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Kralik |
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:40 pm |
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With a bit of work, I’ve managed to figure out how to "extract" a blank card template of each culture. Does anyone know what font(s) Decipher uses, and if they are available for download? Or any guesses?
I was hoping to be able to make cards with the errata actually in the card image, or perhaps make my own dream cards that look like the real deal. |
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menace64 |
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:52 pm |
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I could have saved you a lot of time and work and given you most of the culture templates myself. If you still want them, let me know.
As for font, no one knows. It’s probably a Decipher-created font used only by them. But copy/paste works pretty well. |
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AgentDrake |
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:57 pm |
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Decipher uses a font they designed themselves. As far as I know, it can’t be downloaded anywhere.
However, if you do it right, Times New Roman looks pretty close.
For uniqueness dot, twilight cost, strength, vitality, resistance, and site #, use TNR size 32 bold. (if the uniqueness dot is a period.) The dot would be black, everything else white.
Card title, subtitle, type, and subtype are all size 14 regular. Text is 12 regular, and lore is 12 italic.
The text looks right until you compare it to another card, but IMHO it’s close enough that it’s not worth the trouble figuring out an alternative. The biggest difference is that the Decipher cards have all caps in the titles, but the "lowercase" caps are smaller. Not worth bothering with, IMHO.
Keep in mind, however, that according to the forum rules, we can’t post graphical DCs here, because they’re considered a copyright violation.
Otherwise I would have been posting graphical DCs all over the DC section for months now.... I’ve got some pretty cool ones worked out.
If you want to make Graphical DCs just for your own entertainment, and would like some "alternate culture" templates let me know. I’ve got a Shadow Elves one, Dol Amroth, and the Army of the Dead, all of which look pretty cool, if I do say so myself. |
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menace64 |
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:03 am |
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AgentDrake wrote: I’ve got a Shadow Elves one, Dol Amroth, and the Army of the Dead, all of which look pretty cool, if I do say so myself.
Shooo... I want to see those! edibleapeman@yahoo.com |
Riddle 9
When I came to Abraham I let him live just a moment longer. When I came to Moses I saved his life more than once. But the salmon... I regret to say I had a hand in its death.
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CarpeGuitarrem |
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 1:25 am |
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AgentDrake wrote:
The text looks right until you compare it to another card, but IMHO it’s close enough that it’s not worth the trouble figuring out an alternative. The biggest difference is that the Decipher cards have all caps in the titles, but the "lowercase" caps are smaller. Not worth bothering with, IMHO.
Nah, I’d do it. Having the larger "uppercase" letters really does make it look better. |
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Kralik |
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 1:54 am |
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Wow, I hadn’t realized you guys had gone to so much work already! M64 and AD, I’d love to see those culture templates.
I just checked the forum rules and I know it’s non-negotiable, but... why not have some talented artists design their own templates that are similar to the originals for dream card use? Or would movie stills as card images still violate the copyright? Not sure where you’d find images for card sets such as Thranduil’s White Council... |
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AgentDrake |
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:31 pm |
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I think it’s the movie stills that are copyright violations now. D lost the license for the cards, so I don’t think that that templates themselves are disallowed anymore.
Will send you guys the templates.
EDIT: Wow. surprised at how many people have PM’ed me now asking for me to send them the templates, too.
I wonder if NB will let us post graphical DCs on CC2? |
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NBarden |
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:50 am |
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Shieldmaiden |
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:05 am |
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Cool! So will they be posted there any time soon? |
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DáinIronfoot |
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:28 am |
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Let me in on that action too, Drake! dainironfoot47 @ hotmail DOT com.
I also have templates for all the "normal" cultures somewhere on my hard drive. Let me know if anyone needs them. I might even see if I can get them posted here. |
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