Xdripian Conclave Guide

• Read now, join later
• What the Conclave is for, and what it is not
• Citing sources in discussion
• In this section
• Official source
• Related reading

The Xdripian Conclave is the Hall of Discourse: the community forum where seekers of Xdripian knowledge gather to discuss lore, share theories and connect with each other. Its structure is chambers — thematic halls you choose between — containing threads. Chambers, threads and search are publicly browsable, so anyone can read the whole conversation; authentication is required only to post. That split is the most important thing to know about the vertical, and it is a generous one.

Read now, join later#

Because browsing is open, the Conclave is one of the best ways to understand the Universe from outside it. Reading a chamber shows you what the community actually cares about, which questions are unsettled, and how experienced readers use the sources — none of which is visible from the Codex.

What the Conclave is for, and what it is not#

It is for discussion, interpretation and theory. It is not a canon source: a well-argued thread is an argument, not a record, and the Codex remains authoritative for what is true in the Universe. It is also not a support channel and not a governance body — problems belong to the vertical that owns them, and decisions belong to the City Council.

Citing sources in discussion#

The community norm worth adopting is simple: when a post makes a claim about canonical material, link the Codex or Library page it rests on. It turns disagreement into something that can be resolved.

In this section#

• Creating and Replying to Threads — Posting well in a forum built around interpretation of shared sources.
• Browsing Chambers and Threads — How the forum is divided and how to read it without an account.
• Conduct, Moderation and Reporting — The behaviour a public lore forum depends on, and where a problem goes.
• Registering and Managing Your Profile — What an account adds, and how the Conclave profile relates to identity elsewhere.
• Search and Discovery — Finding existing discussion before adding to it.
• Lore Theories and Citing the Codex — How to build a theory that other readers can actually evaluate.

Official source#

Canonical source for this subject: the Xdripian Conclave. Checked 21 August 2026 — where this guide and the live service disagree, the service is right.

Related reading#

• What is Tales of Xdripia? — The identity of the Universe, who publishes it, and what the fourteen connected verticals are for.
• Start Here: Entering Tales of Xdripia — Routes into the Universe for readers, players, listeners, community members and press.
• The Xdripia Universe — The cosmological hub, and the routes from it into the Codex, the Atlas, the Library and the Archives.