Text/word document of 5e basic rules?

Shipyard Locked · April 29, 2015, 09:19:59 PM

The minor trouble with the 5e basic rules provided by WotC is that they are in pdf form. I'd like to perform extensive editing on their text without having to copy paste into a word document for hours to get the whole thing. Does anyone know if someone has already converted that stuff into a word or text document of some sort?

Omega · April 30, 2015, 12:18:00 AM

I have a condensed version on the works. But it is only 25% done.

Shipyard Locked · April 30, 2015, 06:24:18 AM

Thanks. I find it strange that something like this wasn't done within weeks of the pdf's release.

Necrozius · April 30, 2015, 07:07:29 AM

It might be easier to copy the web-based rules into a word file and format it as you please (eg: columns).

I might actually do that sometime.

Shipyard Locked · April 30, 2015, 12:09:02 PM

Quote from: Necrozius;828967It might be easier to copy the web-based rules into a word file and format it as you please (eg: columns).

I might actually do that sometime.

Wait, are you saying there is a web-based version separate from the PDFs?

Godfather Punk · April 30, 2015, 12:17:35 PM

If you open the printer-friendly pdf, you can ctrl-A select all, ctrl-C copy and then Ctrl-V paste in a Word document.
It will take some time then, to format everything from single column.

Necrozius · April 30, 2015, 12:29:49 PM

Quote from: Shipyard Locked;829007Wait, are you saying there is a web-based version separate from the PDFs?

My mistake! They're only Player-facing rules:

http://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop/players-basic-rules

But it's a start, anyway!

EDIT: actually, there's a surprising amount of stuff in there...

Korgul · April 30, 2015, 12:50:39 PM

Quote from: Necrozius;829013My mistake! They're only Player-facing rules:

http://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop/players-basic-rules

But it's a start, anyway!

EDIT: actually, there's a surprising amount of stuff in there...

It actually looks like the complete web based version of the basic rules, to me.

Skyrock · April 30, 2015, 01:41:54 PM

Don't C&P. It will only make you deal with a bazillion manual line breaks, broken tables and other oddities.
Better try those two online converters:
http://www.ableword.net/
http://www.pdfonline.com/pdf-to-word-converter/

They have given me good and very workable results for files that were much fancier than the 5e basic rules.

Necrozius · April 30, 2015, 02:01:01 PM

Quote from: Skyrock;829020Don't C&P. It will only make you deal with a bazillion manual line breaks, broken tables and other oddities.

Yeah if you're copying + pasting from a PDF, go with one of those converters.

Copying from the website ain't too bad. I just pasted the Race section into word, selected all and removed all formatting, put it into 2 columns and it's not too shabby.

Opaopajr · April 30, 2015, 05:56:04 PM

I admit to being curious, as I am trying to think what would warrant such effort that 3x5 index cards or post-it notes cannot do.

Shipyard Locked · April 30, 2015, 08:52:33 PM

Quote from: Opaopajr;829070I admit to being curious, as I am trying to think what would warrant such effort that 3x5 index cards or post-it notes cannot do.

Evaluating possible projects for upcoming campaigns. I feel if you're going to re-skin a system it's better to be as thorough as you can, it increases player confidence and buy-in.

Godfather Punk · May 01, 2015, 04:55:35 AM

Quote from: Skyrock;829020Don't C&P. It will only make you deal with a bazillion manual line breaks, broken tables and other oddities.
Better try those two online converters:
http://www.ableword.net/
http://www.pdfonline.com/pdf-to-word-converter/

They have given me good and very workable results for files that were much fancier than the 5e basic rules.

Hah! Now you tell me. All those nights I spent reformatting the 3.0 ogl