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Wording Issues[edit]
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5e Pages[edit]
| Page Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Animajin Armor (5e Equipment) | Confusing phrasing. Is it intended that the armor doesn't require proficiency to avoid disadvantage? "Wear" doesn't make sense. Is the clause of "other light armor" not bound by rarity or the absorption limit? What does "from the latter" refer to specifically? |
| Arcanaloth (5e Race) | Lots of problems with the syntax. |
| Arcane Ascendant (5e Subclass) | Uses "per rest" wording. |
| Aseri (5e Race) | Shapeshifting sphere is oddly worded in parts and could benefit from specification. How is this thing bonded to your soul? Is it like a warlock pact weapon, with you being able to summon and sense it? This also sounds like there should be a limit to how much your sphere can even absorb, since it gives you the option of releasing what it absorbs. |
| Astralborn (5e Race) | The wording of various traits is incorrect and not per 5e standard. Terminology wholly incorrect ("elemental spell"?) |
| Big Backpack (5e Equipment) | Phrasing needs adjusting. |
| Black Blooded, 2nd Variant (5e Class) | Various phrasing and capitalization. |
| Bloodborne Hunter Variant (5e Class) | Uses meters occasionally. "per rest" and other non-5e terminology and phrasing. Some capitalization. |
| Book Monster (5e Race) | Traits need to be better worded and standardized where possible (darkvision, eg.). |
| Bounty Hunter, Variant (5e Class) | Some incorrect phrasing for features. |
| Brazilian (5e Race) | Some spelling and capitalization errors |
| Brazilian Primordial Power (5e Feat) | Captilization and phrasing. |
| Bub-chi (5e Race) | The bubble could benefit from clearer wording. Is it like a tensers floating disk? Other weird wording is confusing ("do not suffer disadvantage for underwater activities, barring non-magical ranged attacks.", eg.) |
| Caballero Gema (5e Class) | This needs to be in English. 18:00, 3 April 2024 (MDT) |
| Chains of Immortal Binding (5e Equipment) | Requires clearer wording. |
| Circle of Faerzress (5e Subclass) | Lots of words in the middle of sentences randomly start with capital letters. 22:57, 29 May 2025 (UTC) |
| Cosmic Elf (5e Race) | Capitalization mistakes. Things like ability scores and SRD terms should also be linked. Some of the traits are not worded per 5e standard (darkvision, fey ancestry). Spellcasting traits also need the modifier specified (see official innate spellcasting races for help) |
| Cursed Oni (5e Race) | Racial names do not get capitalized outside sentence case |
| Dark Armor (5e Class) | |
| Deck of Chaos (5e Equipment) | Various phrasing and capitalization. |
| Dimensional Generalist (5e Class) | Various phrasing. |
| Dirt (5e Race) | Scores and terminology are improperly abbreviated. |
| Draconic Angel (5e Race) | The immunity to a damage type by taking dodge action sort of sounds like perma-immunity after you do so. If there is a limitation, it should be worded so ("when you take the dodge action, you gain X benefit until the start of your next turn", eg.). |
| Drakeborn (5e Race) | Infernal indigestion's range is strangely worded, not like how 5e mechanics are, usually. So it covers all spaces within 5 feet of you? Is adept assailant supposed to specify swimming speed? |
| Ectonurite (5e Race) | Not sure on the capitalization for this race. There is also incorrect terminology ("light-based attacks"?) and wording that could benefit from clean up (eldritch wave needs a redo entirely since it becomes a breath weapon) |
| Electric Wizard (5e Subclass) | Many terms/phrasing in this seem to be incorrect. "elétrico Damage" is incorrect terminology and probably not English. |
| Elemental Gauntlets (5e Equipment) | Full of unnecessary bolding. Magic items use second-person language ("you" and "your", not "the wearer"). 07:11, 30 May 2025 (UTC) |
| Emerald Knight Ring (5e Equipment) | Information in brackets needs to be integrated into the property descriptions naturally. |
