Template:Item/doc

The Item template is for use in any article about a mundane item, magic item, or item enhancement within the Forgotten Realms or general Dungeons & Dragons.

The available parameters are only those essential crunchy statistics, common to every item in a given edition of D&D, such as aura, caster or item level, value, and weight. These enable comparison against other items and easy sorting. All other crunchy details should be omitted or described in text if necessary.

Parameters
All parameters (except "name") are optional. If left undefined, they will not appear.

Basic Information

 * image : An image of the item, using the regular wiki Image tag. The maximum size is "250px" to make full use of the infobox.
 * caption : A description of the image, if the image is of something beyond just the what the name of the article implies (such as someone wielding the item). This field will be automatically italicized.
 * name : The proper name of the item or quality.
 * othernames : Any other proper names the item may have (whether in different cultures, languages, or editions).
 * nicknames : Any nicknames or slang names the item may have.
 * type : The type of item or quality (e.g. ring, weapon quality, armor, etc.).
 * location : If this item is created or sold by a specific vendor, or in a specific location, include that information here.

Rules Information
In the case of the item being included in multiple editions of the game, use the following edition-specific parameters. These can be used in lieu of the above four parameters.
 * school : The school of the aura of a magic item, as listed in the source entry (for instance, winged boots have a transmutation aura, which can be sensed by way of detect magic). Disciplines of psionic auras and other magic systems may also go here.
 * level : List the caster level required to enchant the item.
 * value : The estimated value of this item in gold pieces, as listed in the source entry.
 * rules : The edition of the D&D rules that this enhancement, enchantment, or item uses.
 * value1e : The value of the item in 1st-edition D&D. Gold piece and experience point values can be placed here, e.g., "20,000 gp, 4000 XP".
 * weight1e : The weight of the item in 1st-edition D&D.
 * school2e : The school of the aura of a magic item, as described above, in 2nd-edition D&D
 * level2e : The level of the item in 2nd-edition D&D.
 * value2e : The value of the item in 2nd-edition D&D.
 * weight2e : The weight of the item in 2nd-edition D&D.
 * school3e : The school of the aura of a magic item, as described above, in 3rd- and 3.5-edition D&D
 * casterlevel3e : The caster level of the aura of a magic item, as described above.
 * itemlevel3e : The item level of an item in 3.5-edition D&D (as introduced in the Magic Item Compendium and later 3.x sourcebooks.)
 * value3e : The value of the item in 3rd- and 3.5-edition D&D.
 * weight3e : The weight of the item in 3rd- and 3.5-edition D&D.
 * level4e : The level of an item in 4th-edition D&D. If the item has multiple possible levels, then list the lowest with a plus sign, as it appears in the source entry. For example, "4+".
 * value4e : The value of the item in 4th-edition D&D. If the item has multiple possible levels and values, then use a Plain table. For example, write to produce:


 * weight4e : The weight of the item in 4th-edition D&D.
 * school5e : The school of the aura of a magic item, as described above, in 5th-edition D&D
 * level5e : The level of the item in 5th-edition D&D.
 * value5e : The value of the item in 5th-edition D&D.
 * weight5e : The weight of the item in 5th-edition D&D.
 * refs1e, refs2e, refs3e, refs4e, refs5e : These parameters are used to put tags in the subtitle ("Rules Information") rather than have them clutter up value tables or appear in odd places in the infobox. Usually, all the item information comes from one source, but more can be added here as needed.

Sentient item
The following parameters may be used for sentient items:
 * communication : If the item is sentient, indicate how it communicates here. For example, "Telepathically", "Verbally," etc. (without the quotes).
 * languages : If the item communicates in some way, indicate which languages it knows.
 * alignment : If the item is sentient and has an alignment, indicate so here.

Example
See right for an example. This was created using:

Standardized Sections
These are typical section headers for an article about an item, as discussed in this forum thread. You can easily cut and paste it from here and delete the ones you don't use: