dnd_spellbook_maker

Library for making pdf documents of spells that ressemble 5th edition D&D official source book spell descriptions.

Documentation at https://docs.rs/dnd_spellbook_maker.

Quickstart

Cargo.toml Dependency

dnd_spellbook_maker = "0.1.0"

or

dnd_spellbook_maker = { git = "https://github.com/ChandlerJayCalkins/dnd_spellbook_maker" }

Example Program

This program makes a spellbook. It assumes the directory it is in has the same "spells", "fonts", and "img" folders from this repository with all their contents.

use dnd_spellbook_maker;

fn main()
{
	// Spellbook's name
	let spellbook_name = "A Spellcaster's Spellbook";
	// Vec of spells that will be added to spellbook
	let mut spell_list = Vec::new();
	// Vec of paths to spell files that will be read from
	let spell_paths = vec!
	[
		"spells/players_handbook/prestidigitation.spell",
		"spells/players_handbook/mending.spell",
		"spells/players_handbook/mage_hand.spell",
		"spells/players_handbook/fire_bolt.spell",
		"spells/strixhaven/silvery_barbs.spell",
		"spells/players_handbook/color_spray.spell",
		"spells/players_handbook/magic_missile.spell",
		"spells/xanathars_guide_to_everything/ice_knife.spell",
		"spells/players_handbook/mage_armor.spell",
		"spells/players_handbook/unseen_servant.spell",
		"spells/players_handbook/detect_magic.spell",
		"spells/players_handbook/alarm.spell",
		"spells/players_handbook/cloud_of_daggers.spell",
		"spells/players_handbook/scorching_ray.spell"
	];
	// Attempt to loop through each spell file and convert it into a spell struct
	for path in spell_paths
	{
		println!("{}", path);
		// Convert spell file into spell struct and add it to spell_list vec
		spell_list.push(dnd_spellbook_maker::spells::Spell::from_file(path).unwrap());
	}
	// File paths to the fonts needed
	let font_paths = dnd_spellbook_maker::FontPaths
	{
		regular: String::from("fonts/Bookman/Bookman-Regular.otf"),
		bold: String::from("fonts/Bookman/Bookman-Bold.otf"),
		italic: String::from("fonts/Bookman/Bookman-Italic.otf"),
		bold_italic: String::from("fonts/Bookman/Bookman-BoldItalic.otf")
	};
	// Parameters for determining the size of the page and the text margins on the page
	let page_size_data = dnd_spellbook_maker::PageSizeData::new
	(
		210.0, 297.0, 10.0, 10.0, 10.0, 10.0
	).unwrap();
	// Parameters for determining page number behavior
	let page_number_data = dnd_spellbook_maker::PageNumberData::new
	(
		true, false, 1, 5.0, 4.0
	).unwrap();
	// Parameters for determining font sizes, the tab amount, and newline amounts
	let font_size_data = dnd_spellbook_maker::FontSizeData::new
	(
		32.0, 24.0, 12.0, 7.5, 12.0, 8.0, 5.0
	).unwrap();
	// Colors for each type of text
	let text_colors = dnd_spellbook_maker::TextColors
	{
		title_color: (0, 0, 0),
		header_color: (115, 26, 26),
		body_color: (0, 0, 0)
	};
	// Scalars used to convert the size of fonts from rusttype font units to printpdf millimeters (Mm)
	let font_scalars = dnd_spellbook_maker::FontScalars::new
	(
		0.475, 0.51, 0.48, 0.515
	).unwrap();
	// Parameters for table margins / padding and off-row color / scaling
	let table_options = dnd_spellbook_maker::TableOptions::new
	(
		16.0, 10.0, 8.0, 4.0, 12.0, 0.1075, 4.0, (213, 209, 224)
	).unwrap();
	// File path to the background image
	let background_path = "img/parchment.jpg";
	// Image transform data for the background image
	let background_transform = dnd_spellbook_maker::ImageTransform
	{
		translate_x: Some(dnd_spellbook_maker::Mm(0.0)),
		translate_y: Some(dnd_spellbook_maker::Mm(0.0)),
		scale_x: Some(1.95),
		scale_y: Some(2.125),
		..Default::default()
	};
	// Creates the spellbook
	let doc = dnd_spellbook_maker::generate_spellbook
	(
		spellbook_name, &spell_list, &font_paths, &page_size_data,
		&Some(page_number_data), &font_size_data, &text_colors, &font_scalars,
		&table_options, &Some((background_path, &background_transform))
	).unwrap();
	// Saves the spellbook to a pdf document
	let _ = dnd_spellbook_maker::save_spellbook(doc, "Spellbook.pdf");
}

Setup

This library requires font files in order to work so it can add text to the document. Adding a background image to each of the pages is optional, but needs to be manually supplied if that is desired.

