Template:Cite complex/doc

Cite complex cites a complex work where multiple authors are cited within specific sections of a work. It builds on our Cite book template, which is based on the Wikipedia Cite book template and initially taken with permission from the Forgotten Realms Wiki.

Use this template to cite an article within a multi-author, multi-article work, such as a Pathfinder Adventure Path.

Usage
The pages, year, ISBN, and articlen, authorn, and pagen parameters are optional. All other parameters are required and cannot be left out. You can include wiki links in any appropriate parameters except the ISBN.

In most cases, you'll also want to categorize the subtemplate, sorting by the book's title. For example:

When citing a source with several authors, particularly six or more authors, list only the first author followed by et al.

Do not use Paizo Inc. for books published by Paizo, as it results in an extraneous period. Use Paizo Inc instead.

Creating article/chapter/section citations
You can create up to 15 sections in a Cite complex template. Enter the article, chapter, or section title in the section's articlen parameter, its author or authors as wikitext in its authorn parameter, and its starting page number in its pagen parameter.

Each of these section parameters are optional. The template does not display an article title if articlen is omitted, the author parameter is displayed if the section's authorn parameter is omitted, and the section cannot be directly referenced if its pagen parameter is omitted.

For the final section to render properly, add one additional section than is necessary and include only the pagen parameter.