Template:Location: Difference between revisions

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This template replicates the style of a 5th Edition D&D adventure module, with separate sections for dialogue and notes.

Usage

Include just once at the top of the page the following two lines:
{{Special:Whatlinkshere/{{BASEPAGENAME}}}}
[[Category:CAMPAIGN NAME]]

* Note that if you don't you'll see the what links here repeated for every {{Location}} instead of just once for the page as desired.

From this point forward simply use the {{Location}} template with the parameters identified below for each portion of text you want to read aloud.

{{Location
| name = Location Name
| dialog = Description to be read to players...
| notes = Notes for the Dungeon Master...
}}

<templatedata> {

   "params": {
       "name": {
           "label": "Location Name",
           "type": "string",
           "description": "The name of the location.",
           "required": false
       },
       "dialog": {
           "label": "Dialog",
           "type": "string",
           "description": "The description to be read to the players.",
           "required": true
       },
       "notes": {
           "label": "Notes",
           "type": "string",
           "description": "Notes for the Dungeon Master.",
           "required": false
       }
   },
   "description": "Template to replicate the style of a 5th Edition D&D adventure module, with separate sections for dialogue and notes, including an optional location name."

} </templatedata>

Font information sourced from: 5th Edition D&D core rulebooks and official publications.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+[[Category:Location]]
+[[Category:DM Info]]
 <noinclude>
-[[Category:Templates]]
+This template replicates the style of a 5th Edition D&D adventure module, with separate sections for dialogue and notes.
-This template replicates the style of an AD&D 1e adventure module, with separate sections for dialogue and notes.
+<p style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 5px;">Usage</p>
-== Usage ==
 <pre>
-{{AD&D 1e Location
+Include just once at the top of the page the following two lines:
+{{Special:Whatlinkshere/{{BASEPAGENAME}}}}
+[[Category:CAMPAIGN NAME]]
+* Note that if you don't you'll see the what links here repeated for every {{Location}} instead of just once for the page as desired.
+From this point forward simply use the {{Location}} template with the parameters identified below for each portion of text you want to read aloud.
+</pre>
+<pre>
+{{Location
 | name = Location Name
-| dialogue = Description to be read to players...
+| dialog = Description to be read to players...
 | notes = Notes for the Dungeon Master...
-| texture = parchment.jpg (Optional: Image file name for texture)
 }}
 </pre>
 </noinclude>
-<div style="
+<div>
-    {{#if:{{{texture|}}}|background-image: url('{{{texture}}}'); background-repeat: repeat;}}
-    font-family: Futura, Helvetica, sans-serif;
-    border: 3px double #000;
-    padding: 20px;
-    margin: 10px;
-    line-height: 1.4;
-    text-align: justify;
-">
 {{#if:{{{name|}}}|
-<div style="
+<h4 style="margin: 10px 10px 5px 10px; color: #333;">
-    font-family: Avant Garde, Helvetica, sans-serif;
-    margin-bottom: 10px;
-    text-transform: uppercase;
-    font-weight: bold;
-    font-size: 1.3em;
-    border-bottom: 2px solid #000;
-    padding-bottom: 5px;
-">
 {{{name}}}
-</div>
+</h4>
 }}
-{{#if:{{{dialogue|}}}|
+{{#if:{{{dialog|}}}|
-<p>{{{dialogue}}}</p>
+<div style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 15px; margin: 0 10px 10px 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333; line-height: 1.4em;">
+<p>{{{dialog}}}</p>
+</div>
 }}
 {{#if:{{{notes|}}}|
-<h3 style="font-family: Avant Garde, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-top: 15px; margin-bottom: 5px; border-bottom: 1px solid #000; padding-bottom: 3px;">Notes:</h3>
+<div style="margin: 0 10px 10px 10px; padding-top: 10px; color: #333;">
-<p style="font-family: Futura, Helvetica, sans-serif;">{{{notes}}}</p>
+<p style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 5px;">Notes:</p>
+<p style="line-height: 1.4em;">{{{notes}}}</p>
+</div>
 }}
 </div>
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              "required": false
          },
-         "dialogue": {
+         "dialog": {
-             "label": "Dialogue",
+             "label": "Dialog",
              "type": "string",
              "description": "The description to be read to the players.",
@@ Line 68: / Line 65: @@
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Notes for the Dungeon Master.",
-            "required": false
-        },
-        "texture":{
-            "label": "Background Texture",
-            "type": "string",
-            "description": "Optional: Image file name for a parchment or aged paper texture.",
              "required": false
          }
      },
-     "description": "Template to replicate the style of an AD&D 1e adventure module, with separate sections for dialogue and notes, including an optional location name and background texture."
+     "description": "Template to replicate the style of a 5th Edition D&D adventure module, with separate sections for dialogue and notes, including an optional location name."
 }
 </templatedata>
-<p style="font-size: smaller;">Font information sourced from: discussions on RPG forums and the TSR & WotC Font FAQ, specifically noting the frequent use of Futura, Helvetica, and Avant Garde in AD&D 1st Edition publications. While exact fonts may vary, these are strongly associated with the era's aesthetic.</p>
+<p style="font-size: smaller;">Font information sourced from: 5th Edition D&D core rulebooks and official publications.</p>
 </noinclude>