Where can you get it? The mediafire mirror, here.
What else does it do besides MTG cards? Uses (customizable) templates to make custom cards.
Why would you want to? Exalted Charm cards that aren't Solar. As well as Anima powers, Evocations, spells, ect. Ect. Check out my physical tips and tricks for visual aids with Exalted post.
Here's a Solar Anima power:
Here are some of my Dragon-Blooded results (I give each player a symbols explainer card, too):
(I switched to landscape because Charm names are loooong)
How does MSE make custom cards? Now we're into the meat of the post.
First, an admission, that I don't understand everything going on under the hood in this process. I've got a buddy that passed me some code, and I've been modifying it ever since.
Once you've downloaded and launched MSE you'll see something like this (I may be using an outdated version):
Where you can start a new set and select a template:
Where you can enter words into the various boxes of the template, and load images, etc. etc.
I won't go too far into MSE's standard features, as they are pretty point and click, familiar to anyone who's wrangled text boxes in powerpoint. I want to go back to the template step, where you might have seen a custom entry: Age of Sorrows:
MSE knows that I have defined custom templates because I've placed folders with the necessary files in the program folder structure here:
(wherever you installed it) \Magic Set Editor 2\data
I named mine “aos.mse-game”, “aos-charms.mse-style”, and “aos-symbols.mse-symbol-font” and while I'm pretty sure this has a degree of customization, the “mse-” stuff seems important.
So, what's in these folders?
aos.mse-game: the setup
icon.png - this is just the image shown in the template select screen all the way to the right.
game – this is some setup code which I've included in this spoiler below (no extension. The below filenames without extensions are intentionally labeled as such.)
aos-charms.mse-style: the style of the template
The “style” file has all the code that interacts with the “game” code, and looks like the code snippet below.
Also, include all the pictures referenced by the above “style” code in this folder.
aos-symbols.mse-symbol-font: fancy word-to-picture substitutions
This is a handy feature for magic players that want to use 'blue mana' and '3 colorless mana' as symbols instead of words (which is very handy for conserving card real-estate). I use the feature to sub in elemental symbols, some keywords, etc. To do that, the relevant bit of code is in a file named “symbol-font” looks like the final code snippet.
Also, include all the pictures referenced by the above “symbol-font” code in this folder.
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#game
mse version: 0.3.6
short name: aos
full name: Age of Sorrows
installer group: Age of Sorrows/Game Files
icon: icon.png
position hint: 13
version: 2008-5-19
#By: Arkaal, minor modifications by Tikor
############################################################## Functions & filters
## Copied and Pasted from vs.mse-game, with a few modifications
# General functions
init script:
text_filter :=
# step 1 : remove all automatic tags
tag_remove_rule(tag: "<sym-auto>") +
tag_remove_rule(tag: "<i-auto>") +
replace_rule(
match: "~|~THIS~|CARDNAME",
in_context: "(^|[[:space:]]|\\()<match>",
replace: "<atom-cardname></atom-cardname>"
) +
# step 2 : fill in atom fields
tag_contents_rule(
tag: "<atom-cardname>",
contents: { if card.name=="" then "CARDNAME" else card.name }
)
bold_filter :=
# step 1 : remove italic tags
tag_remove_rule(tag: "<b>") +
# step 2 : surround by <i> tags
{ "<b>" + input + "</b>" };
############################################################## Set fields
set field:
type: text
name: title
description: This information will not appear on the card.
set field:
type: text
name: code
description: Recommended only 3 Capital digits. Will appear before card number. ex: LOB-XX101
set field:
type: text
name: language
description: Recommended 2 - 3 Captital digits. Will appear before the card number, after the code. ex: XXX-EN101
set field:
type: text
name: description
multi line: true
description: This information will not appear on the card.
set field:
type: text
name: edition
description: Editting this will set 1 edition for all the cards and will appear in the edition bar below the picture. ex-> LIMITED EDITION
set field:
type: text
name: copyright
description: Copyright information. This will not appear on the card.
