Wiki How-To

Players are welcome to contribute to the ARPOIAF wiki by adding a page for their character and/or their house. For those who are not familiar with how to make wiki pages, we have created this handy Wiki How-To guide to follow.

If you have any questions or problems, feel free to ask for help!

## Creating a New Page

To create a new page on the wiki, simply click on the 'new page' icon located in the upper right hand corner of our wiki, to the right of the total page count. Enter the name of the page that you wish to create. The wiki will want to search to ensure that this page doesn't already exist. For example, for a character, you would simply enter that character's name as such: Jorah Reed, for example. Once you've hit enter, the wiki should tell you that such a page does not exist. Click on the 'Create' button to begin creating your page.

To create a page for a house, follow the same directions, but enter in the house's name as such: House Blackwood. The same goes for creating a page for a settlement/location. Simply enter in the name of the location: Goldengrove.

## Character Pages

When creating a wiki page for your character page on the ARPOIAF wiki, be sure to follow the guidelines below, and check out the Sample Character Page for guidance.
A character’s page may consist of the following sections:

### The Infobox

To include an infobox on your character page, simply click on 'Insert' in the editing toolbar, then click 'Infobox' and choose 'ARPOIAF Character' from the drop-down list and click on it. Fields will appear for you to enter in information, as well as enter a photo that you have previously uploaded [PhotoName.jpg, for example]. Fields that do not have text entered into them will not populate in the infobox.

### An Introduction

A few sentences to both introduce and summarize the character located at the very top of the wiki page without their own heading. This generally includes their station--especially if they are a Lord or Lady of a particular noble house--and may mention their parents or their betrothed or spouse. This section basically answers the question: "Who is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_?"

### Appearance and Personality [First Heading]

Describe your character's physical looks here if you like, along with their manner of dress. Not everyone has the good luck of finding the perfect faceclaim, after all! You may also describe your character's personality. This is not a required section/heading and may be omitted depending on the writer's preference.

### History [Second Heading]

Many players will use what they've written for the history of their character in their bio or timeline here--all events/experiences that occurred up to where we find your character now at the beginning of the roleplay.

### Recent Events [Fourth Heading]

In this section, you may summarize events from your character's story as it has been told on our subreddit. Some writers may choose to reference their posts as well, so that readers interested may be directed back to the sub and can read it for themselves.

### Family Members [Fifth Heading]

This section houses your character's family tree. Feel free to list immediate family members as well as extended family here.

Note: If you are also making your house's page, you may choose to omit this heading and instead put the family tree there.

### Household Members [Sixth Heading]

This section may be used to list any members of the household that are integral to your story. Many times those listed are your own NPC's.

## Noble House Pages

When creating a wiki page for your character's house page on the ARPOIAF wiki, be sure to follow the guidelines below, and check out the Sample Noble House Page for guidance.Template:Noble HousesA house's page may consist of the following sections:

### The Infobox

To include an infobox on your house's page, simply click on 'Insert' in the editing toolbar, then click 'Infobox' and choose 'ARPOIAF Noble House' from the drop-down list and click on it. Fields will appear for you to enter in information, as well as enter a photo that you have previously uploaded [photoname.jpg, for example] of the house's sigil.

### An Introduction

A few sentences to both introduce and summarize the house located at the very top of the wiki page without their own heading. This generally includes the location/region that the house is in, the seat of said house, as well as a description of its sigil, and the words of the house if known.

### History

This section is to describe any significant events in the noble house's history. Go as far back as you wish, but if you are planning a lengthy history, be sure to break it up into small sub-headings for ease of reading/better organization.

### Location

A description of the house's ancestral seat goes here and can easily be linked to its official settlement/location page (the guide for which is in the next section).

### Family Tree

This section lists family members of each specific house. You may add an additional section for 'Current Household Members' if you like, as well as one for 'Notable Members' to highlight famous--or infamous--family members.

## Settlement/Location Pages

When creating a wiki page for a settlement or location page on the ARPOIAF wiki, be sure to follow the guidelines below, and check out the Sample Settlement/Location Page for guidance.
A settlement or location page may consist of the following sections:

### The Infobox

To include an infobox on your settlement or location's page, simply click on 'Insert' in the editing toolbar, then click 'Infobox' and choose 'ARPOIAF Settlement' from the drop-down list and click on that particular template. Fields will appear for you to enter in information, as well as enter a photo that you have previously uploaded [photoname.jpg, for example] of the place that you're creating the page for.

### An Introduction

A sentence or two to introduce the page located at the very top of the wiki page without their own heading. This generally includes the name of the settlement and its affiliations. For example, "Darkdell is the ancestral seat of House Vyrwel. It is located..."

### Location

This section allows you to go into more depth as far as the location goes. Include the region, the specific area of that region, as well as any house affiliations if applicable.

### History

A section pertaining to any specific history surrounding the location. Who was the founder? Has this settlement always stood as the ancestral seat of a specific noble house? Has it been the stage for the planning of a specific war or the location of a famous battle? Has it simply been home to generation after generation of tragedy?

### Layout

If you choose, you can upload a map of the grounds or a floorplan here, or simply describe the grounds, etc.

### Additional Headings

If there are specific features that you would like to highlight, feel free to add additional headings or sub-headings as needed. We will never be restrictive on the wiki if you want to get more creative--instead, we applaud it.

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