Wordman/ReferenceStandard

2021-12-06T09:19:25Z

ThePiachu: Added The Book of Three Circles to the book codes - it was missing.

== Introduction ==

The Exalted Reference Standard (ERS) defines a system for referencing Exalted products. The idea is to provide a method for web authors and internet posters to cite references to Exalted books in web sites, net.books, posts and even databases and other software in a way that is:

* Unobtrusive. References should be as short as possible so they do not distract from the main text and take as little screen space as possible.
* Unified. Everyone using the system should use the same system, eliminating confusion.
* Flexible. References should be able to specify a page in a book, but also have the ability to site exact paragraphs and page ranges.

While this sounds a bit anal, the ERS was born from a need to fit page references into tables with very narrow columns. It suits this purpose very well, compressing a lot of information into a small space. I've used this system for a long time, mostly encoding page numbers into XML files and character sheets.

It should be mentioned that this system is not endorsed by White Wolf in any way.

== System ==

Each Exalted product is given a four-letter code. This code is used to indicate the book being referenced. This code is followed by a ".", then by a page number or a page range. If a single page is specified, it can also be followed with a comma and a column number. This can optionally be followed by another column and a paragraph number. The resulting syntax is as follows:

{code}.{page}[-{end page} | ,{column}[,{paragraph}] ]

This is easier to understand by looking at a view examples:

||Code||Meaning||
||ex2e.189||''Exalted Second Edition Core Book'', page 189.||
||ex2e.189-192||''Exalted Second Edition Core Book'', pages 189 through 192.||
||ex2e.189,2||''Exalted Second Edition Core Book'', page 189, column 2.||
||ex2e.189,2,3||''Exalted Second Edition Core Book'', page 189, column 2, paragraph 3.||

In practice, column and paragraph references are used very rarely, bordering on never.

Sidebars on pages are counted as columns that always come ''after'' columns of standard text. So, a reference like <code>ex2e.189,3</code> would refer to the sidebar on page 189 of the 2E core book labeled "Charm Concept: Elsewhere". Sidebars are counted starting at the top left, then going down, then going across.

When a paragraph is specified, heading or section lines are ignored, as are statistic lines. Only ''full'' paragraphs are counted. That is, a paragraph is only "in a column" when its first letter is in that column. So, the <code>ex2e.189,3</code> reference above refers to the paragraph that begins "Essence multiplies the force...".

== First Edition Codes ==

:<code>abys</code> - ''The Abyssals''
:<code>ab_a</code> - ''Aspect Book: Air''
:<code>ab_e</code> - ''Aspect Book: Earth''
:<code>ab_f</code> - ''Aspect Book: Fire''
:<code>ab_v</code> - ''Aspect Book: Water''
:<code>ab_w</code> - ''Aspect Book: Wood''
:<code>auto</code> - ''The Autochthonians''
:<code>bstn</code> - ''Bastions of the North''
:<code>bone</code> - ''Bone & Ebony''
:<code>botc</code> - ''The Book of Three Circles''
:<code>bull</code> - ''Houses of the Bull God''
:<code>cb_d</code> - ''Caste Book: Dawn''
:<code>cb_e</code> - ''Caste Book: Eclipse''
:<code>cb_n</code> - ''Caste Book: Night''
:<code>cb_t</code> - ''Caste Book: Twilight''
:<code>cb_z</code> - ''Caste Book: Zenith''
:<code>coin</code> - ''Manacle and Coin''
:<code>comp</code> - ''Storyteller’s Companion''
:<code>core</code> - ''Exalted Core Rules''
:<code>crea</code> - ''Creatures of the Wyld''
:<code>cult</code> - ''Cult of the Illuminated''
:<code>dbld</code> - ''Dragon-Blooded''
:<code>fair</code> - ''Fair Folk''
:<code>halt</code> - ''Kingdom of Halta''
:<code>game</code> - ''Games of Divinity''
:<code>luna</code> - ''Lunars''
:<code>outc</code> - ''Outcastes''
:<code>play</code> - ''Player's Guide''
:<code>ruin</code> - ''Ruins of Rathess''
:<code>seas</code> - ''Savage Seas''
:<code>salt</code> - ''Blood and Salt''
:<code>scav</code> - ''The Scavenger Lands''
:<code>side</code> - ''Sidereals''
:<code>svnt</code> - ''Savant & Sorcerer''
:<code>time</code> - ''Time of Tumult''

