details: Original Purpose, Current Inhabitants, History, Secrets.
• Notes: Image URL, Notes.

Things

• Overview: Name, Type (Item, Artifact, Weapon, Armor, Spell, Potion, Blessing, Curse, License, Magic System, Class, Tradition, Other), Rarity / Tier, Status.
• Description: Description, Origin.
• Item Properties (items, weapons, spells and similar): Abilities / Properties, Limits / Drawbacks, Current Location, Owner / Wielder.
• License Details (licenses): License Type, Adventurer Rank, Merchant Rank, Issued By, Expiry / Renewal. If Issued By matches a faction's name, the ranks come from that faction's membership levels.
• Notes: Image URL, Notes.

Lore

• Overview: Name, Category (System, Mythology, Religion, Class, Magic System, Other), Status.
• Description: Overview, Origin / History.
• Class — Mechanics & Role (classes): Role, Requirements, Abilities & Skills, Progression.
• Religion & Magic — Doctrine (religions and magic systems): Deity / Source, Doctrine / Laws, Rituals / Practices, Weakness / Counter.
• Notable Members: Notable Members / Figures.
• Notes: Image URL, Notes.

Character inventory

Character pages have an Inventory panel with four tabs: On Hand, House, Bank and Other.

1. Click + to add an item.
2. Type a name. Realm Lore suggests matching items, weapons, armor, artifacts and potions from your Things, and offers to create a new Thing if there isn't one.
3. Set the quantity, rarity and location, add notes if you like, and click Add Item.

Use − and + on a row to change the quantity, or Edit and Remove. The panel shows the total number of items across all four tabs.

Connections

The Connections panel on each page lists how the entry relates to others.

1. Click the link icon (Link existing entity).
2. Describe the connection, for example "Sister of" or "Sworn enemy of".
3. Choose an entry and click Add.

Connections show on both entries' pages. Hover over one and click the trash icon to remove it. A small graph below the list shows the entry's connections at a glance.

+ Variant makes a copy of the entry called "Name Variant", connects it as a variant and opens it for editing. Use it for alternate versions of a character or place.

D&D stat blocks

When the D&D tools are turned on, character and creature pages get a D&D Stat Block tab. Fill in Armor Class, Hit Points, Speed, the six ability scores, Senses, Languages and Challenge Rating (CR), and add actions with Add Action. View mode shows a classic stat block with ability modifiers worked out for you. The initiative tracker uses the Hit Points and Armor Class from here.

Images and the Asset Gallery

Most entry types have a Portrait / Image URL or Image URL field. In Edit mode you can:

• Paste a web address starting with https://, or
• Click Browse to pick an image on your Mac. Realm Lore copies it into the world's assets folder and fills in the field.

The Asset Gallery in the sidebar shows every image you've imported for the active world.

• Click Upload Image to import PNG, JPG, WebP, SVG or GIF files. You can choose several at once.
• Type in Search assets... to find an image by file name.
• Hover over an image and click Delete asset to remove it. Deleted assets are erased, not moved to the Trash, and entries that used them lose their picture.

Export an entry

Click Export as Markdown at the top of an entry's page to save it as a .md file with its fields, tags and text.

Delete an entry

Click Delete entry at the top of the page, or right-click the entry in a list and choose Delete. The entry moves to the Trash, and its connections and map pins are removed.