set field:
type: text
name: designer
description: Designer(s) of the set.
set field:
type: text
name: date
description: Date
set field:
type: text
name: players
description: Players
set field:
type: boolean
name: Extended Card Info
initial: no
description: Show set code and set language with card number
############################################################## Card fields
############################# Background stuff
card field:
type: choice
name: card type
choice: card
default: "card"
editable: false
card field:
type: choice
name: card sub type
choice: card
default: "card"
editable: false
############################# Name line
card field:
type: text
name: name
identifying: true
show statistics: false
card list visible: true
card list name: Name
card list column: 2
card list width: 350
description: The name of the card
card field:
type: text
name: type
card field:
type: text
name: health
card list visible: true
card list name: Health
card list column: 3
card list width: 50
card field:
type: text
name: defense
card list visible: true
card list name: DV
card list column: 4
card list width: 25
card field:
type: text
name: move
card list visible: true
card list name: Move
card list column: 5
card list width: 25
card field:
type: text
name: fate
card list visible: true
card list name: Fate
card list column: 1
card list width: 35
card field:
type: text
name: casting_cost
card list visible: true
card list name: casting_cost
card list column: 1
card list width: 35
############################# Image
card field:
type: image
name: image
show statistics: false
############################# power texts
card field:
type: text
name: power count
editable: false
show statistics: false
############################# power 1
card field:
type: text
name: power cost 1
show statistics: false
card field:
type: text
name: power title 1
script: bold_filter(value)
show statistics: false
editable: false
card field:
type: text
name: power line 1
show statistics: false
editable: false
card field:
type: text
name: power main line 1
save value: false
show statistics: false
script:
combined_editor(field1: card.power_title_1, separator: ":", field2: card.power_line_1)
card field:
type: text
name: power detail 1
multi line: true
script: text_filter(input: value, card_name: card.name)
show statistics: false
############################# power 2
card field:
type: text
name: power cost 2
show statistics: false
card field:
type: text
name: power title 2
script: bold_filter(value)
show statistics: false
editable: false
card field:
type: text
name: power line 2
show statistics: false
editable: false
card field:
type: text
name: power main line 2
save value: false
show statistics: false
script:
combined_editor(field1: card.power_title_2, separator: ":", field2: card.power_line_2)
card field:
type: text
name: power detail 2
multi line: true
script: text_filter(input: value, card_name: card.name)
show statistics: false
############################# power 3
card field:
type: text
name: power cost 3
show statistics: false
card field:
type: text
name: power title 3
script: bold_filter(value)
show statistics: false
editable: false
card field:
type: text
name: power line 3
show statistics: false
editable: false
card field:
type: text
name: power main line 3
save value: false
show statistics: false
script:
combined_editor(field1: card.power_title_3, separator: ":", field2: card.power_line_3)
card field:
type: text
name: power detail 3
multi line: true
script: text_filter(input: value, card_name: card.name)
show statistics: false
############################# power 4
card field:
type: text
name: power cost 4
show statistics: false
card field:
type: text
name: power title 4
script: bold_filter(value)
show statistics: false
editable: false
card field:
type: text
name: power line 4
show statistics: false
editable: false
card field:
type: text
name: power main line 4
save value: false
show statistics: false
script:
combined_editor(field1: card.power_title_4, separator: ":", field2: card.power_line_4)
card field:
type: text
name: power detail 4
multi line: true
script: text_filter(input: value, card_name: card.name)
show statistics: false
############################# power 5
card field:
type: text
name: power cost 5
show statistics: false
card field:
type: text
name: power title 5
