Template talk:Character

Usage
Using this template is rather complicated. Please review the available options before you continue.

Each option below is added to the character template in the following format:
 * |option=value

where option is any of the options here documented, and value is the corresponding content. If you would prefer to leave a certain option unaccounted for, please remove it from the entry! Don't leave the option there without a value, this will break the template.

Optional values are presented in italic, required are not. If you miss any of the required options, your character may be deleted from the wiki.

Basics
These options are mostly required to create a character - if you used the 'create a new character' box on one of the characters pages, the template it gave you already contains at least all of these options with example values.

server
This is required. The value of this is equal to the name of your character's server. |server=Xoriat

description
This is required. A general description of your character, this should be longish and detailed, and can be used alone in place of adding the two options below. |description=This is Testing Character, he is here to show you the WAY OF LIGHT to creating your own character article!

playstyle
This is optional. This is to be a description of how you personally play the character, and your favorite techniques. |playstyle=I play Testing Character like he doesn't exist - invisible and in the shadows. I like rushing and casting spells at the same time. I group with other kinds of people who don't exist.

backstory
This is optional. Use this area to describe any fictitious role-playing backstory for your character you may have concocted. If you are a heavy role-player, it is appropriate for this area to be very very long, non-roleplayers can entirely leave it out if they like. |backstory=This... is my backstory. I was born on 18th December, 2006 as a useless test character. I feel like my life has no meaning )-: *cries* And now I wander around this site looking for meaning in my existence.

guild
This is required. The name of your guild, linked with doublebrackets. Leave it out if you are unguilded. |guild=Guild Name

guildrank
This is optional. This value is your rank in the guild mentioned above. |guildrank=Officer

Build info or statistics
Again, most of these are required to have a character entry.

race
This is required. This is your race's name. |race=Dwarf

classes</tt>
This is required. This is the number of classes your character has. |classes=3

classn</tt> and classnlevel</tt>
These are required, one set for each class you hold. (Same number of these entires as you entered for 'classes</tt>') |class1=Ranger|class1level=8 |class2=Fighter|class2level=3 |class3=Barbarian|class3level=1
 * Example: For a Rgr8/Ftr3/Bar1...

Abilities
These are required. Enter your character's scores for these. |strength=2 |dexterity=3 |constitution=1 |intelligence=7 |wisdom=48 |charisma=11
 * Example:

Bluff</tt> and other skills
This is optional. This should list your character's skills and your ranks in them. |Bluff=5 |Use magic device=8 |Intimidate=2
 * Example:

feats</tt>
This is optional. This should list your character's chosen feats. |feats=* Skill Focus: Intimidate * Toughness x2 * Combat Expertise
 * Example:

enhancements</tt>
This is optional. This should list your character's chosen enhancements. |enhancements=* Fighter's Action Boost III * Fighter's Armor Mastery II * Fighter's Strength III * Halfling Luck III
 * Example:

buildnotes</tt>
This is optional. This is to describe your build and the reasoning behind it in detail, and to specify what you intend to do as you progress through the future levels... as well as any meta information about the stats - the strength level during rage, your earlier decisions, whatever you want. |build_notes=These are some BUILD NOTES OF DOOM! ZOMG! This build is REALLY LOW POWERED and I don't think it's even possible in the game rules. But I like it cause I'm not even possible either anyway, so we get along well. In the future levels I'm going to take blah blah blah blah blah blah and blah. Etc and widgets.

Class Abbreviations
For the section marked "Class:", it's my opinion that the full length of the word be displayed instead of the abbreviation. - Highway 18:57, December 28, 2006 (EST)
 * If you think so. Change it (-: [e]  ·  t  &  c  19:31, December 28, 2006 (EST)
 * Dunno where the template is for me to change it, tried searching. - Highway 20:49, December 28, 2006 (EST)
 * it appears twice, it's an external transcluded template. raw:Template:Character, see the 'classeslinked' bits. (-: 21:20, December 28, 2006 (EST)

Classes pluralization
Are you sure we should slave the pluralization of 'Class' off to the classeslinked template?
 * I don't see why not -- of course, I could be wrong :) - Highway 04:47, December 30, 2006 (EST)

Grr
Can anybody other than me see what's broken in my last edit? Somehow, it just prints one skill over an over, instead of all the skills on a character's page. Grrrrraaaaah! Help! Mr. Cable 02:40, January 23, 2007 (EST)
 * Do you know exactly which edit broke stuff? Tihocan 10:38, January 23, 2007 (EST)
 * Mr. Cable 13:46, January 23, 2007 (EST)