Fonts

Four font files are required to be given to the generate_spellbook() function in one of the struct parameters. The required fonts files must be either .otf or .ttf files. The four font files that are needed for a font are:

• Regular font
• Bold font
• Italic font
• Bolt Italic font

Background Image

A background image can be added to every page of a spellbook, but it is not required. The image is added to each page of the spellbook via the printpdf crate which has bugs with adding images to pdf page layers. If you encounter a bug where your image is not added to the page properly, or at all, try converting the image to a different type (.jpg to .png or vice versa, etc.).

Spells

To create a spellbook using the generate_spellbook() function, it needs a vec of Spell objects. Spell objects should generally be created from spell files. Details on the structure of spell files are below if you wish to create your own. This library comes with a spell file for every spell in the following source material books:

• The Player's Handbook
• Xanathar's Guide to Everything
• Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
• Strixhaven: A curriculum of Chaos.

Spell Files

Spell files are plaintext files with fields separated mostly by newlines. Each field in a spell file corresponds to one of the fields in the Spell struct. The fields are as follows:

• name:
• level:
• school:
• is_ritual:
• casting_time:
• range:
• has_v_component:
• has_s_component:
• m_components:
• duration:
• description:
• upcast_description:

These fields do not have to be in any particular order in the spell file. They only need to be separated by lines.

Fields

Name

name:

The name of the spell. Can be any string on a single line (doesn't need to be surrounded by quotes).

Examples:

name: Acid Splash

Name: Fireball

NAME: Weird

Level

level:

The level of the spell. Ranges from the integers 0 to 9. Level 0 represents cantrips.

Examples:

level: 3

Level: 9

LEVEL: 0

School

school:

The magic school of the spell. Can be one of the following values:

• abjuration
• conjuration
• divination
• enchantment
• evocation
• illusion
• necromancy
• transmutation

Examples:

school: Evocation

School: illusion

SCHOOL: nEcRoMaNcY

Ritual

is_ritual:

Whether or not the spell is a ritual. Must be either true or false. Alternatively, this field can just be placed in the spell file without any colons or value to represent true, or not be placed in the spell file at all to represent false.

Examples:

is_ritual: true or is_ritual

is_ritual: false or just not having the field in the file.

Casting Time

casting_time:

The amount of time it takes to cast this spell. Can one of the following values:

• seconds Must be followed by a nonnegative integer.
• actions Must be followed by a nonnegative integer.
• bonusaction
• reaction Must be followed by text on one line inside of quotation marks.
• minutes Must be followed by a nonnegative integer.
• hours Must be followed by a nonnegative integer.
• days Must be followed by a nonnegative integer.
• weeks Must be followed by a nonnegative integer.
• months Must be followed by a nonnegative integer.
• years Must be followed by a nonnegative integer.
• special

Examples:

casting_time: actions 1

Casting_Time: bonusaction

CASTING_TIME: Minutes 10

cAsTiNg_TiMe: REACTION "which you take when you see a creature within 60 feet succeed an attack roll"

Range

range:

The distance / area that this spell can target things within. Can be one of the following values:

• self This value can optionally be followed by an AOE (area of effect) value (details on AOEs below).
• touch
• A distance value (details on distances below).
• sight
• unlimited
• special

AOE (area of effect) values define a volumetric shape that a spell's effect takes place in. They can be one of the following values:

• line Must be followed by a distance value (details on distances below).
• cone Must be followed by a distance value.
• cube Must be followed by a distance value.
• sphere Must be followed by a distance value.
• hemisphere Must be followed by a distance value.
• cylinder Must be followed by two distance values, the first representing its radius, the second representing its height.

Distance values are self explanitory. They are defined by a positive integer and a string representing the unit of measurement of that distance. Valid distance values are:

• feet Must be followed by a nonnegative integer.
• miles Must be followed by a nonnegative integer.