| Empathetic Eternal (5e Background) | Phrasing does not meet 5e standards. |
| Evolutionist 2.0 (5e Class) | There are a lot of incorrect capitalization and grammar issues. |
| Eye of the Draconic Hell Spawn (5e Equipment) | Misspellings throughout. |
| Faerie (5e Race) | The entirety of the transformation trait lacks proper wording and explanations for the differences between the two forms. They should fully reference size changes, as well as any other mechanical benefits/detriments in proper wording and listing, instead of how it is written here. The best example I can think of is to use the bullet format from something like the changeling variant to list out the effects of the giant form, while using the base race as the faerie form. |
| Farborn (5e Race) | Race names should not need capitalization unless they are from derivative content that uses that style of writing (camelcase, eg). Alignments also do not need capitalization, and units of measurement should be written out ("feet" instead of ', eg). Same for "armor class", instead of "AC," and "saving throws" instead of "saves." Ability scores and skills should be linked. |
| Felis (5e Race) | ASI shoould be worded per 5e standard ("Your X score increases by Y"). Other small wording and formatting dings (how knowing cantrips are worded, how spells are lowercase and italicized, how traits that recharge with rest are worded, etc.). |
| Female Valhalian (5e Race) | The language used does not adhere to 5e standard. Sentences are broken and need to be properly written out per official content. |
| Flame Atronach (5e Race) | Racial traits do not use proper 5e terminology. |
| Flaming Black Prior (5e Creature) | Needs to be corrected. |
| Flèche Chromatique Snaraach (5e Spell) | Wiki content must be written in English. |
| Fujin (5e Equipment) | Requires editing for conciseness and formatting |
| Furry, Variant (5e Race) | Uses incomplete or improper phrasing throughout. |
| Gamemaster (5e Class) | Varaious phrasing is either confusing or does match 5e standards. |
| Gamma Abomination (5e Class) | Dynamic Durability misuses resistance. In 5e resistance is specifically halving damage. Expertise is class feature for rogues, not a gamewide mechanic. |
| Gelatine (5e Race) | Some of the traits seem similar to official material, but lack the proper wording (gelatine pride seems like a paraphrase of hobgoblin's save face, eg.) |
| Gifted by the Genie (5e Feat) | "to take an object inside the vessel you must... without entering yourself" sentence could use clarifying. |
| Half-Wolf (5e Race) | Spelling errors. Also not sure the traits are all worded right? |
| Hemomancer, Variant 4 (5e Class) | This needs to be rewritten in English. 01:57, 29 March 2025 (UTC) |
| Hiveborn (5e Race) | Inconsistent capitalization and grammar within fluff. |
| Holy Bomb (5e Equipment) | This is a mess to read through. 22:04, 20 April 2025 (UTC) |
| Humlebi (5e Race) | What does "prove disadvantage" mean? There's also some grammar/capitalization oopsies here and there |
| Imperial Knight Cerastus Frame (5e Equipment) | Some of the other language is a little too casual for a rule's page. "+X weapon". Some text requires reordering to more closely follow 1st party material. |
| Isekai Slime (5e Race) | "Points" and distribution isn't how 5e ASI is written. Also why is skill in ASI? Not all text is English and requires faithful translation. "You can only upload as much you want" what? Various phrasing. |
| Javelin Pilot (5e Class) | Uses "per rest" wording. "expertise" is specifically a class feature in 5e, and this class does not have it. Some capitalization, incomplete sentences, and other non-5e terminology and phrasing. |
| Jugadores (Gojo Mikami) | Requires faithful translation to English (Spanish). |
| Kandra (5e Race) | The wording on the traits is heavily incorrect and does not use standard edition language. |
| Kinetic Colossus (5e Class) | Features do not match 5e phrasing standards. |
| Kinggangster (5e Class) | Capitalization errors throughout, critically lacking in fluff and lore |
