There are many templates in use in GURPS Wiki and these are only subset, representing some of the most important and commonly used ones. If you feel that a template belongs on this page, do not hesitate to add it.
- Category:Templates should list all templates in the wiki, categorized into the various subcategories.
- The Template namespace always has all templates in the wiki, unsorted.
What are templates?[]
Wiki templates provide a means to insert the same content over and over in different (or the same) pages. This saves editors the hassle of duplicating the same text again and again, and also helps ensure consistency.
Templates are generally shown with the format required to use the template (i.e. {{stub}}). Clicking the template name takes you to the template's page, where you can see what it looks like and how it is used.
Detailed instructions on the usage of each template should exist either on the template page, or the template's talk page.
These are templates designed to make certain pages easier to create and are part of the Guidelines for this wiki
Character Templates[]
- {{ToCSide}}: template that puts the table of contents to either the right or left; useful in getting the most space out of a page on the desktop
- Character Layout Form: Template for writing up full (or nearly full) Characters. John "Test" Doe is the sandbox for the form.
- {{adv}} Template for advantages; Complex advantages have a particular format as demonstrated by this advantage:
Green Dragon Breath (Toxic Attack 3d (12) (+100%: Respiratory Agent 1, +50%; Area Effect (2 yards), +50%) [24] + Corrosion Attack 2d (+100%: Respiratory Agent 1, +50%; Area Effect (2 yards), +50%) [40]) [64] - {{disadv}} Template for disadvantages
- {{skill}} Template for skills; has a built-in calculator up to attribute+10
- {{Technique}} Template for Templates; has a built-in calculator
- {{Character}} Tighter all in one form of Character Layout Form; can be somewhat difficult to use.
- {{adv}} Template for advantages; Complex advantages have a particular format as demonstrated by this advantage:
- {{Meta-Trait-Layout}}: Template for advantages, disadvantages, and races. Example: Vampire (Meta-Trait)
NPC and Creature Templates[]
- {{NPCStatblock}}: Statblock in the style of Classic geared to NPCs
- {{NPCFull}}: Template for NPCs where the point totals don't matter. It includes {{NPCStatblock}} template. Examples: throughout the Beneath Castle Everglory adventure
- {{CreatureFull}}: Varient of {{NPCFull}} that is geared to toward animals and monsters in the 4e style.
Vehicle Templates[]
- {{VehicleStats}} : template for Vehicle using the Vehicle Statblock
- {{SpaceshipStats}} : template for spaceships using GURPS Spaceships statblock
Description Templates[]
- {{City Statblock}}: template for cities using the GURPS City Stats format.
- {{GURPS Organization}} : template for organizations using the GURPS Boardroom and Curia format
- {{Realm Statblock}} : template for realms using the GURPS Realm Management format
Miscellaneous[]
- {{Spell Overview}}: Template for Spells.
Article management templates[]
Nominate an article for deletion[]
{{delete}}
- Add this to an article to nominate it for deletion. It will add the article to Category:Candidates for deletion.
Disambiguation articles[]
{{disambig}}
- If you have several articles that have similar or identical names, you may wish to create a "disambiguation" page at the main article name, with the articles taking an extra phrase in brackets afterwards. For example:
- The Prince <-- disambiguation page, with links to:
- The Prince (frog)
- The Prince (human)
- For more information, see disambiguation on Wikipedia.
- Using {{disambig}} marks an article as a disambiguation page by adding a banner to the article and categorizing it under Category:Disambiguations. Add links to the various articles under the banner.
Stubbing[]
{{stub}}
- When a page has little or no useful information, then it is likely a stub. This template will include them in Category:Article stubs, and is used to list which articles need expanding.
{{Character Stub}}
- For when it is a character write-up that could do with expansion
General wiki templates[]
Clear[]
{{clr}}, plus {{clrl}} and {{clrr}}
- This template is used to reduce the amount of non-wikicode used on pages, replacing the code
<br style="clear:both;" />. Its use should generally be avoided. - You can use {{clr}} instead of the HTML tag that clears space below things like images, pictures and tables, so the following stuff doesn't begin until the bottom of the image, picture or table box.
- You can also use {{clrl}} or {{clrr}} to clear only left or right floats.
For[]
{{for|<name>|<link>}}
- Use at the top of articles as a simple "for x see y" template.
Main article[]
{{main|<main article>}}
- Use at the start of a section to link to the main article on it.
Quotes[]
{{quotation|<quote>|<source>|<date>}}
- Use this template for source quotes or for suggest game text when writing adventures.
Sandbox[]
{{sandbox}}
- A template that should be used to head up all Project:Sandbox pages.
T is for template[]
{{t|<template>}}
- This template allows you to show example template code (with a link to the templates) without using the template itself. It is used extensively on this page.
Welcome[]
{{welcome}}
- A template to welcome new users with. Should be customized for the wiki.
Wikipedia[]
{{wikipedia}}, {{wikipedia-deleted}}, {{wikipedia-link}}
- Wikipedia-related templates. Use:
- {{wikipedia}} for articles taken directly from Wikipedia
- {{wikipedia-deleted}} for articles deleted from Wikipedia
- {{wikipedia-link}} for See Also links to Wikipedia articles
Category templates[]
General category template[]
{{category}}
- This can be added to categories to add general categorising details. Use in cases where it may be useful to point out to users how to categorise, such as popular categories.
Template category template[]
{{templatecategory}}
- This should be added to any template-related categories, to list template-specific categorising details (these are different to those of normal pages).