Examples:

range: feet 120

RANGE: Self

RaNgE: self cone feet 15

Range: self cylinder feet 15 feet 60

ranGe: special

V / S Components

has_v_component: / has_s_component:

These two fields determine whether or not the spell has verbal / somantic components. Must be either true or false. Alternatively, these fields can just be placed in the spell file without any colons or value to represent true, or not be placed in the spell file at all to represent false.

Examples:

has_v_component: true or has_v_component

has_v_component: false or just not having the field in the file.

has_s_component: true or has_s_component

has_s_component: false or just not having the field in the file.

M Components

m_components:

The material components for the spell. If the spell has material components, its value should be text on one line inside of quotation marks. If the spell does not have any material components, its value should be none or you can not include the field in the spell file for the same effect.

Examples:

m_components: "A piece of string and a bit of wood"

m_components: none or just not having the field in the file

Duration

duration: The length of time that the spell lasts. Can be one of the following values:

• instant
• seconds Must be followed by a nonnegative integer. The integer can also be followed by the value concentration if this spell requires concentration.
• rounds Must be followed by a nonnegative integer. The integer can also be followed by the value concentration if this spell requires concentration.
• minutes Must be followed by a nonnegative integer. The integer can also be followed by the value concentration if this spell requires concentration.
• hours Must be followed by a nonnegative integer. The integer can also be followed by the value concentration if this spell requires concentration.
• days Must be followed by a nonnegative integer. The integer can also be followed by the value concentration if this spell requires concentration.
• weeks Must be followed by a nonnegative integer. The integer can also be followed by the value concentration if this spell requires concentration.
• months Must be followed by a nonnegative integer. The integer can also be followed by the value concentration if this spell requires concentration.
• years Must be followed by a nonnegative integer. The integer can also be followed by the value concentration if this spell requires concentration.
• dispelledortriggered Can be followed by the value concentration if the spell requires concentration.
• untildispelled Can be followed by the value concentration if the spell requires concentration.
• permanent
• special Can be followed by the value concentration if the spell requires concentration.

Examples:

duration: rounds 1

DURATION: minutes 10 concentration

dUrAtIoN: untildispelledortriggered

Duration: untildispelled Concentration

duration: permanent

Description

description:

The text that describes what the spell does. This field's value must be text inside of quotes that can span multiple lines. If a line ends in a quote before you want the description text to end, you can place an escape backslash before the quote (like this: \") to prevent the quote from ending the text early. If you place another escape backslash before the first one (like this: \\") then a backslash will appear in the text as the last character and the quote will end the line normally, and so on with more backslashes.

Spell descriptions can also have font changes, bullet points, and tables inside of them, just like in the Player's Handbook.

Text starts out using the regular font that is supplied to the generate_spellbook() function, but can be switched back and forth between any of the four supplied with these font tags:

• <r> for regular font
• <b> for bold font
• <i> for italic font
• <bi> or <ib> for bold-italic font

Once any of these tokens are detected, the following text will use that tag's font. The tags must be individual tokens in order to be detected (surrounded by whitespace).

Examples:

description: "This text is regular font <bi> and this text is bold italic font <b> and this font is bold <r> and now it's back to regular font."

Description: "<i> This text starts out italic <r> and then it changes to regular."

To do bullet points, just begin a line / paragraph inside of the text with either a dash - or a bullet point character •.

Examples:

description: "This is normal text on the first paragraph.
This is new text on a new second paragraph.
This is the third paragraph.
- This is the first bullet point in a series of them.
- This is the second bullet point.
- This is the third bullet point.
And now it's back to regular non-bullet-point text in the last paragraph."

DeScRiPtIoN: "This is some normal text in a paragraph.
• <bi> This is some bold-italic text in a bullet point.
• This is some more bold- italic text in another bullet point.
• <r> This text is back to regular font in a third bullet point.
This text is back to normal paragraph form."

To put tables in the description, you need to use several tags. First is the <table> tag which should be at the start and end of every table. Second is the <title> tag which defines a title for the table. This tag is optional, but if it is used it must appear on the same line as the opening <table> tag and must surround the title text of the table. Next is the column delimiter | which separates individual cells inside of a row. Lastly is the <row> tag which marks where new rows begin. This tag isn't required for the first row, aka the header row / column header row.

