New Character Page Template

This page gives you a how-to and template on creating a wiki page for your Ravenswood Academy character. The more information you provide about your character, the better we can understand them and thus, can better integrate them into the mutual stories of Ravenswood Academy. The following is a rough template of what we like to see on a character's page.

## Before You Begin

Please read the Code of Conduct and the Character Creation guide. You will also need to have your character approved before you make a wiki for them. These items are not negotiable, and ignorance of policies will not be an excuse for breaking them.

You don't have to follow this template exactly if you don't want to, but it gives you a good idea of what we're looking for. Feel free to look at other character pages to see examples. If you opt to make a wiki, please fill in the infobox information as a bare minimum.

### IMPORTANT!

**Any in-character quotes on your page from other characters is IC knowledge to pretty much anyone who sees it.** Govern yourselves accordingly. Please keep character pictures safe for work.

## Creating a Page

Fandom makes creating a page remarkably easy!

1. Look for the page icon at the top of this page and click it. **Pro tip:** right/option click the icon to open this option in a new tab. That way, you can follow along on this page while you make your wiki.
2. In the popup that appears, type your character's name. Please make sure your spelling is accurate, because this will be part of the URL for your wiki!
3. Click "Next." You will be directed to the Visual Editor for your page.
4. Click the little down arrow/triangle next to Visual Editor and select "Source Editing." This will take you to a different user interface to edit your page. If you prefer a more technical, code-like interface to edit your wiki, you can continue your edits here.
5. Copy and paste the text in the gray box in the Basic Template section below into the editing area.
6. Switch back to the Visual Editor to see what your template looks like. If you prefer a more WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editing style, use the Visual Editor to customize your wiki.
7. Click "Save Changes..." Yes, even without edits. This makes sure that your page exists fully. You can always edit it later.

This should get you started. For more information on how to work with infoboxes, visit https://community.fandom.com/wiki/Help:Infoboxes/editing

## Code for Basic Template

All information here is intended as placeholders and prompts.

```
__NOTOC__

{{CharacterInfobox

}}

== Description ==

A physical description of your character. Go more in depth here about the way they look and move.

== Personality ==

Tell us some things about your character. What do they like/dislike? Do they have any notable habits? How do they interact with people? Etc.

== History ==

Talk about who your character was before they came to Ravenswood Academy. If you want to perform a deeper dive into the character history, feel free, but it's not entirely necessary and can go be explained IC as you like.

== Roleplay Hooks ==

How can people get involved or tied in with your character? List at least three items here.

*Thing 1
*Thing 2
*Thing 3

==Relationships==

Here you can place a list and commentary with your character's thoughts and opinions on others.

*[[Person Page Name|Nickname]]: "Quote."

==Additional Pictures==

<gallery></gallery><br />

== Etc ==

If you want you can add in things like playlist, or other character information here.

[[Category:Students]][[Category:Insert House Here]]

```

## Still need help?

Fandom has a great set of basic steps for contributing content here. If you have a question, check there first! If that still doesn't answer your question, DM Renee, the wiki admin, on Discord. Do NOT post your request in general channels on the Discord server, or it WILL get lost.