Template:Character Infobox

Character or creature name
? {{{health}}} {{{shield}}} {{{psipool}}}
Biography ​
Faction	faction, examples: South Gaters Wildlife
Role	roles, examples: Trader Psi trainer Quest NPC
Location	location, examples: South Gate Outposts Lower Underrail
Quests	quest1 quest2 quest3 etc
Loot	Ammunition Scraps Firearm Barrels (rarely)
Statistics ​
Abilities	misc. combat stuff, examples: Throws Flashbangs Can use Neural Overload Has Acid Spray special attack
Combat stats	Attack damage: n Attack range: n Action Points: n Movement Points: n Initiative: n Detection: n
Base abilities	Strength: n Dexterity: n Agility: n Constitution: n Perception: n Will: n Intelligence: n
Skills	Guns: n Throwing: n Crossbows: n Melee: n Dodge: n Evasion: n Stealth: n Hacking: n Lockpicking: n Pickpocketing: n Traps: n Mechanics: n Electronics: n Chemistry: n Biology: n Tailoring: n Thought Control: n Psychokinesis: n Metathermics: n Persuasion: n Intimidation: n Mercantile: n
Resistances	Mechanical: n% / n Heat: n% / n Cold: n% / n Electricity: n% / n Acid: n% / n Energy: n% / n Bio: n% / n
Technical ​ Character file FileName.char ​ Dialog file FileName.udlg Shop file FileName.store Animation sprites \folder\

Important notice!

Any (or even all) of the statistics can be left out, the template won't be this huge in its usual uses.

Though, it can also be adapted for player character builds this way.

Template documentation follows

Note: the template above may sometimes be partially or fully invisible.
Visit Template:Character_Infobox/doc to view this documentation. (edit) (How does this work?)

Usage

Paste the following code into the top of an article, filling all known fields:

{{Character Infobox
| name       = 
| type       = automaton, critter, generic, important (for bots, animals and generic/named NPCs)
| portrait   = portrait image (see [[Category:Portraits]])
| background = portrait background image (see [[Category:Portrait backgrounds]])
| health     = shown as a bar below portrait
| shield     = 
| psipool    = 
| image      = in-game model image. tries '{{PAGENAME}} model.png' if not specified (see [[Category:In-game models]] or [[Category:Sprites]])
| faction    = 
| roles      = 
| location   = 
| loot       = 
| abilities  = 
|
|Combat stats section:
| level         = 
| damage        = 
| range         = 
| actionpoints  = 50
| movepoints    = 
| detection     = 
| resolve       = 
| fortitude     = 
|
|Base abilities section:
| strength      = 
| dexterity     = 
| agility       = 
| constitution  = 
| perception    = 
| will          = 
| intelligence  = 
|
|Skills section:
| guns          = 
| heavyguns     = 
| throwing      = 
| crossbows     = 
| melee         = 
|
| dodge         = 
| evasion       = 
| stealth       = 
| hacking       = 
| lockpicking   = 
| pickpocketing = 
| traps         = 
|
| mechanics     = 
| electronics   = 
| chemistry     = 
| biology       = 
| tailoring     = 
|
| thoughtctrl   = 
| psychokinesis = 
| metathermics  = 
| temporal      = 
|
| persuasion    = 
| intimidation  = 
| mercantile    = 
|
|Resistances section:
| mechanical    = 
| heat          = 
| cold          = 
| electricity   = 
| acid          = 
| energy        = 
| bio           = 
|
|Technical section:
| charfile      = 
| dialogfile    = 
| shopfile      = 
| animfiles     = 
}}

Examples

Large infobox example
30 127 100 (+10)
Biography
Role	Example with bunch of stats
Location	template documentation page
Quests	quest1 quest2
Statistics ​
Abilities	True-sight
Combat stats	Action Points: 50 Detection: 9001
Base abilities	Perception: 10
Skills	Traps: 127 Intimidation: 42
Technical ​ Character file something.char ​ Dialog file something.udlg Shop file something.store

Minimal infobox example
? 123
Description
Role	Styg's old forum avatar
Location	some upcoming release

See the source.