Sure, I could use the D20PFSRD. It has a handy search, courtesy of Google Sites.
However, I prefer the official Pathfinder RPG Reference Document. I like the formatting. Links are well maintained. But how to search it?
I started using Google site search, by bookmarking a Google search for site:paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/. I would open a new tab, click that bookmark, mouse into the search field, and enter my search term at the beginning with a space between my search terms and "site:...". That was a bit inconvenient, though.
Right now I'm using Google site search called after a javascript prompt for a search term. I created a new bookmark, named it PRD Search, and use the following as the location:
javascript:q=""+(window.getSelection?window.getSelection():document.g etSelection?document.getSelection():document.selection.createRange().text); if(!q)q=prompt("Search%20terms%20[leave%20selection%20and%20box%20blank%20to%20list%20all%20pages]%20...").replace(/\s\+/g,"%252B");if(q!=nu ll)location="http://www.google.com/search?q="+q.replace(/\s+/g,"+")+"+site: http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/";
How do you search the PRD? Any suggestions?
Edit: Grrr... forum doesn't allow code tags. Please note that this forum did not render the javascript above quite right. If you copy+paste, please remove empty spaces.
Sure, I could use the D20PFSRD. It has a handy search, courtesy of Google Sites.
However, I prefer the official Pathfinder RPG Reference Document. I like the formatting. Links are well maintained. But how to search it?
Hey seditiousbroom, we could always use more help formatting and fixing mistakes or errors. If there is something in particular you don't like or that doesn't work as it should you can either let one of us know or you could even fix it yourself :)
If you want access just send me a Google ID and I'll have you hooked up within minutes :)
If you prefer a PDF copy of the rules, I have updated "Turbo-PRD" (PDF edition) and made it available HERE.
Updates:
- Smaller font so you get more text per page.
- Somewhat improved layout.
- More bookmarks.
- A character sheet is now included (its the official Paizo one).
- This copy is digitally signed by me.
- The book is page numbered
- Pages have a faint watermarked d20pfsrd.com logo at the bottom of each page.
Come on by and get your copy, as always, for free!
--jreyst
How do you search the PRD? Any suggestions?
I type "prd searchtopic" in my address bar and it searches the PRD. "searchtopic", of course, is whatever I want to search.
How do you search the PRD? Any suggestions?I type "prd searchtopic" in my address bar and it searches the PRD. "searchtopic", of course, is whatever I want to search.
K,
Can you explain a little more? Do you mean while you are on the PRD page? Or something else?
Thanks!
Sure, I could use the D20PFSRD. It has a handy search, courtesy of Google Sites.
However, I prefer the official Pathfinder RPG Reference Document. I like the formatting. Links are well maintained. But how to search it?
I started using Google site search, by bookmarking a Google search for site:paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/. I would open a new tab, click that bookmark, mouse into the search field, and enter my search term at the beginning with a space between my search terms and "site:...". That was a bit inconvenient, though.
Right now I'm using Google site search called after a javascript prompt for a search term. I created a new bookmark, named it PRD Search, and use the following as the location:
javascript:q=""+(window.getSelection?window.getSelection():document.g etSelection?document.getSelection():document.selection.createRange().text); if(!q)q=prompt("Search%20terms%20[leave%20selection%20and%20box%20blank%20to%20list%20all%20pages]%20...").replace(/\s\+/g,"%252B");if(q!=nu ll)location="http://www.google.com/search?q="+q.replace(/\s+/g,"+")+"+site: http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/";How do you search the PRD? Any suggestions?
Edit: Grrr... forum doesn't allow code tags. Please note that this forum did not render the javascript above quite right. If you copy+paste, please remove empty spaces.
Are you able to get it to go directly to what you are searching? What I mean by that, if you put in "Web", are any of the search results going to send you right to the Web spell?
Thanks.
Are you able to get it to go directly to what you are searching? What I mean by that, if you put in "Web", are any of the search results going to send you right to the Web spell?
Thanks.
No, but using Google site search will not take me directly to the page of the web spell. Instead, it lists all the pages in the PRD containing the text for my search term.
An example:
1. I open my bookmarks folder, click on the link to my bookmark, and am presented with a dialog box.
2. I enter the following text: web
3. I press Enter or click the OK button
4. I am presented with a Google site search page: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=web+spell+site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fpaiz o.com%2FpathfinderRPG%2Fprd
5. I can choose the link I follow just as I would any other Google search. Given this example, I would likely choose the Spell List link from that search.