How Do You Create the Tree-Like Representation of Attributes in the KULT TTRPG?

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I’d like to recreate the attribute tree from the “Kult: Divinity Lost” TTRPG in Typst for a custom-built character sheet. Could someone give me a push in the right direction? Is this even possible using Typst’s built-in tools?

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Depends a bit on what “using Typst’s built-in tools” means to you :stuck_out_tongue: you can definitely draw all the shapes here, worst case it’s just very manual.

This is a graph, so the natural choice is fletcher – Typst Universe. It usually expects labels within notes, I’m not sure if anything has changed there, so labels below might need some tweaking.

However, I’m not sure about the edges. I would attempt to draw those as edges with no strokes and elongated, inverted arrow marks at both ends; that should work, I think.

Edit: got a tiny demo working :slight_smile:

#import "@preview/fletcher:0.5.8" as fletcher: diagram, node, edge

#set page(width: auto, height: auto, margin: (top: 5mm, rest: 12mm))

#diagram(node-stroke: 2pt, edge-stroke: white, {
  import fletcher.shapes: diamond

  let tree-node(..args, body) = {
    node(width: 8mm, height: 8mm, shape: circle, ..args, {
      show: place.with(center, dy: 11mm)
      show: box.with(width: 5cm)
      set align(center)
      body
    })
  }
  
  tree-node((0, 0), shape: diamond)[*Fortitude*\ _Endure Injury_]
  tree-node((1, 2))[*Perception*\ _Observe a Situation_]
  edge((0, 0), (1, 2), marks: (
    (inherit: "|>", size: 20, fill: black, sharpness: 10deg),
    (inherit: "<|", size: 50, fill: black, sharpness: 4deg),
  ))
})

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the edge length is indirectly specified by the sharpness; if you don’t want to guess fitting values, you’ll have to do some light trigonometry.

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That looks really good, what you did there. With this, I should be able to render the complete tree. Many thanks.

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