Ever play an RPG, and get really pedantic thoughts?
BIND is an open-source, grunge-fantasy, tabletop RPG, which:
- optimizes the crap out of everything (in ways you probably won't notice),
- is an 'adult game' (meaning we all have jobs, and need to set-up-and-go without homework or very much prep),
- will never have any house rules (because anyone can change the source files and reprint the PDF).
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You finally arrive in the little hamlet of Encworth, exhausted from your fight with the Manticore, and still tending your wounds from the first day's battle with the cockatrice.
# Getting the Book
The farmer's children stop their work, and come over to ask a thousand questions.
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Download it from the [link][core download], then take it to your local, friendly, print-shop.
Everything in the book has been optimized for reading on paper.
But reading two-columns of blinding-white PDF on a monitor will only give you a headache.
Sorry, whut?
This land has 'wandering monsters', ready to turn people into stone, and *then* eat them.
How does anyone raise a family here?
Who put all these traps down here?
How do people trade?
## Compiling the Book Yourself
The world emerged as a series of answers to pedantic questions.
This is the fantasy world where dragons plan for inflation, and gnolls have a day-rate.
1. Clone this repo.
1. Install the required packages:
* For Debian/ Mint/ Ubuntu: `inkscape`, `make`, `texlive-full`, `git-lfs`, and `latexmk`.
* For Arch Linux: `inkscape`, `make`, `texlive-most`, `git-lfs`, and `texlive-binextra`.
* For Void Linux: `inkscape`, `make`, `texlive-full`, `git-lfs`, and `texlive-latexmk`.
1. Enter the repo, and do `make all`.
Fine full installation instructions in the [wiki](https://gitlab.com/bindrpg/core/-/wikis/dev/startup).
## Related Books
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- GMs don't roll much, so they can focus on orchestration.
- Spellcasters spend Mana Points.
# Compiling
The dependencies are
-`texlive-full`
-`git`
-`git-lfs`
-`inkscape`
-`make`
To make the document,
1. type `make`.
2. Take the pdf to your local, friendly, printing store.
For more detailed instructions, see the wiki on [setting up](https://gitlab.com/bindrpg/core/-/wikis/dev/startup).
# Get Involved
The book is under an open source licence, so whoever plays it decides how it gets to work.
