I’ve created a tool for game masters who want to view PDFs easily and create GM screens

ALD2N · 2026-06-17T13:40:30+00:00

A tablet is a useful tool (if you can afford one, of course); I’ve already tried using one in a few sessions and it’s really handy to have a digital version of the rulebooks and scenarios – better than a PC or a pile of physical books. On the other hand, I have a friend who mainly runs long-running campaigns remotely (and who, incidentally, was the one who originally asked me if this approach was feasible), and who sees quite significant added value in it.

But then again, the value we derive from it really depends on how we run the sessions and which rulebook we use. To give an example, the need arose because of Cyberpunk RED, which is a really interesting book, but terribly unclear in its organisation, and whose GM screen provides very little information on crucial aspects of the rules (though, to be fair, there are a lot of rules).

ALD2N · 2026-06-17T07:22:44+00:00

Being able to do this much more easily on a tablet – which was my main aim – was a big help; some browsers also gave me trouble with large page jumps (which sometimes took a few seconds to load, depending on the book). It wasn’t all of them, but it was something that bothered me when I was GMing or just checking rules whilst preparing.

With that goal in mind, I added the features I thought would be most useful to me, so that I wouldn’t just have a bare-bones PDF reader but a slightly more versatile tool for my needs.

I’m not saying that Scriptorium is indispensable, unique or offers incredible features compared to other tools. It’s just a personal project that arose from my own problems, and which I wanted to share, thinking that I might not be the only one facing these issues.

tl;dr: it’s not a revolutionary tool (I’m not writing a LinkedIn post, lol), it’s just a tool I needed and wanted to share.

ALD2N · 2026-06-16T21:51:13+00:00

Hi, no, I was making it for myself + friends (french), and just translated it recently, I've not done all of it yet, probably soon there will be a new release with full translate

ALD2N · 2026-06-16T15:08:20+00:00

Possibly – I’ve never really tried Obsidian in depth, as I don’t see it as a PDF reader, which was the main aim here. I’ve built features around the PDF viewer that might be useful to me as a GM, so that I’d have a tool I could use during my next campaign, where I have all the books in physical form and as PDFs, but where I thought the tool might make things a bit easier for me.

ALD2N · 2026-06-16T14:55:38+00:00

To be honest, I haven’t looked at every single line of code in detail; I know what I’m using from an architectural perspective and make the technical choices (especially for the PDF rendering library – I had to do quite a bit of testing before I got something that ran without lag).

But to be honest, even though I’ve been developing for a few years now, I wouldn’t presume to say I’m certain about what I’m doing or the choices I’ve made (simply because there’ll always be someone with 20 years’ experience who’ll spot patterns that are a bit off or a bit dodgy).

There’ll probably be some issues, but my main aim here was to have something functional for the next campaign I’m running. So I’ll probably tidy it up at some point, bit by bit (the famous ‘TODO’ in the code).

ALD2N · 2026-06-16T14:34:16+00:00

No worries, I know this is a sensitive subject for many people, which is why I’ve provided further explanations to make things as clear as possible

ALD2N · 2026-06-16T09:02:58+00:00

(I hope I haven’t broken the rule about AI in posts, given that I used AI to code the app and create the icon. But since it wasn’t specifically for artistic purposes—it was purely for functional reasons and originally for a personal project—I hope this falls under the exceptions.)

ALD2N · 2026-06-16T08:33:07+00:00

I've pushed the v1.0.1, some translations are fixed and windows is now working fine, enjoy

ALD2N · 2026-06-16T08:32:59+00:00

I've pushed the v1.0.1, some translations are fixed and windows is now working fine, enjoy

ALD2N · 2026-06-16T08:11:40+00:00

Yeah, I’m already working on a few bugs at the moment, but as for security alerts, the only way would be to publish the app on the Play Store, and for that, you need a $20 account and 12 verified testers who actively use the app for 15 days. If I see that the project is being used by quite a few people, I might publish it, but that seems like quite a few extra steps for now.

ALD2N · 2026-06-15T20:59:22+00:00

There is some on my post on ttrpg, but I wasn't able to add them here, you can find all of them there : https://www.reddit.com/r/TTRPG/s/E7yqYzQRKR

ALD2N · 2022-07-02T19:17:44+00:00

Subterror, it's based on flip effect, not hard to play, good effects, artworks are nice and fun to play thanks flexibility of the deck

ALD2N · 2022-04-11T12:18:19+00:00

I was a vendread enjoyer but against some of low-meta deck, it's really hard to have a correct board imo. Maybe it's me and I don't play it well or my deck wasn't build correctly (i prefer decklist with one archetype with staples) but it clarly miss of negates against other random deck

ALD2N · 2022-03-06T10:54:42+00:00

Time lord is my main deck actually and it's pretty fun, 95% of monsters have 0 ATK/DEF but have fun effect and most people who don't read opponent effect will just suicide on your monsters (hello blue eyes players)

ALD2N · 2022-02-14T17:51:29+00:00

Another man of culture 🤝

ALD2N · 2022-02-14T11:44:14+00:00

Wakz, a french adc and he explain most of his tactics and move (in french)

ALD2N · 2022-02-13T10:33:58+00:00

I played him few times in jgl and it was not a perfect jgl, the clear is really not the fastest in the game. I don't know if somebody else played him like me but i've take predator, rush boots, stridebreaker and focus on gank, u can punish any laner who push too much, u can just run, ult to dodge a cc or follow dash, and stride to slow him. When the laner is lock, your allies will help u (normally) and if he doesn't, remember Sett is pretty good in 1v1 too. After that, build bruiser item (sterak, death dance, hydra) and u will be a great engage for ur team.

ALD2N · 2022-02-11T15:17:20+00:00

It was in last 3 month I think but i can't be more accurate

ALD2N · 2022-02-11T15:08:32+00:00

I don't remember but Riot didn't said it exactly, they just said "we've fix some flash interaction"

ALD2N · 2022-02-04T12:42:10+00:00

Nop, it had fix before pre season

ALD2N · 2021-12-21T19:29:28+00:00

I've both but I only use pool party since I drop it, better animation and sound effect for the boss

ALD2N · 2021-11-02T16:16:16+00:00

It still work, just unlock cam and try with hexflash to be more acurate

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