sourcebook
Primary material collection
A sourcebook is a collection of primary documents, texts, or reference materials compiled for study or research: a sourcebook of medieval history, a sourcebook for American literature.
In tabletop gaming, sourcebooks are supplementary rulebooks that expand a game's setting, characters, or mechanics beyond the core rules.
Written instructions for use
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
- guideLeader or instruction book
- primerPreparatory coat or guide
- encyclopediaComprehensive subject-matter collection
anthology · codex · lexicon · almanac · digest · tome · volume · edition
Compiled official guidelines
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- moduleIndependent functional component
- supplementSomething added to complete
- settingContext of events
lore · character creation · worldbuilding · dungeon master · tabletop · RPG · adventure · bestiary
Formal procedural framework
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
- ethnographySystematic study of peoples
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- dataFacts for analysis
evidence · case study · survey · analysis · journal · inquiry · investigation · empirical
Accepted authoritative works
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- definitiveSettling a question finally
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
standard · trusted · reliable · foundational · seminal · essential · comprehensive · exhaustive
Educational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- study guideExam preparation resource
- lesson planStructured teaching outline
pedagogy · instruction · tutorial · teaching aid · workbook · reader · course material · academic
manual
Written instructions for use
- compendiumCondensed reference collection
- guideLeader or instruction book
- primerPreparatory coat or guide
encyclopedia · anthology · codex · lexicon · almanac · digest · tome · volume · edition · compilation
rulebook
Compiled official guidelines
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- moduleIndependent functional component
- supplementSomething added to complete
setting · lore · character creation · worldbuilding · dungeon master · tabletop · RPG · adventure · bestiary · stats
methodology
Formal procedural framework
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
- ethnographySystematic study of peoples
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
data · evidence · case study · survey · analysis · journal · inquiry · investigation · empirical · qualitative
canon
Accepted authoritative works
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- definitiveSettling a question finally
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
authoritative · standard · trusted · reliable · foundational · seminal · essential · comprehensive · exhaustive · expert
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- study guideExam preparation resource
lesson plan · pedagogy · instruction · tutorial · teaching aid · workbook · reader · course material · academic · classroom
- collectionscollection, collections, anthology, anthologies, compilation
- compilationsanthology, compilation, anthologies, collection, collected stories
- library resourceslibrary, librarian, archive, archives, catalog
- publicationsnewspaper, magazines, magazine, journal articles, journals
- Referencedictionary, encyclopedia, thesaurus, almanac, atlas
- reference materialsdictionary, encyclopedia, thesaurus, atlas, almanac
sourcebookcommentary
Explanatory remarks on events
analysis · critique · interpretation · secondary source · derivative work
book, source, books, notebook, resource, booked, textbook, booking, resources