User:Club/KolEditGuide

Todo: use the style of Make-a-Wiki.

The KoL wiki is a standard mediawiki like the well known Wikipedia. If you know how to edit one of them, you know how to edit them all. That said, there are some things to be aware of on this wiki.

The Established Standards page is your source for the accepted rules of how to format a page. You can find out what order to put the sections in, how to use the {{item}} template, how to format a recipe, and many other useful things.

It doesn't cover everything though, and this page is an attempt to fill in some of the holes. Ideally it will have all the basic templates, where basic means "typically used" not "building block" (eg {{click}}); enough examples of KoL Wiki styled tables that new comers can start making them quickly; and maybe KoL Wiki color conventions.

Helpful Templates

{{acquire}}

Used to show that you get something or somethings. Example usage:

 {{acquire}}

You acquire... something. [[Data:{{{item}}}]]

 {{acquire|item=lime}}

You acquire an item: lime

 {{acquire|item=saber tooth|count=11}}

You acquire 11 sets of sabre teeth (That's ridiculous. It's not even funny.)

{{acquireEffect}}

Used to show that you get or lose an effect:

 {{acquireEffect|effect=Got Milk|type=lose}}
 {{acquireEffect|effect=Slimebreath|duration=12}}

You lose an effect: Got Milk

You acquire an effect: Slimebreath (duration: 12 Adventures)

{{adv}}

This one will save you some time, which you can then use to play the game. Example usage:

 {{adv|amount=3}}

You gain 3 Adventures.

{{element}}

This is a multipurpose elemental linking and coloring template. Usage is subtle, and sensitive to Capitalization. Just with a bare element name:

 {{element|Hot}} {{element|Cold}} {{element|Slime}}

Hot Damage Cold Damage

With a "dmg=" flag:

 {{element|Stench|dmg=23}} days worth of sweat

23 days worth of sweat

With a word:

 {{element|Spooky|Resistance}} and {{element|Sleaze|Bonus Spell Damage}}

Spooky Resistance and Sleaze Bonus Spell Damage

{{HP}}

You can lose or gain HP in many ways. Example:

 {{HP|amount=42}}
  {{HP|type=lose|amount=23-37}}

You gain 42 hit points.

You lose 23−37 hit points.

{{InlineItem}}

Used inside table to give an item name and link. Picture is next to name. See also {{StackItem}}. Example usage:

 {| border="1px"
  ! colspan="3" | Gummi Trick or Treats
  |-
  | {{InlineItem|Gummy Brains}}
  | {{InlineItem|Gummi-DNA}}
  | {{InlineItem|Gummi-Gnauga}}
  |}

Gummi Trick or Treats
Gummy Brains	Gummi-DNA	Gummi-Gnauga

{{item}}

Used to create a standard item page. Unfortunately this template is complex and will not work right without a Data: page, too. See the template page for full documentation. But that said, here's an example for a fictional toast combat item:

 {{item|
  itemid=641|
  descid=931984879|
  desc=What's better than bread? How about burning hot bread?|
  type=combat item|
  autosell=15}}

{{item| itemid=641| descid=931984879| desc=What's better than bread? How about burning hot bread?| type=combat item| autosell=15}}

{{meat}}

Even on a vow of poverty you will want some Meat.

 {{meat}}
  {{meat|type=lose|amount=21337}}

You gain some Meat.

You lose 21,337 Meat.

{{MP}}

Like, HP, you can lose or gain MP in many ways. Example:

 {{MP|amount=17-1337}}
  {{MP|type=loss|amount=some}}

You gain 17−1,337 Mana Points.

You loss some Mana Points.

{{plural}}

Automatically show the in-game plural for an item and link to it's page.

 6 {{plural|spooky pirate skeleton}} on a pair of {{plural|sunken chest}}

6 spooky pirate skeletons on a pair of sunken chests

{{StackItem}}

Used inside table to give an item name and link. Picture is above the name. See also {{InlineItem}}. Example usage:

 {| border="1px"
  ! colspan="3" | Gummi Trick or Treats
  |-
  | {{StackItem|Gummy Brains}}
  | {{StackItem|Gummi-DNA}}
  | {{StackItem|Gummi-Gnauga}}
  |}

Gummi Trick or Treats
Gummy Brains	Gummi-DNA	Gummi-Gnauga

{{stat}}

Who doesn't love stats? Sometimes youu win some, sometimes you lose some.

 {{stat|mus=gain 11}}
  {{stat|mox=lose 23}}
  {{stat|mus=lose some|mys=lose some|mox=lose some}}

You gain 11 Strengthliness.

You lose 23 Smarm.

You lose some Muscleboundness. You lose some Magicalness. You lose some Roguishness.

{{useitem}}

What happens when you use an item? This template will format the action. This is a complex template. See the template page for many more examples. Example for the toast combat item:

 {{useitem|
  item=toast|
  text=You throw the insanely hot bread at your foe. The ensuing burns cause 5-10 damage.|
  type=combat}}

	You throw the insanely hot bread at your foe. The ensuing burns cause 5-10 damage.

Let's Make Tables!

Tables use a complex syntax. This is a short cookbook, not a full-fledged explanation. You'll start all tables with {| and stick any whole table settings on that line. Each row in the table will start with |- and you will stick any whole row settings on that line.

Table cells can be headings, which will start with ! or regular which will start with |. After the start you can put settings for the table cell (they are optional), but if you do you need to follow them with a | (for headings and non-headings).

 {| border="1px"
  ! colspan="3" | Gummi Trick or Treats
  |-
  | {{StackItem|Gummy Brains}}
  | {{StackItem|Gummi-DNA}}
  | {{StackItem|Gummi-Gnauga}}
  |}

Gummi Trick or Treats
Gummy Brains	Gummi-DNA	Gummi-Gnauga

 {| border="1px" class="sorttable"
  |- rowspan="3" 
  ! Gummi Trick or Treats
  |-
  | style="background-color: #FFBBBB" | {{StackItem|Gummy Brains}}
  |-
  | style="background-color: #BBBBFF" | {{StackItem|Gummi-DNA}}
  |-
  | style="background-color: #BBFFBB" | {{StackItem|Gummi-Gnauga}}
  |}

Gummi Trick or Treats
Gummy Brains
Gummi-DNA
Gummi-Gnauga

Incidentally, did you know that pink backgrounds (like the Gummy Brains in the table above) typically means benefits Muscle, blue backgrounds for Mysticality, and green goes for Moxie? If not, now you do.