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All quest articles need their own pages. After all, how are people supposed to beat them on their own? This type of article is pretty simple: give the meat and potatoes of the quest.
Naming
Quests, on the wiki, need the name given to them in-game. This is usually found in the quest journal in the character menu. Specific objectives of a quest should not be given their own article. See "headers" below, for how this situation is handled. Additionally, quests that possess the same name as another article, should be given a parenthetical word at the end of it. For instance, Necromancer's Moon is both a book and quest, so the quest Necromancer's Moon should be named "Necromancer's Moon (Quest)." Always capitalize the parenthetical word. In addition to this, quests of the same name may appear across games, for instance the quest "No Stone Unturned" appears in both Oblivion and Skyrim. For this, use the game title as the disambiguating parenthetical note, as such "No Stone Unturned (Oblivion)" and "No Stone Unturned (Skyrim)." See this guide on disambiguation for more information.
Quest names, when mentioned in the article body, should appears with quotation marks around them. This is not true for lists of quests or when a quest name appears as a subheader, such as under an "Interactions" header in a character article. Here is an example of the correct formatting for an in-line mention of a quest: During the quest "Anvil Recommendation," the Hero of Kvatch must kill a rogue mage.
Templates
Infoboxes
Each game has its own infobox especially for quests. The infobox belongs at the very top of each page. Most of them include the first line of the article as well, detailing the page name and game in which it appears. These include:
- {{ArenaQuests}} – for Arena
- {{DaggerfallQuests}} – for Daggerfall
- {{MorrowindQuests}} – for Morrowind
- {{BloodmoonQuests}} – for Bloodmoon
- {{TribunalQuests}} – for Tribunal
- {{OblivionQuests}} – for Oblivion
- {{ShiveringIslesQuests}} – for Shivering Isles
- {{SkyrimQuests}} – for Skyrim
- {{DawnguardQuests}} – for Dawnguard
- {{DragonbornQuests}} – for Dragonborn
- {{OnlineQuests}} – for Online
- Main article: Category:Navigation Templates
Oblivion
- {{OblivionMainQuest}} – for the Main Quests in Oblivion.
- {{OblivionFightersGuildQuests}} – for the Fighters Guild quests in Oblivion.
- {{OblivionMagesGuildQuests}} – for the Mages Guild quests in Oblivion.
- {{OblivionThievesGuildQuests}} – for the Thieves Guild quests in Oblivion.
- {{OblivionDaedricQuests}} – for Daedric Quests in Oblivion.
- {{OblivionDarkBrotherhoodQuests}} – for the Dark Brotherhood quests in Oblivion.
Skyrim
- {{SkyrimMainQuest}} – for the Main Quests in Skyrim.
- {{SkyrimCompanionsQuests}} – for the Companions Quests in Skyrim.
- {{SkyrimCollegeOfWinterholdQuests}} – for the College of Winterhold Quests in Skyrim.
- {{SkyrimThievesGuildQuests}} – for Thieves Guild Quests in Skyrim
- {{SkyrimDaedricQuests}} – for Daedric Quests in Skyrim.
- {{SkyrimDarkBrotherhoodQuests}} – for the Dark Brotherhood quests in Skyrim.
Template usage
Infoboxes
Infoboxes belong at the very top of the page. It allows editors to add information such as images, quest givers, rewards, reputation gain, prerequisites, the next quest in succession, etc. Adding an infobox to an article is as easy as adding the script from the templates documentation. Here is an example of how an infobox should be coded when added to an article in source mode.
{{OblivionQuests
|image =
|questgiver =
|location =
|prereq =
|next =
|reward =
|faction =
|type =
}}
This is for an Oblivion quest infobox. If some of the "parameters" or lines are left blank, they might not appear in the published version of the article. However, they will still appear when another editor clicks "Scribe" to change the page. This is helpful for hiding messy coding, but leaving the option of expansion open to new authors. If you are unsure of which infobox is appropriate or one needs to be created for the article you're working on, add {{Infobox needed}} to the top of the page. This adds the page to a list of other pages needing infoboxes.
Navigation templates are tables that hold a series of links related to the topic of the article in which they're placed. This helps readers quickly find pages on a similar subject matter. This "nav" template is for the College of Winterhold questline:
{{SkyrimCollegeOfWinterholdQuests}}
It belongs at the very foot of the article.
Headers
Headers are what help sort the information of the article. They are needed to organize the information into cohesive and comprehensive sections. Readers can also find the information in the article more easily, because a table of contents will be generated if four or more headers are used. Always capitalize the first word and any proper nouns that appear. Otherwise, do not capitalize all the words in the header. Quest articles should follow this general guideline, in regards to headers:
{{infobox}}
==Background==
In ''Skyrim'', for instance, there is a blurb that appears in the journal when a quest is obtained. List that here, in [[TES:SF#Emphasis|italics]] or with a blockquote. If neither of these are suitable, give a brief summary of the quest in your own words. Be wary of [[TES:SF#Writing style and perspective|perspective]].
==Objectives==
This may not be needed for each page, but it may be used when several clear objects need to be detailed. Format this with a numbered list, like so:
#Kill person
#Find stolen amulet
#Return to employer
#???
