Template talk:Bestiary Monster

I'm not so sure I like this template. I believe it would be much better if it were floated to the right and treated more like to old monster infobox. I don't like incorporating the green "banner" across the top, or the nav bar. it removes too much flexibility for users. -- Wynthyst  talk  05:46, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

I thought the old info box left the monster pages rather empty. Most of the monster pages only consisted of the info box in a narrow band on the right leaving the rest of the page blank which was unappealing to the eye. I modeled this template after the "mob" template. If you have a suggestion of what to incorporate in the empty space then I think the infobox is the right way to go.

The navbar is useful I think to easily switch between different mobs w/in the same field. I incorporated it into the template more for convenience so it's not pasted in every mob detail page. It would be nice however to force it to the bottom of the page similar to how the Category box is but I can't seem to figure out how to do that in the markup language.

I'd like to hear more suggestions at least now that the pages are getting more standardized to change them all will be as easy as changing the template. Naut 11:11, 7 October 2011 (UTC)


 * I agree a nav bar is necessary, just not incorporated into the template. As for filling the page, That is generally done with text, killing strategies, lore, trivia, etc... I would be happier if it were more balanced, maybe get the box with the image and map floated to the right? And remove the green banner off the top. -- Wynthyst [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png|19px ]] talk  15:26, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I want to expand a bit on my comments. The reason I don't want the nav bar incorporated into the template is that if someone then comes and wants to add anything to the page, their additions will fall below the nav bar. Nav bars should be kept to the bottom of the page. While I understand that having the template simply apply the nav bar is easiest at the beginning, it becomes more difficult to edit the page later. -- Wynthyst [[Image:User Wynthyst sig icon.png|19px ]] talk  15:32, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

I changed things back to basically the same layout as before. I agree with you on the navbar and have been looking for a way to force it to the bottom similar to how the "Category" tag is treated. However, I can't figure it out so I added a common "Monsters" section which will serve the same purpose and should flow naturally to any user additions. It also helps fill in the empty space on the left. This feature was something that had been applied to some of the pages on an individual basis but I think it's more appropriate to put into the template so it's standardized and easier to make modifications to the list of mobs in a field. --- Naut 19:46, 7 October 2011 (UTC)