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+name: "EPIC"
+description: Create a new Epic issue to collect smaller issues that are part of a larger feature or goal.
+title: "<title>"
+labels: ["Type: epic"]
+body:
+    - type: textarea
+      id: description
+      attributes:
+          label: "Description"
+          description: Please enter an explicit description of the large feature or goal
+          placeholder: Short and explicit description of the epic issue...
+      validations:
+          required: true
+    - type: textarea
+      id: issues
+      attributes:
+          label: "Sub issues"
+          description: List all sub issues belonging to this
+          value: |
+              - [ ]
+              - [ ]
+              - [ ]
+              ...
+      validations:
+          required: false