User:AttemptToCallNil/Capitalization

Proposed guide on how to capitalize in-game terms on Grim Dawn Wiki. It is very much not production-ready.

Generally, I propose capitalizing in-game concepts (that may also have other, less well-defined meanings in-universe), but not in-universe concepts.

Capitalize:
 * In-game entity names: items, skills, characters, world entities, quests, notes.
 * Exception: when referring not to the in-game concept, but to the in-universe concept.
 * Example: "Barnabas needs scrap to repair the water pump. Five units of Scrap should be enough". The first refers to the in-universe concept of scrap, the second (as an in-game quantity is specified) to an in-game concept of the Scrap item.
 * Names of masteries and dual-mastery character titles - only when referring to the mastery or the title.
 * Examples:
 * "This pistol is most suitable for Inquisitors" - referring to the game concept, the Inquisitor mastery.
 * "Creed is the inquisitor sent to investigate Warden Krieg" - "Inquisitor" refers to the in-universe occupation (not capitalized in typical English usage).
 * "Talk to Inquisitor Creed to proceed" - when used in this format (title preceding the name), the title is capitalized.
 * "Ulgrim was once the First Blade, the last-resort weapon of the Emperor of Erulan" - "First Blade" and "Emperor" represent ranks that are highest within a hierarchy, these may be capitalized.
 * Names of rarities - specifically when referring to these rarities.
 * Examples:
 * "One-shot chests are guaranteed to drop one Epic item once per character per difficulty" - "Epic" refers to item rarity.
 * "At this point, your character most likely uses primarily Rare equipment" - "Rare" refers to item rarity.
 * "This monster often drops rare items, including Legendaries" - "rare" refers to drop frequency and not in-game rarity; "Legendaries" (plural of "Legendary" used as a noun) refers to the in-game rarity.
 * Names of factions - when referring to the faction as the in-game (not the in-universe) concept.
 * Examples:
 * "Completing this quest grants 200 points to Malmouth Resistance reputation" - "Malmouth Resistance" refers to the in-game faction as reputation points apply to the game concept
 * "Amala was a member of the Malmouth resistance" - "Malmouth resistance" refers to the in-universe concept.
 * Attribute names: Physique, Cunning, Spirit, Constitution, Health, Energy - when referring to the in-game concept of attributes.
 * Item classes and item/character attributes - when in item or characters descriptions, not necessarily outside.
 * Examples:
 * [in an item's data box] "Epic Ring" - "Ring" is capitalized within data boxes.
 * [in an item's data box] "+16-32 Fire Damage" - same for "Fire Damage".
 * "Set Name is a set of two rings" - no need to capitalize in this case.
 * "This skill enables characters to dual-wield pistols" - no need to capitalize "pistols" here.
 * "This monster is very vulnerable to fire damage" - probably no need to capitalize "fire damage" here.
 * "You may want to maximize your Aether resistance before going there" - probably no need to capitalize "Aether resistance" here; "Aether", the name of a realm, is still capitalized.

Do not capitalize:
 * General terms:
 * Including "mastery", "skill", "item", "character", "player", "bounty".
 * Names of NPC types: "inventor", "blacksmith", "spirit guide", "smuggler".

(why do people like inserting capital letters wherever they can? Some say this looks "professional", but IMO, it's rather the inverse.)