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by A character sheet gathers infos for role playing games. It contains several fields (name, level, tribe, hit points, school, etc.) and a picture.
1. ACTIVATE THE RPG MODULE
Admin Panel => General Admin => Configuration => Modules Activation
=> Activate RPG mode => Enabled => Save
Then, the RPG mode is activated. Sometimes, you may have to press the F5 key to refresh, so the Roleplay Game menu appears in the left hand side of your admin panel.
2. CREATE A FIELD
Admin panel => Module => Roleplay Game => Fields Management
This page summarizes all fields already created. It's possible to delete or edit them, or change their display order.
To create a new field --> Click on "Add the field"
The different infos for a field are :
- Its name : visible for members
- Its type : there are 4 different type (see below)
- the order : for the display
- the default value : It's the field value when the member create his/her character sheet.
- Modifiable by the member : If ticked, the member can modify the field as he/she wants.
- Visible in the forums : If ticked, this field will appear in posts, under the avatar. It's limited to 3 visible fields.
The 4 field types are :
- Text field : It's simple text, in one line. Useful for the name, the age, the departure place, etc.
- Bar : Useful for hit points, magic points
- Choice list : It's a list of circular tickable checkboxes. Useful for the character's tribe, his/her class, etc. Then you have to fill up all the choices, one by one (maximum : 15) and define one default choice.
- Text/list : It's text on several lines. Useful for the character's description, a list of all spells the character knows for example.
3. To modify a field's style
Admin Panel => Module => Roleplay Game => Fields Style
This page summarizes the styles of all fields
To change a field's style -> Click on "Edit"
The style of each field can be modified : color, associated picture, position in the character sheet (left or right). You can also put different bars or define a color or a picture for each choice in a choice list (and choose to display the picture, the text or both)
4. To view/to generate the character sheet
To display the character sheets in the forum :
Admin Panel => Module => Roleplay Game => Fields Management
=> Display the character sheet => Save
To generate his/her character sheet, a member must log in, click on "Profile" in the navigation links above, then on Character Sheet. If his/her character sheet hasn't been created yet, it will be proposed to him/her to do it. He/she can then fill up all modifiable fields
In the forum, the character sheet can be visible in his/her profile or in a message he/she posted (under the avatar)
The admins can also view all created character sheets, or generate them for members in the admin panel > Roleplay Game > Character sheets
Written by Gautamas
Translated by Katt
Update by Caihlem
