tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446461178381374626.post734026323188689471..comments2024-03-27T23:28:19.341-07:00Comments on Telecanter's Receding Rules: Why is the Secret Door Secret?Telecanterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238356788092725244noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446461178381374626.post-87825654309209836572013-03-01T09:31:04.366-08:002013-03-01T09:31:04.366-08:00Cool. And no talk of DIY techniques is a waste of...Cool. And no talk of DIY techniques is a waste of my time. That's why I'm blogging :)Telecanterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238356788092725244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446461178381374626.post-59737141563477038062013-02-28T18:41:02.294-08:002013-02-28T18:41:02.294-08:00I made the tables and they look way better than an...I made the tables and they look way better than anything I'd done before. I was making a new critical hit chart, and I made it go from pale yellow to red to purple, depending on the severity. I think it's pretty effective. For some reason doing it through Gimp didn't work, so I used screenshots and posted a PDF below them. It isn't perfect, but it basically looks fine.<br /><br />Thanks for the help!Alonzohttp://alonzocredanzo.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446461178381374626.post-50470075089558993692013-02-28T16:11:59.840-08:002013-02-28T16:11:59.840-08:00Well, that's lucky for me. Gimp and Libre Offi...Well, that's lucky for me. Gimp and Libre Office are what I use anyway, so I can get started right away. I guess I don't know my own programs as well as I think I do though. Sorry if I wasted your time, I just always assumed you were using something fancy.<br /><br />Thanks for the advice.Alonzohttps://alonzocredanzo.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446461178381374626.post-15375818231310750572013-02-28T08:44:41.157-08:002013-02-28T08:44:41.157-08:00Thanks to both of you.
@Marcus: let me know how i...Thanks to both of you.<br /><br />@Marcus: let me know how it works for you, and if it could work better.<br /><br />Alonzo: Love to share about DIY tool tips. These were just made in Libre Office writer. It's free. I just use default table and change the cell colors then take a screenshot and crop it in Gimp which is free as well.<br /><br />I find Writer's tables easier to work with than Word's but that may just be because I'm more familiar with them (used them for all but ~1 chart in the 4 years on my blog).<br /><br />Actually, this post is a good example of the limits of tables-- really easy right up to the point I wanted to add images. From my experience word processors are bad at dealing with images and image processors are horrible at working with text so I try to use them both for what they are good at using screenshots to bridge the gap (or importing image/text combo pictures back into the word processor to make a pdf).<br />Telecanterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238356788092725244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446461178381374626.post-30682758316002678732013-02-27T17:48:17.993-08:002013-02-27T17:48:17.993-08:00Nice idea. These options are a lot more interestin...Nice idea. These options are a lot more interesting than random secret doors without a purpose.<br /><br />This isn't directly related to the post, but if you don't mind me asking, how do you make your charts and tables? I've shown you some of my "tables" before, and I think we can agree they aren't very table-like. Is there some kind of program you use for these? <br /><br />ThanksAlonzohttps://alonzocredanzo.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446461178381374626.post-86018676537275310252013-02-27T10:26:14.351-08:002013-02-27T10:26:14.351-08:00Thanks!Thanks!Marcus Swimshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02339029151093012689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446461178381374626.post-72851599185652383412013-02-27T08:41:29.523-08:002013-02-27T08:41:29.523-08:00Thanks. And some of the examples that would have ...Thanks. And some of the examples that would have networked passages can justify even more sexy little Ss :)Telecanterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238356788092725244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6446461178381374626.post-2158294626817876302013-02-26T13:30:13.697-08:002013-02-26T13:30:13.697-08:00These all sure make a lot more sense than the trad...These all sure make a lot more sense than the traditional "Because dungeons are supposed to have secret doors" or "Because nothing brings me greater joy than writing that little S on the map".Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.com