Template:Spell/doc

Description

This is the main template for all spell pages. It determines the layout of the individual page and provides functionality for extracting specific spell information for use in other pages.

Usage

{{Spell
|Mode = {{{1|Page}}}
|Param1 = {{{2|}}}
|Param2 = {{{3|}}}

<!-- Quick Facts -->
|Name = 
|Pagename = 
|Status = 
|Type = 
|Version = 
|VersionUpdate = 
|Attributes = 

<!-- Media -->
|Image = 
|Icon = 

<!-- Info -->
|Description = 
|Notes = 

<!-- Category -->
|Discipline = 
|Rank = 

<!-- Usage -->
|APcost = 
|WPcost = 

<!-- Stats -->
|Target = 
|Range = 
|Duration = 
|Resist = 
}}

Parameters

Name	Required	Description	Values
Mode	Yes	Determines the mode of execution of the template (see below). Changing the predefined value may lead to unexpected behavior.	{{{1|Page}}} (should not be changed)
Param1	Yes	Used for routing a selection parameter to the template in certain modes (see below). Changing the predefined value may lead to unexpected behavior.	{{{2|}}} (should not be changed)
Param2	Yes	Used for routing a selection parameter to the template in certain modes (see below). Changing the predefined value may lead to unexpected behavior.	{{{3|}}} (should not be changed)
Quick Facts
Name	Yes	The name of the spell as used in the game. Will be displayed in the infobox of the page.	arbitrary text
Pagename	Yes	The title of the spell page, needed for linking purposes. Note: Do not use magic words such as {{PAGENAME}} here, as this prevents proper linking when transcluding information from this page on other pages.	arbitrary text
Status	No	If the page has a special status, it can be set here. A corresponding box will be displayed at the top of the page.	one of the values defined in Template:PageStatus
Type	Yes	The specific type of the spell. Will be displayed in the infobox of the page.	one of the values defined in Template:SpellType (other values are ignored): Combat • Explore • Universal
Version	Yes	The game version in which the spell was first introduced. Will be displayed in the infobox of the page.	version number in the form X.Y.Z
VersionUpdate	No	The game version in which the spell was last updated. Will be displayed in the infobox of the page.	version number in the form X.Y.Z
Attributes	No	One or more attributes which describe certain aspects of the spell. Will be displayed in the infobox of the page. A list of predefined attributes can be found in Template:SpellAttributes (if new attributes are introduced, they should also be added there).	a semicolon-separated list of the values defined in Template:SpellAttributes (other values are ignored): Heal • Damage • Buff • Debuff • Disable • Summon • Environment
Media
Image	Yes	The image (PNG or JPG) to be displayed in the infobox of the page.	image name (including file extension)
Icon	No	The image (PNG or JPG) to be displayed as an icon in spell tables, lists, etc. If nothing is specified, a small version of Image is used instead.	image name (including file extension)
Info
Description	Yes	A concise description of the spell itself. Is used as an introductory paragraph and should ideally contain the same information as the in-game description.	arbitrary text
Notes	No	Any kind of ancillary information (which does not seem appropriate anywhere else) can be provided here.	arbitrary text, ideally formatted as a bullet list (using *)
Category
Discipline	Yes	The magical Discipline to which this spell belongs.	one of the values defined in Template:SpellDiscipline (other values are ignored): Animism • Auspice • Conjuration • Gateway • Impetus • Malediction • Mentalism • Order • Piety
Rank	Yes	The rank of the spell.	positive number
Usage
APcost	No	The amount of Action Points (AP) needed for using this spell. Defaults to "None".	positive number
WPcost	No	The amount of Willpower (WP) needed for using this spell. Defaults to "None".	positive number
Stats
Target	Yes	The type of target(s) to which this spell can be applied.	arbitrary text
Range	No	The casting range of the spell, usually expressed in tiles.	arbitrary text
Duration	No	The duration of the spell's effects, expressed in rounds (for turn-based combat) and/or real time (for exploration mode).	arbitrary text
Resist	No	If the spell's effects can be resisted by the target, the resistance type can be given here. Defaults to "None".	arbitrary text

Extracting specific spell information for use in other pages

Syntax

You can transclude information from a spell page in any other page by using the following syntax:

{{:<pagename>|<mode>|<param1>|<param2>}}

Here, <pagename> is the spell's full page name (in main namespace), <mode> determines the type of information to be transcluded, and <param1> & <param2> represent selection parameters required by certain modes.

Modes and parameters

Mode	Description	Parameter 1	Parameter 2
Page	Outputs the full spell page. This is the default mode.	none	none
TableHead	Outputs the header of a spell table (intended for constructing overview tables).	none	none
TableEntry	Outputs a table row containing specific spell information (intended for constructing overview tables). If a selector is specified in <param1>, output is only generated if the selector of a specific spell matches the value of <param2>. If no selector is specified, output is always generated.	one of the following selectors: Type • Discipline • Attribute	one of the possible values of the specified selector