by any2cards
D2e Card Viewer - a Chrome extension which operates on key websites to underline Descent 2nd Edition card names, which allows you to see images of the cards while you discuss them in forums, threads, etc.Link --> https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/d2e-card-viewer/eo...
For a long time now, I have been very dissatisfied with many of the card images that are displayed by the D2e Card Viewer. This is due mostly to the fact that I did not have access to the original digital assets of the game, and relied on scanned images; even if those scans were high resolution (300 dpi, 600 dpi, even 1200 dpi), the images tended to looked washed out, blurry, etc. This left the final product leaving much to be desired in my eyes.
If you compare the D2e images across most expansions to the excellent images that exist for Sadgit's Sands of the Past, or even of his re-done Lost Legends cards, the difference is incredible. Further, after working very hard with Isaac Childres (aka Cephalofair - creator of Gloomhaven) and Marcel Cwertetschka (aka Morthai - creator of Forgotten Circles) to utilize the original digital assets of those games in the creation of the Gloomhaven Card Viewer, it further accentuated the enormous difference of quality of images.
Being the perfectionist I am, I couldn't stand it anymore. Since I am 78 years old, I have a plethora of time on my hands. At the urging of Sadgit (and his on-going patience, assistance, direction, etc.), this old dog is learning new tricks ... specifically, how to utilize Adobe's inDesign to create new card images.
So, I am officially announcing my intent ... my grand project if you will ... to re-create ALL of the card images for the game D2e, and thus for the card viewer. I am starting with the Class skills cards and items. I have completed the re-creation of the Apothecary class. If you are using the viewer, you can see the new cards here:
Bottled Courage
Brew Elixir
Concoction
Herbal Lore
Hidden Stash
Inky Substance
Potent Remedies
Protective Tonic
Secret Formula
Smoking Vials
You can see the enormous disparity between the clarity of the cards by looking at one of the new cards and one of the unmodified cards:
Bottled Courage All-Seeing
Obviously, this effort is going to take time ... but I feel that it is worth it, as I get to learn new software, new skills, and attempt to keep the mind sharp. Now, as it is necessary to literally re-create all facets of each of the cards (XP, Fatigue, Text, Images, etc.), it is possible, even perhaps likely, that I make mistakes. If you find such mistakes, I would appreciate it if you would point them out to me !
I will update the bottom of this post as I complete card sets.
D2e Image Update Project - Finished Images
Lost Legends
Class - Apothecary