Creating a Journal

I have a lot of experience with coding, but not with Ruby in particular, just a heads up.

If I wanted to create a journal option in the menu, where the player can look up the background story of of the game, information about the characters, and a summary of the plot so far, how should I go about it?

I want it to update as the player progresses, with different tabs so it's easy for them to find what they're looking for. One tab for backstory, containing all the information that the main character should already know (with the Journal clearly pointed out so the player knows it's there), one tab for the characters, one for the plot, and one for game mechanics.

Well, personally I would start by looking through the master list of scripts in the script section and seeing if any of the journal/scripts quests there would suit my needs or would be able to with some modification. If not, then I would make a request in the script request section.

I realize that's not exactly the step-by-step instructions you are wanting, but it's always best to look through existing scripts first.

I believe the XaiL journal system might suit your needs, it's a script by Nicke. You can easily find it on google.

Modern Algebra has another good journal system:

well documented and lots of customization possible.

Yeah, there are a lot of good ones out there already. If they don't work, you might be able to modify them for what you need.

Thanks. I did try running a search, but the results were less than helpful.

I'll be sure to check all that out.