Guide:Reader Guide

Reader Guide
Hello and welcome to ! We are glad that you are interested in reading fan-created content related to Shaman King. If you haven't already done so, please check out the About Us page to know what this site's main purpose is. If you have any questions, feel free to contact a member of the admin team.
== Fanon vs. Fanfiction: What's the Difference? ==
For the purposes of this site, fanon refers to fan made expansion of canon lore. These might include a head canon that someone wanted to expand into a full article, someone's version of the non-canon timeline, fan versions of non-canon characters that flesh out their stories and personalities, etc. In general, most of the articles on would fit under this term. You will most likely find a mix of original characters and canon characters in all the fics and role plays on this site as a result.
BFF also contains fanfiction, which we define here as a work by a single author written within the world of Shaman King. It may feature original characters or canon characters. One major difference between and other fanfiction platforms is that this site does contain crossovers or alternate setting fics. We also use categories instead of tags.
Many fics found on this site are categorized as "roleplays" instead of fanfiction. Roleplays are collaborative/interactive stories written by two or more authors. Because of wiki's format, roleplays here flow together cohesively in a single narrative and aren't broken up by the "post by post" format of say, a forum. As such, you might find that reading roleplays on feels very alike to reading a normal single-author fanfiction. Just be informed that these are co-written stories. 
=== Fanon Canon ===
On this site, Fanon Canon refers to a series of roleplays written by various authors set within the same story continuity. original characters that are part of a particular FC will adhere to that FC's plot and timeline. In the past. The project is now defunct, and users are free to create their own fanon canon series and invite other role players to participate. There is no application proriginal characteress or "try-outs" on BFF. Instead, we encourage role players to collaborate with each other constructively, not competitively. 
===why is there, There's a Canon in my Fanfic===
Any canon page on this site should be either a redirect to the main Shaman King wiki or a fan made adaptation of a canon page. For fan adaptations." Be aware that these pages may differ significantly from actual Shaman King Non-Canon, and that's fine. Non-Canon pages will fall under the crossed over characters from many animes, video games and so on.
=== Other Stuff ===
In addition to original characters and fics, also includes guides, blogs, and projects.
== How to Search for Fics ==
Instead of tags, wiki sorts of pages by categories. On , this is still a work-in-progress, so please be patient as we continue to improve in this area.
The best way to find a fic you are interested in is actually to stop by the fic's series overview or story arc page. Usually, these pages include a summary of the entire story and also provide a link to the chapters. If you want to try your luck, you can also select a random fic or roleplay from their respective categories. 
== How to Search for original characters ==
While categories might make tagging Fics are quite tricky, they shine in the original character department. Almost all major subcategories (loriginal characterations, terms, items, etc.) are listed under the Content Tree. Here, you can search for any kind of original character you'd like to read about by clicking on that topic's category. So, if you want to look for Shaman Fighters original characters, just go to Content → Races → :Category:Shaman in Training → :Category:Shaman. 
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