Sell me the SRD!

[jgbrowning]

Internet Arcana

Expeditious Retreat Press is a few days away from having a fully hyperlinked document containing the complete SRD spells and magic items. Also, as an added bonus, we're linking the spells to the items they create.

It's called the Internet Arcana. Click through to get the proof of idea document. We're trying to get the e-publishing community involved in this (ie. their open spells and items and direct links for customers to where customers can buy the original product) but as of yet haven't had very good response.

Right now, Internet Arcana only contains Spells and Items. It already has over 2800 links and anchors. Massive hyperlinking.

joe b.

 

[annadobritt]

Updates with MSRD, 3.5 revisions and FSRD (due out, hopefully, next year)?

Well, I'm going to say it anyway, you're crazy!

Yes, it will include the d20Modern SRD. Thinking of putting that at the beginning of the pdf.

And whenever new updates come out for the SRD, the pdf will be updated.

Hey, it's fun being crazy, then you don't have to explain why you do things.

Working on the formatting now of the document. I'm hoping to have it in pdf format by tomorrow evening.

 

[Storminator]

Hey Anna,

Any progress on this?

PS

 

[annadobritt]

It's getting there, Stominator. I'm working on the headings now so the bookmarks will be correct.

Once that's finished, all I need to do is the toc and the index.

This is one huge document. Page count right now is around 900 pages.

 

[Zub]

how about all Open game content

I wonder how much a file that contained all the Open Game Content from all publishers would be worth. Might make a nice group project, as it would be expensive for one person to accumulate all the OGC by themselves.

 

[annadobritt]

I don't even want to think about how it would take to make that sort of document! Besides, it's unlikely the publishers out there would be very pleased with such a document.

 

[Zub]

I don't even want to think about how it would take to make that sort of document! Besides, it's unlikely the publishers out there would be very pleased with such a document.

Pleased or not, they don't have a choice in the matter, if their material is OGC. I guess giving them a heads up would be the courteous thing to do though, but their permission is not needed.

 

[annadobritt]

True, but it's something I wouldn't be comfortable with doing and have no plans on doing.

The SRD is different, since looking up information in its current format is a royal pain.

 

[annadobritt]

It's Finished!!

Whew!!!

What a job that was! But worth the time.

Yes, the pdf version of the SRD is now finished! With an extensive table of contents and bookmarks!!

Important note: When working on large pdfs, remember to do the page numbers at the beginning. While I was looking the doc over in InDesign, I realized that I forgot the frigging page numbers! (We were NOT amused!)

Now just have to wait for RPGNow to do their wonderful magic.

That's why there's no link yet.

 

[gariig]

It's been posted, anyone bought it? Any quick reviews? I'm thinking about picking this up.

Gariig