Help!

In the time I have been in this forum, many fans have contributed many worthy fan-made supplements for this wonderful game, including myself.

However, some fans seem to know something I don't - how to make their supplements into a groovy pdf which has the same fonts, etc. as actual 'Officially published' material. I would like to know so I can convert my 'Magic in Middle-earth' word doc into just such a supplement.

At present I am green with envy over how great looking some of these supplements are... I am sure I speak for other fans!

Robin S.

Hi Robin! I can try to help you.

#1. You need the right fonts. I use: Ardagh, Livingstone, and Aniron (for main titles); Dumbledor1 (for secondary titles with small caps and other titles regular); Alois (for main text); Aaatord (for dice symbols and sometimes numbers); and I finally bought Tolkienesque (for special sections of information).

#2. Create a document (I use OpenOffice Writer) and format the page to include two columns, with a footer for page numbers, and margins that leave you enough room at the top and bottom for any background graphics you might import.

#3. Create a background graphic if you wish (otherwise you can just use colored headers and footers to give your document a designed look; I created a couple of background graphics in photoshop the same size as my document, 8.5 x 11).

#4. Finish typing and editing the document, add your background graphic, and save it.

#5. Next, export it as a PDF. I can do this directly from the File menu in OpenOffice. I can't remember how to do it in Microsoft Word (but I think you use Save As PDF). When you do this, there are some options for resolution. I keep my PDF at 300 dpi for good print quality.

Does anyone know what the Title font is? It's also used for the "Adventures over..."

For my 'Magic in Middle Earth', I used Ardagh for the main headings, Livingstone for the sub-headings and Alois for the text...

Hope that helps - I think I had to download these fonts as a 'package'...

Robin S.