Fake newspaper generator

[gloriousbattle]

A must for any VSF,  Weird War 2, or Atomic Horror style campaign.  Here is the link:

http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp

Have fun!

[Froggy the Great]

Very nice find!

[Plynkes]

This one has come up before, and while it is a nice idea unfortunately that little scrap you see is all you can make. A nice novelty once or twice, but more variety is needed to make it a useful tool.

[gloriousbattle]

This one has come up before, and while it is a nice idea unfortunately that little scrap you see is all you can make. A nice novelty once or twice, but more variety is needed to make it a useful tool.

I find it very useful as an ongoing schtick in a VSF campaign.  I have often given the players exactly what you say, a scrap of newspaper, at the beginning of an adventure, as a clue or lead-in to what is going on.  Very seldom is an entire article really necessary.  YMMV.

[Plynkes]

Agreed. I don't want to make an entire newspaper either. I just find it a bit frustrating that every clipping will look exactly the same. It would be nice to be able to have a different layout, a picture or something, not just always that same top left-hand corner of the paper.

It is a nice tool, don't get me wrong, I just find the options too limited to be useful personally, after the first use or two.

[Hammers]

Remeber that Chtulu gadget site that was linked to some time ago? They have a set of very cool vintage newspaper and headline fonts with which you can make your own extended layouts.

[General Roos]

Cool! 

[Christian]

Hope Red Orc sees this

[bc99]

Make sure you save the image, and put it on imageshack or something.

It doesn't last that long.

[Red Orc]

Hope Red Orc sees this

 

I had this in my Bookmarks when my old machine died at the end of last year - never could find it again!

Thanks for posting it - it is a bit of a one-trick pony, but it's a good trick and can be used a couple of times at least I reckon.

[former user]

I did once a newspaper for our participation game at Crisis (where I distributed it dressed up as a newsboy and shouting "Extra"  ) and a headline for a RPG game - not that difficult if You have the stories.

Didn't some member here have a nwewspaper for his Old west town?

[Lupus]

Remeber that Chtulu gadget site that was linked to some time ago? They have a set of very cool vintage newspaper and headline fonts with which you can make your own extended layouts.

Nope link please

[Patron Zero]

The blueprint effect feature on that page should definitely not be overlooked either, thanks for sharing !

[Alfrik]

Nice bit of player window dressing as it were

[gloriousbattle]

Glad you liked it.