Template:Cite document/doc

The Cite document template is used to create citations to assorted documents, video game manuals, and other works that can't be classified as anything else. Webpages and downloaded documents such as web enhancements use Cite web. RPGA works may use this template, while Adventurers League uses Cite adventurers league.

Usage
All parameters are optional, but all applicable entries should be filled in.


 * author : One or more author names, if applicable, separated by commas. If no author is specified, the editor's name(s) will appear here. Names may be wiki links if desired. Note that proper citations list  but our wiki links are , so use the wikilink format until further notice. If an author goes by an alias or has changed their name since their work was published, the original name may be appended to the current name with a forward slash  . Example:   will render as.
 * editor : One or more editor names, if applicable, separated by commas. Magazines and anthologies will have editors and those should be listed here. Wiki links are allowed. This field will be appended with "ed." to distinguish it from the author. If a comma (", ") is detected in this field, it assumes there is more than one editor and will appends "eds." If author is also specified, then this field will appear after the title, prefaced with "In" and followed by work. Editor aliases may be specified in the same way as author aliases (see above).
 * title : The title of the document. This should be wiki-linked if an appropriate page exists on the wiki. If this document is part of a series, then the work parameter should be specified.
 * date : This can be just a year, a month and year, or an exact date. It will be offset by parentheses in the output.
 * work : This field is for the containing publication when the document is part of a series such as an RPGA campaign. If there are authors and editors, the editors will be listed first, then this field.
 * url : This is for specifying an external link to an online version of the document. If the work being cited is only available on the internet, then use the Cite web template instead of this one.
 * format : Use this to indicate the format of the publication (usually PDF or Word document).
 * publisher : The company that published the work being cited. This is usually TSR, Inc., Wizards of the Coast, or Paizo Publishing, but could be others, such as video-game publishers for game manuals. Wiki links are allowed.
 * pages : A page number, a comma-separated list of page numbers, a range of pages using a dash (" - ") to separate the first page number from the last page number, or a combination of these. If a dash is detected, it will be converted to an en dash ("–"). If either a comma or a dash is detected, this will be preceded by "pp.", otherwise just "p.".
 * chapter : A chapter number or name, if applicable. Multiple chapters and ranges of chapters will work but are strongly discouraged. A specific reference should be isolated to a single chapter in nearly every case. This field will be preceded by "chap.", or "chaps." if multiple chapters are detected.