HallertauRogue said:

I've done home made character cards, which are much the same. Unfortunately, the PDF wasn't set up best for what I do.   I put the front of the card and the back on in the same layout same sheet. I use Photoshop CS 4 Extended, but any graphics program will do  The back is positioned below the front and upside down. I print to PDF and take them to print shop for high quality output.  Both parts are trimmed as one element approximately 5" x 8". Then the whole is folded, so the bottom becomes the back. I use acid free Elmers glue stick for bonding, and it comes out perfect.  Printing is done at a Kinko's or other shop on Photostock; full color is about $1.09 a sheet.  Quality is actually superior to the commercial cards, and slightly stiffer and tougher.

I've also been looking into character card sized poly sleeves with Jon New.  Soon as one of us finds and tests a worthwhile option, one of us will report on it. Those can be used to slip a separate back and front into a sleeve and ... PRESTO... a new card.  To make commercial cards match for random draw, just print extra backs and slip a printed back into a sleeve along with a commercial card.  When drawing a random ending, no one will easily know which one is home made and which one is commercial. More on character card sleeves in the near future once something viable is found.

I like those new alternative endings and I appreciate FFG giving us something between the expansions. Frankly I'm counting on more of that 

But like many people here I really like holding the actual cards in my hand. I hope that FFG will just throw in those and possible future cards to the next expansion. Nothing beats original, at least as far as consistent look and feel of the deck go.

HallertauRogue said:

I'll be printing each side as a digital photograph and spray-mounting the two sides together. To ensure that the cards are indestinguishable, I'll scan and re-print the three cards from Frostmarch.

To print like this, I had to open the PDFs in Acrobat Pro, and save them as JPGs. in doing this I found an alternative illustration behind the shown one on Danse Macabre. I brought this to the front and I'll print that one too, so I can use either one.

Felis said:

I agree

Nothing beats original

I hope that FFG will add them in the next expansion.

Then i can add them to my collection.

I too would love a bonified DM and CoC ending cards that could be shuffled, but let's encourage more official free web based variants!

These endings better not be in the next set unless they are EXTRA cards plus some all new endings. If there are other new endings in the set then throw in the danse and crown.

Slev said:

Can you possibly post the alternate image?

It is just the image used on the Grim Reaper card from The Reaper expansion.

talismanisland said:

Indeed it is. I think it looks better personally.

Slev said:

i think too.

Anyway, if i open it with acrobat, i don't see a image there.

Just a white dot in the middle of the black color( on the side where the image of the card should appear.

If i move the page down, you can see some 2 images switching.

I am wondering how to get both images..

JCHendee said:

Thanks for the tips.  I'll be following this method for sure.  I've got CS4 as well, so it shouldn't be too difficult.

To get all images and layers out of a PDF, open it with Photoshop CS4 or CS3. If the PDF is not edit and/or export protected... It will present you with a dialog to choose between "pages" and "images"... you want "images".  Select the one you want and it will open in a new PSD document.  Repreat the process for each image in the PDF.

NOTE: There are other ways to get to images or pages in a PDF. Depending on the version of PDF and settings used to print it, certain hidden or buried layered images may or may not show up.  You'll just have to try it, as the other methods I use to get at everything are more difficult and require additional steps.  I've also used Acrobat Pro 9, but over all it is cumbersome to accomplish what is easier in PS CS4.

Actually, with Acrobat Pro, you can "export all images" (how i made the ending cards in the homebrew section), or an image then simply it (my DM variant).

I didn't find that option in the Mac edition of AP9.  There's File >> Export >> Image >> and image type.  It outputs all layers in the PDF to one image.  Even the text is inserted into the image.  If you're working on a Windows platform, please let me know where you found an "export all images" option or command so that I can see if something like it exists on the Mac side.  (I used to be in XP, but not any more, unfortunately)

EDIT: Never mind, I found it in the Advanced menu. However, when saving to PNG, it doesn't maintain the transparency in the images left pane.  Opening in Photoshop and choosing images does.

Just got round to printing these out and I noticed that the Crown of Command has changed from when I first saw it.  It seems you only encounter other characters on the space rather than attack them now

Geoff