First, thanks for the software!
Now to my question: I have characters and things and items, etc. I’m trying to use the database features of Papyrus. It’s a bit confusing, though.
First, I have like a long name in a language that I don’t want to type out whenever I use it. Can I double click or something to have that field from a character or item sheet be entered into my document? Or even set up some sort of quick text entries to save myself some typing?
Second: how can I handle duplicate names or items? Let’s say two characters have the same nickname, but they show up in different parts of my story. “Junior” is found in chapters 1-7, say, before he dies heroically. Later on, another “Junior” shows up. How can I use the character sheets to handle this situation? Same with items that might have a “common name.” For an example, Bilbo’s sword from the Hobbit is named “Sting.” But if he had had a scene being chased by bees, “Sting” would be used, and not refer to the sword.
Third: How should I handle changes in a character? My story starts with my heroine age 17, let’s say, and then she has a birthday party and is now 18 for the last half of the book. How should the character sheet handle something like that? Or other items that change: the “magic word” to open the chest changes after the wizard respells it or something.
I’m hopeful I’m just missing something easy that answers these questions. Thanks in advance!