Authoring Principles

Authoring Principles

Each document completes one thought A reader should be able to land on any document and understand it without clicking a single link. Provide enough context within the document itself.

Links are invitations, not requirements Use links to offer depth, not to offload necessary context. A link says “you can learn more here” not “you must read this to understand what I’m saying.”

Write as if this is the reader’s entry point Any document could be someone’s first exposure to Thrapsus. Ground them before going deep.

Let the hierarchy emerge from structure The altitude of a document is clear from what it covers and what it links to—not from a label. A document about the Saurian Empire links down to specific cities; a document about a specific city links up to the empire and across to neighboring settlements.