Template:Deity/doc

This template creates an infobox for a deity in the Forgotten Realms multiverse. There are two ways to use this template: for single-edition info and for multiple-edition info. The single-edition parameters are all the usual ones while the multiple-edition parameters end in 5e, 4e, 3e etc. corresponding to the edition the info comes from. As a general rule, if you use any multiple-edition parameters then you should not use any single-edition ones. All parameters are optional except the name. See the Usage notes for more details.

General Parameters
These may be used for any deity from any edition.
 * image : Optional. An image associated with the deity.
 * caption : Optional. A description of the image.
 * name : Required. The deity's name.
 * title : Optional. Any titles the deity holds.
 * titles : 'Optional. Same as title. Specify only one or the other, not both. You can use a comma-separated list, but if you add citations it might look better to use  tags.
 * aspects : Optional. Deities believed to be separate entities but were later learned to actually be this deity, or aliases of this deity.
 * pantheon : Optional. Any pantheons this deity is a member of (Faerûnian pantheon, the Morndinsamman, etc.)
 * died : Optional. The year the deity died. Please link to a page from the Roll of Years or one of the Year of... names.

Single-Edition Parameters
Use these only if ALL your info is from one particular edition of D&D.
 * symbol : Optional. A brief description of the deity's (un)holy symbol.
 * power : Optional. Valid values include Dead power, Exarch, Demipower, Lesser deity, Intermediate deity, and Greater deity.
 * home : Optional. Where the deity dwells on the Material Plane, if they choose to do so. Please link to a map, if possible.
 * formerhomes : Optional. Where the deity has previously dwelt on the Material Plane.
 * serves : Optional. Any deities that this deity is subservient to.
 * servedby : Optional. Any deities subservient to this one.
 * minions : deprecated Optional. Any deities subservient to this one. This is here for backward compatibility only.
 * dominion : Optional. The deity's home plane.
 * formerdominion : Optional. The plane(s) the deity has previously dwelt on.
 * realm : Optional. The name of the deity's divine realm on the planes.
 * sphere : Optional. The area of interest that the deity has influence over or embodies. This is a 4th edition descriptor, usually a one-word description; a summary of the deity's portfolio. See Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide 4.0, page 80, for example. This is called sphere for backward compatibility&mdash;not to be confused with spheres.
 * portfolio : Optional. Things, topics, ideas, or emotions which the deity has power over, is worshiped for, or is concerned about. This is a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd edition descriptor, usually a short list. For example, Sune's portfolio was "Beauty, love, passion". First edition in particular described deities as God or Goddess of something so just enter those somethings.
 * domains : Optional. The domains the deity has power over. This was the 3rd and 4th edition version of spheres. Spells with a similar theme or characteristic were grouped together in domains which reflected the deity's portfolio, alignment, or purview. Priests could pick two of them. Please link to the appropriate domain pages, if applicable.
 * spheres : Optional. The spheres of spells the deity granted to their specialty priests. Same as 'domains except for 2nd edition. Specialty priests got either major or minor access to each of these groups of spells. Please link to the appropriate sphere pages, if applicable. (First edition did not have spheres or domains.)
 * worshipers : Optional. The races, classes, or occupations that worship this deity.
 * cleric alignments : Optional. The typical alignments of those who worship this deity. Use the alignment grid template if 1st, 2nd, or 3rd edition info, otherwise just list the alignments.
 * favored weapon : Optional. The deity's favored weapon, followed by the conventional weapon type that this deity's priests tend to favor, in parentheses. A deity's weapon will usually have a unique name (please put it in quotes to so indicate) or be an object that somehow represents the deity's sensibilities. For example, Helm's entry would be "Ever Watchful" (bastard sword); Chauntea's would be: A shock of grain (scythe). Third edition introduced this concept, but it doesn't seem to have been carried over into 4th edition.
 * holy days : Optional. Any holy days celebrated by the church of this deity.
 * channel divinity : Optional. The spell granted solely by this deity. (Introduced in 4th edition).
 * race : Optional. The race of the deity, as it appears in mortal form, if known.
 * gender : Optional. The usual gender of the deity, as it appears on mortal form.
 * mortalhomes : ''Optional. Places where the mortal lived, before apotheosis.
 * apotheosis : Optional. If the deity is known to have been a mortal before rising to divinity, include the year this occurred.
 * alignment : Optional. The deity's alignment. Do not use alignment grid for this.
 * class : Optional. The classes given for the deity or their avatar. If possible, use the class table template.
 * source : deprecated Optional. If ALL the information in the box comes from one source, you may link it here. If there are multiple sources, please use in-text citations. This parameter is only here for backward compatibility.
 * rules : Optional. If ALL the information in the box comes from one edition of D&D, then put one of "1st", "2nd", "3rd", "4th", or "5th" here. (3.5 edition is considered 3rd for this template).