| Kitsune, 4th Variant (5e Race) | Spells should be italicized and linked. Also, wording for things like the natural weapon are incorrect. Consult official wording. There is also a lack of full sentencing for some other traits and it makes it more difficult to understand. |
| Kitsune, 6th Variant (5e Race) | Trait wording for things like the natural weapon and recharge are incorrect. |
| Krakenborn (5e Race) | Uses "per rest" wording, and a few other non-5e phrasings. |
| Kyozu (5e Race) | Many of the traits are not written with proper 5e official wording, with some sounding very casual and conversational. Also, some grammar dinks. |
| Legionario (5e Creature) | This needs to be in English. |
| Magic Crafter (5e Subclass) | Uses "ability" incorrectly. Uses "per rest". |
| Magical Girl Villan (5e Subclass) | Misspelling and incorrect terminology. |
| Martial-Arts Book (5e Equipment) | Various phrasing does not match 5e standards. Capitalization. "per rest". |
| Mermaid Cetacean (5e Race) | Unsightly and unparseable wall of text. Revise for conciseness. |
| Monochromancer (5e Class) | Various phrasing needs revision. Uses property for non-weapons, skill for non-skills, "wasting spell slot", and incorrect use of ability. Uses turns, "per rest" wording, and meters. Capitalization. I don't believe heal is a keyword in 5e. Sometimes fails to use 2nd person. |
| Mothfolk (5e Race) | Run-on sentences and strange punctuation make some aspects difficult to understand. |
| Mountain Minotaur (5e Race Variant) | Capitalization needed in several places. There's also a run-on sentence right in the intro. Traits should also be worded according to 5e standard language (cooldown is not a 5e term, eg.). Pole weapons is not an official classification of weapon as far as I know. Is two-handed, reach, martial, melee weapons intended? Otherwise they need to listed individually (as with elves). |
| Mutation Sickness (5e Disease) | Capitalization and spelling errors. Wording also seems a bit strange where mechanics seem like they are involved or should be elaborated on (like growing a crab claw). |
| Nue (5e Race) | Darkvision wording needs to be written out. Race names do not need capitalization. The trait granting flying speed needs proper recharge wording. |
| Odin's Lost Eye (5e Equipment) | 5e doesn't use "per X" wording (most magic weapons use something along the lines of "this can be used once, regaining use at dawn"). 5e doesn't have "combat" as a mechanical term, it has initiative. |
| Omega Sirona (5e Equipment) | Magic items should use second person language (you and your). 17:54, 29 February 2024 (MST) |
| Onion (5e Equipment) | Sentence flow and understandability. Poor capitalization. |
| Oracle, Variant (5e Class) | Words followed by a colon should be exchanged for paragraphs and information that flows naturally through the description of a feature. Especially as many of these features are similar to pre-existing 1st-party class features. "Ability" improperly used instead of "feature" throughout. Some features have not been written using 2nd-person (you, your). |
| Path of the Otherworldly, Hybrid Version (5e Subclass) | This page needs some serious grammatical help. |
| Power Word Agony (5e Spell) | Does not follow wording standards. Includes unnecessary backstory fluff that detracts from mechanics. |
| Pura Diaboli (5e Class) | This page needs faithful translation to English (Portuguese). |
| Rockling (5e Race) | Traits needs rewording. |
| Runnin' & Gunnin' (5e Feat) | Wall of text, requires rewrite for readability |
| Sentient Snake (5e Race) | Spelling errors. Also not sure what the "debuff" is. Condition? The save calc also seems off. |
| Sentient Wendigo (5e Race) | Grammar, punctuation errors. Some lines should be written out on the race template, not just one or two words. Terminology for recharges by rest should also follow 5e standard. |
| Shadowhunter, Variant (5e Class) | This requires faithful translation to English (Portugese). |
| Sharing Energy (5e Feat) | Second benefit is poorly worded. The name of this feat should probably be something akin to "Universal Conduit". See Feat Design (5e Guideline)#Names. |
