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== About ==
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Adding this template to your page requires you to fill out some information, but gives a certain uniformity to NPC pages, as well as adding them into automatically into the [[:Category:Non_Player_Characters|NPC category]].
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== How To use ==
 
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=== image ===
 
=== image ===
This should be a link to the image such as <nowiki>[[Image:YourImage.png]]</nowiki>.
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This should be a link to the image such as <nowiki>[[Image:YourImage.png]]</nowiki>. '''Please do not make this image very large'''.
  
 
=== aliases ===
 
=== aliases ===

Latest revision as of 09:44, 9 July 2008

About

Adding this template to your page requires you to fill out some information, but gives a certain uniformity to NPC pages, as well as adding them into automatically into the NPC category.

How To use

To use this template in your NPC put the following in the top of your NPC page:

{{NPC 
 | name        = 
 | image       =
 | aliases     = 
 | metatype    = 
 | gender      = 
 | status      = 
 | affiliation = 
 | archetype   = 
 | creator     = 
 | firstseen   = 
 | lastseen    = 
}}

Variable Details

You do not have to include every variable, if you do not include it then it'll be listed as Unknown or for the Image None.

name

Name should be their most recognised name by Shadowrunners. Any other names should go under aliases.

image

This should be a link to the image such as [[Image:YourImage.png]]. Please do not make this image very large.

aliases

This should be a list of all names this person is Also Known As. Separate each with <br/>.

metatype

Human, Ork, Elf, Troll, Dwarf and any subcategories there of.

gender

Male, Female, miscellaneous others.

status

Current status of this NPC. Active, RIP, In Hiding, etc.

affiliation

The corporation or other organisation they're affiliated with.

archetype

The typical Archetype of the person.

creator

Who came up with this fine NPC. Probably Stuart.

firstseen

The first Shadowrun they were seen in.

lastseen

.. and the last Shadowrun they were seen in.