Template:D&DCharacterBox

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Usage

The famed mercenary Jarlaxle.
Jarlaxle Baenre
Basic Information
Aliases	Jarlaxle D'aerthe
Home	The Surface; last seen in Luskan in 1483 DR
Former home(s)	Menzoberranzan, Northdark; Calimport, Calimshan Luskan, Sword Coast North
Gender	Male
Race	Drow
Occupation	Knife sharpener
Age	202 in 1490 DR
Patron deity	Mask
Known language(s)	Abyssal, Common, Drow, Drow Sign, Elven, Halfling, Svirfneblin
Dates
Born	1288 DR (approx)
Turned Undead	1343 DR became vampire
Died	1499 DR (aged 211) Ate bad cheese
Rules Information
4th Edition Statistics Alignment Evil Class Skirmisher 3.5 Edition Statistics Alignment Neutral evil Class Fighter 3rd Edition Statistics Alignment Neutral evil Class Fighter 2nd Edition Statistics Alignment Neutral evil Class Fighter

{{D&DCharacterBox
| image          = 
| caption        = 
| name           = 
| true name      = 
| alt_spelling   = 
| titles         = 
| aliases        = 
| nicknames      = 
| home           = 
| formerhomes    = 
| gender         = 
| race           = 
| occupation     = 
| age            = 
| patron deity   = 
| languages      = 
| reckoning      = 
| dob            = 
| dobnotes       = 
| turned         = 
| turnednotes    = 
| death          = 
| deathnotes     = 
| destroyed      = 
| destroyednotes = 
| alignment      = 
| class          = 
| rules          = 
| alignment1e    = 
| class1e        = 
| refs1e         = 
| alignment2e    = 
| class2e        = 
| str2e          = 
| dex2e          = 
| con2e          = 
| int2e          = 
| wis2e          = 
| cha2e          = 
| hp2e           = 
| refs2e         = 
| alignment3e    = 
| class3e        = 
| refs3e         = 
| alignment35    = 
| class35        = 
| refs35         = 
| str35          = 
| dex35          = 
| con35          = 
| int35          = 
| wis35          = 
| cha35          = 
| hp35           = 
| alignment4e    = 
| class4e        = 
| refs4e         = 
| alignment5e    = 
| class5e        = 
| refs5e         = 
| source         = 
| page           = 
}}

An example is shown to the right.

image

Optional. Use a standard [[File: ]] tag with a width of no greater than 250px. No other options are necessary.

caption

Optional. A caption for the image, if specified.

name

Required. The name of the person. Should be the name by which they are most frequently known, or their full name if that would not be clear.

true name

Optional. If the character's true name is known, include it here.

alt_spelling

Optional. If the person's name has an alternate spelling, such as in another (in-universe) language, include it here.

titles

Optional. Any titles attributed to the person.

aliases

Optional. Any other names or secret identities this person goes by.

nicknames

Optional. Any nicknames used by the person or assigned to them by another.

home

Optional. Either their place of birth, most frequent location, or both.

formerhomes

Optional. Use to list the place or places that this person lived in the past.

gender

Optional. As you think best.

race

Optional. Human, elf, dwarf, orc, etc.

occupation

Optional. State what the character does for a living, not their class. If they're a slave or a beggar, you can include this here.

age

Optional. The person's approximate age, if it isn't specifically stated somewhere (in which case the dob parameter should be used). This can also be used to state a creature's age category, such as for dragon aging. When used, it should be qualified by giving the year they were that approximate age. For example, if Bob the monk were in his mid-twenties in 1374 DR, this parameter should read "age = Mid-twenties in 1374 DR". This can be approximate (use 'approx' if this is the case).

patron deity

Optional. The god(s) the person worships. If someone is faithless then 'None' is fine.

languages

Optional. The language(s) a person speaks or reads. Assume defaults for race and culture if no information is provided.

reckoning

Optional. The reckoning system that governs the dob, death, turned, and destroyed parameters. Defaults to DR, but change this if you are using a different system. All dates for a single person must use the same reckoning.

dob

Optional. Date of Birth. When the person was born. Input only a number with no punctuation, eg "1330", and not "1,330 DR". If you need to use a reckoning system other than DR, see the reckoning parameter.

dobnotes

Optional. The dob parameter only accepts numeric input, so if you need to write notes next to the date of birth, you can use this parameter.

turned

Optional. The year in which the person was turned undead. Input only a number—it will be appended by reckoning and made into a link.

turnednotes

Optional. the turned parameter should only be a number, so use this field to put notes next to the turned date.

death

Optional. When the person died. Input only a number with no punctuation, e.g. "1330", and not "1,330 DR". If you need to use a reckoning system other than DR, see the reckoning parameter.

deathnotes

Optional. The death parameter only accepts numeric input, so if you need to write notes next to the date of death, you can use this parameter.

destroyed

Optional. When an undead person faced final death. Input only a number with no punctuation, e.g. "1330", and not "1,330 DR". If you need to use a reckoning system other than DR, see the reckoning parameter.

destroyednotes

Optional. The destroyed parameter only accepts numeric input, so if you need to write notes next to the date of destruction, you can use this parameter.

alignment

Optional. The alignment of this person, if known. Note the edition-specific parameters below.

class

Optional.

rules

Optional. Describes the version of D&D rules that apply to the alignment and class(es) listed. Choose "1st", "2nd", "3rd", "3.5", "4th", etc. Note: only use this if not using the edition-specific sections described below.

class1e, class2e, class3e, class35, class4e, class5e

Optional. In lieu of the class parameter, editors may use these edition-specific parameters. These are only to be used if a character is given different statistics in different versions of the game. If different statistics are published within the same edition, the stats in the most recently-published source for that edition should be used. (Note that for 3.5 edition, a period can not be used between the 3 and 5.)

refs1e, refs2e, refs3e, refs35, refs4e, refs5e

Optional. These parameters are used to put <ref> tags in the subtitle rather than have them clutter up the class table or show up at odd places in the infobox. Usually all the class information comes from one source, but you can add more here or in the class table as needed.

Example: refs3e = ...

source

Deprecated Optional. Use the book citation templates to cite the book(s) the information in this template has come from.

page

Deprecated Optional. Only appears if source is specified. Put the page number(s) here.

Standardized Sections

These are the typical section headers for an article about a person. You can easily cut and paste it from here and delete the ones you don't use:

==Description==
==Personality==
==Abilities==
==Possessions==
==Activities==
==Relationships==
==History==
==Rumors and Legends==
==Appendix==
===See Also===
===Notes===
===Appearances===
===Gallery===
===External Links===
===References===

Attribution

This template was mostly derived (with some modifications) from the Forgotten Realms wiki.