Tutorials - Character Attributes

These are the pre-configured character fields that can be activated to extend the characters' presentation.

Title

This field is used to add a 2/3 word title to the characters. To use it, activate the "Title" feature.

A new field is now added to the character form:

And the content of the field is shown in the gallery, next to the character's name:

Cover

This feature allows you to customize the cover image of the characters (before a player is assigned to them). To use, activate the "Cover" feature.

A new field is now added to the character form:

The new cover is show in the gallery: 

Motto

This field is used to add a single sentence on what could be a "motto" for the character. To use, activate the "Motto" feature.

A new field is now added to the character form:

The motto is show in the character's page: 

Preview

This field is used to provide informations on the character to the player before the full character sheet (for example information on logistics or costume). To use, activate the "Preview" feature.

A new field is now added to the character form:

To show the content of the "preview" filed, go to the Run panel: 

When this setting is checked, the preview will be shown in the private area of the character's page:

Props

This field is used to track the props to be given to each character. To use, activate the "Props" feature.

A new field is now added to the character form:

In the Props panel, all the props are then compiled together to help with logistics: 

Assigned

This field is used to track which staff member is assigned to work on writing element (be it a character, faction, etc). To use, activate the "Assigned" feature.

A new field is now added to the character form:

The list of member will be taken from the list of users with a staff role in the event. 

Progress

This field is used to track the writing progress of a writing element (example: draft, review, approved, etc). To use, activate the "Progress" feature.

Now go to the Progress panel, and add a new progress step clicking on "Add".

A new field is now added to the character form:

If you have both Progress and Assigned activated, a summary can be shown at the top of the character field to show a map between assigned characters and their progress: 

Staff Relationships

This feature allow staff members to write relationships between characters. To use, activate the "Character relationships (staff)" feature.

Now click on "Relationships" next to the character name:

Click on "Add" to create a new one: 

The list of relationships will be shown at the end of the character's page. 

Player Relationships

This feature allow players to write relationships between their character and others. To use, activate the "Character relationships (player)" feature.

A button "Relationship" will be visible on the character's page:

Clicking on "Add", a new relationship can be created:

The list of relationships will be shown at the end of the character's page. 

PDF generation

This feature generates a PDF version of the character sheet, automatically each time the character is updated. To use, activate the "PDF generation" feature.

Now go to the PDF panel:

Here you can download the gallery of characters in PDF format; test it (HTML only), and generate the PDF list of player profiles.

Here you can test the PDF generation of a character. Select the character on the left, then you can generate either the PDF or the test version (HTML) on three elements:

• Full sheet (formatted by the following items)
• Light sheet (automatically formatted, for printing / more easible reading) 
• Relationships (automatically formatted)

Clicking on Template Instructions will help you define the template for the full sheet:

Fill the CSS, Header and Background with the desired content, and the confirm to upload them.

The PDF generation is based on xhtml2pdf: if you desire to know more what you can do with it, you can check out their docs: https://xhtml2pdf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/format_html.html

Co-creation

This feature allow players to answer to specific question from staff members on their assigned characters. To use, activate the "Co-creation" feature.

Two new fields will be added to the character's form: 

The question is editable only by staff members; the answer by both staff member and the player. 

Players will find on their character's page the Co-creation button: 

They will then be able to input their answer: