Dougyn's Codex of the Spells
In which I combine my mediocre Python and Photoshop skills into something I'm truly proud of.
To Do
- Re-source spells from this repo to get the most up-to-date ones.
- Put spells into GM Binder.
- Embed images into GM Binder spell pages.
- Make spell lists in GM Binder.
- Embed images into GM Binder spell lists.
- Export GM Binder pages as PDFs (8.5"x11" page size).
- Recreate section titles/covers, full-page artwork pages, etc. Question—can you optimize these pages better (smaller, searchable) by doing the artwork and text separately?
- Verify book cover is correctly formatted for printer.
- Combine Photoshop section titles, GM Binder spell lists/pages, and full-page artwork into one PDF.
- Upload final PDF and cover design to printing service.
- Order prints of the finished book!
Historical Notes
When I made the first version of this eight months ago, there were several significant problems, and they all stemmed from one thing: the page size. D&D sourcebooks are 8.25"x10.75", and GMBinder can't export a PDF in that size, so each page had to be a seperate image. The full PDF size was massive. It was pretty hard to find a printer to print in that size, too.
Overall, this letter-sized version will solve those problems, at the expense of not being the exact same size as the official sourcebooks. I think it's worth it.
To see the old version, you can check out the old master branch here.