Module Packer Extended for EncounterPlus V5 (community fork)

A VSCode extension for building EncounterPlus V5 modules from Markdown and JSON sources.

[!WARNING] MPX is currently in beta. Keep an independent backup of your source project and of your EncounterPlus data — test built modules on a copy first. Between beta versions, project files and settings are not guaranteed to stay backward compatible; check the changelog before upgrading an existing project.

Table of contents

• Origin
• What MPX is
• Documentation and current state
• License and credits

Origin

MPX is a personal project that I am making available to the community. It is neither official nor affiliated with EncounterPlus, and it is not intended to replace the original project.

MPX is a community fork of EncounterPlus Module Packer, distributed under the CC0 1.0 Universal license; its latest release (1.0.63) and latest commit were published on March 3, 2024.

It started from personal needs the original project didn't cover: French/English localization, compatibility with EncounterPlus's redesigned V5 module format, and a more workable way to manage theme CSS across projects. MPX reworks the original's approach to address those, built as a VSCode extension.

What MPX is

MPX is a tool for module content authors, complementary to EncounterPlus itself (which runs the module at the table) and to a rules-reference tool like EncounterLog — it's what you use beforehand, to write and package the content.

Install it from the VS Code Marketplace, or search for "Module Packer Extended" in VSCode's Extensions view.

Documentation and current state

Full documentation — every feature, field, and setting — lives on the Wiki (English; a French version may follow).

Tested against real EncounterPlus imports. What MPX adds on top of the original Module Packer:

• A Compendium: items, spells, roll tables, and monsters — as standalone files or authored inline in a page.
• A Markdown preview updated to match the current D&D 5.5e visual style, mirroring the real EncounterPlus rendering (theme CSS, compendium cards, stat blocks).
• English and French content, with unit conversion (imperial/metric) and per-project label overrides.
• A selectable project theme (CSS).
• Improved snippets and YAML autocompletion.
• Improved roll table auto-detection.
• Advanced Markdown rendering customization options, via project settings.

Not supported (yet):

• Conversion from legacy Module Packer / EncounterPlus V4 projects — this is a creation-first rebuild.
• PDF export (available in the original Module Packer).
• Opening an already-built .module file for editing.

License and credits

CC0-1.0 for this project's own code and content; bundled theme fonts and the localization catalogs are third-party work under their own terms — see THIRD-PARTY-LICENSES.md.

Module Packer is the original work of its creator and contributors. EncounterPlus, its name, and its visual resources remain the property of their respective owners.