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

Verification ensures that information on the wiki is verifiable by readers. References 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.

What is a reference?

A reference is simply a source of information. Reference tags are added inline to the article's body, and are listed near the bottom of articles.

When are references needed?

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.

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. This lets other editors know that something is missing verification.

Do not remove information unless you know it to be incorrect – take it to the Talk Page instead.

Adding references

Use the template {{ref}} to add a reference tag 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 section.

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

Ref tags

It is also possible to add simple references using HTML tags, substituting t:ref with <ref> </ref> and t:reflist with <references/>.

Adding references to 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	Result
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 {{notelist}} References {{reflist\|act2}} {{reflist\|act3}}	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.

Sectional references

It is possible to use add references limited to a specific section of an article by adding references to reference list:

Example	Result
This is an example text.<ref name="Example 1"/> This is also an example.<ref name="Example 2"/> References <references> <ref name="Example 1">Example reference 1</ref> <ref name="Example 2">Example reference 2</ref> </references>	This is an example text.^[1] This is also an example.^[2] References ↑ Example reference 1 ↑ Example reference 2

List of citation templates

General references: Use {{ref}} to add a reference. These references are listed by adding {{reflist}} template in the References section of an article. These reference can use any group.
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}} in 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}} in the References section of an article.
Footnotes: Use {{note}} to add a footnote. These references are listed by adding {{notelist}} template in the Footnotes section of an article. These footnotes can use any group.
Verify: Use {{verify}} to request verification.