Proofreading is still underway and, so far, it’s been blissfully uneventful—no bugs, no glaring typos, and only a single stray capital letter, which has already been corrected. Nothing major enough to warrant a full update on its own, so while that process continues, I’ve been focusing on the interactive PDF.
If you don’t recall, this was our first stretch goal: a single-page PDF where all the tables live together, fully clickable. You open it, click a button, and instantly get results.
Below you’ll find a short GIF showing the current progress.
You’ll notice I switched it to landscape mode. That decision came from a practical limitation: interactive PDFs rely on JavaScript, and most mobile PDF readers don’t play nicely with that. Even desktop browsers struggle. To use this properly, you’ll need a dedicated PDF reader like Adobe Reader or Foxit on desktop (hence the orientation).
That said… it’s working, and it’s fun.
You can roll everything with a single click, roll by category, or even click individual fields to randomize just one element. It all behaves exactly as intended.
You may notice that the Trait field is currently a bit tight and cuts off some text. That’s because I initially included the full trait descriptions, but they’re a bit too verbose for this format. I briefly considered using only the keyword, but some traits are abstract enough that removing the explanation would defeat the purpose of the tool. So I’m now working on a middle ground: concise, readable summaries that still make sense without referring back to the book.
All in all, it’s coming together nicely. Despite the inherent limitations of interactive PDFs, seeing the whole thing click and randomize smoothly is incredibly satisfying.
Barring any turbulence, this should be ready next week. When it’s out, you’ll find it in your Downloads section on itch.io, at the same link as always. Just make sure you’re logged in—and remember, you’ll need a dedicated PDF reader for it to work properly.