Examples:

description: "This is some text in normal paragraph form.
<table> <title> This is a table <title>
Column A | Column B
<row> 1 | Red
<row> 2 | Green
<row> 3 | Blue
<table>
And here's some more text because why not."

description: "Here is a table with 3 columns but no title.
<table>
1 | 2 | 3
<row> A | Black | Black
<row> B | Black | White
<row> C | White | Black
<row> D | White | White
<table>"

Upcast Description

upcast_description:

The text that describes what the spell does when you cast it at a higher level. Follows the same rules as the description: field, except if the spell doesn't have an upcast description, it can either have a value of none or just not be included in the spell file to have the same effect.

Examples:

upcast_description: "This is an upcast description <b> with some font changes <r>.
- Here are some bullet points too
- A second bullet point
Some more text.
<table> <title> Here's a table too <title>
A | B | C
<row> 1 | 2 | 3
<row> 4 | 5 | 6
<table>"

upcast_description: none or just not having the field in the file.

Custom Fields

The fields level:, school:, casting_time:, range:, and duration: all have controlled values with only a few select valid types of values. This control measure can be overridden for all of these fields, allowing users to inject whatever text they want into those fields on that spell's page(s) in the spellbook. This can be done by making the value of each of these fields be text on one line inside of quotation marks, the same as nonempty m_components: values.

Examples:

level: "10th-level"

school: "technomancy"

casting_time: "1 action or 8 hours"

Complete Examples

name: Fireball
level: 3
school: evocation
casting_time: actions 1
range: feet 150
has_v_component
has_s_component
m_components: "a tiny ball of bat guano and sulfur"
duration: instant
description: "A bright streak flashes from your pointing finger to a point you choose within range and then blossoms with a low roar into an explosion of flame. Each creature in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on that point must make a Dexterity saving throw. A target takes 8d6 fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
The fire spreads around corners. It ignites flammable objects in the area that aren't being worn or carried."
upcast_description: "When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d6 for each slot level above 3rd."

name: Counterspell
level: 3
school: abjuration
casting_time: reaction "which you take when you see a creature within 60 feet of you casting a spell"
range: feet 60
has_s_component
duration: instant
description: "You attempt to interrupt a creature in the process of casting a spell. If the creature is casting a spell of 3rd level or lower, its spell fails and has no effect. If it is casting a spell of 4th level or higher, make an ability check using your spellcasting ability. The DC equals 10 + the spell's level. On a success, the creature's spell fails and has no effect."

name: Antipathy/Sympathy
level: 8
school: enchantment
casting_time: hours 1
range: feet 60
has_v_component
has_s_component
m_components: "either a lump of alum soaked in vinegar for the <i> antipathy <r> effect or a drop of honey for the <i> sympathy <r> effect"
duration: days 10
description: "This spell attracts or repels creatures of your choice. You target something within range, either a Huge or smaller object or creature or an area that is no larger than a 200-foot cube. Then specify a kind of intelligent creature, such as red dragons, goblins, or vampires. You invest the target with an aura that either attracts or repels the specified creatures for the duration. Choose antipathy or sympathy as the aura's effect.
<bi> Antipathy. <r> The enchantment causes creatures of the kind you designated to feel an intense urge to leave the area and avoid the target. When such a creature can see the target or comes within 60 feet of it, the creature must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or become frightened. The creature remains frightened while it can see the target or is within 60 feet of it. While frightened by the target, the creature must use its movement to move to the nearest safe spot from which it can't see the target. If the creature moves more than 60 feet from the target and can't see it, the creature is no longer frightened, but the creature becomes frightened again if it regains sight of the target or moves within 60 feet of it.
<bi> Sympathy. <r> The enchantment causes the specified creatures to feel an intense urge to approach the target while within 60 feet of it or able to see it. When such a creature can see the target or comes within 60 feet of it, the creature must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or use its movement on each of its turns to enter the area or move within reach of the target. When the creature has done so, it can't willingly move away from the target.
If the target damages or otherwise harms an affected creature, the affected creature can make a Wisdom saving throw to end the effect, as described below.
<bi> Ending the Effect. <r> If an affected creature ends its turn while not within 60 feet of the target or able to see it, the creature makes a Wisdom saving throw. On a successful save, the creature is no longer affected by the target and recognizes the feeling of repugnance or attraction as magical. In addition, a creature affected by the spell is allowed another Wisdom saving throw every 24 hours while the spell persists.
A creature that successfully saves against this effect is immune to it for 1 minute, after which time it can be affected again."

