Template:Substance/doc

This template is for use in any article about a physical material or substance within the Forgotten Realms. Please read the explanations of the parameters and view the example below.

Example
An example is shown to the right.

Parameters

 * image : Optional. An image that shows the substance, or an item made from the substance. Just list the name of the file. For backward compatibility,  and   tags should still work. The image will be resized to fit the infobox.
 * caption : Optional. A description of the image, if necessary. This field will be italicized for you.
 * name : Required. Name of the substance.

History

 * aliases : Optional. Any nicknames, slang names, or names in other languages for the substance.
 * locations : Optional. Where the substance was commonly found or mined.
 * discovered : Optional. If naturally found, the name of the individual or group who first discovered the substance.
 * date : Optional. If naturally found, the date the substance was first discovered.
 * creators : Optional. If artificially created, the name of the individual or group who first created the substance.
 * created : Optional. If artificially created, the date the substance was first created.
 * hisrefs : Optional. You can place &lt;ref&gt; tags here and they will go in the History subheading rather than clutter up the infobox.

Physical properties

 * type : Optional. The type of substance, e.g., metal, mineral etc.
 * components : Optional. Any other substances or materials that make up this one. E.g., Electrum is made of silver and gold.
 * color : Optional. The most common coloration of the substance.
 * properties : Optional. Any distinguishing properties of the substance.
 * markings : Optional. Any distinguishing markings
 * phyrefs : Optional. You can place &lt;ref&gt; tags here and they will go in the Physical properties subheading rather than clutter up the infobox.

Usage

 * uses : Optional. The most common uses for the substance.
 * cost : Optional. The cost of cost range of the substance. E.g., 30 gp per ingot.
 * phyrefs : Optional. You can place &lt;ref&gt; tags here and they will go in the Usage subheading rather than clutter up the infobox.
 * items : Optional. Set this to any value (typically yes) to have the template automatically generate a link to the category.

Standardized Sections
These are the proposed section headers for an article about a substance (pending discussion). You can easily cut and paste it from here and delete the ones you don't use: