Template:Online campaign/doc

This template will provide a box detailing your online campaign. This box can be used on the list of online campaigns and even provide a link to an article with more information about your online campaign.

Basic use
Here is a very simple example of usage:

This will produce:


 * The name and description parameters are required.
 * If you use article=no, there will be no link to the campaign's article here on the wiki. This is useful if you don't want to write an article about your campaign here, perhaps if your campaign is too new to have any significant information.
 * Obviously, providing a url here is quite important. You should remember to begin your url with http:// otherwise it might not display as a clickable link.
 * If you are looking for players, you should use the need-players=yes parameter to indicate this. If not, just leave it out, and it will automatically tell people you're not looking for players.

Adding more detail
You can add a number of fields in a table style below the description that will add basic campaign information, as follows:

This yields:

Campaign image
You can use the image parameter to provide an image for your campaign. Please respect copyrights if you will be uploading an image. Just specify the image filename, for example: The image will appear 128 pixels wide.
 * image=My_first_campaign.jpg

Using presets
To provide an easy way to customize the appearance of the template, you can use the preset parameter. Try adding this to your template call: This will produce:
 * preset=Purple

Note that the first letter of the preset name is a capital. For a list of available presets, please see Template:Content box.

Advanced styling
You can also use any or all of these parameters to control the appearance of the box (in place of, not as well as, the preset parameter): These parameters accept standard CSS (cascading style sheet) values, without the semicolon (;) at the end. It is beyond the scope of this guide to provide an explanation of CSS, but further reading is available at W3 schools.
 * bgcolor=
 * title-bgcolor=
 * title-color=
 * title-font=
 * border-width=
 * border-style=
 * border-color=

Parameters

 * name : (required) The name of the campaign (should also be the name of the article on the wiki about the campaign, unless an article is not needed).
 * description : (required) Textual description of the campaign. May include wiki links.
 * url : The full web address of the campaign. Remember to include http:// at the beginning.
 * article : Set this to no if your campaign does not have an article on the wiki. If left out, it will default to yes and there will be a link to the campaign's article.
 * need-players : Set this to yes if you are looking for more players for your campaign.
 * need-dm : Set this to yes if you are looking for a DM for your campaign.
 * preset : Can be used to restyle the campaign's box. See Template:Content box for a list of available presets. All preset names must begin with a capital letter (ie Purple, not purple).
 * players : The number of players your campaign can accommodate (not the current number of players). Can be a range, such as 3-5.
 * setting : The type of setting, such as "Canon" or "Canon pre-Time of Troubles".
 * style : The style of gameplay, such as "collaborative storytelling" or "3.5ed strict rules".
 * region : The area of the Forgotten Realms where the campaign takes place.
 * started : The year when the campaign began. This field must be numerical. The template will calculate roughly how long the campaign has been running based on this value. Note that it only performs (current year - year in which campaign began), and the limitations of wiki templates prevent it from being super-accurate.
 * startedmonth : The month when the campaign began. Will not appear unless the started (year) parameter is provided. The calculation to provide the length of time that the campaign has been running will not take into account the month.
 * rules : A simple description of the custom rules you use in your campaign, such as "no monks allowed". If you wish to enter into a more detailed description, please create a wiki article on your campaign, or do so on your campaign's homepage.

In addition to these parameters, you may provide advanced styling options. See the advanced styling section for more information.