#Profit
Alternatively, this can be substituted for ===General walkthrough=== with the header below, being the overarching header. (with two equal signs instead of three.)
==Walkthrough==
From the very moment the quest is obtained, until the very moment it is complete, write about it here. Be extremely mindful {{rednote|not}} to use first person ("I") in this section (second person is permitted in the walkthrough section only). This is not a forum—it is an encyclopedia. Additionally, if this section becomes exceptionally lengthy, use subheaders with meaningful names. For example:
<!--below are optional-->
===Find Aeri===
===Alftand – Electronic Cathedral===
===Part I===
===Part II===
===Dance to dubstep on the corpse of your foe!===
<!---above are optional-->
==Reward==
Optional if you want to include the reward(s) for completing the quest here in the form of bullet points.
==Journal==
Each time the journal updates, it gives specific clues that help players advance in that leg of the quest. List them here in table format. The class of the table tag denotes what game it pertains to.
*mwqtable = Morrowind
*obqtable = Oblivion
*skqtable = Skyrim
*dgqtable = Dawnguard
*dbqtable = Dragonborn
See [[Discerning the Transmundane#Journal]] for full example of a journal.
{|class="dgqtable"
!colspan="2"|Dawnguard – DLC1VQ01MiscObjective
|-
!ID!!Journal Entry
|-
|align="center"|10||''I've learned of a group of vampire hunters known as the Dawnguard. It seems they are looking for new recruits.''
*'''Objective 10:''' Speak with the leader of the Dawnguard
|-
|align="center"|180||
*<u>Quest complete</u>
|}
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Imagename.png|caption
Imagename.png|
</gallery>
Be extremely selective about how many images you add to an article. Most of them that would end up in a gallery could be wormed into the walkthrough (and would be more helpful that way!). If the walkthrough is fairly short, consider putting photos here.
==Trivia==
Again, use this sparingly, and only for documented or widely believed cultural references. Just because an armor pieces on the bookshelf of the Queen of Oblivion looks like a breastplate used in the Lord of the Rings for one scene does not mean that it is, and should NOT be added unless an EXTREMELY CLEAR reference is provided. Non-referenced speculated trivia belongs on the article's talk page.
==Bugs==
{{Bugs}}
*If you encounter a bug, add it here with the appropriate system template and a concise description.
==Appearances==
*{{Dawnguard}}
{{navigation template}}
[[Category:Categories go here]]
*Note: Most of the appropriate categories are already added to the article via the infobox template. The only categories that need to be added are for the location type. For example, [[Category:Oblivion: Chorrol Quests]] or [[Category:Skyrim: Thieves Guild Quests]]
Example
The above guide will render this into the article:
Background
In Skyrim, for instance, there is a blurb that appears in the journal when a quest is obtained. List that here, in italics or with a blockquote. If neither of these are suitable, give a brief summary of the quest in your own words. Be wary of perspective.
Objectives
This may not be needed for each page, but it may be used when several clear objects need to be detailed. Format this with a numbered list, like so:
- Kill person
- Find stolen amulet
- Return to employer
- ???
- Profit
Alternatively, this can be substituted for ===General walkthrough=== with the header below, being the overarching header. (with two equal signs instead of three.)
Walkthrough
From the very moment the quest is obtained, until the very moment it is complete, write about it here. Be extremely mindful not to use first person ("I") in this section (second person is permitted in the walkthrough section only). This is not a forum—it is an encyclopedia. Additionally, if this section becomes exceptionally lengthy, use subheaders with meaningful names. For example:
Find Aeri
Alftand – Electronic Cathedral
Part I
Part II
Dance to dubstep on the corpse of your foe!
Reward
Optional if you want to include the reward(s) for completing the quest here in the form of bullet points.
Journal
Each time the journal updates, it gives specific clues that help players advance in that leg of the quest. List them here in table format. The class of the table tag denotes what game it pertains to.
- mwqtable = Morrowind
- obqtable = Oblivion
- skqtable = Skyrim
- dgqtable = Dawnguard
- dbqtable = Dragonborn
- onqtable = Online
See Discerning the Transmundane#Journal for full example of a journal.
| Dawnguard – DLC1VQ01MiscObjective | |
|---|---|
| ID | Journal Entry |
| 10 | I've learned of a group of vampire hunters known as the Dawnguard. It seems they are looking for new recruits.
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| 180 |
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Gallery
Be extremely selective about how many images you add to an article. Most of them that would end up in a gallery could be wormed into the walkthrough (and would be more helpful that way!). If the walkthrough is fairly short, consider putting photos here.
Trivia
Again, use this sparingly, and only for documented or widely believed cultural references. Just because an armor pieces on the bookshelf of the Queen of Oblivion looks like a breastplate used in the Lord of the Rings for one scene does not mean that it is, and should NOT be added unless an EXTREMELY CLEAR reference is provided. Non-referenced speculated trivia belongs on the article's talk page.
Bugs
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This section contains bugs related to Style and Formatting/Quests. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following:
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- If you encounter a bug, add it here with the appropriate system template and a concise description.
Appearances
| Thieves Guild Quests (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim) | |
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| Main Quest | |
| Delvin's Small Jobs | |
| Vex's Small Jobs | |
| City Influence Jobs | |
| Other | |