Edition-Specific Parameters
Use these if you have information from more than one edition of D&D. Editions are "1e", "2e", "3e", "4e" and "5e" and each of these parameter names ends with the edition to which it belongs. Note that 3.5 edition is considered 3rd edition (3e) for this template. Specifying any edition-specific parameter will generated an edition-specific section of the infobox.
 * power1e, power2e, power3e, power4e, power5e : Optional. Valid values include Dead power, Exarch, Demipower, Lesser deity, Intermediate deity, and Greater deity.
 * alignment1e, alignment2e, alignment3e, alignment4e, alignment5e : Optional. The deity's alignment in this edition of D&D. Note the alignment system was overhauled in 4th edition. Do not use alignment grid for this.
 * symbol1e, symbol2e, symbol3e, symbol4e, symbol5e : Optional. A brief description of the deity's (un)holy symbol as given in this edition.
 * homeplane1e, homeplane2e, homeplane3e : Optional. The name(s) of the plane(s) of existence where this deity dwelled or frequented. If the deity favored a particular layer of a plane, please list that too. Note that the Great Wheel cosmology model applied to 1st and 2nd edition, and the World Tree cosmology was used in 3rd edition.
 * dominion4e, dominion5e : Optional. "Home plane" became known as "dominion" in 4th edition. The World Axis cosmology was introduced in 4th edition.
 * realm1e, realm2e, realm3e, realm4e, realm5e : Optional. The name of this deity's realm, city, castle, cave, mountain, palace, ocean, hacienda, geographical region, etc., if known.
 * serves1e serves2e, serves3e, serves4e, serves5e : Optional. Any deities to whom this deity was subservient in this edition.
 * servedby1e, servedby2e, servedby3e, servedby4e, servedby5e : Optional. Any deities that were subservient to this one in this edition.
 * portfolio1e, portfolio2e, portfolio3e : Optional. See portfolio above.
 * sphere4e, sphere5e : Optional. See sphere above. Not to be confused with spheres.
 * spheres2e : Optional. The 2nd edition priest spell spheres to which this deity granted either major or minor access.
 * domains3e, domains4e, domains5e : Optional. See 'domains above. Spheres became domains in 3rd edition and a priest class could pick two of their deity's domains.
 * worshipers1e, worshipers2e, worshipers3e, worshipers4e, worshipers5e : Optional. The races, classes, or occupations that worshiped or revered this deity in this edition.
 * cleric alignments1e, cleric alignments2e, cleric alignments3e : Optional. The typical alignments of those who worshiped this deity. Please use the alignment grid.
 * cleric alignments4e, cleric alignments5e : Optional. List the alignment(s). Note the alignment system was simplified in 4th edition.
 * favored weapon3e : Optional. See favored weapon above. This seems to be a 3rd edition characteristic.
 * channel divinity4e, channel divinity5e : Optional. The unique spell granted solely by this deity.
 * holy days1e, holy days2e, holy days3e, holy days4e, holy days5e : Optional. Any holy days celebrated by the church of this deity in this edition.
 * class1e, class2e, class3e, class4e, class5e : Optional. The class(es) of the deity's avatar. Please use a class table but do not specify the edition parameter or it will put this deity in all the class categories.
 * refs1e, refs2e, refs3e, refs4e, refs5e : Optional. These parameters are used to put &lt;ref&gt; tags in the subtitle rather than have them clutter up a class table or show up at odd places in the infobox. You may specify one or more citations like this:
 * Example:

In lieu of the class parameter, editors may use the following 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. The parameters are: class1e, class2e, class3e, class35 (note that this is for 3.5 edition; a period cannot be used between the 3 and 5), class4e, and class5e. Use the Class table} template as the input for these parameters.

For the edition-specific sections, you may specify one or more references to appear in the subheading rather than in the Class table. The parameters are: refs1e, refs2e, refs3e, refs35, refs4e, and refs5e. Example:.