How to make Traveller more popular with TTRPG players

[Endie]

It's matching the Adobe InDesign templates that's a pain.

I gave @MongooseMatt a version of the templates for word updated to include working versions of all the templates (including vehicles etc) that currently work for InDesign, but in Word format for The Rest Of Us.

Their own Word templates lack a ton of stuff at present. Technically it's their own IP and I can't share it directly but if he is OK with it I can do so.

 

[MarcusIII]

As for creating pdfs, I was thinking more about the desktop publishing aspect of preparing an rpg product, like layout, and so on.

Exactly. How to assign a cover page & a back cover, type of image format to use, size, margins, etc.

 

[mavikfelna]

As for creating pdfs, I was thinking more about the desktop publishing aspect of preparing an rpg product, like layout, and so on.

I would love more help in knowing how to format stuff. But, to help you all out, I got this from Don Headrick on Facebook. It's been a huge help. I still need to figure out how to do the text on the front cover better. Right now I just erase my title line in Paint and then try and match where it was with the new title. I know there should be a way to do a text layer and just adjust that, but I have no idea how to do it, and I think I would need something different than MS Paint.
But, DriveThru does accept this format, I've used it twice now for PWYW TAS books there. They are not pretty or professional looking, but they work if you don't mind that.

 

[Endie]

Exactly. How to assign a cover page & a back cover, type of image format to use, size, margins, etc.

It's really a lot easier with the working Word templates.

With the adobe version it is a lot harder for the amateur - like you're easier with LaTeX! - and you have to give money to one of the most immoral companies in the realm of software, which I am sure you know is competing in a very strong field.

 

[MarcusIII]

I made a PDF of my Cepheus Deluxe house rules for my players (not a commercial product) as allowed under Stellagama Publishing rules rules. It's a complete rule set if anyone wants to see a PDF made with LibreOffice Writer

 

[RogerN]

I gave @MongooseMatt a version of the templates for word updated to include working versions of all the templates (including vehicles etc) that currently work for InDesign, but in Word format for The Rest Of Us.

Their own Word templates lack a ton of stuff at present. Technically it's their own IP and I can't share it directly but if he is OK with it I can do so.

I would love to see those as im trying to create something similar to use for my own writing and its not looking too great at the minute