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This page is a style and formatting guideline on GuildWiki. It has general acceptance among editors and is considered a standard to which articles should adhere. However, it is not set in stone and should be treated with common sense and the occasional exception.

This article provides information on starting, expanding on and completing articles about Quests in Guild Wars.

Contents 1 Syntax and example 2 Basic Outline 2.1 Overview 2.2 Walkthrough 2.3 Category

[edit] Syntax and example

==Overview==
'''Summary'''
#List of objectives from the Quest Log

'''Obtained from'''
:Who gives this quest and where

'''Requirements'''
:Any quests or actions that need to be satisfied before this one is given. This might include professions, i.e. some quests are only available to Monks, some only to Rangers.

'''Reward'''
:*? [[XP]]
:*? [[Gold]]
:*Skills
::[[Monk]]: [[Protective Spirit]]
:* <Item>
::<Item stats>
::<Item stats>

'''Dialogue'''
:''"What the quest giving character says in the Quest Log", also note the text for the accept and reject buttons.''

'''Intermediate Dialogue 1,2,3...'''
:''"Some quests require you to talk to someone first.  Note their dialogue here."''

'''Reward Dialogue'''
:''"What does the NPC say when you pick up your quest reward"''

'''Followup'''
:What other quests become available after finishing this one?

==Walkthrough==
An explanation on how this quest can be completed or strategies that can be used.

[[Category:Prophecies/Factions/Nightfall/Battle Isles quests]]

[edit] Basic Outline

[edit] Overview

Summary

Briefly describe the quest, or provide the list of tasks required for completion of the quest.

Obtained from

Provide the name and location of the NPC that gives the player the quest. Terms occuring both here and in the Summary section should be wikified here only.

Requirements

List the dependencies for activation of the quest. For example, a quest may require a certain profession, or a quest may require the completion of another quest.

Reward

List the rewards gained from completion of the quest. For example, experience points, items, and skills are legitimate rewards. Profession-specific skill rewards should be noted.

Dialogue

Provide the in-game quest text from the Quest Log, italicized, and in quotes. If the quest giver uses that player's name, this is show by writing <name>. E.g. "Hi <name> can you help me?". Green and red text is rendered bold. Use the exact spelling and punctuation, unusual spelling and punctuation can be denoted with {{sic}}.

Followup

List all quests that become available after this one is finished. This section shouldn't exist if empty.

[edit] Walkthrough

Include a complete listing of the steps needed, along with some basic strategy. Also make sure you note any peculiarities: If you need an item, etc.

[edit] Category

The category the quest article should be put in is dependant on which Campaign the quest is from.

• Quests from Guild Wars Prophecies go in Category:Prophecies quests.
• Quests from Guild Wars Factions go in Category:Factions quests.
• Quests from Guild Wars Nightfall go in Category:Nightfall quests.
• Quests from the Battle Isles go in Category:Battle Isles quests.
• Any special event quest (e.g. Wintersday quests) will also go in Category:Special event quests.