Template:Hero

How to use

The code is copied at the beginning of the hero's article, and fill in the missing information. It should be noticed, that the factors below are case sensitive meaning, that "Town" is not the same as "town".

{{Hero
 | town       = 
 | class      = 
 | gender     = 
 | race       = 
 | specialty  = 
 | s_text     = 
 | skill_1    = 
 | skill_2    = 
 | spell      =
 | warmachine =
 | s_mp       =
}}

Hide components

The following parameters defined without any value hide certain elements of the template:

notext: No Intro text to the right (useful for showing different flavors of a hero).

HotA Movement Points

For all heroes amount of starting movement points depends on their starting army: if they got a slow creature in starting army - they start with less movement points. In HotA all heroes are guaranteed to start with a certain set of creatures, so their starting movement points are constant.

Optional components

classname: An override to the displayed class name
hpicture: set to "_(HotA)" if there is a hota version of the hero picture
hspec: set to "_(HotA)" if there is a hota version of the specialty image
flavor: The scenario name or version of the hero that appears in a different scenario.
atk: Custom primary skill stat (attack)
def: Custom primary skill stat (defense)
sp: Custom primary skill stat (spell power)
know: Custom primary skill stat (knowledge)
skill_#: Replace # with the skill number 1-8
- skill_#+: Extra test to add to the skill row (e.g. for expansion symbols)
- sk#only: Set to the expansion (e.g. sod/hota) that you want to ONLY show the row for
troop_#: Replace # with the troop number 1-8
- troop_#_img: Display an alternate (e.g. HotA) image for this troop.
- nmb_#: The number of creatures in this troop
- chance_#: The chance that this troop appears in the hero's army
biography: If left out, removes the blank space created by an empty biography.
marginR: Used to set a different right margin (useful for showing different flavors of a hero).
level: Starting hero level

Other Options

If for some reason certain parameters do not appear automatically, you can add the following rows:

 | picture       = 
 | specialty_pic = 
 | name          =

Examples

Normal Case

Adelaide the Cleric

Basic Information:

Class:

Cleric

Gender:

Female

Race:

Human

Caught at sea during a storm, Adelaide was shipwrecked on the shores of Vori, home of the Snow Elves. She trained with them for some twenty years, and upon her return to Erathia discovered that no time had passed in her absence.

Specialty: Frost Ring

Casts Frost Ring with increased effect, based on hero level compared to the level of the target unit.

Primary Skills:

1

0

2

Secondary Skills:

Advanced Wisdom

Troops:

Pikeman

300-999

10–20

Always

Archer

44-777

4–7

75%

Griffin

20-30

2–3

Always

25%

Spell:

Frost Ring

Starting Movement Points:

1560

Adelaide the Cleric is a Castle hero.

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Flavor Case

Boyd the Death Knight
(Dead or Alive)

Basic Information:

Class:

Death Knight

Gender:

Male

Race:

Human

All scary stories feature a horseman who had been hanged, stabbed or even beheaded and now rides by night, intending to exact revenge on his killers. Nonsense, a necromancer would say, a dead man risen by himself cannot have memory or will. It may well be so, but then Boyd has scores to settle not only with the traitor who slayed him, but also with the one who denied him rest in peace.

Specialty: Skeletons

Increases the speed of Skeletons or Skeleton Warriors by 1 and their Attack and Defense skills for each level attained after 1st level.

Primary Skills:

1

2

1

Secondary Skills:

Basic Necromancy

Basic Armorer

Troops:

Skeleton

78

Always

Sandworm

9

Always

Spell:

Shield

Starting Movement Points:

1234

Boyd the Death Knight
(Tomb Raiders)

Basic Information:

Class:

Death Knight

Gender:

Male

Race:

Human

Specialty: Liches

Increases the speed of Liches or Power Liches by 1 and their Attack and Defense skills by 5% for every 5 levels (rounded up).

Primary Skills:

20

21

22

23

Secondary Skills:

Advanced Fire Magic

Advanced Earth Magic

Troops:

Skeleton Warrior

910

Always

Ghost Dragon

12

Always

Olgoi-Khorkhoi

96

Always

Spell:

Stone Skin

Starting Movement Points:

1234

Advanced Case

Sir Michael the Knight

Basic Information:

Class:

Knight

Gender:

Male

Race:

Human

Christian was always more of a frontiersman than a Knight, having set foot in nearly every part of Enroth before finally settling into military service in Erathia. Though a wanderer and a bit of a dreamer, his battlefield tactics are feared throughout the world.

Specialty: Ballista

Increases the Attack and Defense skills of any Ballista by 5% for every 5 levels (rounded up).

Level:

Level 11

Primary Skills:

2

1

Secondary Skills:

Expert Leadership

Advanced Luck

Advanced Ballistics

Expert Artillery

Advanced Offense

Advanced Armorer

Troops:

Halberdier

37

Always

Marksman

22

Always

Royal Griffin

8

Always

Crusader

6

Always

Zealot

3

Always

War Machine:

Ballista

Always

88%

Starting Movement Points:

1560

Gem the Sorceress

Basic Information:

Class:

Sorceress

Gender:

Female

Race:

Human

After her Deyjan raiders campaign, Gem agrees to help a wizard's anti-necromancy research by getting an Amulet of the Undertaker.

Specialty: First Aid

Receives a 5% per level bonus to First Aid skill.

Primary Skills:

0

2

1

2

Secondary Skills:

Basic First Aid

Basic Wisdom

Troops:

Centaur

12–24

Always

Wood Elf

3–6

Always

25%

Spell:

Lightning Bolt

War Machine:

First Aid Tent

Always

88%

Starting Movement Points:

1700

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Sir Mullich the Knight

Basic Information:

Class:

Knight

Gender:

Male

Race:

Human

Generally stoic, Sir Mullich is prone to spasmodic fits of uncoordinated excitement believed to intimidate his troops into working faster.

Specialty: Speed

All creatures receive +2 Speed.

Primary Skills:

2

1

Secondary Skills:

Advanced Leadership

Troops:

Pikeman

10–20

Always

Archer

4–7

Always

88%

Griffin

2–3

Always

25%

Starting Movement Points:

1560

Mutare the Overlord

Basic Information:

Class:

Overlord

Gender:

Female

Race:

Human

With her uncanny talent for commanding dragons on the field of combat, many have noticed Mutare's quick rise among the current overlords of Nighon.

Specialty: Dragons

All Dragons receive +5 Attack and +5 Defense.

Primary Skills:

2

1

Secondary Skills:

Basic Tactics

Basic Estates

Troops:

Troglodyte

20-30

30–40

Always

Harpy

6-8

4–6

Always

88%

Beholder

3–4

Always

25%

Spell:

Magic Arrow

Starting Movement Points:

1560

Clancy the Ranger

Basic Information:

Class:

Ranger

Gender:

Male

Race:

Dwarf

It was by pure accident that Clancy discovered he could communicate with Unicorns, but this unique ability has served him well as he worked his way through the ranks of AvLee's Military Elite.

Specialty: Unicorns