Template talk:Heightweight

Suggested change

This template seems to be used exclusively for 5e homebrew races, through the 5e Race Preload. Considering that, I propose the following replacement. (The page is presently subject to a cascading lock, so an admin will need to do it.)

Base Height	Height Modifier	Base Weight	Weight Modifier
{{{feet}}}′ {{{inches}}}″	+{{{heightmod}}}	{{{weight}}} lb.	× 1 lb.

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="5e"
|- 
! style="text-align: left;" | Base<br/>Height || style="text-align: left;" | Height<br/>Modifier || style="text-align: left;" |Base<br/>Weight || style="text-align: left;" | Weight<br/>Modifier
|- class="{{Odd-Even|{{#var:odd}}}}"
| style="text-align: left;" | {{{feet}}}′ {{{inches}}}″ || +{{{heightmod}}} || {{{weight}}} lb. || × {{#if:{{{weightmod}}}|1|1|({{{weightmod}}})}} lb.
|}

Compared to the current version, the preceding example:

• Changes the table's class to "5e" instead of "d20."
• Makes it so if "1" is entered for weight mod, then the result is "× 1 lb." instead of "× (1) lb."
• Left-aligns all the headers instead of just the first one.
• Breaks up the headers so each of them appears on two lines instead of one.
• Removes the table's title.

All of these changes changes make this table look more like the one on page 121 of the Player's Handbook (and in my opinion make it look nicer). Coincidentally, the preload already puts a header of "Random Height and Weight" right above this table, so a second title of "Table: Random Height and Weight" seems redundant. - Guy (talk) 11:46, 22 November 2017 (MST)

Everything I try to fix is protected.... I need

×  replaced with {{#if: {{{operation}}} | {{{operation}}} | ×}}

It will function exactly the same everywhere it is in use unless someone wants to change x too + or something --Meep (talk) 13:55, 28 March 2018 (MDT)

pause abort that, I made a oopsie again. (not totally understanding the proper functionality of the random height weight) But I will come back with a more appropriate change to help with clarity for the future. --Meep (talk) 14:52, 28 March 2018 (MDT)

After discussing with several others and discovering that this is a common problem for even veteran users my new recommendation is to add:

Height = base height + height modifier <br/>
Weight = base weight + (height modifier x weight modifier)<br/>

underneath the template to appear on each race page --Meep (talk) 16:27, 28 March 2018 (MDT)

I have temporarily unlocked this page. --Green Dragon (talk) 23:43, 28 March 2018 (MDT)

Thanks! I made the changes, it should slowly start automatically being added to pages as they are edited --Meep (talk) 01:43, 29 March 2018 (MDT)