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A '''fan monster''' is a Diablo-inspired monster created in the minds of one or more fans of the franchise. These are '''not''' official [[monster]]s, or even official joke monsters from [[Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard]].
The fan monsters are made to help give Blizzard ideas about their game development, for theorycrafting of what Blizzard ''might'' create next, or just right out unrealistic and funny. It can also be part of [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/contest-create-a-d3-skill-tree/ a contest] or other event.
For a full list of fan monsters, see the [[:Category:Fan monsters|fan monsters category]].
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==Background==
The idea to make a section for fan-created monsters in Diablo Wiki came from the [[fan class]] initiative back in early June 2009. When [[User:Veskin7 Bukito|Veskin7 Bukito]] created his [[Fan class:Dragon Warrior|Dragon Warrior]] fan class, he also had a lot of ideas for monsters, so [[Leord]] adapted the regular [[Boilerplate:Monster|monster boilerplate]] to help Veskin7 Bukito and other active community figures to create new and exciting creations that are made to inspire Blizzard, or just fellow fans.
==Example Fan Monsters==
No fan monsters are finalized yet.
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Three primary fan classes have been made that are great examples of detailed and thought-through ideas implemented to display for fans everywhere: The '''[[Fan_class:Flagellant|Flagellant]]''', '''[[Fan_class:Arcane Warrior|Arcane Warrior]]''' and the '''[[Fan_class:Zealot|Zealot]]'''. All three have detailed class design, skill trees and even concept art.
<gallery>
Image:Flagellant_portrait2.jpg|[[Fan_class:Flagellant|Flagellant]] concept art.
Image:Arcane_Warrior.jpg|[[Fan_class:Arcane Warrior|Arcane Warrior]] art.
Image:Male_Zealot.jpg|Male [[Fan_class:Zealot|Zealot]].
Image: Female Telepath|Female [[Fan_class:Telepath|Telepath]] Using Reality Warp
</gallery>
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* '''[[:Category:Fan monsters|Full list of fan monsters]]'''.
==Questions and Answers==
* '''Who can make a new monster in DiabloWiki?'''<br>
Anyone with a little bit of imagination can make a class in the Diablo wiki. A minimum level of seriousness, or effort is required, and any entry is welcome.
* '''Can I improve others' monsters?'''<br>
Normally in a wiki, you can edit anything anywhere, but since these monsters are works by individuals, you should ask them for permission to edit. Fixing typos, grammatical errors or adding wiki links is of course always welcome.
* '''Do I have to make a monster on my own, or can I collaborate with friends?'''<br>
Of course you can collaborate with friends! Others then have to ask the collaboration group if they wish to help out.
* '''How can you guarantee no one will edit my monster'''<br>
It's a wiki, and we're all in it, there's no "you" to talk to to prevent it. The answer is that "we" can't prevent edits, only encourage people to ask the authors first. If you see edits classed as "vandalism" on your class, fix the issue and report the offending user to [[Leord]] or [[Holyknight3000]].
* '''How do I create a monster then?'''<br>
Easy, just type in the name you want to call it in your browser, like this:<br>http://www.diablowiki.net/Fan_class:Banana_Hammock<br>Then just click "Edit", write what you want, and save. We recommend you to just copy+paste the code from the [[Boilerplate:Monster]], and replace the text to fit your class.
* '''How can I find a cool image as a portrait to my class?'''<br>
Make one, or humbly ask one of the artists in the [http://forums.diii.net/forumdisplay.php?f=138 Fan Creation Forum] over at Diii.net for help.
* '''Are there any help pages for editing wikis I can use?'''<br>
DiabloWiki has a quite good [[Help]] section you can use. Primarily the [[Help:Markup|markup]] section should help.
==Related Links==
* [http://forums.diii.net/forumdisplay.php?f=134 Character and Skills Forum]
* [http://forums.diii.net/forumdisplay.php?f=136 Diii.net Suggestion Forum]
* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/contest-create-a-d3-skill-tree/ Diii.net Create D3 Skill Tree Contest]
* [http://forums.diii.net/forumdisplay.php?f=138 Fan Creation Forum]
{{Fan creation navbox}}
{{Monster_navbox}}
[[Category:Fan-made]]
[[Category:Fan classes]]
The fan monsters are made to help give Blizzard ideas about their game development, for theorycrafting of what Blizzard ''might'' create next, or just right out unrealistic and funny. It can also be part of [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/contest-create-a-d3-skill-tree/ a contest] or other event.
