Template:Dialogue/doc

Set of templates used to aid in formatting transcribed dialogue trees. Dialogue trees should exclusively use asterisks or <ul>/<li> elements.

Template:Dialogue start

Starts a dialogue. Also tags a page as a transcript.

Template:Dialogue end

Ends a dialogue

Template:dopt

Indicates a (numbered in the game) player option in a dialogue. We don't have numbers because they can vary depending on player flags and dialogue progress.

Template:dcond

Indicates a prerequisite for a dialogue option to be selected, or for a character to respond in a certain way.

Template:dact

Indicates some kind of action, optionally with a link to an anchor on the same page. Includes the following:

action	arguments	result
end	end	(End of dialogue)
previous	previous	(Shows previous options)
initial	initial	(Shows initial options)
other	other	(Shows other options)
above	above	(Same as above)
seeabove	seeabove	(See above)
seebelow	seebelow	(See below)
continues	continues	(Continues below)
pay	gold=50	(Player pays 50 gold.)

Example

Nettie: Give me a moment. I'll be right with you.

• Player: Is there anything I can do to help?
  • Nettie: A moment!
  • Vis medicatrix...
  • There. It's up to her now. Life or death.
  • (If the player is a Drow or Duergar and has not exposed Kagha)
    • Nettie: Now, what -
    • Nettie: Drow. Last time I saw one of you folk, he tried to slit me open. I hope you're more agreeable.
      • Player: Where did you see another drow?
        • Nettie: That's neither here nor there.
        • Look, you obviously want something. What is it?
        • (Continues below)
      • Player: Enough. I need your abilities.
        • Nettie: Just be glad my bedside manner's better than yours.
        • Come here. Let's have a look at you.
        • (Continues below)
      • Player: That depends. How good of a healer are you?
        • Nettie: A grey dwarf. Never thought I'd meet a decent one, but I heard what you did at the gates.
        • (Continues below)
  • (If the player is a Duergar and has exposed Kagha)
    • Nettie: So. A grey dwarf. Never thought I'd meet a decent one, but I heard what you did out there.
    • (Continues below)
  • (If the player is a Drow and has exposed Kagha)
    • Nettie: So. The last time I saw a drow, he tried to slit me open. I hope you're more agreeable.
    • (Continues below)
• Player: Wait patiently.
  • (See below)
• Player: Excuse me? I'm more important than some bird.
  • Nettie: I don't care bout you.
  • (Continues below)
• Leave.
  • (End of dialogue)
• Nettie: Now, what was it you needed?
• Nettie: I'm a busy woman who's here to chew bubblegum and heal birds, and I'm all outta birds.
• (End of dialogue)