This is the home page of a Vault project. A project is a collaboration of editors improving articles and other content related to a particular subject. For more information, see The Vault:Projects.
The Fallout 4 character project is a project which aims to improve the quality and layout of articles about Fallout 4 non-player characters. This page is largely a modified version of The Vault:Fallout 3 NPC overhaul project.
Name of the character (and alternative names) in bold.
short description of the character (inhabitant of town XY, member of organization YZ etc)
Time when the character lived/is encountered in one of the Fallout games, (i.e. the starting date of the character's respective game). For characters in Fallout 4 this is 2287.
Background
Yes
Background story/history for the character: answers the question "who is this character?".
Relationships
No
Relations to other characters (family, friends, partners, enemies etc.) if any.
Daily schedule
No
Daily schedule of the character, i.e. what they usually do and where they can be found during the course of the 24-hour day.
Interactions with the player character(s)
Yes
This includes a properly filled out {{Interactions New}} template under the subsection "Interactions overview", including any quests in which the character is involved and any services they provide. If they are involved in quests, include another subsection titled "Quests", list the quests and include a brief summary of the character’s role in the quest.
Inventory
Yes
Items in possession of the character. Please use {{Inventory}}. If a character does not have an item of a certain type, simply place a dash (-).
Notes
No
For interesting things about the character which do not fit into the other categories. Try to keep this section to a minimum.
Notable quotes
No
Selection of quotes unique to the character. Remove all quotes that are common to several NPCs. If more than five quotes are notable, use {{Expandable content}} to limit the quotes shown by default to a list of five.
Behind the scenes
No
For out-of-game references and similar trivia.
Bugs
No
For bugs unique to the character. Quest bugs should be moved to the appropriate quest article page. General bugs, such as those found on the Fallout 4 bugs page should be removed from the NPC article. Also, reword and consolidate existing valid bug entries for brevity and clarity.
Gallery
No
Cluttering the article with too many images should be avoided. Instead, place them in a gallery at the end if applicable.
Appearances
Yes
Which games/add-ons does this character appear in. For example, “{{Pagename nd}} appears only in Fallout 4." or "{{Pagename nd}} appears only in the Fallout 4add-onAutomatron."
References
No
If a <ref> tag has been used in the article, {{RT}} or {{RTB}} needs to be inserted here. This section is ONLY for this purpose.
For optional fields which may be applicable in certain cases, please see the {{Infobox character}} template documentation.
For generic characters (characters which are not unique, e.g. Resident (Diamond City)), the refid field should be left empty.
Race: Human, ghoul, super mutant, or synth. Unlike previous games, skin tone and facial features are modifiable so Causacian, African American, Latino and Asian qualifiers are unnecessary as far as human races are concerned.
Affiliation: Of the following points, mention the first point that is applicable for a given character:
Name of an organization the character belongs to.
Name of a shop/company the character owns/works for.
Name of the character's boss.
Settlement a character lives in.
Quests: Leave blank if no related quests.
Categories[]
A character page should be in the following categories:
To participate, simply add your name below using {{userlink|your user name}}. Place every participant on a new line. The list is alphabetised (with the exception of the project leader) - please add your username to the list appropriately.
Add your name to the tasks you are currently working on (simply insert {{repeat}} ~~~, this adds your signature without date)
Mark tasks you have completed with {{yes}} ~~~
Once all other tasks have been completed, someone else should review the result. This is done to ensure nothing has been overlooked. If that has been done, add {{yes}} ~~~ to the "peer review" and "complete" columns.
General checklist[]
Lead: Keep the opening of the article brief. Move excess information into Background or Interactions sections.
Layout: Proper section ordering, titling and capitalization as per the layout table above.
Notes: Move notes as appropriate into other sections, usually Background or Interactions. Remove or consolidate spurious notes. Reword notes for brevity and clarity.
Bugs: Remove bugs which are not unique to the NPC. Move relevant bugs to quest or location articles. Reword bug entries for brevity and clarity.
Behind the scenes: Reduce to obvious references. Provide an informative link and keep valid entries to a sentence or two.
Navboxes: Check for missing navboxes and add them where applicable. This mostly concerns characters who live in a town (these should have the town-specific navbox added, e.g. {{Navbox Diamond City}}) and characters from add-ons (these should have the add-on navbox added, e.g. {{Navbox Nuka-World}}).
