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BG3Wiki uses references to inform readers where in the game information on the wiki comes from. This is called verification.

References are listed near the bottom of articles and allow readers to find the source of information on the wiki. They also allow other editors to ensure that the information on the wiki is being accurately represented.

Not all information on the wiki needs to have a reference. However, the more difficult it is to find a piece of information in the game, the more important it is to add appropriate references.

Adding references

A reference is simply the the source of information. Footnotes and

Use the template {{ref}} to add an inline reference to an article. This template should generally be added at the end of the relevant sentence or paragraph, immediately after punctuation (with no space).

References will only show correctly if you include the {{reflist}} template in the article. To do this, simply add a References section, and add that template as the only content in that reference.

Example

Lae'zel is good at sneering.{{ref|Lae'zel's introduction scene.}}

References

Result

Lae'zel is good at sneering.^[1]

References

↑ Lae'zel's introduction scene.

Grouped references

It is possible to add grouped references to articles. These references have an assigned group and will be listed separately from other references

To add a group to a reference simply enter name of the group in the second parameter of the ref template.

Example

Lae'zel is good at sneering.{{ref|Lae'zel's introduction scene.|act1}} References {{reflist|act1}}

Result

Lae'zel is good at sneering.^[act1 a]

References

↑ Lae'zel's introduction scene.

To list these references, the group must also be added to the t:reflist template, as its first parameter.

Citation templates

Links: Use {{cite web}} to add a URL as a reference. These references always have the url group, and are listed by adding {{reflist|url}} under the References section of an article.
Texts: Use {{cite text}} to add an in-game book or as a reference. These references always have the text group, and are listed by adding {{reflist|text}} under the References section of an article.

Using HTML tags

While less supported, it is also possible to add simple references using HTML tags, substituting t:ref with <ref> </ref> and t:reflist with <references/>

Footnotes

Footnotes are added similarly to references, using the {{note}} template instead of t:ref, and the {{notelist}} template instead of t:reflist.

Footnotes can be used to add supplementary information or context to information in an article's body. When necessary, footnotes can also have references:

Example

Lae'zel is good at sneering.{{note|This is evidenced by her inability to stop sneering no matter what dialogue is chosen during her romance scene.{{ref|Lae'zel romance scene.|act3}}}}{{ref|Lae'zel's camp dialogue throughout Act Two.|act2}}

Footnotes

References

Result

Lae'zel is good at sneering.^{[note 1]}^[act2 a]

Footnotes

↑ This is evidenced by her inability to stop sneering no matter what dialogue is chosen during her romance scene.^[act3 a]

References

↑ Lae'zel's camp dialogue throughout Act Two.

↑ Lae'zel romance scene.

Requesting verification

If you come across information on the wiki without references, or if you don't believe the references are sufficient, you can request verification by adding the {{verify}} template after the sentence or paragraph with the potentially incorrect information. Do not remove information unless you know it to be incorrect – take it to the Talk Page instead.