Template:Character

Don't edit this page! Just copy and paste the info box code & article sections.

This template is for use in any article about a unique person, entity, or "named" creature. Most of the parameters are optional. If left undefined they will not appear. The recommended image size is a width of 250px so that it will completely fill the infobox without increasing its size. Edition-specific parameters have been added to handle the possible changes in class and alignment that may occur to an NPC. Character pages should be based on in-game knowledge and not reference any meta knowledge from source books. IE, character pages should not reference dice rolls, actual character hit points, etc.

Usage

Karthos The Green
A portrait of Karthos the Green
Basic Information
Race	Wood Elf
Class	Druid
Age	121
Sex	Male
Weight	200 lb
Height	6'0"
Alignment	Neutral
Location
Neverwinter Wood
Organizations
No known associations

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 |imagestyle   = 
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 |caption      = <text>
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 | label2 = Race
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 | label3 = Class
 | data3 = <text>
 | label4 = Age
 | data4 = <text>
 | label5 = Sex
 | data5 = <text>
 | label6 = Weight
 | data6 = <text>
 | label7 = Height
 | data7 = <text>
 | label8 = Alignment
 | data8 = <text>
 
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An example is shown to the right.

The below attributes can be added to the person's info box, for now the standard attributes are: Race, Class, Age, Sex, Weight, Height, Alignment, Location , and Orginazation. Feel free to include more if needed.

• To add more attributes, you will need to add more Headers, Label, Data fields. Follow the above formatting. Header numbers must be unique numbers. Labels & Data numbers must match.

image

Optional. An image of the person. Just list the name of the file. For backward compatibility, [[File:]] and [[Image:]] tags should still work. The image will be resized to fit the infobox.

caption

Optional. A caption for the image, if necessary. This field will be italicized for you.

caption2

Optional. Not shown above. When an image collection like a tabber or slideshow is placed in the image field, the caption does not render. Use this field to add a caption to an image collection.

name

Required. The name of the person. Should be the name by which they are most frequently known, or their full name if that would not be clear.

alt_spelling

Optional. If the person's name has an alternate spelling, such as in another (in-universe) language, include it here.

titles

Optional. Any titles attributed to the person.

aliases

Optional. Any other names or secret identities this person goes by.

nicknames

Optional. Any nicknames used by the person or assigned to them by another.

true name

Optional. If the character's true name is known, include it here. This field is not for a character's given name or original name.

Location

Optional. Either their place of birth, most frequent location, or both.

sex

Optional. The person's biological sex, if known or relevant. Typically "Female", "Male", "Sexless" or "Unknown". Many celestials and fiends are technically sexless, as are many other creatures, such as beholders, doppelgangers, and mind flayers.

gender

Optional. The person's gender in the grammatical sense. Typically "Masculine" or "Feminine", as supported by the sources, although other options are allowed, such as, for example, "Neuter" for creatures who use the pronoun "it" or "Nonbinary" for some creatures who use alternative pronouns. However, leave blank if not explicitly mentioned in a source. If left blank, males will be assumed to be masculine, females will be assumed to be feminine, and sexless persons or those with an unknown sex will be considered of an unspecified gender. Keep in mind that many creatures without a biological sex still identify as masculine or feminine. Others do not.

race

Optional. Human, elf, dwarf, orc, etc.

ethnicity

Optional. For humans, their ethnicity: Chondathan, Chultan, etc.

occupation

Optional. State what the character does for a living, not their class. If they're a slave or a beggar, you can include this here.

age

Optional. The person's approximate age, if it isn't specifically stated somewhere (in which case the dob parameter should be used). This can also be used to state a creature's age category, such as for dragon aging. When used, it should be qualified by giving the year they were that approximate age. For example, if Bob the monk were in his mid-twenties in 1374 DR, this parameter should read "age = Mid-twenties in [[1374 DR]]". This can be approximate (use 'approx' if this is the case).

patron deity

Optional. The god(s) the person worships. If someone is faithless then 'None' is fine.

languages

Optional. The language(s) a person speaks or reads. Assume defaults for race and culture if no information is provided.

reckoning

Optional. The reckoning system that governs the dob, death, turned, and destroyed parameters. Defaults to DR, but change this if you are using a different system. All dates for a single person must use the same reckoning. See Marking the Years.

dob

Optional. Date of Birth. When the person was born. Input only a number with no punctuation, eg "1330", and not "1,330 DR". If you need to use a reckoning system other than DR, see the reckoning parameter.

dobnotes

Optional. The dob parameter only accepts numeric input, so if you need to write notes next to the date of birth, you can use this parameter.

turned

Optional. The year in which the person was turned undead. Input only a number—it will be appended by reckoning and made into a link.

turnednotes

Optional. the turned parameter should only be a number, so use this field to put notes next to the turned date.

death

Optional. When the person died. Input only a number with no punctuation, e.g. "1330", and not "1,330 DR". If you need to use a reckoning system other than DR, see the reckoning parameter.

deathnotes

Optional. The death parameter only accepts numeric input, so if you need to write notes next to the date of death, you can use this parameter.

destroyed

Optional. When an undead person faced final death. Input only a number with no punctuation, e.g. "1330", and not "1,330 DR". If you need to use a reckoning system other than DR, see the reckoning parameter.

destroyednotes

Optional. The destroyed parameter only accepts numeric input, so if you need to write notes next to the date of destruction, you can use this parameter.

parents

Optional. Who were this person's parents?

spouses

Optional. Who was this person's spouse (or spouses)?

siblings

Optional. Who was this person's sibling or who were his or her siblings?

children

Optional. Who was this person's child or who was his or her children?

familyrefs

Optional. Use this field to place references for the person's family information.

dynasty

Optional. To which dynasty did this person belong?

start of reign

Optional. When did this person start his or her reign?

end of reign

Optional. When did this person end his or her reign?

predecessor

Optional. Who ruled before this person?

successor

Optional. Who ruled after this person?

successionrefs

Optional. Use this field to place references for the person's succession information.

alignment

Optional. The alignment of this person, if known. Note the edition-specific parameters below. Do not use the {{alignment grid}}. That template is only for {{organizations}}, {{classes}}, {{creatures}}, and other groups that can vary in alignment. Individuals will invariably have just one alignment, so provide it here.

class

Optional. Use the {{class table}} template with the edition parameter. Note the edition-specific parameters below. If this entity was described in more than one edition of D&D, then use those instead (e.g., class2e, class3e, etc.)

Organization

Optional. Add if the person is a part of any known organizations or religions. For Example: The Emerald Enclave

Standardized Sections

These are the typical section headers for an article about a person. You can easily cut and paste it from here and delete the ones you don't use:

==Background==
==Personality==
==Abilities==
==Possessions==
==Activities==
==Relationships==
==History==
==Rumors & Legends==
== Interesting Quotes ==
==Appendix==
===See Also===
===Notes===
{{Notes}}
===Appearances===
{{Appearances
| adventures          = 
| adventure refs      = 
| novels              = 
| novel refs          = 
}}
===Gallery===
===References===
{{Refs}}