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I am intending on authoring a role playing game (RPG) and was wondering which LaTeX packages I should use.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I am intending on authoring a role playing game (RPG) and was wondering which LaTeX packages I should use. I have most of the useful PDF packages installed: bookmarks<\/code>, graphicx<\/code>, etc..<\/p>\n

Pen and paper role playing games have a wide range for formatting mostly adding tables, graphics (images, maps, etc…), and text. The latter can be in-character fiction, generic descriptions, and game rules. Some have layouts that are genra specific (for example, science fiction will have a printed circuit board border between two columns). A good example of layout would be Eclipse Phase<\/a> which you can get here<\/a> — creative commons.<\/p>\n

The main book layout seems to do most of what I need it to. However, I have seen the memoir<\/code><\/a> class that seems to more more suitable but I have had no experience in using it. Does anyone?<\/p>\n

For indexes, I use the makeidx<\/code> package, is there anything better?<\/p>\n

Any other suggestions of packages that would be helpful for authoring RPGs?<\/p>\n

Nothing is wrong with what I am currently using, I am just looking for people who have done the same kind of things for something “better” than the default.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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hopefully this won’t get me in trouble, but for a 5 volume set I would use GlOvE and for a single volume maybe CoNdOM runs and hides<\/i><\/span> \u2013\u00a0GMNoob<\/span> Jul 27 ’11 at 10:57<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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@GMnoob, only if that one volume can be expended and srunk on the fly… ;><\/span> \u2013\u00a0Sardathrion<\/a> Jul 27 ’11 at 11:41<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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You use LaTeX packages for some particular purpose<\/i>. You’re going to have to tell us what specific purposes you have in mind in order for us to be able to give you useful advice. What do you need packages to do? What isn’t currently working?<\/span> \u2013\u00a0Seamus<\/a> Jul 27 ’11 at 11:53<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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@seamus: Does any edit makes the question more clear?<\/span> \u2013\u00a0Sardathrion<\/a> Jul 27 ’11 at 12:24<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Maybe not worth a full answer, but look at my post in the showcase, you can find a LaTeX RPG Template there, that uses a variety of packages: tex.stackexchange.com\/questions\/1319\/\u2026<\/a><\/span> \u2013\u00a0TeXter<\/a> Nov 1 ’14 at 10:12<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n