Template:Creature/doc

This template is for use in any article about any creature/species/race in the Arcane Realm Project. Some parameters are optional and can be left blank; if undefined, these optional parameters will not appear as part of the template. The recommended image size is a width of 250px so that it will completely fill the infobox without increasing its size.

This template is based upon the Creature Template located at the Forgotten Realms Wiki.

Usage

 * image (optional) : An image of the creature. The recommended size is 250px, but if larger the image should scale to fit the template.


 * name : The name of the creature.


 * type : The creature's general category. Examples include Spirit, Faye, Magical Beast, etc.


 * subtype (optional) : A more specific category for the creature, in addition to type. For example, a anthroid would fall under the Faye type and the living construct subtype.


 * ethnotypes : Optional. All the notable populations of the creature that are distinct physical or cultural variations within the species.


 * origin : Optional. The original place of a creature. Can also include where large numbers migrated to. Earth Kaf Qarin (Ethereal Plane)


 * vision : Optional. The visual capacities of the creature, usually whether it has normal vision or a special variation.


 * lifespan : Optional. The average life expectancy of a typical, healthy member of the creature's species.


 * height : Optional. How tall is the creature. Measurements are, in keeping with the current standards in official sources, in U.S. customary units (yards, feet, and inches). (You may add metric units in parentheses.)


 * length : Optional. How long is the creature. Measurements are, in keeping with the current standards in official sources, in U.S. customary units (yards, feet, and inches). (You may add metric units in parentheses.)


 * wingspan : Optional. If the creature has wings, how wide they are outstretched. Measurements are, in keeping with the current standards in official sources, in U.S. customary units (yards, feet, and inches). (You may add metric units in parentheses.)


 * weight : Optional. How heavy is the creature. Measurements are, in keeping with the current standards in official sources, in U.S. customary units (pounds, ounces). (You may add metric units in parentheses.)


 * skincolor : Optional. The skin color of the creature. Can be as simple as "green" or can be more detailed, noting patterns or other visual distinctions if present.


 * haircolor : Optional. The hair color of the creature, with additional information for how it might change over a creature's lifespan or vary within a species.


 * feathers : Optional. Feather color and distinctions, if the creature has feathers.


 * scales : Optional. Scale color and distinctions, if the creature has scales.


 * eyecolor : Optional. Eye color and distinctions.


 * distinctions : Optional. Any other notable characteristics about the creature that are not otherwise noted in the template.


 * form1, form2, form3 : Optional. If this creature has multiple forms, you can list them here. If you provide an appearance for each form, this will create a tabbed box under the Appearance subsection so that each form can have its own appearance attributes. If you specify form1, you must also specify appearance1, and so on.


 * appearance1, appearance2, appearance3 : Optional. This is where you provide the appearance of each of the creature's forms. Use the  template, which takes the same appearance parameters above. If you specify appearance1, then you must specify the corresponding form1, and so on.


 * based : Optional. What the creature is derived from or based on: a mythological or folkloric creature (e.g., a creature from Greek mythology) or a creature from another fiction setting (e.g., H. P. Lovecraft). We suggest linking to the appropriate Wikipedia article.

Standardized Sections
These are the typical section headers for an article about a creature.

You can easily cut and paste it from here and delete the ones you don't use: