feat: add trait tags (colored boxes) #5

skaldarnar · 2023-08-10T22:05:31Z

This adds some colored boxes for traits and rarity.

The colors should be matching those of the books and https://pf2easy.com/.

This likely needs some adjustments before merging, for instance:

reduce height of the tag row?
should the tags be rendered with tikz, colorbox, some other package?
move tags closer to card title

And to show the colors for "Rare" and "Uncommon" items:

skaldarnar · 2023-08-10T22:10:01Z

cards.tex

+\newcommand{\Rare}[0]{\Tag{rareBg}{Rare}}
+\newcommand{\Uncommon}[0]{\Tag{uncommonBg}{Uncommon}}


Is this okay if no arguments are required? Or would one do this differently?

I think 0 is the default, so you can do \newcommand{\Rare}{\Tag{rareBg}{Rare}}

I think a nicer interface would be just \tags{Rare, Uncommon, Magical, Extremely Cool, Overpowered} and the \tags macro would know how to color which tag. That is a bit beyond my current LaTeX skills though :)

skaldarnar · 2023-08-10T22:10:27Z

cards.tex

@@ -73,7 +89,7 @@ \section{Frightened}

 \CheckFormula{strength, profic., item, status, circum.}

-\(\operatorname{1d4} + \FormulaVariable{strength}{\phantom{1}} \DamageType{Bludgeoning}\)
+\(\operatorname{1d4} + \FormulaVariable{strength}{\phantom{1}} \hfill \DamageType{Bludgeoning}\)


Unrelated change.

Suggested change

\(\operatorname{1d4} + \FormulaVariable{strength}{\phantom{1}} \hfill \DamageType{Bludgeoning}\)

\(\operatorname{1d4} + \FormulaVariable{strength}{\phantom{1}} \DamageType{Bludgeoning}\)

Toxaris · 2023-08-10T22:15:29Z

cards.tex

@@ -135,6 +155,8 @@ \section{Frightened}
 \foreach[evaluate=\level as \bonus using int(\level*8)] \level in {1, ..., 10} {
 \Cantrip{\level}{Ray of Frost}

+\Traits{\Trait{Attack} \Trait{Cantrip} \Trait{Cold} \Trait{Evocation}}


"attack" and "cantrip" are already somewhere else on the card, do we want to repeat it here?

My thinking was to put an explicit "Cast" action on each spell card, and split the traits somehow cleverly between the spell itself and the action to cast it.

There is some complicated stuff going on with spell traits though. For example, if a spell needs somatic components, the action to cast it gains the manipulate trait. So should we put the words "somatic", "manipulate", or both on the card?

For most things we try to be more explicity and include the rule, instead of relying on the player to remember the rule. So, I think spells with somatic component should also have the manipulate trait tag on the card.

Having one tag row is a good start, we can easily split / distribute these tags over multiple places (like individual spells or attacks). Definitely needs more formatting, though 🙈

Toxaris · 2023-08-10T22:16:49Z

cards.tex

+\newcommand{\Rare}[0]{\Tag{rareBg}{Rare}}
+\newcommand{\Uncommon}[0]{\Tag{uncommonBg}{Uncommon}}


Rare and Uncommon are helpful when looking in the books (because players need to ask the GM whether they can get these in a particular shop). But are they important on the item card when the player already acquired it?

Do they affect costs or difficulty for repairing the item?

Is the information helpful to balance the game (for players and / or the GM) by knowing how many items from which category the party currently has?

Also, the cards might be used as a "shop front", and this makes it easier to draft a deck with say 1 rare, 3 uncommon, and n common items...

Ok, convinced :)

Toxaris · 2023-08-10T22:17:44Z

cards.tex

+\definecolor{tagsBg}{RGB}{217, 196, 132}
+\definecolor{uncommonBg}{RGB}{152, 81, 61}
+\definecolor{rareBg}{RGB}{0, 38, 100}
+\definecolor{traitBg}{RGB}{94, 0, 0}


I understand that using the same colors as in the books helps with parsing the information. I'm a bit conflicted though because I don't actually like the colors ...

Yes, the color scheme is ... meh.

I wanted to start somewhere, and until I have a way better understanding of whether the traits can be grouped or categorized in a meaningful way this is as good as everything else for now.

We can easily change that later as well.

Toxaris · 2023-08-10T22:19:36Z

cards.tex

+\newcommand{\Rare}[0]{\Tag{rareBg}{Rare}}
+\newcommand{\Uncommon}[0]{\Tag{uncommonBg}{Uncommon}}


I think 0 is the default, so you can do \newcommand{\Rare}{\Tag{rareBg}{Rare}}

I think a nicer interface would be just \tags{Rare, Uncommon, Magical, Extremely Cool, Overpowered} and the \tags macro would know how to color which tag. That is a bit beyond my current LaTeX skills though :)

Toxaris · 2023-08-10T22:21:01Z

cards.tex

@@ -46,6 +46,22 @@
 \newcommand{\Reference}[2]{{\small \color{gray} \engschrift #1 #2}}
 \newcommand{\DamageType}[1]{\operatorname{\mbox{#1}}}

+\newcommand{\Tag}[2]{%
+    \tikz[baseline]{%
+        \node[anchor=base, text=white, fill=#1, font=\sffamily, text depth=.5mm] {#2};


Should we use \engschrift or \mittelschrift here to stay with the look of a German traffic sign?

Toxaris · 2023-08-10T22:30:02Z

cards.tex

 \Spell{\level}{Heal}

+\Traits{\Trait{Healing} \Trait{Necromancy} \Trait{Positive}}
+


There is not enough space on the "Heal" card for this, so it overflows into a second page :(

Yes, we need to do something about the layout and unused whitespace.

This likely needs some adjustments before merging, for instance:

reduce height of the tag row?

move tags closer to card title

Btw, the Steel Shield card overflows already without tags.

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		\newcommand{\Rare}[0]{\Tag{rareBg}{Rare}}
		\newcommand{\Uncommon}[0]{\Tag{uncommonBg}{Uncommon}}

	\(\operatorname{1d4} + \FormulaVariable{strength}{\phantom{1}} \hfill \DamageType{Bludgeoning}\)
	\(\operatorname{1d4} + \FormulaVariable{strength}{\phantom{1}} \DamageType{Bludgeoning}\)

		\Spell{\level}{Heal}

		\Traits{\Trait{Healing} \Trait{Necromancy} \Trait{Positive}}

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