World of Darkness & related systems: Includes World of Darkness, Chronicles of Darkness, and other games in the Storyteller / Storytelling rules family. Downloads retain the classification name Storyteller / Storytelling and family ID storyteller-storytelling.

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Original release files, unchanged. Use these version-specific URLs when citing the data.

v4 Game family assignments CSV
70,720 bytes · 305 rows
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b2a43cee48540a29611645115b07676cf73475ab3255b26e3644585a2803b708
v4 Original release manifest JSON
7,374 bytes
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v4 Frozen classification rules JSON
10,323 bytes
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2af1f888d2532211c7ef8b808991c360645ef0aa5115de161127c0d138f01f33
v4 Discord servers CSV
17,399 bytes · 46 rows
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v4 Discord mappings CSV
38,204 bytes · 147 rows
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v4 Reddit communities CSV
61,925 bytes · 105 rows
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67288d45ca031c41c9a2e049161c68a39d36615cdd484dc3870f375ffe55fb14
v4 Reddit mappings CSV
58,827 bytes · 215 rows
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3d3d9066cfc9924314ddc9f87cc67782e736efa6f8ef56fafb198bf125b21857

Dataset descriptor and schemas (JSON) · Machine-readable catalogue

Field definitions

v4 Game family assignments

Primary key: system_id. Empty fields represent missing values; identifiers remain text.

v4 Game family assignments schema
Field	Type	Meaning
`classification_version`	string	Identifier of the immutable classification release.
`system_id`	string	Stable identifier for a source system entry. Preserve it across later versions and name changes.
`system_name`	string	Exact system name from the core snapshot.
`family_id`	string	Stable family identifier; empty for standalone and unclassified rows.
`family_name`	string	Display name of the assigned family; empty when no assignment is made.
`status`	string	classified, standalone, or unclassified.
`reason`	string	Machine-readable reason for the assignment or gap.
`source_family_labels`	string	JSON array of the original catalogue labels across the system's records.
`source_record_count`	integer	Number of source book/edition records represented by the row.
`notes`	string	Explanation of the grouping or missing assignment.

v4 Discord servers

Primary key: server_id. Empty fields represent missing values; identifiers remain text.

v4 Discord servers schema
Field	Type	Meaning
`classification_version`	string	Identifier of the immutable classification release.
`server_id`	string	Stable project identifier, discord- followed by the guild ID.
`discord_guild_id`	string	Discord's server identifier, stored as text.
`server_name`	string	Server name returned when the invite was checked.
`invite_url`	string	Public invite; its token is not the server identity.
`member_count_url`	string	Public invite lookup requesting approximate membership for a later check.
`source_url`	string	Public page advertising the invite, or the server's public self-description.
`community_type`	string	publisher, creator, or fan.
`audience_scope`	string	game, family, publisher, or multi_game; describes the wider audience.
`checked_on`	string	ISO date on which the invite identity and public evidence were checked.
`verification_status`	string	invite_resolved; does not claim an internal-channel audit.
`notes`	string	Scope, edition limits, and source qualifications.

v4 Discord mappings

Primary key: target_type, target_id, server_id. Empty fields represent missing values; identifiers remain text.

v4 Discord mappings schema
Field	Type	Meaning
`classification_version`	string	Identifier of the immutable classification release.
`target_type`	string	system or family; selects the ID namespace.
`target_id`	string	A system or family ID from the same v2 release.
`server_id`	string	Reference to one server registry record.
`scope`	string	system for a direct system link; family_subset for its explicit family crosswalk; family for independently evidenced whole-family coverage.
`evidence_url`	string	Evidence for the system's relevance. Family links use this evidence plus the bundled family CSV.
`checked_on`	string	ISO date of the association review.
`notes`	string	Scope explanation; family links list the member systems they cover.

v4 Reddit communities

Primary key: community_id. Empty fields represent missing values; identifiers remain text.

v4 Reddit communities schema
Field	Type	Meaning
`classification_version`	string	Identifier of the immutable classification release.
`community_id`	string	Stable project ID: reddit- plus the lowercase subreddit name.
`reddit_fullname`	string	Reddit's t5_… community identifier when retrieved; empty when unavailable.
`subreddit_name`	string	Public handle without r/; compare names case-insensitively.
`community_title`	string	Community title from reviewed public evidence.
`subreddit_url`	string	Public https://www.reddit.com/r/<name>/ link.
`subscriber_count_url`	string	Subreddit-about JSON endpoint for a later subscriber lookup.
`oauth_subscriber_count_url`	string	Equivalent OAuth API resource; requires authorized access.
`subscriber_lookup_status`	string	not_live_verified; no successful live subscriber lookup is claimed.
`source_url`	string	Reviewed primary public evidence: community page, metadata or discussion.
`discovery_url`	string	Discovery source, often the public r/rpg directory.
`audience_scope`	string	game, family, multi_game or publisher; wider audiences remain shared.
`subreddit_type`	string	public, publicly readable restricted, or not_recorded.
`checked_on`	string	Evidence-review date, not a live count observation date.
`verification_status`	string	public_page_reviewed or public_metadata_reviewed; cached evidence may be included.
`notes`	string	Scope limits, edition details, evidence method and gaps.

v4 Reddit mappings

Primary key: target_type, target_id, community_id. Empty fields represent missing values; identifiers remain text.

v4 Reddit mappings schema
Field	Type	Meaning
`classification_version`	string	Identifier of the immutable classification release.
`target_type`	string	system or family.
`target_id`	string	A system or family ID in this same release.
`community_id`	string	A registry ID in this same release.
`scope`	string	system, family_subset through named systems, or independently evidenced whole family.
`evidence_url`	string	Public source supporting the association.
`checked_on`	string	Evidence-review date.
`notes`	string	Scope limits or the systems supporting a subset association.

Provenance and reuse

Derived classification; the source research file is not a public download.

Source snapshot reference: data/core_books.csv.

Source snapshot SHA-256

5876380a1bde6ad04b860c71414c9843bc8fc7e03cbcef2e65b92e76d3e69de3

Source URLs, evidence dates and coverage limitations remain in the original resources. CC0 applies to project material we are entitled to release; it does not license external source material. Attribution is appreciated and is not a condition of reuse.

Suggested citation: RPG Data Project, Game families, Discord & Reddit · version 4, v4. Permanent dataset page.