Forum:Characteristics info

What exactly are the parameters of this section. Lore and Gameplay mechanics? If only gameplay mechanics why?--Ant2242 (talk) 08:48, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
 * In game-specific articles, the background is for the lore, characteristics are for gameplay. It's always been that way. The reason is clarity and consistency. If the reader wants to know about lore, they read the background section. If it's gameplay characteristics, they read the Characteristics section. Simple. Tagaziel (talk) 09:36, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

What if the particular section is about how the item works? It doesn't seem to belong within a "background" section.--Ant2242 (talk) 10:00, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
 * I say it does, at least as far as the game-specific articles are concerned. I prefer to avoid ambiguity and use Design for overview articles, so that there's a consistent approach to headings. Tagaziel (talk) 13:35, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

However, in this case (T-51b pages) the background is not how the item works. So should we add a separate section within the background?--Ant2242 (talk) 17:43, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

How about a design section?--Ant2242 (talk) 21:33, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
 * The design of the weapon/armor/whatever has usually be placed in a 'Design' subsection of the Background, has it not?. It isn't history, but it really shouldn't be with the rest of the characteristics. I agree with Tag that the 'Characteristics' section should be exclusively for gameplay purposes because readers are looking at the Characteristics to determine how good an item is for future use; knowing what type of battery powers a suit of power armor or whatever doesn't help them in that decision. --Kastera (talk) 21:43, 15 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Pretty much what Kas said. Maybe we could just move the design subsection up into background? Shadowrunner(stuff) 21:49, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

I have moved the transclusion to the subsection. However I must ask where is this "rule" written down?--Ant2242 (talk) 00:26, 16 November 2014 (UTC)