Template:ChanceBox

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Rogue Icon Web.png
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The Illustrative
Example PriceBox
Demonstrative
Confidential.jpg
A caption or quote to accompany the image above.
· Origin Archetype ·
Primary Powerset
Secondary Powerset
Epic or Patron Pool
Player: Player Name
Affiliations
Hero Icon Web.png
Super Group
SG Name
Villain Group
VG Name
Rank
Rank in Group
· Other Affiliations ·
Other groups the character is affiliated with
Villain Icon Web.png
Identity
Real Name
Real Name
Aliases
Aliases and/or nicknames
Birthdate
November 9th, 2010
Birthplace
VirtueVerse
Citizenship
Uhvunian
Residence
Template namespace
Headquarters
The Citadel of DIViance
Occupation
InfoBox
Legal Status
No criminal record
Marital Status
Single
· Known Relatives ·
Template:ModBox, Template:ModBox2
Physical Traits
Species
Template
Sub-Type
Character Infobox
Manufacturer
AlwaysAPrice
Model
PriceBox
Ethnicity
Wiki-American
Gender
Neutral
Apparent Age
Newborn
Height
Varies with content included
Weight
Occasionally bold
Body Type
Collapsible
Hair
None
Eyes
None
Skin
VirtueVector preferred
· Distinguishing Features ·
Rounded corners, tableless layout, alignment icon, customizable colors, font, and special effects (shadows)
Powers & Abilities
Primary
Primary Powerset
Secondary
Secondary Powerset
Epic Pool
Epic Power Pool
Patron Pool
Patron Power Pool
Power Pools
Other Power Pools
· Known Powers ·
The characters powers in non-game terms
· Equipment ·
Equipment and weaponry the character relies upon
· Other Abilities ·
Other skills, talents, and abilities the character possesses
Affiliations
Hero Icon Web.png
Super Group
SG Name
Villain Group
VG Name
Rank
Rank in Group
· Other Affiliations ·
Other groups the character is affiliated with
Villain Icon Web.png

The Chancebox is just the Pricebox on a different layer to make using background images easier.

The PriceBox is an infobox template created by User:AlwaysAPrice. In addition to built-in chunks for Identity, Physical Traits, Powers & Abilities, and Affiliations, it is meant to accept external "plug-in" templates that may be created to record different information than the included common information blocks. These will typically be created as sub-pages of Template:PriceBox, though any template designed to fit a 300px width or less will fit into the box if placed in the Modules= section of the PriceBox template.

All modules, including the Main Data one which has the most basic information about a character, are optional -- you can use partial boxes in different parts of the page to highlight information being discussed in a given section, for example. All fields collapse if unused, keeping the box streamlined to only the information you wish to include.

A complete example is displayed to the right; all fields are filled in for demonstrative purposes, such as the Affiliations module appearing in both available positions.


Contents

Quick Start Instructions

To use the PriceBox, copy the following "cheat sheet" into the start of your character's article. Fill in all fields or only those you feel are important when summarizing the character. Unused fields will not appear in the final product; removing those fields you are not using is recommended for readability, they can be added back in at any time . Comments in <!-- --> are for convenience and can be safely deleted. See below for complete explanations of all available fields.

Helpful Templates

Template:GC and Template:LinkC are two utility templates that may come in handy when styling your PriceBox.

GC is used to quickly insert the hex value of the colors used in the game's costume/SG color palette.
LinkC is used to create colored in-wiki hyperlinks, useful when using a color scheme that would clash with the usual blue and red of MediaWiki links.
{{PriceBox
<!-- Style Options. Delete them from the cheat sheet to use the Defaults -->
<!-- Defaults: Border=#9b9b9b MidBorder=#6f6f6f Background=#444444;
<!--           Text=#e8e8e8 Font=Red Circle -->
<!-- Set Shadows=N to turn off shadows; ShadowColor defaults to black -->
|Border=
|MidBorder=
|Background=
|Text=
|Font=
|Shadows=
|ShadowColor=
<!-- Main Data Module.  Set MainData=Y to show. -->
<!-- If using the Powers Module below, decide between the "Main" -->
<!-- options here and their counterparts there to avoid redundancy. -->
|MainData=
|Level=
|AlignmentIcon=
|Title=
|Name=
|Badge=
|MainOrigin=
|MainArchetype=
|MainPrimary=
|MainSecondary=
|MainAncillary=
|Player=
<!-- Image & Caption -->
|Image=
|Caption=
<!-- Affiliations Module.  Set Affiliations=Y to show. -->
<!-- Replace with Affiliations2=Y to place at bottom. -->
|Affiliations=
|GroupLogoTop=
|SuperGroup=
|VillainGroup=
|Rank=
|OtherAffil=
|GroupLogoBottom=
<!-- Identity Module.  Set Identity=Y to show. -->
|Identity=
|RealName=
|Aliases=
|Birthdate=
|Birthplace=
|Citizenship=
|Residence=
|Headquarters=
|Occupation=
|Legal=
|Marital=
|Relatives=
<!-- Physical Traits Module.  Set Physical=Y to show. -->
|Physical=
|Species=
|SubType=
|Manufacturer=
|Model=
|Ethnicity=
|Gender=
|Age=
|Height=
|Weight=
|BodyType=
|Hair=
|Eyes=
|Skin=
|Features=
<!-- Powers Module.  Set Powers=Y to show. -->
|Powers=
|Primary=
|Secondary=
|Epic=
|Patron=
|Pools=
|KnownPowers=
|Equipment=
|Skills=
<!-- Modular Templates (usually sub-templates of PriceBox) -->
|Modules=
|}}


Detailed Instructions

Style Options

Values accepted include: standard HTML Color Names, any hexadecimal color value, Template:GC includes, or transparent to show the background of the page.
Values accepted include: standard HTML Color Names, any hexadecimal color value, Template:GC includes, or transparent to hide the inner borders and use the next lowest layer (Border or page background if Border is also transparent).
Values accepted include: standard HTML Color Names, any hexadecimal color value, Template:GC includes, or transparent to hide the inner borders and use the next lowest layer (MidBorder, Border, or page background depending on other transparencies set.
Values accepted include: standard HTML Color Names, any hexadecimal color value, Template:GC includes, or transparent to hide the inner borders and use the next lowest layer (Border or page background if Border is also transparent).
Values recommended include: Web Safe Fonts and font families (serif, sans-serif, monospace), and Google Web Fonts installed on VirtueVerse. Visit this page to see what Google Web Fonts are currently available on VirtueVerse - note that these will only appear for users viewing the site in the default VirtueVector skin, so if using them you should add fallback font families after them, separating the names with commas. (Example: IM Fell DW Pica, Garamond, serif)
Values accepted include: standard HTML Color Names, any hexadecimal color value, or Template:GC includes.

Main Data Module

Affiliations

NOTE: Because this is a template, the pipe character (|) can not be used without the template interpreting it as the beginning of a new field. However, you can add additional wikitext image link formatting by using Template:! to plant a pipe that won't break the template. Example: Image=AAPOrpheus100px.png{{!}}96px{{!}}link=Category:Orpheus Initiative

Identity

Physical Traits

Powers & Abilities

Module Section

Modules

None yet available.


Tips, Hacks & Workarounds

Name Size

If your character has a short name, I suggest surrounding the name with <font size="+3">Name Here</font> to make it stand out (try smaller values if +3 causes overflow). This will enlarge the font so the name better fills the space available, and it should still allow the title and badge fields to fit with the name in the upper section of the main data module.


Hero Icon Web.png Hero

Villain Icon Web.png Villain

Vigilante Icon Web.png Vigilante

Rogue Icon Web.png Rogue

Loyalist Icon Web.png Loyalist

Resistance Icon Web.png Resistance

Custom Alignment Icon

I made the Alignment Icon user-friendly in that it fills the alignment you supply into a call to "Image:Alignment Icon Web.png" and shows the resulting image (if you include an Alignment). For example, entering "Vigilante" in the template when adding it to your page will display the cracked badge icon that can be found at Image:Vigilante Icon Web.png.

Aside from making the display of the icon easier for the template user, this set-up also means it's very easy to incorporate your own custom logo either for the character or the group it's in to take the place of the alignment icon altogether.

Just upload your image as Image:UrCustomName Icon Web.png. Ideally, the image should be square, since it will be displayed at 48 x 48 pixels and if you're including your level in the provided field, it is set up to appear over a 48 x 48 pixel image. That said, you can use an image of any dimensions and VirtueVerse will size it to a 48px width, just be aware that it may bork the rest of the layout if it's out-sized.

You can also use an existing image by creating a redirect with that naming scheme that points to the existing image. When the PriceBox tries to access the image page you redirected, it will display the image at the other end of the redirect.

Then to use it, just put whatever you used as "UrCustomName" in the filename in the Alignment field of the template, and it should appear in the PriceBox.

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