Board Thread:Wiki Improvement/@comment-5142578-20131209042544

You know how you can create a new character by clicking on contribute in the upper right corner, choose create new page, and then are given the option to select from a variety of options like characters and items for an already made page layout? Well, I kinda have a few ideas to improve the character layout so that it gives users (both newcomers and experienced) some extra ideas to add to their character, in addition to making it a bit more organized and informative. Here's the basic layout changes from the one that already exists.

Personality:

Rather than just calling it "Personality", I purpose to change it to "Behavior" and add some subcategories to it. Some of these categories are "Personality", "Intellegence", "Diet", and "Strategy". Behavior would cover all three topics, as it is just a broader expansion of the term "Personality". Personality is just the same as it is now, a good and thorough description of what they are like, and how they treat other people. Intellegence would describe not only how knowledgable the character is, but would also include (but not limited to) how well they are able to think things through and how well they can make good choices. Diet is almost entirely self-explanitory. It basically tells what the character likes to eat, how much they tend to eat, and can also include how well they burn off calories. Lastly, Strategy is more of combat information. This tells how they tend to fight, whether they are aggressive in combat, defensive, or if they would rather just flee altogether.

Powers, ablilities, and Skills:

Again, my idea is to take all of this and put it under one heading: Strengths. Basically, Strengths is just a broad category that can have powers, abilities, and skills as subcategories. In addition to these, a fourth subcategory could be "resistances". Resistances would basically include any thing that the character is resistant to, such as being immune to certain elements, having a higher than normal painthreshold, etc. Of course, Resistances would be an optional subcategory.

History:

I'm thinking of adding two subcategories to this category: "Backstory" and "Fanon history". Backstory would be like the history we typically give to our characters, an overview of what they've been through, where they're from, and how they got to where they are today. Fanon history would continue from the end of Backstory and tell about all the Roleplays they've been through. This would help users learn more about the character, say if they've had any changes in world view because of the events in an RP, any new friends they've made, etc.

Relations:

This is a category I think we used to have, but don't have anymore. We used to just call it "Friends, Neutrals, and Enemies". Relations would be the main category and would come with six subcategories: Family (optional), Friends, Neutral, Enemies, and Romantic interest(s), and Rivals (optional). Family is straight forward, so no need to explain. Friends would be anyone that the character considers a friend. Neutral would be anyone the character has met on several occasions, but has no personal feelings (be they good or bad) towards him/her. Enemies would be anyone that the character is on bad terms with, and has met on several occasions. Romantic Interests are anyone that the character would have romantic feelings for, whether it's just a crush or a person the character is actually in love with. Finally, Rivals would describe anyone that the character considers a challenge to them in terms of ability, skill, status, etc. The rivals can be a character that would normally fall under any of the other subcategories.

I may have more ideas to add later on, but please let me know what you guys think and feel free to add suggestions! 