Template:SurgerySteps

ERROR: NO SURGERY STEP 1.

Procedure

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(Above should show ERROR: No surgery step 1, don't worry!)

The SurgerySteps template takes a carefully curated list of up to surgery_steps, which should each be a subpage of Template:SurgeryStep, e.g. Template:SurgeryStep/mechanic_wrench.

The arguments alternate between a SurgeryStep, and a string replacing the default text for the surgery step. Leave the description argument blank if you want to use the default text.

(Note that a few SurgerySteps do not support custom names, though I don't see a reason why they shouldn't.)

Thus, a simple two-step surgery consisting of a default mechanic_open and a custom-named pry_off_plating called "yank them open." would look like

{{SurgerySteps|mechanic_open||pry_off_plating|yank them open.}}

which would render as:

Procedure
Step 1: Screwdriver: unscrew the shell.	(75%) (50%) Any other sharp item (10%)
Step 3: Crowbar: yank them open.	(10%)

If you're going to stretch this across multiple lines, break the line before the pipe (the | symbol) instead of immediately after.

{{SurgerySteps|mechanic_open|custom open text|

pry_off_plating|yank them open.}} will fail.

{{SurgerySteps|mechanic_open|custom open text

|pry_off_plating|yank them open.}} will succeed.

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Test of using all parameters. Step 3 should be the default text:

Procedure
Step 1: Wrench: a	(10%)
Step 3: Crowbar: b	(10%)
Step 3: Wrench: wrench bolts.	(10%)
Step 7: Wrench: d	(10%)
Step 9: Crowbar: e	(10%)
Step 11: Wrench: f	(10%)
Step 3: Wrench: g	(10%)
Step 5: Crowbar: h	(10%)
Step 7: Wrench: i	(10%)
Step 9: Wrench: j	(10%)