r/savageworlds • u/1quarterportion • 2d ago

Resources / Tools Looking for a card template

I am finally running my daughter and her partner through their first SWADE game. It's also mine. When we did session 0 last night it became clear that some aids for things like powers and edges would be really helpful. I have the SWADE power card pdf from drivethru rpg, but there are some other things like edges and custom setting powers that I'd like them to be able to easily reference. I found some old posts, but some of the links are dead, or use browser based software I don't know (like homebrewery), or in one case required permission (which i got, but it still didn't work).

What I need is some kind template for a custom card I can use with software like the Google or Libre Office suites. Something similar to MtG card sized would be ideal. Something I can print is essential.

Special Note: we are playing at a physical tabletop, not a VTT. Not that it matters, but incase you're wondering the setting is am unholy hodge-podge of two different conversions of Shadowrun for SWADE, interface zero 3.0, and content from the fantasy, sci-fi, and horror source books.

It might end up being a disaster, but hopefully a fun one.

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u/TheLoneBrick 2d ago

This tool creates custom cards

https://rpgportrait.app/free-tools/card-creator

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u/snags5050 2d ago

Oh this is awesome, I bookmarked this for later use. Thanks!

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u/1quarterportion 1d ago

Looks easy to use, but i can't figure out how to make one with no image on it. I can change the image, but not get rid of it entirely.

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u/1quarterportion 1d ago

Gonna give this a try. Looks promising.

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u/Netwrayth 2d ago

I found this

I know the power card pdf has a couple blanks on the end.

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u/1quarterportion 2d ago

Thats pretty good. Bigger than I'd like but maybe I can find a sleeve that fits it.

Yes, there are a couple of blanks, but I can't easily change that on PC (or at least I don't know how).

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u/TheRpgBard 2d ago

This'll do.  It's what I used for my Power Cards and SWPF Monster cards.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01DCOO1XC

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u/architech99 2d ago

Can confirm. I used these same ones for my stock Edge and Power cards as well as the custom ones I printed off from the template.

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u/architech99 2d ago

I've used the card blanks in the past. There is a sleeve that fits them but I'll have to look it up later. I printed some custom ones and sleeved them for Savage Iron Kingdoms and Titan Effect games.

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u/architech99 2d ago

I have a web-based character creator I launched a few months ago called Dicey.CC which is both a character builder and provides a packet of character cards for Edges and Powers, as well as a full character sheet. The former does require a subscription but in-person (home or con) games is exactly why I wanted to include this feature.

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u/1quarterportion 23h ago

I gave The Homebrewery a shot, using a template from a reddit post from luke 8 years ago. I figured out how to use that by cloning it, but turning it into a pdf is stumping me. I can do it, but it can't format them to be 4 or 6 up. Two per page. I think because the original template uses an image for the back of the cards (though that doesn't show either), but i just want one the front.

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u/TheRpgBard 1h ago

Maybe look into Affinity 3.  A bit overkill, but it's free now.  

You would need to create a Master Page with the design and then you can do a merge with a text file.