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Johnisdead is an ongoing ARG that began in 2015 and spans across seven different arcs. Johnisdead's story is presented on this wiki in two ways: the timeline pages and the summary pages.  
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[[Johnisdead]] is an ARG that began in 2015. It is currently on-going and has spanned across multiple different chapters called arcs. Johnisdead involves heavy player-character interactions spread out cross multiple different websites. Players are also tasked with solving ciphers, finding clues, and submitting their own content in order to proceed. All of this will be explained further down in this introduction.
  
<h2>Timeline</h2>
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<h2>Suggested Reading</h2>
The timeline pages contain all documented ARG updates along with every archived file sorted chronologically with timestamps. The timelines exist for a purely analytical view of the story, containing all canon events and relevant non-canon content.
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Certain aspects of Johnisdead's story and gameplay mechanics are inspired by Jadusable's Ben Drowned ARG and The Legend of Zelda videogame series. While knowledge of these subjects isn't fully required to enjoy Johnisdead, it is encouraged that one is at least familiar with each of them. All of the information regarding Ben Drowned and The Legend of Zelda that is relevant to Johnisdead can be found on the following pages:
 
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<h3>Reading the Timelines</h3>
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The timelines are formatted differently from most of the pages on this wiki. Below is a legend of the various icons and features found within timelines:
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[[The Legend of Zelda]]
 
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[[Ben Drowned]]
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Though it's not necessarily required, further reading regarding these subjects can be found here:
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[https://zeldawiki.wiki/wiki/Main_Page Zelda Wiki]
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[https://jadusable.withinhubris.com/Main_Page Jadusable Wiki]
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Revision as of 15:14, 13 September 2024

Johnisdead is an ARG that began in 2015. It is currently on-going and has spanned across multiple different chapters called arcs. Johnisdead involves heavy player-character interactions spread out cross multiple different websites. Players are also tasked with solving ciphers, finding clues, and submitting their own content in order to proceed. All of this will be explained further down in this introduction.

Suggested Reading

Certain aspects of Johnisdead's story and gameplay mechanics are inspired by Jadusable's Ben Drowned ARG and The Legend of Zelda videogame series. While knowledge of these subjects isn't fully required to enjoy Johnisdead, it is encouraged that one is at least familiar with each of them. All of the information regarding Ben Drowned and The Legend of Zelda that is relevant to Johnisdead can be found on the following pages:

Though it's not necessarily required, further reading regarding these subjects can be found here: