DND-5e-LaTeX-Template
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DND-5e-LaTeX-Template
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LaTeX for publishing tabletop role-playing games
> 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.
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What is the current status of Latex?
Started using LateX for academic papers, back in 2002, nowadays I use Latex for almost everything, for my work as a professor - which includes papers I submit and teaching materials I write - but also for formal letters, contracts and even games - see for example D&D 5e Latex. Latex is used for tons and applications in different fields, and its vast library is a small sample of that.
- Do you guys write your own primers/booklets/zines for your players? Looking for tips for publishing a 'players guide' with house rules. (DND)
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What app should I use to actually write the system?
Use Overleaf, once you know Latex you can create easily a decent write up, especially when you use DND-5e-LaTeX-Template as a basis.
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what's the best software for making rulebooks
if you have a techy background, TeX is always an option whih produces gorgious output and there are various templates available, e.g. this dnd template.
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LaTEX template for an RPG book
Dark Latex D&D5e Template
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Emulating the Style of Another Document
You can find the template here: github, or here for Overleaf. Good luck!
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Design Software Question
While I personally use it for typesetting my RPG books, and it is very commonly used among the RPG sphere's I'm in.
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Tools for rule book creation?
There is a specific template originally used or intended for Dungeons and Dragons called the DND-5e-LaTeX-Template or directly from Overleaf as a downloadable Template
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Best way to practice!
For those who interested: https://github.com/rpgtex/DND-5e-LaTeX-Template
ShadowTeXSR5
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LaTEX template for an RPG book
I wrote a LaTeX class and layout once to recreate the look-and-feel of SR5 rulebooks, for homebrew stuff (and just as a TeX challenge to myself). It was a hell of a lot of work and I had to dirty hack several underlying TeX placement rules and aspects. Though to be fair, most of that was because of the distinct "challenge" of recreating an already existing style as closely as possible. So if you're more free in how you want it to look, it's probably a lot easier to achieve. Still, you're a lot less free in where you want to place things compared to a WYSIWYG layout program.
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template for homebrew pdf
If you know LaTeX then you can use this: https://github.com/Suthek/ShadowTeXSR5
What are some alternatives?
homebrewery - Create authentic looking D&D homebrews using only markdown
IlarisTex - Ein alternatives ähnliches Ilaris Latex Template
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YearOfMonsters
solbera-dnd-fonts - Solbera's DND5e fonts
nipajin - A pen'n'paper RPG that fits on 4 pages. Typeset in LaTeX.
masterplan - Masterplan is an application that helps you to build D&D 4E campaigns.
cairn
pandoc-latex-template - A pandoc LaTeX template to convert markdown files to PDF or LaTeX.
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itdr - Into the Dungeon: Revived — Rules for fantastic adventure games playable with paper and pencil and polyhedral dice.