More Templates

More Templates

Sephith 13 Feb 2009 14:49

This occurs to me every time I look through the articles that need to be done…we have character templates, but that's it. I think it would help if we had templates for locations, terms, minor characters - I guess, if we categorized a bit more, it would focus the article creation process and make it easier to follow for newcomers. Hmm…Some questions for that would be, do we make different templates for the different roleplays (with different focuses, obviously), or do we try and come up with a universal template for each section? All three roleplay templates have the same categories, pretty much - the only difference is AtWar has magic instead of technology, which might call for a new template.

That's one thing. Here's another:

For organizations, regions, and terms, what kind of information do we want? I think it's important to pin down the basics, so that we can get those down and then realize there's more that needs saying…something all three might need is a condensed (or not) history. Population, for regions? Goals, for organizations?

Let me know what you think, guys…or just Nina. Seriously, people need to get that they can contribute! -_-

Re: More Templates

Stitchy 14 Feb 2009 05:31

This is mostly my fault. /cough

I've been meaning to just sit down and do a few of these pages myself and get together good examples of each type of article. It's a really great idea to make templates for each one, though! I hadn't thought about it, actually, so yeah. When I'm off on Monday, or during the late night when I'm home after work, I will make an effort to start some of them.

Now, I'll address some specifics.

It might be best to have separate templates for sci-fi roleplays, fantasy roleplays, the like. Each roleplay will likely need some specific changes to each template, but really, templates are only general bases for articles. So, we will keep them general and not focus on making templates for each roleplay, because really, we'll only need one Technology article for ES, there's no need to make a technology template for ES. So, universal templates for genres, I think!

Organizations: Goals (definitely,) size, structure, basics on leaders and members, locales, influence, methods of work, public opinion. Just some examples of what could be included.

Regions: Population (yep,) geography, races that inhabit/dominate the region depending, cities located in the region, important figures, historical events, etc. These same things apply to cities, countries, planets, etc.

Terms: Mostly miscellaneous things. Anything from swear words to alien honorifics. Anything that doesn't really fit into an already made category or list.

Magic: Origin of spell, creator of spell/magics, basic effects and usages, destructive power or general potency, possible side effects, race/magic capacity limits, incantations, required items, maybe a list of characters who have used it thus far, or know it. The basic magic article will likely contain a history on the creation/discovery of magic in that roleplay, how it's been used in history, etc.

Ships: Basic structure and physical appearance inside and out, perhaps a model type, size in length, square-footage, whatever, equipment such as cannons and engines, notoriety, max speed, etc.

Maybe that will give you guys some ideas. I know this sort of helped me collect my thoughts into one place, so let's get to it! >D /rubs hands together