The Vault:Fallout 1 and 2 characters project
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Fallout 1 and 2 characters project
This article is within the scope of the Fallout 1 and 2 characters project. This project is dedicated to adding missing and improving existing Fallout and Fallout 2 character articles. If you want to participate, please check the project page.
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The Fallout 1 and 2 characters project is a project which aims to to add missing and improve existing Fallout and Fallout 2 character articles.
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[edit] Scope
- Creation of missing Fallout and Fallout 2 character pages
- Expansion of character stubs
- Adding character images
[edit] Guidelines
Adapt all pages to the standard layout and check character image, infobox and categories.
[edit] Layout
| Layout | ||
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| Section headline | required? | Content |
| Infobox and games template. | |
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| Short summary that usually looks something like this:
"{{PAGENAME}} is one of the inhabitants of Klamath in 2241." In general, it should contain:
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| Background |
| If there is any background story/history for the character; "who the character is". |
| Relationships | 
| Relations to other characters (family, friends, partners, enemies etc) if any |
| Daily schedule |
| Daily occupation and activities of the character, i.e. what he/she/it usually does during the day. This section is only needed if the NPC wanders around during the day. |
| Interactions with the player character(s) |
| Interaction of this NPC with the player. This includes interactions as part of a quest and effects of player actions on the character or on the player's interaction with the character. |
| Inventory |
| Items in possession of the character. |
| Notes |
| For interesting things about the character which do not fit into the other categories. Try to keep this section to a minimum. |
| Quotes |
| For notable quotes that the character uses. General ones that all NPCs say (such as ones used in combat) should not go here. |
| Appearances |
| Which games/add-ons does this character appear in. |
| Behind the scenes |
| For out-of-game references and similar stuff. |
| Bugs |
| For bugs which are unique to this character. General game bugs and bugs which are related to other things should not be in the character article (they should be in the general bugs or character/quest pages instead). |
| Gallery |
| Cluttering the article with too many images should be avoided. Instead, place them in a gallery at the end if applicable. |
| Navboxes |
| Navboxes go at the end of the article. |
- A sample article can be found at The Vault:Fallout 1 and 2 characters project/sample
[edit] Image
- The character image can either be a generic sprite or a screenshot of the character in his or her default surroundings - the latter is preferred.
[edit] Infobox
All character infoboxes should at least contain the following fields:
{{Character
|name ={{PAGENAME}}
|games =''[[Fallout 1]]''
|image =
|race =
|affiliation =
|role =
|location =
|quests =
|appearances =''[[Fallout 1]]''
|dialogue =
}}
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{{Character
|name ={{PAGENAME}}
|games =''[[Fallout 2]]''
|image =
|race =
|affiliation =
|role =
|location =
|quests =
|appearances =''[[Fallout 2]]''
|dialogue =
}}
- For optional fields which may be applicable in certain cases, please see the {{Character}} template documentation.
- Affiliation: Of the following points, mention the first point that is applicable for a given character:
- Name of an organization the character belongs to.
- Name of a shop/company the character owns/works for.
- Name of the character's boss.
- Town a character lives in.
- none.
- Quests: Set to "none" if no related quests.
[edit] Categories
A character page should be in the following categories:
- Game NPC category:
- For Fallout, this is Category:Fallout non-player characters.
- For Fallout 2, this is Category:Fallout 2 non-player characters.
- Race category: For example, Category:Human characters or Category:Ghoul characters. See Category:Characters by race for a list of available categories.
- Location category: For example, Category:Klamath characters. Not all characters need a category of this type, usually such a category only exists if multiple characters are in this location.
[edit] General checklist
This is a list of things people should look out for when improving the NPC articles:
- Headlines: The character articles should follow the layout descirbed above. This includes naming (including capitalization) and order of the headlines/sections.
- Notes: The Notes sections should be kept to a minimum. Items placed here should be merged with other sections where applicable. It should also be checked whether there's a more suitable article for a given note - for example, notes relating to quests should be in the quest article, not in the character one.
- Navboxes: Check for missing navboxes and add them where applicable. This mostly concerns characters who live in a town (these should have the town-specific navbox added, e.g. {{New Reno}}).
- Bugs: Reduce to bugs which are specific to that character. No general game bugs which may happen to any character, no bugs which relate to quests or locations.
- Behind the scenes: Reduce to obvious references.
- Tense: Many articles use past tense. Change it to present tense instead (but remember to give the date in the intro).
[edit] Participants
To participate, simply add your name below using {{participant|your user name}}. Place every participant on a new line.
- Ausir (talk · contribs) - project leader
- Remontoi (talk · contribs)
- MikaelGrizzly (talk · contribs)
- CNavellier (talk · contribs)
- herbert the tree (talk · contribs)
- Winterheart (talk · contribs)
- Fall-in (talk · contribs)
- Onipix (talk · contribs)
- adam314- (talk · contribs)
[edit] Progress
- Add your name to the tasks you are currently working on (simply insert
in progress - ~~~, this adds your signature without date) - Mark tasks you have completed with
{{yes}} ~~~ - Once all other tasks have been completed, someone else should review the result. This is done to ensure nothing has been overlooked. If that has been done, add
{{yes}} ~~~to the "peer review" and "all done" columns.