name: Thunderclap
level: 0
school: evocation
casting_time: actions 1
range: feet 5
has_s_component
duration: instant
description: "You create a burst of thunderous sound that can be heard up to 100 feet away. Each creature within range, other than you, must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or take 1d6 thunder damage.
The spell's damage increases by 1d6 when you reach 5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6)."

name: Leomund's Tiny Hut
level: 3
school: evocation
is_ritual
casting_time: minutes 1
range: self hemisphere feet 10
has_v_component
has_s_component
m_components: "a small crystal bead"
duration: hours 8
description: "A 10-foot-radius immobile dome of force springs into existence around and above you and remains stationary for the duration. The spell ends if you leave its area.
Nine creatures of Medium size or smaller can fit inside the dome with you. The spell fails if its area includes a larger creature or more than nine creatures. Creatures and objects within the dome when you cast this spell can move through it freely. All other creatures and objects are barred from passing through it. Spells and other magical effects can't extend through the dome or be cast through it. The atmosphere inside the space is comfortable and dry, regardless of the weather outside.
Until the spell ends, you can command the interior to become dimly lit or dark. The dome is opaque from the outside, of any color you choose, but it is transparent from the inside."

name: Prestidigitation
level: 0
school: transmutation
casting_time: actions 1
range: feet 10
has_v_component
has_s_component
duration: hours 1
description: "This spell is a minor magical trick that novice spellcasters use for practice. You create one of the following magical effects within range:
- You create an instantaneous, harmless sensory effect, such as a shower of sparks, a puff of wind, faint musical notes, or an odd odor.
- You instantaneously light or snuff out a candle, a torch, or a small campfire.
- You instantaneously clean or soil an object no larger than 1 cubic foot.
- You chill, warm, or flavor up to 1 cubic foot of nonliving material for 1 hour.
- You make a color, a small mark, or a symbol appear on an object or a surface for 1 hour.
- You create a nonmagical trinket or an illusory image that can fit in your hand and that lasts until the end of your next turn.
If you cast this spell multiple times, you can have up to three of its non-instantaneous effects active at a time, and you can dismiss such an effect as an action."

name: Control Weather
level: 8
school: transmutation
casting_time: minutes 10
range: self sphere miles 5
has_v_component
has_s_component
m_components: "burning incense and bits of earth and wood mixed in water"
duration: hours 8 concentration
description: "You take control of the weather within 5 miles of you for the duration. You must be outdoors to cast this spell. Moving to a place where you don't have a clear path to the sky ends the spell early.
When you cast the spell, you change the current weather conditions, which are determined by the DM based on the climate and season. You can change precipitation, temperature, and wind. It takes 1d4 × 10 minutes for the new conditions to take effect. Once they do so, you can change the conditions again. When the spell ends, the weather gradually returns to normal. When you change the weather conditions, find a current condition on the following tables and change its stage by one, up or down. When changing the wind, you can change its direction.
<table> <title> Precipitation <title>
Stage | Condition
<row> 1 | Clear
<row> 2 | Light Clouds
<row> 3 | Overcast or ground fog
<row> 4 | Rain, hail, or snow
<row> 5 | Torrential rain, driving hail, or blizzard
<table>
<table> <title> Temperature <title>
Stage | Condition
<row> 1 | Unbearable heat
<row> 2 | Hot
<row> 3 | Warm
<row> 4 | Cool
<row> 5 | Cold
<row> 6 | Arctic cold
<table>
<table> <title> Wind <title>
Stage | Condition
<row> 1 | Calm
<row> 2 | Moderate wind
<row> 3 | Strong wind
<row> 4 | Gale
<row> 5 | Storm
<table>"

name: Control Flames
level: 0
school: transmutation
casting_time: actions 1
range: feet 60
has_s_component
duration: "Instantaneous or 1 hour (see below)"
description: "You choose a nonmagical flame that you can see within range and that fits within a 5-foot cube. You affect it in one of the following ways:
- You instantaneously expand the flame 5 feet in one direction, provided that wood or other fuel is present in the new location.
- You instantaneously extinguish the flames within the cube.
- You double or halve the area of bright light and dim light cast by the flame, change its color, or both. The change lasts for 1 hour.
- You cause simple shapes—such as the vague form of a creature, an inanimate object, or a location—to appear within the flames and animate as you like. The shapes last for 1 hour.
If you cast this spell multiple times, you can have up to three non-instantaneous effects created by it active at a time, and you can dismiss such an effect as an action."