script: bold_filter(value)
show statistics: false
editable: false
card field:
type: text
name: power line 5
show statistics: false
editable: false
card field:
type: text
name: power main line 5
save value: false
show statistics: false
script:
combined_editor(field1: card.power_title_5, separator: ":", field2: card.power_line_5)
card field:
type: text
name: power detail 5
multi line: true
script: text_filter(input: value, card_name: card.name)
show statistics: false
############################# power 6
card field:
type: text
name: power cost 6
show statistics: false
card field:
type: text
name: power title 6
script: bold_filter(value)
show statistics: false
editable: false
card field:
type: text
name: power line 6
show statistics: false
editable: false
card field:
type: text
name: power main line 6
save value: false
show statistics: false
script:
combined_editor(field1: card.power_title_6, separator: ":", field2: card.power_line_6)
card field:
type: text
name: power detail 6
multi line: true
script: text_filter(input: value, card_name: card.name)
show statistics: false
############################# power 7
card field:
type: text
name: power cost 7
show statistics: false
card field:
type: text
name: power title 7
script: bold_filter(value)
show statistics: false
editable: false
card field:
type: text
name: power line 7
show statistics: false
editable: false
card field:
type: text
name: power main line 7
save value: false
show statistics: false
script:
combined_editor(field1: card.power_title_7, separator: ":", field2: card.power_line_7)
card field:
type: text
name: power detail 7
multi line: true
script: text_filter(input: value, card_name: card.name)
show statistics: false
############################# power 8
card field:
type: text
name: power cost 8
show statistics: false
card field:
type: text
name: power title 8
script: bold_filter(value)
show statistics: false
editable: false
card field:
type: text
name: power line 8
show statistics: false
editable: false
card field:
type: text
name: power main line 8
save value: false
show statistics: false
script:
combined_editor(field1: card.power_title_8, separator: ":", field2: card.power_line_8)
card field:
type: text
name: power detail 8
multi line: true
script: text_filter(input: value, card_name: card.name)
show statistics: false
############################# Passive Powers
card field:
type: text
name: passive text 1
show statistics: false
card field:
type: text
name: passive text 2
show statistics: false
card field:
type: text
name: passive text 3
show statistics: false
############################# Copyright stuff
card field:
type: text
name: gamecode
card field:
type: text
name: copyright
default: set.copyright
############################ Automatic Text Replacements
auto replace:
match: --
replace: —
auto replace:
# note the spaces
match:
-
replace:
—
############################# Keywords
has keywords: false
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#style
mse version: 0.3.6
game: aos
short name: Charm
full name: Charm
installer group: Age of Sorrows/Event
icon: sample.png
position hint: 1
version: 2008-5-19
depends on:
package: aos.mse-game
version: 2008-5-14
card background: white
card width: 527
card height: 375
card dpi: 300
############################################################## Functions & filters
# General functions
init script:
top_by_top := {
if (val <= 74) then 72
else if (val <= 114) then 112
else if (val <= 158) then 156
else if (val <= 201) then 199
else if (val <= 244) then 242
else if (val <= 287) then 285
else if (val <= 327) then 325
#else if (val <= 369) then 367
else 999}
left_by_top := {
if (val <= 74) then 46
else if (val <= 114) then 31
else if (val <= 158) then 30
else if (val <= 201) then 30
else if (val <= 244) then 31
else if (val <= 287) then 33
else if (val <= 327) then 38
#else if (val <= 369) then 47
else 999}
width_by_top := {
if (val <= 74) then 320 - 46
else if (val <= 114) then 320 - 31
else if (val <= 158) then 320 - 30
else if (val <= 201) then 320 - 30
else if (val <= 244) then 320 - 31
else if (val <= 287) then 320 - 33
else if (val <= 327) then 320 - 38
#else if (val <= 369) then 320 - 47
else 0}
text_box_right := 525
title_box_height := 30
text_box_height := {
if (val == "") then 5
else if (contains(val, match:"\n")) then 45
