This repository contains a LaTeX template, mainly intended for for creating Old School Revival (OSR) Tabletop Role-Playing Game Zines. This does not mean the template can not be used for other purposes.
- A4 paper size.
- Double column layout.
- Alternating left and right binding offsets for print.
- Predefined sections for content.
- Header with title on each page.
- Footer with page numbers.
- Customizable margin settings.
This template uses the following LaTeX packages:
extarticlefor the document class.inputencandfontencfor special character and font encoding support.graphicxfor including graphics.lipsumfor generating dummy text.fancyhdrfor custom headers and footers.multicolfor multi-column layout.geometryfor setting page dimensions and margins.tabularxfor more flexible table layouts.titlesecfor customizing section titles.enumitemfor customizable list environments.floatfor improved interface for floating objects.hyperreffor creating hyperlinks in the document.xcolorwith thetableoption for coloring tables.pifontfor accessing the Pi font symbols.coelacanthfor the main document font.
If you use a common LaTeX distibution, these packages are most likely already included, but otherwise please ensure these packages are installed before compiling.
- Clone or download this repository.
- Open the
Main.texfile in your preferred LaTeX editor. - Replace the contents with your own.
- Compile the
.texfile. - (Optional: You can modify all the formatting/styling in
zine.cls.)
All the formatting is taken from zine.cls.
You can include this template/style in an existing repository as a submodule:
git submodule add https://github.com/wintermute-cell/osr-zine-template.git
You must then copy over Main.tex, while updating the class's full path:
cp osr-zine-template/Main.tex .
\documentclass{osr-zine-template/zine}
This project is open source, under the MIT License