A KoL Wiki:Established Standards/Data Pages

There are a few different kinds of data pages, each with their own template

• Combat Data Pages
• Effect Data Pages
• Skill Data Pages
• Familiar Data Pages
• Item Data Pages
• Location Data Pages

Follow the link for information on coding and contents for each element.

Combat Data Pages

<includeonly>{{{{{format}}}
monsterid=130|
image=braddarb.gif|
pronoun=a|
name=Drab Bard|
hp=170|
attack=136|
defense=124|
init=40|
Mval=80|
items=[[drab sonata]], [[guitar pick]], [[olive]]|
quest=[["I Love Me, Vol. I"]]|
manuel=[[glass of warm milk]]|
accordion=[[accordionoid rocca]]|
location=[[Inside the Palindome]]|
element=none|
phylum=dude|
physical=none|
nohit=146|
parts=head, arm, leg, torso|
|{{{1|}}}}}</includeonly><noinclude>{{{{FULLPAGENAME}}|format=Combat/meta}}</noinclude>

• image image file name.
• monster monster ID, obtained from Monster Manuel
• pronoun a, an, the... whatever appears before the monster's name.
• name the monster's name, obtained from Monster Manuel
• displayname A template for randomly generating a name for the monster, where applicable. Field omitted if not needed
• hp the number of hit points the monster has, obtained from Monster Manuel
• attack the monster's attack power, obtained from Monster Manuel
• defense the monster's defense power, obtained from Monster Manuel
• init the monster's initiative, obtained from Monster Manuel
• Mval the monsters's meatiness
• items list of items dropped, if any
• quest any quest items dropped, if any
• manuel an avatar-changing potion, if any
• accordion a stealable accordion, if any
• location where the monster is found
• element the monsters element, or none, obtained from Monster Manuel
• phylum The monster's phylum, obtained from Monster Manuel
• physical Monsters' physical resistance, if any
• parts The monster's body parts, as determined through various combat messages

Effect Data Pages

Placing the {{effect}} template on an effect page will place a "Create metadata" link at the upper-right corner if no data page has been created yet - click the link in order to automatically create the data page with the following template:

<includeonly>{{{{{format}}}|
name=Heavy Petting|
image=happy.gif|
{{{1|}}}}}</includeonly><noinclude>{{{{FULLPAGENAME}}|format=effect/meta}}</noinclude>

• name name of the effect.
• image name of the image file.

Skill Data Pages

Placing the {{skill}} template on an effect page will place a "Create metadata" link at the upper-right corner if no data page has been created yet - click the link in order to automatically create the data page with the following template:

<includeonly>{{{{{format}}}|
name=Arse Shoot|
image=asshat.gif|
{{{1|}}}}}</includeonly><noinclude>{{{{FULLPAGENAME}}|format=skill/meta}}</noinclude>

• name name of the skill.
• image name of the image file.

Familiar Data Pages

Placing the {{familiar}} template on a familiar page will place a "Create metadata" link at the upper-right corner if no data page has been created yet - click the link in order to automatically create the data page with the following template:

<includeonly>{{{{{format}}}|
name=Sabre-Toothed Lime|
gender=m|
image=familiar5.gif|
{{{1|}}}}}</includeonly><noinclude>{{{{FULLPAGENAME}}|format=familiar/meta}}</noinclude>

• name name of the familiar (not the familiar's hatchling).
• gender gender of the familiar (m, f, or n).
• image name of the image file.

Item Data Pages

Placing the {{item}} template on an item page will place a "Create metadata" link at the upper-right corner if no data page has been created yet - click the link in order to automatically create the data page with the following template:

<includeonly>{{{{{format}}}|
name=lime|
plural=limes|
image=lime.gif|
{{{1|}}}}}</includeonly><noinclude>{{{{FULLPAGENAME}}|format=item/meta}}</noinclude>

• name is the name of the item.
• plural is the plural form of the item's name. If unknown, specify "?", and if impossible to determine, specify "!".
• image is the items's image.

Location Data Pages

Use the following template:

<includeonly>{{{{{format}}}
|image=forest.gif
|name=The Spooky Forest
|location=[[The Distant Woods]]
|unlocks=Upon receiving quest
|quests=[[Spooky Forest Quest]]
|combat_chance=60
|min_stat=0
|clover=[[Lucky, Lucky!]]
|mlevel_min=5
|mlevel_max=5
|ultra_rare=[[Baiowulf]]
|number=15
|{{{1|}}}}}</includeonly><noinclude>{{{{FULLPAGENAME}}|format=Location/meta}}</noinclude>

• image is the locations's image.
• name is the name of the location.
• location is the name of the larger containing location. In this example, the current location The Spooky Forest is located within The Distant Woods.
• unlocks How you discover the location.
• quests name of any quests associated with the location.
• combat_chance chance of combat adventures.
• min_stat minimum main stat required for adventuring in the location.
• clover name of a special clover adventure.
• mlevel_min minimum monster level.
• mlevel_max maximum monster level.
• ultra_rare name of an ultra rare drop for the area.
• number the area number.

Not all of these entries are necessary for all areas (quests, clover, ultra rare). In this case, remove the line or type in None
Only areas where you can adventure need data pages.