Astraeus Officer's Manual/Formatting Your Sims: Difference between revisions

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You do not need to specify if the character is an NPC, PNPC, or MSPNPC in the subject line. If a sim is particularly long or you are writing a joint post with someone else, split the sim into two parts and label them in the title:
You do not need to specify if the character is an NPC, PNPC, or MSPNPC in the subject line. If a sim is particularly long or you are writing a joint post with someone else, split the sim into two parts and label them in the title:


* JP: Captain Mei'konda Delano & Lt. Cmdr. Rosek: New Places (Part 1)
* Captain Mei'konda Delano & Lt. Cmdr. Rosek: New Places (Part 1)
* JP: Captain Mei'konda Delano& Lt. Cmdr. Rosek: New Places (Part 2)
* Captain Mei'konda Delano& Lt. Cmdr. Rosek: New Places (Part 2)


Roman numerals (I, II, etc) are also permissible. If a sim title is getting long, you may also wish to shorten a character's rank in order to make it more readable on a single line, such as CPT instead of Captain, or ENS instead of Ensign.
Roman numerals (I, II, etc) are also permissible. If a sim title is getting long, you may also wish to shorten a character's rank in order to make it more readable on a single line, such as CPT instead of Captain, or ENS instead of Ensign.
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===Bolding vs. Non-Bolding===
===Bolding vs. Non-Bolding===
Do not bold entire paragraphs. Common uses of bolding include:
Do not bold entire paragraphs. However, many players prefer to bold names at the beginning of a line of dialogue. Such as:
 
'''Mei'konda:''' Why yes, that's a great idea, Ensign!
 
. Common uses of bolding include:
* Location headers: '''((Sickbay, USS Astraeus))'''
* Location headers: '''((Sickbay, USS Astraeus))'''
* Signatures
* Signatures
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A typical signature will look like this:
A typical signature will look like this:


Commander Mei’konda Delano<br />
Captain Mei’konda Delano<br />
Commanding Officer<br />
Commanding Officer<br />
USS Montreal<br />
USS Astraeus, NCC-79652<br />
M239002M10
M239002M10


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