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Handout Generator - v2 Alpha Preview
🕑 Added 2022-07-30 08:03:27 +0000 UTCHello to everyone! First of all I would like to thank all of you for your support. When I started my patreon, a little more than a year ago, I never realized so many people would enjoy my maps & assets. It is amazing that I can now spend more time doing the stuff that I love and I hope that you are enjoying the each month's benefits.
As I am approaching the 100 mark of distinct maps & locations, there are many new ideas that I will try to bring in life the next months, such as a "R'lyeh" Section on my website (https://ctuhlhuarchitect.com) that will allow you to view & download more easily all of my maps & assets. I also plan to improve Handout Generator and add new handouts on it.
When I started working on the handout generator I wanted to solve a problem I had while I was prepping for my next game, and that was the fast creation of handouts. Many times, the handouts that are provided in the official books are of poor quality. Some other times, your game needs some specific wording in the handouts. Also some GMs prefer to translate the handouts to their native language.
As I am using FoundryVTT for most of my sessions I needed a fast way to import the handouts, instead of creating them in the Handout Generator Web App and then uploading them into to FoundryVTT. That's why I created the Handout Generator Foundry Module. For those of you that are using FoundryVTT, I totally recommend getting the module as it will help how to create very fast the handouts that you need for your session.
After using Handout Generator for more than a year I understood all the pain points and I started making plans for a total revamp of the way you can create the handouts. I also wanted to create a simpler way for me to add new handouts as the legacy version of the handout generator doesn't make that easy. At the same time I was envisioning a version that would let the users format each text in the handout individually and let them add new texts or remove some texts from a handout if they need to.
So after working in secrecy during my free time I managed to create a first alpha version of the v2 Handout Generator. Consider this as a Preview of what is coming on v2 of Handout Generator.
In order to access the v2 Alpha Preview, you need to login in the Web App (or use the FoundryVTT Module) and then you will find a "Preview v2" button next to the "Download/Import Handout" button. By clicking on the "Preview v2" button you will access the current handout in the v2 mode.
ATTENTION: The "Preview v2" button is only available on the letters category for now.
(https://handouts.cthulhuarchitect.com/generator/letters)
1. When you open a letter handout you will see a "Preview v2" button. (You need to "Login with Patreon" first if needed)
2. This is the main canvas of v2. On the right you can see the toolbox.
3. By clicking on any object of the handout you will see all the controls you can use to format the specific object.
This is the Alpha version of Handout Generator v2 and it is only available for patrons for now.
It would be great to get some feedback from you in the comment section. I can implement new ideas and make improvements so this can become a very cool tool for all of us to use in our games.
Stay tuned!
Comments
Gustavo Fortes
And this Handout generator is very useful.
Gustavo Fortes
We also thank you for your effort, you do an amazing job. I adore
