Wiki Editing Guide

This page is a reference guide for editors of the Menhirs Fate Wiki. It covers the custom templates, CSS classes, and conventions used across the site.

Editing Basics

This wiki runs on MediaWiki. You can edit any page by clicking the Edit pencil icon at the top of the page. There are two editing modes:

• Visual Editor – a rich-text editor (recommended for most edits). Click the pencil icon and choose "Edit".
• Source Editor – edit the raw wikitext directly. Click the pencil icon and choose "Edit source".

For a full introduction to wikitext formatting, see MediaWiki's formatting guide.

Common Wikitext

What you want	What to type
Bold text	'''Bold text'''
Italic text	''Italic text''
A link to another wiki page	[[Page Name]] or [[Page Name|Display Text]]
An external link	[https://example.com Link Text]
A heading (level 2)	== Heading ==
A heading (level 3)	=== Sub-heading ===
A bullet list item	* Item
A numbered list item	# Item
An image	[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|Caption text]]

Uploading Images

To upload an image to the wiki:

1. Click Special pages in the sidebar (or navigate to Special:Upload)
2. Choose your file, give it a descriptive name, and click Upload file
3. You can then embed it on any page using [[File:YourFileName.jpg|thumb|Caption]]

Common image options:

• [[File:Name.jpg|thumb|Caption]] – thumbnail with caption (right-aligned by default)
• [[File:Name.jpg|center|600px]] – centred at 600px wide
• [[File:Name.jpg|frameless|1000px]] – no border, 1000px wide

Templates

Templates are reusable blocks of wikitext. You insert them by typing {{TemplateName|param1=value|param2=value}}. In the Visual Editor, click Insert → Template and search by name.

SkillCard

The SkillCard template creates a styled card for presenting Rites, Spells, Cantrips, Ceremonies, and other abilities. The card name automatically appears in the page's Table of Contents.

Usage

{{SkillCard
|name=Spell Name
|level=1
|xp=2xp
|cast_time=2 minutes
|duration=Instantaneous
|cost=1 Air Flicker
|fp_cost=1
|target=Other
|type=Ceremony – 1 min
|extension=Description of how flickers extend the rite
|range=10 metres
|effect=Full description of the spell effect
|vocals=By the element of Air/Minimum of Five Words/Spell Name
|note=Optional referee note or flavour text
}}

Parameters

Parameter	Required?	Description
name	Yes	The name of the skill, rite, spell, or ability
level	No	Rite/spell level (displays as a "Lvl X" badge)
xp	No	XP cost to learn (e.g. "2xp")
cast_time	No	How long the rite or spell takes to cast
duration	No	How long the effect lasts
cost	No	Resource cost (e.g. "1 Fire Flicker", "2 Vigour", "1 Faith")
fp_cost	No	Focus Point cost (used mainly for cantrip spells)
target	No	Who the ability targets (e.g. "Self", "Other")
type	No	Type of ability (e.g. "Ceremony – 1 min")
extension	No	How the rite can be extended with additional resources
range	No	Range or reach of the ability
effect	Yes	Full description of what the ability does
vocals	No	Required vocal incantation / casting words
note	No	Optional referee note or flavour text

Only name and effect are required — all other parameters are optional, and the card gracefully hides rows for any omitted field.

Visual Editor

SkillCard is fully integrated with the Visual Editor. To insert one:

1. Click Insert → Template
2. Search for "SkillCard"
3. Fill in the labelled parameter fields
4. Click Insert

You can edit an existing SkillCard by clicking on the card and selecting the template icon.

Examples

A Rite (with level, cost, and extension):

{{SkillCard
|name=Healing Touch
|level=1
|cast_time=30 seconds
|duration=Instantaneous
|cost=1 Earth Flicker
|extension=Each additional Earth Flicker heals one further hit
|effect=The caster touches a willing target and restores one lost hit to a single location.
}}

A Cantrip (with FP cost and vocals):

{{SkillCard
|name=Burning Taunt
|fp_cost=1
|range=Touch through foci – Throwable 10 metres
|effect=Rage courses through the target, forcing them to focus their attacks on the caster.
|vocals=By the element of Fire / Minimum of Five Words / I taunt you!
}}

A Vigour Skill (with XP and Vigour cost):

{{SkillCard
|name=Crush
|xp=2xp
|cost=2 Vigour
|effect=If you hit a character with a two-handed melee weapon, you may call STRIKEDOWN.
}}

Custom CSS Classes

Several custom CSS classes are available for use in wikitext. Wrap your content in a <div class="classname"> to use them.

Responsive Images

To make any image shrink to fit the screen width on mobile (instead of being cropped or overflowing), wrap it in the responsive-img class:

<div class="responsive-img">
[[File:MyBanner.jpg|1000px]]
</div>

The image will display at its specified size on wide screens but automatically scale down on narrower devices.

Nation Grid

The nation grid creates a visual grid of clickable nation tiles with background images. It is used on the Look and Feel and Rules pages.

<div class="nation-grid">
  <div class="nation-grid-item nation-avereaux">
    <span class="nation-label">[[Avereaux Look And Feel|Avereaux]]</span>
  </div>
  <div class="nation-grid-item nation-wonder">
    <span class="nation-label">[[The Wonder Look And Feel|The Wonder]]</span>
  </div>
  <!-- ...more nations... -->
</div>

Each nation has its own background image class. The available nation classes are:

nation-avereaux	nation-wonder	nation-valdraeth
nation-portavas	nation-hammerstadt	nation-urdrevan
nation-kairos	nation-syradonia	nation-morvalis

Change the wiki link inside each <span class="nation-label"> to point to whatever page you need (e.g. a nation's rules page or lore page).

Page Organisation

Categories

Add a page to a category by putting [[Category:Category Name]] at the bottom of the page. This helps keep the wiki organised and discoverable. Common categories on this wiki include Templates, Nations, and Rules.

Table of Contents

MediaWiki automatically generates a Table of Contents when a page has 4 or more headings. The SkillCard template is designed so that each card name appears as an entry in the Table of Contents, making skill pages easy to navigate.

You can force or suppress the TOC with:

• __TOC__ – place the TOC at a specific position
• __NOTOC__ – hide the TOC entirely

Tips for Editors

• Preview before saving – use the "Show preview" button to check your work before committing.
• Write a summary – when saving an edit, add a short edit summary so other editors can see what you changed.
• Use the Visual Editor for templates – it provides a form-based interface for inserting and editing SkillCards, which is less error-prone than writing the wikitext by hand.
• Don't worry about blank lines inside templates – the SkillCard template handles whitespace automatically. Just fill in the parameters and it will render cleanly.
• Test on mobile – if you're adding images or layout elements, check how they look on a narrow screen. Use the responsive-img class for any wide images.