A web enhancement is a bonus expansion to a
role-playing game
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of player character, characters in a fictional Setting (narrative), setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within ...
product, that can be read and/or downloaded from the website of the company that published the role-playing product it is associated with.
Concept
The web enhancement concept was created by
Sue Weinlein Cook
Sue Weinlein Cook ( Weinlein) is an American game designer and editor who has worked on a number of products for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game from TSR, and for Monte Cook's Malhavoc Press.
Biography
Sue Weinlein was b ...
, who was an editor at
Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (TSR) and later the brand manager at
Wizards of the Coast (WotC). There is a common belief that web enhancements are created from content cut from the published products, but many of them are specifically commissioned as bonus material.
Wizards of the Coast
Dungeons & Dragons
More than 90 web enhancements were created for ''
Dungeons & Dragons'' 3rd edition role-playing game products. Some products had more than one web enhancement created for them.
Wheel of Time
At one time Wizards of the Coast had a licence to create material for ''
The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game'' and created at least one web enhancement for it.
d20 Modern
At least seven web enhancements were created for products in the
d20 Modern product line.
Other companies
Several other role-playing publishers also started to produce online documents that they refer to as web enhancements. These include:
Green Ronin,
Fantasy Flight Games, and
Paizo.
Paizo Blog pages tagged with 'Web Enhancement'
External links
Wizards of the Coast: Web Enhancement Archive (for 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons)Wizards of the Coast: Web Enhancements Archive (for d20 Modern)
References
{{D&D topics
Role-playing game terminology