How To: Create A Character Page

## Initial Page Setup

### Titling Pages

When creating a brand-new character page, please be sure to title the page after the character's current name that they use in-roleplay. This varies from character to character, but here are a few general guidelines:

* If a character uses a shortened version of their first name, their middle name, or another name entirely, title the page after whichever name they use most-frequently within the roleplay.
	+ *Example: If I were creating a page for Molly Ann Montague, who goes by 'Molly Montague' professionally, but still keeps her full name elsewhere, I would title the page 'Molly Ann Montague'.*
* If a character does have a surname, but it is rarely or never used, the surname does not have to be added to the page title.
	+ *Example: If I were creating a page for Sunny's character Xavier, who has a surname but does not use it in-roleplay, I would title the page 'Xavier'.*
* Omit occupational prefixes from page titles. This includes things like Doctor, Sheriff, Duchess, etc.

### Inserting Page Warnings

After creating and titling your page, and accessing the visual editor, click on the first '+ Insert Paragraph' button to appear at the top of the page. Once text has been created, select the 'Insert' option, then choose 'Template', and search for '**Warnings**'. Select the template that appears, then check the small number one off to the side.

Once the box is selected, it should open a field to fill-in text. Within this box, please include any and all of the following potential triggers in the order that they're listed:

* Abortion, Abusive Behavior, Animal Abuse, Assault, Body Horror, Cannibalism, Death of Children, Demonic Evil, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Nudity, Racism, Religious Trauma, Sexual Content, Sex Work, School Shootings, Substance Abuse, Substance Usage, Suicide, Terrorism, Torture, Violence.

If you can think of a potential trigger that would be mentioned somewhere within your character's page that is **not** currently on our list, please message Kylo for it to be reviewed and added.

### Inserting Role Quoteboxes

Following the completion of the page warning template, select the '+ Insert Paragraph' option located below the warning box. Within this space, once again click the 'Insert' option, then choose 'Template', and search for '**Infobox/Quotebox**'. Select the template that appears, then check the small numbers one and two off to the side.

One these boxes are selected, go to the field for the first option and insert the following:

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<center>A meaningful or interesting quote from your character's role description.<center>

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Then, select the second field. Within this field, simply type "Official Role Description", and insert the template. The third field should not be checked.

### Inserting a Character Infobox

Following the completion of the role quotebox template, select the '+ Insert Paragraph' option located below the quotebox. Within this space, once again click the 'Insert' option, then choose 'Infobox', and search for '**Infobox/Character**'. Select the template that appears, then refer to our How To: Create A Character Infobox guide to complete the infobox.

## Page Setup Source Copy & Paste

If you would prefer to set up a character's page directly through the source editor, as opposed to working between the visual and source editors, here is the source text for you to copy and paste into the editor. For the character infobox specifically, please remove any fields that are unnecessary for your character.

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{{Warnings:Insert Applicable Warnings Here}}<br>{{Infobox/Quotebox|Insert Role Quote Here|Official Role Description}}<br>{{Infobox/Character

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## Introductory Paragraph

After completing the initial page setup, switch over to the visual editor (if you are not there already) and select the '+ Insert Paragraph' space that aligns with the top of the Character Infobox. Within this space, you will be introducing your character, their face claim, and the season in which they appear through a brief description using the following format:

**Character Name** is [a small, one-sentence description of your character's role]. He/she/they is/are a character in *Kate's American Horror Story: Season Name* portrayed by Face Claim.

* Ensure that the character name is bolded, and that it matches the title of the page itself. If a character has a former name, such as a maiden name, which they have changed from in-roleplay, please included (formerly known as **Former Name**).
* Select '*Kate's American Horror Story: Season Name'* and be sure to link this phrase to the main page for the respective season (and not the category page).
* If a character appears in multiple seasons, list all of the seasons in which they appear.
* If a character has multiple face claims, change the text to "primarily portrayed by", and only list their main/current face claim.

