Template:Race
This template is depreciated.
- Please replace this template with either Template:SophontData, Template:Animal, or Template:Animal simple.
{{{name}}} | |
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{{{image}}} {{{caption}}} | |
Status | {{{intel}}} |
Classification | {{{type}}} |
Size | {{{size}}} |
Weight | {{{weight}}} |
Homeworld | {{{home}}} |
Multi-world | {{{multi}}} |
Canon | {{{canon}}} |
Extinct | {{{extinct}}} |
Reference | {{{ref}}} |
{{{footnote}}} |
This template is used for articles about races, or alien creatures, both inteligent, or Sentient (sophonts), and not intelligent (creatures).
Parameter: Name
- Please insert the name of the alien species (race), intelligent sophont or non-sophontic creature.
- Whenever possible, article names for alien species (races) should be in singular form, not plural. (e.g. Aslan, not Aslans)
- It is understood that many names for alien species only come in a collective, plural form, or that some words are the same in singular or plural forms.
- And that sometimes, the best known form of the name of an alien species (race) is in the plural.
- Or other entries as appropriate.
Parameter: Image
The following entries are suggested for this category:
- Insert an image of the alien species (race).
- Please ensure that the image is used legally by permission of the user, an open copyright, a free-use image, or other legal means.
parameter: Caption
The following entries are suggested for this category:
- Please write a brief caption, that describes the image (e.g. A typical Hiver).
- Please do not over-describe the image. There is limited space.
Parameter: Status
The following entries are suggested for this category:
- Major Race
- Minor Race
- Minor Human Race
- Ethnic Group
- An Ethnic group is a large group of Sophonts classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background. This may include divisions within a Race, e.g. Vargr have many different cultural groups. Or an ethnic group may include members of several races with a shared cultural background, like the Darrians.
- Please see the Ethnic Groups entry, for more information.
- Unknown
- Or other entries as appropriate.
Parameter: Classification
The following entries are suggested for this category:
- Herbivore
- Herbivore/filter
- Herbivore/grazer
- Herbivore/intermittent
- Omnivore/gather
- Omnivore/hunter
- Omnivore/hunter-gatherer
- Omnivore/eater
- Carnivore
- Carnivore/chaser
- Carnivore/pouncer
- Carnivore/trapper
- Carnivore/siren
- Carnivore/killer
- Scavenger
- Scavenger/hijacker
- Scavenger/intimidator
- Scavenger/carrion-eater
- Reducer
- Reducer/scavenger
- Reducer/autotroph
- Reducer/phototroph
- Reducer/chemotroph
- Reducer/radiosynthetic-autotroph
- Reducer/plasmosythetic-autotroph
- Ergivore
- Ergivore/parasite
- Unknown
- Or other entries as appropriate.
- Please see Animal classification for more information.
Parameter: Size
The following entries are suggested for this category:
- Please enter a height, using SI metric notation (e.g. 1.6 m).
- It is acceptable to also enter an Imperial height as additional information to the SI metric entry (e.g. 1.6 m / 5'2"). The Imperial measure may be rounded to the nearest whole number.
- It would be ok to use unit of volume as well.
- Unknown
- Or other entries as appropriate.
- Please see the GURPS Traveller book for information on the cribbed version of the SI metric system used for GURPS Traveller.
Parameter: Weight
The following entries are suggested for this category:
- Please enter a weight, using SI metric notation (e.g. 6.0 kg).
- It is acceptable to also enter an Imperial weight as additional information to the SI metric entry (e.g. 6.0 kg / 13 lbs). The Imperial measure may be rounded to the nearest whole number.
- Unknown
- Or other entries as appropriate.
- Please see the GURPS Traveller book for information on the cribbed version of the SI metric used for Traveller.
Parameter: Homeworld
The following entries are suggested for this category:
- Please enter the species' homeworld. (e.g. Zhodane or Zhodane)
- It would be most appropriate, and comprehensive, to enter the homeworld with sector data information. (e.g. Zhodane (Zhodane 2719))
- Unknown
- Or other entries as appropriate.
Parameter: Multi-world
The following entries are suggested for this category:
- Empire
- 18-Empire (The 18 represents the number of worlds in the empire.)
- Many empire have countless worlds, or an unknown number of worlds, as members. In these cases, simply use the empire entry.
- Yes
- No
- Or other entries as appropriate.
Parameter: Canon
The following entries are suggested for this category:
- Yes
- No
- Unknown
- Or other entries as appropriate.
Parameter: Extinct
The following entries are suggested for this category:
- Yes (Extinct)
- No (Extant)
- Unknown
- Or other entries as appropriate.
Parameter: Reference
The following entries are suggested for this category:
- Single definitive source of information from the source entries
- Unknown
- Or other entries as appropriate.
Parameter: Footnote
The following entries are suggested for this category:
- Please enter any necessary footnotes.
- Or other entries as appropriate.