DND-5e-LaTeX-Character-Template VS homebrewery

Compare DND-5e-LaTeX-Character-Template vs homebrewery and see what are their differences.

DND-5e-LaTeX-Character-Template

LaTeX package to typeset character sheets for the fifth edition of the "world's greatest roleplaying game". (by matsavage)

homebrewery

Create authentic looking D&D homebrews using only markdown (by naturalcrit)
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DND-5e-LaTeX-Character-Template homebrewery
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- MIT License
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DND-5e-LaTeX-Character-Template

Posts with mentions or reviews of DND-5e-LaTeX-Character-Template. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-09-17.
  • LaTeX for publishing tabletop role-playing games
    14 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 17 Sep 2023
    > Creating a theme for tabletop role-playing games would take some elbow grease

    The article links to several, including a convincing reproduction of basic Wizards of the Coast house style for D&D 5E:

    https://github.com/rpgtex/DND-5e-LaTeX-Template

    Here's another 5E one with additional sidebar styles:

    https://github.com/anoderay/DND-5e-LaTeX-Template/

    Also 5E-inspired, with a template for card accessories:

    https://github.com/Krozark/RPG-LaTeX-Template

    A 5E-compatible character sheet:

    https://github.com/matsavage/DND-5e-LaTeX-Character-Sheet-Te...

    CTAN also has packages for Basic D&D-inspired typesetting (rpg-module, also linked from the article), GURPS (gurps), generic hex boards (hexboard), and wargame hex boards with counters (wargame).

    There are also indie TTRPGs that've shipped using custom LaTeX templates; this one has CC-BY licensed source: https://github.com/ludus-leonis/nipajin

    And the blog author's own, with a more restrictive CC-NC-SA license: https://github.com/Vladar4/itdr

    From personal experience, the biggest struggle is non-rectangular text wrapping around images.

  • DnD Character Sheet Template
    2 projects | /r/LaTeX | 16 Apr 2021
    I am currently searching for a working Dungeons and Dragons character sheet template that I can copy over to my overleaf account. The template should also be similar to the default dnd character sheet that everyone can download as a pdf. As of now, some dnd templates exist such as first example, which is for story writing and monster stat blocks. Second example actually should in theory exactly do what I need, but the code is not working.

homebrewery

Posts with mentions or reviews of homebrewery. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-28.
  • Help creating an East-Asian Tavern
    1 project | /r/DnD | 7 Dec 2023
    I want to create an east-asian inspired tavern. Once I'm done I'll post on this subreddit a polished version (using The Homebrewery). By commenting you are giving me permission to copy your suggestions.
  • The Gazetteer Vol. 1
    1 project | /r/DescentintoAvernus | 7 Dec 2023
    I made this one to mimic the Baldur's Mouth newspaper, as seen in BG3, using the Homebrewery - I created a template here.
  • What tools are you missing?
    1 project | /r/rpg | 6 Dec 2023
    Quite a few people seem to think there should be (and are surprised to find there isn't) something that lets them dump in their Google Doc design and have it magically formatted into a pretty PDF for them. Something like Homebrewry, but not D&D-centric, and they probably expect it to be even easier than however you edit stuff on there.
  • Dnd home-brew pages
    1 project | /r/DnD | 5 Dec 2023
  • The `hanging-punctuation property` in CSS
    3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 28 Nov 2023
    One example that I contribute to: https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com

    It is a code mirror app that outputs md styled like dnd books. It’s very much a “round peg in square hole” project, using html/css to create print materials, but for many it is good enough. It is just html and css, and allows customization, and precise styling requires precise css properties.

    As you noted, it does only work well in one browser, Chrome on desktop (even though I think all the devs use FF as their daily driver). But as another commenter noted, the answer is that you design on one machine and share via pdf.

  • LaTeX for publishing tabletop role-playing games
    14 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 17 Sep 2023
    Markdown based 5e theme exists: https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/
  • v3.9.2
    1 project | /r/homebrewery | 20 Aug 2023
    Fix links to certain old Google Drive files Fixes issue #2917
  • My take on a playable race of the Zodar
    1 project | /r/UnearthedArcana | 10 Jul 2023
    Created using Homebrewery https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/
  • What you guys use to make your creatures?
    1 project | /r/DnDHomebrew | 3 Jul 2023
    For layout, you can start with something like The Homebrewery.
  • v3.9.1
    1 project | /r/homebrewery | 28 Jun 2023
    For a full record of development, visit our Github Page - https://github.com/naturalcrit/homebrewery

What are some alternatives?

When comparing DND-5e-LaTeX-Character-Template and homebrewery you can also consider the following projects:

DND-5e-LaTeX-Template - LaTeX package to typeset material for the fifth edition of the "world's greatest roleplaying game".

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pandoc-latex-template - A pandoc LaTeX template to convert markdown files to PDF or LaTeX.

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