layout.sty

    \vspace{1em}%
    \it%
  }
  {%
    \par
    \nobreak\bigLine\par
  }

\newcommand\sideBySide[2]{
  \end{multicols}
  \vspace{-1em}
  \begin{tcolorbox}[sidebyside,bicolor,colback=white,colbacklower=black!5!white]
  {#1}
  \tcblower
  {\it #2}
  \end{tcolorbox}
  \begin{multicols}{2}
}

\newcommand\boxPair[3][b]{
  \begin{figure*}[#1!]
    \ifstrequal{#1}{b}{%
      \bigLine
    }{}
    \begin{multicols}{2}
    #2
    \vfill\null
    \columnbreak
    #3
    \end{multicols}
    \ifstrequal{#1}{t}{%
      \bigLine
    }{}
  \end{figure*}
}

\newenvironment{boxtable}[1][cL]
  {
    \vspace{0.5em}
    \rowcolors{2}{}{gray!10}\needspace{2em}
    \par\noindent
    \scshape
    \tabularx{\linewidth}{#1}
    \hline
  }%
  {
    \hline
    \endtabularx
    \vspace{0.5em}
  }


\newenvironment{nametable}[2][cL]
  {
    \rowcolors{2}{}{gray!10}\needspace{3em}
    \begin{center}\flourish~\titleFont\textbf{#2}~\flourish\end{center}
    \par\noindent
    \tabularx{\linewidth}{#1}
    \hline
  }%
  {
    \hline
    \endtabularx
    \vspace{1em}
  }

\newtcolorbox{wideTable}[2][cX]{
  tabularx=#1,
  float*=h!,
  ornamented,
  adjusted title=#2,
  bottom=1em,
  top=-1pt,
  left=3pt,
  right=6pt,
  code={\rowcolors{2}{}{gray!10}\needspace{1em}}
  }

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% COMMANDS %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

\newcommand{\story}[2]{%
  \subsubsection[#2]{The #2\\\hint{Cost: #1}}%
  \index{#2 (Story)}%
}

\newcommand{\startingCondition}[1]{
  \ifnum\value{list}<95
    \item
    #1
  \fi
}

\newcommand\mapArea[3][]{
  \ifglsentryexists{#1}{
    \subsection[#3]{\glsentrytext{#1}~#3~\glsentrytext{#1}}
    \label{#2}
  }{
    \subsection{#3}
    \label{#2}
  }
}

\newcommand{\mapentry}[2][]{
  \needspace{2em}
  \refstepcounter{list}
  \subsubsection[#2]{%
    \arabic{list}: \ifdefmacro{#2}{#2}{\MakeUppercase#2}%
  }
  \label{#1}%
}

%%%%% Side Quests

\newcommand\declareSQareas[1]{
  \foreach \area in {sq,#1}%
    {\startcontents[\area]
    \stopcontents[\area]}
}

% the first side quest gets a ticked box in the toc.
% the rest get an empty box, so the GM can tick it once it's ready.

\newtoggle{firstsq}
\settoggle{firstsq}{true}

\newcommand{\sqtoc}{\printcontents[\sqarea]{l}{2}{\section*{Summaries}\setcounter{tocdepth}{3}}}

% Change the to depth from 2 to 3 in order to output a miniature table of contents on all side quests
\newcommand{\sqminitoc}{

  \begin{figure*}[t]
  
  \begin{tcolorbox}[ornamented,adjusted title={Summary: \sqName}]
  \vspace{-1em}
  \printcontents[sq]{l}{2}{\setcounter{tocdepth}{3}}
  
  \end{tcolorbox}
  
  \end{figure*}
}

\newcounter{sqNo}
\newcommand{\sqName}{}

\newcommand{\sidequest}[2][]{%
  \stopcontents[sq]
  \foreach \area in {#1}%
    {\resumecontents[\area]}
  %%%%%%%%%%%%%
  \renewcommand{\sqName}{#2}
  \subsection[\it #2]{#2}
  \settoggle{firstsq}{true}
  \setcounter{sqNo}{0}
  \foreach \area in {#1}%
    {\stopcontents[\area]}
  \startcontents[sq]
  \sqminitoc
}

\newcommand{\sqpart}[3]{
  \vspace{1em}
  \refstepcounter{sqNo}
  \resumecontents[#1]
  \subsubsection[%
    \hspace{-4em}\arabic{sqNo} -- %
    \iftoggle{firstsq}{\sqr}{\sqn}%
    ~#2 -- #3]%
    {#2 \\\hint{#1}}
  \stopcontents[#1]\settoggle{firstsq}{false}
}

\titlecontents*{lsubsection}[0pt]
{\large\raggedright}{}{}
{}[][]

\newcommand\printAllSideQuests[1]{
  \foreach \x in {#1}{
    \center\subsection*{\x}
    \printcontents[\x]{l}{2}{\setcounter{tocdepth}{3}}
  }

}

\newcommand\hint[1]{%
  \iftoggle{examplecharacter}{}%
  {\small\textcolor{gray}{(#1)}}
}