## Background

### Available Information

Hit 'Return' to begin a new line, then set the text type as 'Heading' and type 'Background'. Go to the line beneath it. This is where you'll type however much of the character's backstory you wish to share- this can be as much or as little as you see fit. If the backstory mentions any characters who also appear in-roleplay and have pages on this wiki, please link their names to their respective pages the first time those names are typed. Any organizations or locations that have pages on this wiki should also be linked.

### Spoilers & Information To-Be-Revealed

If there is a gap in information about the character's backstory due to spoilers (or that information not yet having been revealed in-roleplay), create a new line wherever this gap occurs. Select the 'Insert' button, then 'Template', and search for '**Spoilers**'. Once selected, the template should appear as follows, and additional information can be added above or below this template as needed.

Limited Text Available:

Some of this information has not yet been revealed.

## Personality and Appearance

On another new line, create a new header titled as above. In the space below should be at least two paragraphs describing the character: the first should detail their appearance in-roleplay, and the second should detail their personality. Additional paragraphs can be added as-needed, depending on how much is written. If you're unsure of how to complete these fields, look to other character wikis for reference- the most complete wiki I currently have for reference is Patience Whitlock's.

## Story

### In-Roleplay

On another new line, create a new header titled as above, then create a 'Sub-heading 1' line beneath it and title it 'In-Roleplay'. While similar to the Background section, the Story section pertains to a character's actions directly leading up to and within a roleplay. Once again, feel free to be as detailed as you'd like within this section. More often than not, I will be attempting to fill this section as the roleplay progresses.

### Projected Continuation

If you are creating a page for a character whose roleplay season has already finished, and you were not able to complete that character's story arc, designate what would have happened to the character in bullet points beneath a 'Projected Continuation' Sub-heading 1. **This section is optional.** Some characters, such as Deborah Scott, have had set endings depending on their roles. For the most part, however, a character's Projected Continuation (PC) is up to the roleplayer. If you did not have the end of your character's story in mind, or are content with it being open-ended, this section does not have to be created. Likewise, you are always welcome to message me to figure out an ending based on the Projected Continuation based on a character's respective season(s). Often, the season's PC information is available within the season's timeline page.

### Entries of Note

**This section is optional.** If a character appears within an Entries of Note entry, detail that appearance beneath an 'Entries of Note' Sub-heading 1.

## Powers

On another new line, create a new header titled as above. **This section is optional.** If your character possesses magical or other inhuman abilities, create this section. If they do not, then there is no need to create this section. Because the formatting for Salem witches is very specific, please message me with the intention of creating this section and I can format this section for you. If the character is not a Salem witch, feel free to create this section on your own if desired.

Most abilities are pulled from the Magic section of the American Horror Story wiki, though additional abilities have been created for KAHS-specific purposes.

## Quotes

On another new line, create a new header titled as above. **This section is optional.** Within this section, you can insert interesting, fun, or meaningful quotes from your character's roleplay responses. These quotes should us the following formats:

* **To [Character Name]:** "Insert Quotation Here."
* **Regarding [Subject]:** "Insert Quotation Here."

## Notes

On another new line, create a new header titled as above. **This section is optional.** If there is any additional information, or any fun facts, you wish to add about your character, detail them in a bullet-pointed list under this section.

## Gallery

On another new line, create a new header titled as above. **This section is optional.** This section should only be created if there is existing art for your character, or if there are additional reference images you wish to include for your character. As for the gallery itself, I will format it for you (as well as create the subsequent media page). Please message me with the intention of creating this section, as well as the images you wish to include, and I will set it up.

## Verification

If you have created or edited a character page, please let me know that you have done so, so that I may review the added information and formatting. I will let you know if it looks good! If you have created the page, then the verification process will end in me adding the character page to its corresponding categories. If you are simply editing the page, then it should already appear in its respective categories. Thank you for working alongside me to further build this wiki!