ASL Rulebook 2

Out-of-the-box, this program gives you full-text search over the ASLRB index.

It will jump to the exact position in the eASLRB PDF for a rule when you click on a search result.

And if the rule has any associated footnotes, these will be shown in a popup.

You can also browse the ASLRB by chapter:

Adding rules for other modules

Once you've got the program up and running, you can then think about extending it. It's a lot of work, but the results are insanely cool!

To the right, I've searched for "cellar", and the program has found results from Red Barricades. The rules for this are referenced in the ASLRB index, but the content is not yet in the MMP eASLRB.

However, I've installed a PDF scan of the rules, plus information about where each rule is within that PDF (a "targets file"), and so when I click on a search result, it seamlessly opens the Red Barricades PDF and jumps to that rule.

You can also include third-party modules that are not referenced in the ASLRB index. I've also installed a PDF of LFT's Kampfgruppe Scherer, a targets file for it, and also an index file. This last file is also searched, and clicking on a search result takes me directly to the associated rule in the KGS PDF.

I've also added information about chapters in the PDF, so that I can browse through them in the usual way:

Showing Q+A and errata

Q+A and errata can also be included. This is a lot of work, but the results are amazing. If you click on a rule that has Q+A and/or errata associated with it, they will be shown, alongside the rule you're looking for.

Here, I've searched for "encircled", and the program has automatically shown Q+A and errata for rule A7.7.

Note that this errata is actually obsolete, since it's already been incorporated into the current MMP eASLRB, but it's shown here as an example.

Going back to the search results, you can see these Q+A entries included in there.

Note the checkboxes underneath the search box, that let you filter the results by type.

User annotations

You can also add your own notes to the search engine.

Here, I've added a note about what Majority Squad Type means, and a link back to the Game Squad post that talks about it.

Advanced Sequence Of Play

Finally, the ASOP can also be included, with clickable links to each of the referenced rules.

ASOP entries are also included in search results: