Template talk:SophontData
Notes (2017)
Great addition, Thomas, Psi.
- - Maksim-Smelchak (talk) 13:07, 31 July 2017 (EDT)
Alphabetized Template (2017)
{{SophontData
|name =
|alsosee =
|author = TBD
|canon = No
|caption = TBD
|code =
|environ = TBD
|extinct = Extant
|footnote= TBD
|home =
|image = Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif
|multi = No
|psi = TBD
|ref =
|size =
|status =
|TL = TL-8
|TLrange = TL:7-9
|type =
|weight =
}}
Order of topics
Why are you changing the order of the display items in the template? 07:27, 27 August 2018 (EDT)
Just experimenting. Change it back if you like.
- Why was it like that?
- - Maksim-Smelchak (talk) 07:47, 27 August 2018 (EDT)
- Couple of reasons. The wiki is still supposed to be a character reference, so having the most important information first: What does it look like? how big is it? will it eat me? It also follows the order (mostly) of display items in the Template:Animal Simple. Both of which derive from the T5 Core book and several earlier core rule books about ordering of important information. Tjoneslo (talk) 21:02, 27 August 2018 (EDT)
Okey dokey. Good logic.
- - Maksim-Smelchak (talk) 23:14, 27 August 2018 (EDT)
| {{{name}}} | |
|---|---|
| Base Information | |
| Classification | {{{type}}} |
| Status | {{{status}}} |
| Terrain | {{{terrain}}} |
| Locomotion | {{{locomotion}}} |
| Size | {{{size}}} |
| Weight | {{{weight}}} |
| Psi Potential | {{{psi}}} |
| Source | |
| Homeworld | {{{home}}} |
| Multi-world | {{{multi}}} |
| Extinct | {{{extinct}}} |
| Reference | {{{ref}}} |
| Canon | {{{canon}}} |
| {{{footnote}}} | |
In taking another look at it, it may be useful to have this template look a lot more like the Template: Animal simple. So take animal template and add the fields "status" and "psi" to the base information section. I'd love to leave/add the "locomotion" field. I'm not sure about the Strength, Speed, Social Structure, Weapons, Armor fields. Recommendations ?
Tjoneslo (talk) 07:59, 28 August 2018 (EDT)
Sophonts are about tools and technology. That's what differentiates sophonts and creatures.
- I think it's a good idea to have a TL range (TL:13-15) and an exact TL average (TL-15).
- - Maksim-Smelchak (talk) 19:00, 28 August 2018 (EDT)
- I'm not as enthusiastic about that idea because it ties the entry to a specific era. Like the Template:UWP we might think about setting a set of values for each era. But that would require more thought. Tjoneslo (talk) 17:42, 29 August 2018 (EDT)
It all starts somewhere. Easier to differentiate than not know at all.
- An environment tab would also be very useful.
- The psi tab is really great.
- - Maksim-Smelchak (talk) 18:46, 29 August 2018 (EDT)
- Re: Environment. How different would that be from the terrain setting from Template:Animal and Template:Animal simple? Tjoneslo (talk) 20:17, 29 August 2018 (EDT)