Guild Wars Wiki:Formatting/Quests

This article provides information on starting, expanding on and completing articles about quests in Guild Wars.

Syntax and Example
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An overview of the quest will go in here.

Objectives

 * Objective 1
 * Objective 2
 * Objective 3

Early benefits

 * Benefit 1
 * Benefit 2

Reward

 * Reward 1
 * Reward 2

Environmental changes

 * Temporary changes on acceptance
 * Permanent changes on acceptance
 * Permanent changes on completion

Other allies

 * ## NPC 1
 * ## NPC 2

Creature type
 * ## (##) Nonhostile NPC 1
 * ## (##) Nonhostile NPC 2

Charmable animals
Animals
 * ## Animal

Foes
foe type 1s
 * ## (##) Example Foe
 * ## (##) Example Foe

foe type 2s (affiliation)
 * ## (##) Example Foe

foe type 2s
 * ## (##) Example Foe

Bosses
foe type 1s
 * ## (##) Boss Name &amp;rarr; elite skill (unique item)

Initial dialogue

 * NPC name
 * "Text"

Intermediate dialogue

 * NPC name
 * "Text"


 * NPC name: "Text"
 * NPC name: "Text"

Reward dialogue

 * NPC name
 * "Text"

Trivia

 * }

General guidelines

 * All quest articles should conform to these guidelines.
 * Omit any section that would otherwise not have any content. Avoid leaving empty sections in the article.
 * When using the template above, always remember to remove the comments from the final article.

Article header
The following should always be placed at the beginning of the article.

If the quest article is a stub, use the quest-stub template to add the page to Category:Quest_stubs.

Quest infobox template
Use Quest infobox to create the info box. See the template page for detailed instructions. Example usage:


 * name : The name of the quest. This may be omitted as it will default to the page name.


 * map : A map for the quest. Only include if it reasonable to do so. Will not appear if not included.


 * campaign : The campaign in which this quest is given. Mandatory.


 * region : The region where this quest is given. Mandatory.


 * type : Categorize the quest into a type "Primary", "Master", "Special event", or "Secondary".


 * given by : The NPC which starts the quest including the location of the NPC. Use a  tag to break overly long lines. Mandatory.


 * parent : The name of the parent quest for nested quests. Omit if not applicable.


 * preceded by : The name of the quest or mission which immediately preceded this quest. Omit if not applicable.


 * followed by : The name of the quest or mission that this quest makes available. Omit if not applicable.

Preferably, stick to the order shown above for consistency.

Note that other activity descriptions, like mini-games, that need the same type of information displayed may use this template as well, even if they do not require the same article structure.

Overview
Provide an overview of the quest to help the reader get to grips with the basics of what is expected of them. Alternatively use the text from the introductory dialogue box.

Quest information
This section specifies details about the quest.

Requirements
Note anything which you need to have to perform the quest, such as a particular hero in your party, a particular rank in a title track or a character created from a specific campaign. This may include the quest or mission that must be completed in order to unlock this quest. Note that the infobox 'Preceded by' section includes quests blocked by this quest in addition to this unlocking information..

The Standard prerequisites template may optionally be used to provide boilerplate quest requirements customized for each campaign. This is particularly useful for many of the pre-Searing quests, which often have three or four standard prerequisites in common.

Objectives
Transcribe the objectives as given in the Log screen during the quest.

Early benefits
Include any benefits received on acceptance of the quest or before completing the quest. This includes skills and equipment received that are used to do the quest. The format should match the Reward section. If there is nothing in this section, it should be omitted.

Reward
Include the reward given for completing the quest. Note unusual items first, then gold, and experience. If there is a skill reward it should be displayed using the skill icon template.

Environmental changes
Include any temporary or permanent changes to objects, NPCs or terrain that result from accepting, doing or completing the quest. For example, some quests move an NPC from one location to another for the purposes of the quest, an object may exist only while the quest is active, or the quest may permanently remove an NPC from the environment. If there is nothing in this section, it should be omitted.

Walkthrough
Provide a walkthrough for the quest. Provide a basic strategy for completing the quest and note any problems, with tricks for avoiding them. Directions do not need to be very complete, as most quests have green compass markers to aid the player. Refer to locations on the map for the quest if there is one to simplify the description. Try to integrate notes or tips into this section rather than creating a separate "Notes" or "Tips" section. The walkthrough section does not need to be present to remove the quest-stub tag from the article.

NPCs
List only those creatures that are part of the quest spawn, change significantly as part of the quest or are added to the location the next time it is entered after the quest is completed. Include profession and levels.

Dialogue
Transcribe any dialogue from the quest. Use sub-headers and indenting where necessary. Punctuation is copied exactly. Any text highlighted in the in-game dialogue should be made bold.

The Offer dialog template may optionally be used to supply boilerplate text and to provide consistent formatting.

Trivia
Capture any trivia or easter eggs in this section. If there is nothing in this section it should be omitted.

Article footer
The following should always be placed at the end of the article.

Categories
See Guild Wars Wiki:Formatting/Categories. For quests, most of the relevant categories to consider can be found as subcategories of Category:Quests. Note that the quest infobox template may automatically do some categorization.