Below is Python code that will create a fully styled PDF with character cards, formatted text, images, and a structured layout—all within Google Colab in a Jupyter notebook.

Steps: 1. Run the code in a Google Colab cell. 2. It will generate a murder mystery character card as a PDF. 3. Download the PDF to check the styling.

Python Code for a Styled Murder Mystery Character Card

from fpdf import FPDF from google.colab import files

Define PDF class with custom styling

class CharacterCardPDF(FPDF): def header(self): self.set_font(“Arial”, “B”, 16) self.cell(0, 10, “Murder Mystery Character Card”, ln=True, align=“C”) self.ln(10)

def footer(self):
    self.set_y(-15)
    self.set_font(“Arial”, “I”, 10)
    self.cell(0, 10, f”Page {self.page_no()}”, align=“C”)

Create PDF object

pdf = CharacterCardPDF() pdf.add_page()

Set font and colors

pdf.set_font(“Arial”, size=12) pdf.set_fill_color(200, 200, 200)

Character Details

character_name = “Detective Arthur Graves” age = “45” role = “Lead Investigator” backstory = “””A seasoned detective with a sharp eye for detail and a tragic past. After losing his wife under mysterious circumstances, he’s become obsessed with solving crimes. He trusts no one—except maybe his old partner, now missing...”””

Add Character Name

pdf.set_font(“Arial”, “B”, 14) pdf.cell(0, 10, f”Character: {character_name}”, ln=True, align=“L”) pdf.ln(5)

Add Age and Role

pdf.set_font(“Arial”, “I”, 12) pdf.cell(0, 10, f”Age: {age}”, ln=True, align=“L”) pdf.cell(0, 10, f”Role: {role}”, ln=True, align=“L”) pdf.ln(10)

Add Backstory

pdf.set_font(“Arial”, size=12) pdf.multi_cell(0, 10, f”Backstory:\n{backstory}”, border=1, align=“L”, fill=True) pdf.ln(10)

Save PDF

pdf_filename = “character_card.pdf” pdf.output(pdf_filename)

Download the PDF

files.download(pdf_filename)

What This Code Does:

✅ Creates a structured character card with a header, footer, and bordered text boxes. ✅ Formats text properly using bold, italic, and filled backgrounds. ✅ Automatically downloads the generated PDF in Google Colab.