If you want to create empty files in the current directory, you can do that via a command without the need for template files.
For example, this will create Readme.txt and Caution.txt:
FileType NEW=.txt NEWNAME="norename:Readme"
FileType NEW=.txt NEWNAME="norename:Caution"
For more info, see the FAQ, How to Create New/Empty Files (1st reply in the thread).