1 Terms of Service & Cookie Consent
Before accessing CardForge, you must accept the Terms of Service. This is a legal disclaimer that helps protect both OliROArts and you, the user.
You must also consent to the use of cookies. These help returning users get back to the app faster. You can clear the cookies at the end of your session if you wish to leave no trace behind.
2 Main User Interface
Buttons from top to bottom, left to right. Tap any button below to see what it does.
Custom Edits Toolbar: the section below the "Export Card" button. When no card is selected, only "Back L/R Offset" is visible. When you load a card type into the viewport, new options appear here, matching what that card type supports.
Multi-Card Export: the queuing area for exporting multiple cards at once. Up to 5 cards can be queued at a time. Once a card is queued, two options appear for it.
3 Patreon Login
To use CardForge, you need to be subscribed to my Patreon page. This costs nothing: just joining my Patreon gives you access to basic cards and functions. If you want access to the full card library and the multi-card export system, you can subscribe to one of my paid tiers.
Pressing "Patreon Login" redirects you to Patreon's own login page, where you enter your Patreon credentials. If you're subscribed to one of my tiers, you'll be redirected back to CardForge automatically, where you'll see your name and tier level. From there, every feature included in your tier becomes available.
To log out, press the same button again while logged in.
4 Loading and Populating Cards
All cards are accessed through the "Card Type" drop-down menu. Selecting a type loads a card of that type into the viewport below, where you can edit it. Most cards include fillable text areas, drop-down selectors, image import boxes, and toggleable icons. Some cards also accept custom backgrounds on the front and/or back.
The viewport is where you make the magic happen. It's where you customize a card to fit exactly what you need. In this example, I'm building a character card for an upcoming TTRPG session. I chose to type the numbers in directly, but I could just as easily leave them blank and fill them in by hand after printing.
Note that some cards have areas that can't be filled in electronically, such as images with text areas on the back of the card, checkboxes, and count boxes. These are meant to be filled in and erased by hand.
5 Queuing Cards
Tier 1 subscribers and above get access to the queuing feature. It lets you print up to 5 cards, front and back, on a single standard letter-sized sheet, on any home printer. That opens up a lot of possibilities for printing your own cards at home: TTRPGs, board games, social games, recipe cards, study flashcards, cataloging, photo albums, and more. The possibilities are pretty much endless.
Once you're happy with the active card, press "Queue This Card" to send it to the queue. This loads a fresh card into the viewport so you can keep designing.
When you're done for the session, press "Export All" to produce a front and back image ready to print.
The queue holds up to 5 cards, matching how many fit on one letter-sized sheet. If you need more than 5, export the first batch, press "Clear All" to empty the queue and reset the viewport, then keep going with a new batch.
Psst! Having trouble finding a card type that does exactly what you want? Try the "Artwork Card" type, which lets you import any image you like, front and back.
Disclaimer: Make sure you own the legal rights to any images you use. OliROArts is not responsible for any copyright infringement related to them.