else 40
}
############################################################## Extra scripts
############################################################## Set info fields
set info style:
title:
padding left: 2
font:
size: 16
############################################################## Extra style
############################################################## Card fields
card style:
############################# Background stuff
card type:
left: 0
top: 0
width: 527
height: 375
z index: -2
render style: image
choice images:
card: charm_card.png
############################# Name line
name:
left: 100
top : 28
width: 450
height: 35
alignment: middle
padding bottom: 0
z index: 2
font:
name: MatrixBoldSmallCaps
size: 20
color:
script: rgb(0,0,0)
type:
left: 38
top : 450
height: 35
width: 450
z index: 2
alignment: middle
padding bottom: 0
font:
name: MatrixBoldSmallCaps
size: 19
############################# Image, deleted, no mask needed
############################# "Powers"
power detail 1:
left: 38
top : 75
width: 475
height: 270
font:
name: Times New Roman
italic name: Times New Roman Italic
size: 22
scale down to: 14
color: rgb(0,0,0)
symbol font:
name: aos-symbols
size: 16
alignment: center middle
alignment: top left
z index: 3
padding left: 6
padding top: 2
padding right: 4
padding bottom: 2
line height hard: 1.2
line height line: 1.5
always symbol: true
power detail 2:
left: 447
top : 295
width: 60
height: 60
font:
name: Times New Roman
italic name: Times New Roman Italic
size: 22
scale down to: 14
color: rgb(0,0,0)
symbol font:
name: aos-symbols
size: 16
alignment: center middle
alignment: top left
z index: 3
padding left: 6
padding top: 2
padding right: 4
padding bottom: 2
line height hard: 1.2
line height line: 1.5
always symbol: true
power detail 3:
left: 447
top : 235
width: 60
height: 60
font:
name: Times New Roman
italic name: Times New Roman Italic
size: 22
scale down to: 14
color: rgb(0,0,0)
symbol font:
name: aos-symbols
size: 16
alignment: center middle
alignment: top left
z index: 3
padding left: 6
padding top: 2
padding right: 4
padding bottom: 2
line height hard: 1.2
line height line: 1.5
always symbol: true
power detail 4:
left: 447
top : 175
width: 60
height: 60
font:
name: Times New Roman
italic name: Times New Roman Italic
size: 22
scale down to: 14
color: rgb(0,0,0)
symbol font:
name: aos-symbols
size: 16
alignment: center middle
alignment: top left
z index: 3
padding left: 6
padding top: 2
padding right: 4
padding bottom: 2
line height hard: 1.2
line height line: 1.5
always symbol: true
power detail 5:
left: 447
top : 115
width: 60
height: 60
font:
name: Times New Roman
italic name: Times New Roman Italic
size: 22
scale down to: 14
color: rgb(0,0,0)
symbol font:
name: aos-symbols
size: 16
alignment: center middle
alignment: top left
z index: 3
padding left: 6
padding top: 2
padding right: 4
padding bottom: 2
line height hard: 1.2
line height line: 1.5
always symbol: true
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#symbol-font
mse version: 0.3.9
version: 2011-04-18
# Symbol font in the 'popup' style, used for casting costs on modern cards
short name: aos-symbols
installer group: Age of Sorrows/Symbols/Standard
position hint: 002
icon: mote.png
Charm Keywords
#Balanced
symbol:
code: YINYANG
image: yinyang.jpg
image font size: 50
#Perilous
symbol:
code: PERILOUS
image: Perilous.png
image font size: 50
#Mute
symbol:
code: MUTE
image: Mute2.png
image font size: 50
#Simple
symbol:
code: SIMPLE
image: Fist2.png
image font size: 50
#Element Varies
symbol:
code: VARIES
image: QuestionCircle.png
image font size: 50
#Scenelong
symbol:
code: SC_ENELONG
image: Scenelong.png
image font size: 50
What all have you made in card form for Exalted, Tikor? I honestly just use it as-needed for Charms my player characters actually know. As such, I have no complete Charm sets, just scattered bits of everything.
What else, non-Exalted? I do some custom boardgame prototyping, and it felt obligatory to use it to make an actual set of Magic: The Gathering cards. It came in handy when making the Sidereals Charm cascades, because I'm a novice at actual graphic design and I've already climbed this particular learning curve.
That's the tea on MSE.
Future posts: Tips and tricks for visual aids with Exalted – Roll20
