Guild Wars Wiki:Formatting/Skills

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

[edit] Syntax and example

{{skill-stub}}
{{skill infobox
| id = Skill number
| name = Skill name
| campaign = Campaign name
| profession = Profession
| attribute = Full attribute name
| type = Type of the skill
| special = Monster    <!-- remove this line if it isn't a monster skill -->
| elite = y
| energy = 0
| activation = {{1/4}}
| recharge = 2
| adrenaline = 4
| exhaustion = y
| sacrifice = 5%
| description = The in-game skill description will go here. It will use {{gr|0|15}} to show variables.
}}

{{skill progression
| attribute = [[Full attribute name]]
| var1 name = [[Damage|+ Damage]]
| var1 at0 = 5
| var1 at15 = 20
| var2 name = [[Burning]] [[duration]]
| var2 at0 = 1
| var2 at15 = 7
}}

==Acquisition==
<!-- include how this skill can be acquired in PvE - omit sections not required -->
'''[[Skill quest]]s'''
*[[Campaign]]
**[[Quest name]] ([[Location]])

'''[[Hero skill trainer]]'''

'''[[Profession changer]]'''

'''[[Skill trainer]]s'''

'''[[Signet of Capture]]'''
*[[Factions]]
**[[Boss name]] ([[Boss location]])
*[[Nightfall]]
**[[Boss name]] ([[Boss location]])
**[[Other boss name]] ([[Other boss location]])

==Related skills==
<!-- other skills which are have similar function to this skill -->
*{{skill icon|Skill name}}

==Notes==
<!-- any special usage notes for this skill - omit if nothing to add -->

==Trivia==
<!-- trivia about this skill - omit if nothing to add -->

[edit] Basic Outline

[edit] Article header

Add {{skill-stub}} to the top of any incomplete skill article. If the description, progression and acquisition sections have been completed it may be omitted.

[edit] Skill infobox template

Use {{Skill infobox}} to create the info box. Use the template for a detailed description. Example usage:

{{Skill infobox
| id = 1198
| name = Broad Head Arrow
| campaign = Factions
| profession = Ranger
| attribute = Marksmanship
| type = Bow Attack
| elite = y
| energy = 15
| recharge = 15
}}

id

the number of the skill.

name

the name of the skill.

campaign

the campaign of the skill. Optional, default is "Core".

profession

the profession which uses the skill. Optional, omit if there is no profession.

attribute

the attribute to which the skill belongs. Optional, omit if there is no attribute.

type

the type as taken from the skill description. Mandatory.

energy, recharge, activation, sacrifice, adrenaline, exhaustion

use as appropriate for the skill.

elite

indicate whether this skill is an elite.

description

Include the skill description transcribed from in-game immediately after the info box. Wikify interesting terms and use the {{gr}} template to include variables. Example usage:

[[Skill]]. If it hits, target [[foe]] is [[dazed]] for {{gr|5|20}} seconds

param 1; the variable at attribute point distribution 0

param 2; the variable at attribute point distribution 15

[edit] Skill progression

Include the {{skill progression}} template if there are any variables in the skill description. Refer to the template for a full description. Example usage;

{{Skill progression
|attribute = [[Marksmanship]]
|var1 name = [[Dazed]] [[duration]]
|var1 at0 = 5
|var1 at15 = 20}}

attribute

the attribute of the skill

var# name

the name of the variable

var# at0

the value of the variable with no points in the attribute

var# at15

the value of the variable with 15 points in the attribute

[edit] Acquisition

Include the methods through which the player can acquire this skill in PvE. When recording skill trainers, only include those who can teach the skill before it is unlocked on the account. For non-elite skills, include Signet of Capture only if it allows the player to acquire the skill before it is available to purchase from a skill trainer. For elite skills, include all bosses where the elite can be captured.

Always include the method (Signet of Capture, skill trainer, etc) even if there is only one method of acquiring the skill.

The campaign may be omitted if the skill can only be found in one campaign.

Do not include Skill Tomes, as regular Skill Tomes can be used to learn any unlocked non-elite skill of the appropriate profession, and Elite Skill Tomes can be used to learn any unlocked elite skill of the appropriate profession.

The separate methods should be sorted in the way presented in the syntax above.

_{The below sections are optional, if you do not have any content to add to them, omit them entirely.}

[edit] Related skills

Part of this section is disputed. Please see the talk page for relevant discussion.

List player accessible (i.e., no monster-only) skills which have distinctively similar functionality to the skill. Update the linked skill likewise.

[edit] Notes

Any special notes about using the skill.

[edit] Trivia

Trivia about the skill, such as the skill name being a reference to pop culture.