== Second Edition Codes ==

:<code>blck</code> - ''Books of Sorcery II: Black Treatise''
:<code>ex2e</code> - ''Exalted Second Edition''
:<code>exab</code> - ''The Manual of Exalted Power: Abyssals''
:<code>exal</code> - ''The Manual of Exalted Power: Alchemicals''
:<code>exdb</code> - ''The Manual of Exalted Power: Dragon Blooded''
:<code>exin</code> - ''The Manual of Exalted Power: Infernals''
:<code>exlu</code> - ''The Manual of Exalted Power: Lunars''
:<code>exsd</code> - ''The Manual of Exalted Power: Sidereals''
:<code>hero</code> - ''Scroll of Heroes''
:<code>ilot</code> - ''Imperfect Lotus''
:<code>isle</code> - ''Compass of Celestial Directions I: The Blessed Isle''
:<code>king</code> - ''Scroll of Kings''
:<code>land</code> - ''Dreams of the First Age: Lands of Creation''
:<code>lord</code> - ''Dreams of the First Age: Lords of Creation''
:<code>lost</code> - ''Lost Arts of the Dead''
:<code>malf</code> - ''Compass of Celestial Directions V: Malfeas''
:<code>masq</code> - ''Graceful Wicked Masques: The Fair Folk''
:<code>meru</code> - ''Dreams of the First Age: Meru''
:<code>monk</code> - ''Scroll of the Monk''
:<code>npcs</code> - ''Scroll of Exalts''
:<code>ocdx</code> - ''Books of Sorcery III: Oadenol’s Codex''
:<code>rgd1</code> - ''Books of Sorcery IV: Roll of Glorious Divinity I''
:<code>rgd2</code> - ''Books of Sorcery V: Roll of Glorious Divinity II''
:<code>sfrd</code> - ''Scroll of Fallen Races: Dragon Kings''
:<code>sfrm</code> - ''Scroll of Fallen Races: Mountain Folk''
:<code>sesc</code> - ''Second Edition Storyteller’s Companion''
:<code>tdea</code> - ''Compass of Terrestrial Directions III: The East''
:<code>tdno</code> - ''Compass of Terrestrial Directions IV: The North''
:<code>tdsl</code> - ''Compass of Terrestrial Directions I: The Scavenger Lands''
:<code>tdso</code> - ''Compass of Terrestrial Directions IV: The South''
:<code>tdwe</code> - ''Compass of Terrestrial Directions II: The West''
:<code>undr</code> - ''Compass of Celestial Directions IV: Underworld''
:<code>whit</code> - ''Books of Sorcery II: White Treatise''
:<code>wola</code> - ''Books of Sorcery I: Wonders of the Lost Age''
:<code>wyld</code> - ''Compass of Celestial Directions II: The Wyld''
:<code>yush</code> - ''Compass of Celestial Directions III: Yu-Shan''

== Comments ==

I'd like to propose adding:

<code>gmhs</code> - ''Glories of the Most High: Unconquered Sun''

<code>gmhl</code> - ''Glories of the Most High: Luna''

<code>gmhm</code> - ''Glories of the Most High: Maidens''

<code>ttca</code> - ''The Thousand Correct Actions of the Upright Soldier'' (or perhaps <code>1kca</code>)

If there are already existing abbreviations elsewhere (or they're here and I'm missing them somehow) please disregard!

- [[Siha]]

Exalted - Unofficial Wiki - User contributions [en]

Wordman/ReferenceStandard