I intend this collection to house any and all resources (templates, guides, images, plugins, scripts, brushes, anything) made for or compatible with free creation tools. Maybe you use free creation tools for financial reasons. Maybe you're just getting started and don't know that you want to invest so much into paid software. Maybe you just prefer them. Who cares! There should be something in here for you.
I offer no warranty regarding the quality of the offering. Also, I may include paid items that work with free tools. If you can afford to support a creator, please do—whether that's through $ or time (rating, commenting, etc).
Made something that fits the definition and want it included? Poke me on the bird hell or leave a comment on any of my pieces on Itch letting me know. (On the edge over whether your something fits? It probably does, no sweat.)
Many fantastic resources do exceed the scope of this list though. Do yourself a favor by checking out:
an expansive safety toolbox
This is less a tool and more a whole game/community paradigm that includes files you can use to participate
A substantial design resource in several formats
A generator that requires a user to click through a warning overlay before they can fully view your page
This tool suggests a combo of print and digital media manipulation, but you can use the hex card as a layer in an image editor and select your items that way if you don't have print access
An advice document
Includes Word templates (and commentary) for creating Slayers RPG content
Teaches you how to customize the Reader companion to Electric Zine Maker for embedding pocketmods on Itch
This is itself a free creation tool. Exports in SVG too
A huge art pack. Mind the custom license
Like a PocketMod Zine, but with a big long spread and no center cut. Includes PNG
A guide to creating for a relatively rare format: the 1/4 zine
Demystify the arcane weave
Dicier makes your projects less dicey (I'm sorry)
You can save a lot of time with timeTo
Custom paper grid generator—many options
A powerful complementary palette generator. Be mindful of the accessibility concerns noted in the description
Make your Itch profile sing (remind me to do this sometime)
Word templates generally work in LibreOffice 7.x+ with some fudging
A tri-fold about making tri-folds