| Sharklin (5e Race) | Spelling. Most traits need to be rewritten. |
| Shroomfolk (5e Race) | Racial names do not need capitalization unless they are derivative content from a franchise that does so. Also, since the spore launch grows a mushroom on something, shouldn't the base spore launch be unable to affect creatures without stable bodies, like how the death cap sickening spores are written? |
| Silver Warrior (5e Creature) | Uses "you" on a creature page. |
| Silverbackfolk (5e Race) | Traits do not use proper 5e phrasing. |
| Sine Tempore (5e Subrace) | (Dis)advanatge feel misused. Resistance and Vulnerability? |
| Spirit Shackle (5e Spell) | This needs to be rewritten in English. 02:26, 18 September 2024 (MDT) |
| Springbound (5e Race) | Capitalization, punctuation, requires rewrite for better readability |
| Spy (5e Class) | Expertise isn't an universal 5e term, it's a class feature. Is ice damage meant to be cold? "damage .. turned from physical to magical"? The word "regenerate" often feels misused. Typically items have charges. Various confusing or muddled statements. |
| Staff of Tzeentch (5e Equipment) | Magic items refer to the user with second person language (you/your), not "the wielder". 03:18, 12 May 2025 (UTC) |
| Subspace Creator (5e Feat) | This uses clause is not properly phrased. |
| Sword Saint, Variant (5e Class) | This article is not wrote in 2nd person "you", but instead "it". Uses "ability" instead of "feature". Capitalization. "flat-footed", "critical threat", "circumstance bonus", "swift action", "BAB" and other non-5eisms. |
| Synthogen (5e Race) | Does not meet 5e standards. |
| Teery (5e Race) | Rules text needs some clarification and do not follow 5e phrasing standards. |
| The Stone Basin's Vestige (5e Equipment) | The properties of this item are somewhat unclear. |
| True Sensed (5e Feat) | First, check the needsbalance template. Second, what do these do? These need to at least be linked to the referred spell or feature |
| Umbra Witch (5e Class) | There are a lot of things that should not be capitalized, as well as incorrect language in the class features. |
| Verenai (5e Race) | Traits like the pheromone and magnet are poorly worded. Other traits lack proper mechanical wording or use atypical language rather than standard 5e language ("non-boss", lol). |
| Vessel (5e Race) | Incorrect capitalization spotted all over. There are also words that should be written out, like the ability scores. See official or featured content for examples. There is also incorrect wording for some traits using terms not in 5e like "at will" |
| Void Marksman (5e Class) | Capitalization and "per rest" phrasing. One of the features and subclasses share a name. |
| Wendigo Curse (5e Race) | DnD5e uses the imperial system, not metric. Wording is also very confusing on some traits. |
| WoF - IceWing (5e Race) | Copying another Wiki is not ideal. Rewrites for Fluff areas as needed are appreciated. |
| X (5e Class) | This page requires faithful translation to English (Russian). |
4e Pages[edit]
| Page Name | Notes |
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| Espada bañada en Piedra del Caos | This page needs to be in English. 13:54, 27 February 2024 (MST) |
3.5e Pages[edit]
| Page Name | Notes |
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| Horse Mist Walker (3.5e Race) | There are various minor wording errors ranging from incorrect capitalization to other confusing wording. |
2.5e Pages[edit]
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Pathfinder Pages[edit]
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d20M Pages[edit]
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Uncategorized Pages[edit]
Pages with no edition category
| Page Name | Notes |
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| Doctor de la Peste (5e Class) | Needs to be in English. |
| Living Plushie (5.5e Species) | Phrasing needs improvement. |
| Montage Moshi faren (modèle parasite) | This needs to be rewritten in English. 22:42, 12 April 2025 (UTC) |
| War Mage (5e Class) | Needs to be in English. |