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This is a subsection of the | This is a subsection of the Manual of Style about how character pages should be formatted. | ||
== General | == General rules== | ||
=== Opening | === Page names === | ||
The opening sentences of a character page article should | |||
=== Opening sentences === | |||
The opening sentences of a character page article should inform the reader of: | |||
# Other '''names''' they may go by | |||
# The '''type''' of character they are | |||
# What '''world''' they originate from | |||
# If they're from an '''alternate universe''' | |||
# Any relevant information about '''occupation''' or '''nationality''' | |||
NPC pages will often have opening sprawls that are less detailed than PCs, so the following examples will be for a PC. | |||
The following example is not acceptable because it is unclear to the reader what the content of the page is about: | The following example is not acceptable because it is unclear to the reader what the content of the page is about: | ||
:: '''''Luth Helwind''' was a '''Swartian'''. | :: '''''Luth Helwind''' was a '''Swartian'''. | ||
There is not enough context for a reader to continue reading. The sentence above may force them to go onto the page about Swarte, which would waste time if they just knew that Swarte was a nation in Weathia. Here's how it can be reformatted: | There is not enough context for a reader to know if they should continue reading. The sentence above may force them to go onto the page about Swarte, which would waste time if they just knew that Swarte was a nation in Weathia. Here's how it can be reformatted: | ||
:: '''''Luth Helwind''' (or '''Pilots!Luth''') was a | :: '''''Luth Helwind''' (or '''Pilots!Luth''') was a [[Player Character|PC]] in '''The Sky World'''. He was played by '''CStatic''' in '''JD's NCI D&D Campaign''' and hailed from the nation of '''Swarte'''. | ||
This is a much better description, and from this, the reader can gleam several pieces of relevant information. The most relevant being that this isn't about Luth from Weathia-Prime, but instead Weathia-Pilots. | This is a much better description, and from this, the reader can gleam several pieces of relevant information. The most relevant being that this isn't about Luth from Weathia-Prime, but instead Weathia-Pilots. | ||
=== Content | === Content order === | ||
This is the general order of headings for character pages. If a heading is not applicable, it does not have to be included. | This is the general order of headings for character pages. If a heading is not applicable, it does not have to be included. | ||
* '''Visual Description''' | * '''Visual Description''' | ||
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Here are the headings as code to paste in just to get the page started. | Here are the headings as code to paste in just to get the page started. | ||
< | <pre> | ||
== Visual Description == | == Visual Description == | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
</ | </pre> | ||
== Infoboxes == | == Infoboxes == | ||
'''Pronouns''' should be listed in lowercase. If there are '''multiple elements''' in a single box in the infobox, please separate each element using <code><nowiki><</nowiki>br<nowiki>></nowiki></code>. | '''Pronouns''' should be listed in lowercase. If there are '''multiple elements''' in a single box in the infobox, please separate each element using <code><nowiki><</nowiki>br<nowiki>></nowiki></code>. | ||