Template:Appearance/doc

Description
This template is used to create a list of appearances and mentions on a character article that will auto-categorize them into the correct appearances (both at the campaign and arc level) and into the mentioned categories by campaign, such as Category:Characters mentioned in Campaign Two and Category:Characters appearing in pre-stream.

Limitations
''' Please note that this template is not fully tested. It is complete enough to use in the mainspace at this time, but do so very carefully and with the understanding it may behave in an unexpected manner. If you encounter any notable strangeness, please note it on this template's talk page.'''


 * Does not handle putting just anything in the type of appearance or mention parameter due to weirdness with comma display. Future support for adding literally anything into there will be added once the template is stable and working.
 * Not very effective for the articles of main player characters, which will likely take the form of "Appeared in all episodes of Campaign Two, except for...". Categorization for main player characters may need to be done manually instead of using this template.

Dependencies

 * Uses ep.

Syntax
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 * 1: The first parameter is the item. This is usually the stream episode in CxEE format. Do not use the ep template as the template automatically uses this. Use "pre-stream" if the appearance or mention is the pre-stream. You can insert anything applicable into this parameter, including the formatted name of a comic or novel, such as.
 * 2: The second parameter is the type of appearance or mention. The following are valid values and what they output:
 * "appear" adds the relevant appeared category
 * "mention" outputs "mentioned only" and adds the relevant mentioned category
 * "indirect" outputs "indirectly mentioned only"
 * "vision" outputs "in a vision" and adds the relevant appeared category
 * "scrying" outputs "via Scrying" and adds the relevant appeared category
 * 3: The third parameter is optional notes. Whatever is added to this parameter will be added to the end. It can be formatted.
 * nocat: This is used to prevent the template from adding the relevant mention category. This is intended to be used only for characters who are mentioned in the campaign before they appear because characters who appear in the campaign are discluded from the paired mentioned category. You can enable this by putting anything into this parameter, such as "true", "1", or "yes".
 * nocomma: If you do not wish to have a comma between the type of appearance or mention and the extra notes, such as in the case of wanting "mentioned only as the Ruby of the Sea". You can enable this by putting anything into this parameter, such as "true", "1", or "yes".

Examples



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