RPG-LaTeX-Template VS nipajin

Compare RPG-LaTeX-Template vs nipajin and see what are their differences.

nipajin

A pen'n'paper RPG that fits on 4 pages. Typeset in LaTeX. (by ludus-leonis)
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RPG-LaTeX-Template nipajin
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RPG-LaTeX-Template

Posts with mentions or reviews of RPG-LaTeX-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.

  • In-Progress Commissar Rulebook (Made in Homebrewery) + Specifications for tester pieces
    2 projects | /r/tabletopgamedesign | 1 Jul 2022
    D&D 5e Styled RPG-LaTex-Template
  • What do people use to make their own campaigns?
    3 projects | /r/dndnext | 4 Oct 2021
    You can also just use whatever though. Make a Google Doc, they share pretty well. Use Word (with some decent formatting) and convert to PDF for distribution. Use LaTeX - I think there are a few 5e or general RPG templates / packages (searching turned up https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/d-and-d-5e-latex-template/vmfdkjfhfynv and https://github.com/Krozark/RPG-LaTeX-Template for example).
  • What software to write an RPG?
    2 projects | /r/RPGdesign | 11 Sep 2021
    D&D template
  • How to make a cardgame card in LaTeX
    1 project | /r/LaTeX | 15 Mar 2021
    Check this template on GitHub: Krozark/RPG-LaTeX-Template

nipajin

Posts with mentions or reviews of nipajin. 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.

  • LaTEX template for an RPG book
    8 projects | /r/rpg | 31 Oct 2022
    Having said that, have a look at this non-Context template, too, which is quite impressive in showing that you can't really automatically tell that it's done by LaTeX: https://github.com/ludus-leonis/nipajin
  • Does anyone use LaTeX for publishing?
    1 project | /r/RPGdesign | 15 Jul 2022

What are some alternatives?

When comparing RPG-LaTeX-Template and nipajin you can also consider the following projects:

homebrewery - Create authentic looking D&D homebrews using only markdown

star-wars-latex - Latex version of Star Wars documents

emacs-org-dnd - org-mode wrapper for DND-5e-LaTeX-Template

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

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

DND-5e-LaTeX-Template - A Small Template For 5e D&D Material

TeX-sidenotes - This package allows the typesetting of manuscripts with notes, figures, citations, captions and tables in the margin, which is common e.g. in science textbooks or theses.

ShadowTeXSR5 - LaTeX Class emulating the Look-and-Feel of Shadowrun 5e Sourcebooks