For a full list of fan monsters, see the [[:Category:Fan monsters|fan monsters category]].
__TOC__
==Background==
The idea to make a section for fan-created monsters in Diablo Wiki came from the [[fan class]] initiative back in early June 2009. When [[User:Veskin7 Bukito|Veskin7 Bukito]] created his [[Fan class:Dragon Warrior|Dragon Warrior]] fan class, he also had a lot of ideas for monsters, so [[Leord]] adapted the regular [[Boilerplate:Monster|monster boilerplate]] to help Veskin7 Bukito and other active community figures to create new and exciting creations that are made to inspire Blizzard, or just fellow fans.
==Example Fan Monsters==
No fan monsters are finalized yet.
<!-- leaving this text in as example for when we do have some monsters...
Three primary fan classes have been made that are great examples of detailed and thought-through ideas implemented to display for fans everywhere: The '''[[Fan_class:Flagellant|Flagellant]]''', '''[[Fan_class:Arcane Warrior|Arcane Warrior]]''' and the '''[[Fan_class:Zealot|Zealot]]'''. All three have detailed class design, skill trees and even concept art.
<gallery>
Image:Flagellant_portrait2.jpg|[[Fan_class:Flagellant|Flagellant]] concept art.
Image:Arcane_Warrior.jpg|[[Fan_class:Arcane Warrior|Arcane Warrior]] art.
Image:Male_Zealot.jpg|Male [[Fan_class:Zealot|Zealot]].
Image: Female Telepath|Female [[Fan_class:Telepath|Telepath]] Using Reality Warp
</gallery>
-->
* '''[[:Category:Fan monsters|Full list of fan monsters]]'''.
==Questions and Answers==
* '''Who can make a new monster in DiabloWiki?'''<br>
Anyone with a little bit of imagination can make a class in the Diablo wiki. A minimum level of seriousness, or effort is required, and any entry is welcome.
* '''Can I improve others' monsters?'''<br>
Normally in a wiki, you can edit anything anywhere, but since these monsters are works by individuals, you should ask them for permission to edit. Fixing typos, grammatical errors or adding wiki links is of course always welcome.
* '''Do I have to make a monster on my own, or can I collaborate with friends?'''<br>
Of course you can collaborate with friends! Others then have to ask the collaboration group if they wish to help out.
* '''How can you guarantee no one will edit my monster'''<br>
It's a wiki, and we're all in it, there's no "you" to talk to to prevent it. The answer is that "we" can't prevent edits, only encourage people to ask the authors first. If you see edits classed as "vandalism" on your class, fix the issue and report the offending user to [[Leord]] or [[Holyknight3000]].
* '''How do I create a monster then?'''<br>
Easy, just type in the name you want to call it in your browser, like this:<br>http://www.diablowiki.net/Fan_class:Banana_Hammock<br>Then just click "Edit", write what you want, and save. We recommend you to just copy+paste the code from the [[Boilerplate:Monster]], and replace the text to fit your class.
* '''How can I find a cool image as a portrait to my class?'''<br>
Make one, or humbly ask one of the artists in the [http://forums.diii.net/forumdisplay.php?f=138 Fan Creation Forum] over at Diii.net for help.
* '''Are there any help pages for editing wikis I can use?'''<br>
DiabloWiki has a quite good [[Help]] section you can use. Primarily the [[Help:Markup|markup]] section should help.
==Related Links==
* [http://forums.diii.net/forumdisplay.php?f=134 Character and Skills Forum]
* [http://forums.diii.net/forumdisplay.php?f=136 Diii.net Suggestion Forum]
* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/contest-create-a-d3-skill-tree/ Diii.net Create D3 Skill Tree Contest]
* [http://forums.diii.net/forumdisplay.php?f=138 Fan Creation Forum]
{{Fan creation navbox}}
{{Monster_navbox}}
[[Category:Fan-made]]
[[Category:Fan classes]]
