Pope Gregory IX and Emperor Frederick II, confrontation

Anno Domini 1227

Cross & Eagle

Figures, map, arms and films — materials for developing the game.

Notice

Cross & Eagle game (documents/materials). Built as a teaching project by Tatjana @unrealhailstorm with Grok Build. Not an official xAI product. For learning and trying out only. Non-commercial. This site illustrates material for the game. The strategy game is based on an idea by Diego.

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Figures

Seven figures, a map of Europe, the game arms and films — stills at 300 ppi, films in 720p.

The Papal Side

Pope Gregory IX

Pose 01

Full Figure

Stehend, Dreiviertel

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Pose 02

Portrait Profile

Nah, Dreiviertel

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Pose 03

Portrait Frontal

Nah, Blick in die Kamera

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Pose 04

Tiara Detail

Papstkrone mit Rubinen

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Pose 05

Half Figure

Mantel und Brustschmuck

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Pose 06

Back View

Ganzfigur von hinten

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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The Imperial Side

Emperor Frederick II

Pose 01

Full Figure

Stehend mit Schwert, Dreiviertel

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Pose 02

Half Figure

Adler auf der Schulter

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Pose 03

Portrait Frontal

Nah, Blick in die Kamera

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Pose 04

Back View

Adler-Mantel, Schwert, Stadt

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Pose 05

Crown Detail

Getragen, schwarze Steine

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Pose 06

Crown Isolated

Studio, dunkler Grund

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Pose 07

Sword Detail

Heft und Parierstange

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Pose 08

Sword Blade

Klinge auf Stein

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Scene

Gregory And Frederick

Film

Gregory & Frederick — Clips

15 s · 1280 × 704

Ban, English

The same confrontation in the cathedral. English dialogue, Frederick with his sword.

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Scene

Frederick And The Antipope

Film

Frederick & Antipope — Clips

15 s · 1280 × 704

Colonnade

Emperor Frederick II (crown, eagle) and the antipope (purple, pectoral cross). Open terrace above the city, English dialogue.

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15 s · 1280 × 708

Marionette

Frederick II orders the antipope — “Go now and execute my command.” The antipope complies with folded hands: a political marionette, a card in the emperor’s hand, not an independent actor.

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A Knight

Knights Templar

Pose 01

Full Figure Studio

Speer und Schild, transparenter Grund

928 × 2128 · 300 ppi

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Pose 02

Helmet Portrait

Topfhelm, Adlerbanner

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Pose 03

Half Figure, Sword

Topfhelm, Funken, Banner

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Pose 04

Attack

Spitzhelm, ausholendes Schwert

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Pose 05

Combat Half Figure

Querformat, Funken, Adlerbanner

1792 × 1008 · 300 ppi

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Pose 06

Battle Line

Querformat, drei Ritter im Feld

1792 × 1008 · 300 ppi

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Film

Templar — Clips

15 s · 476 × 720

Pot Helm, Sword

Matches the stills: flat pot helm, red cross pattée, eagle banner.

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15 s · 1280 × 688

Battle

Templars in the field (red crosses, eagle and cross banners). Landscape.

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15 s · 476 × 720

Spired Helm, Take A

Red cross — Templar, not Teutonic Order. Helm as in the still “Attack”.

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15 s · 476 × 720

Spired Helm, Take B

The same scene as take A, second version. For comparison.

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A Knight

Teutonic Order

Pose 01

Full Figure Studio

Schild und Schwert, transparenter Grund

1008 × 1952 · 300 ppi

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Pose 02

Helmet Portrait

Topfhelm, schwarzes Kreuz

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Pose 03

Half Figure

Kreuz, Gürtel, Dolch

1008 × 1952 · 300 ppi

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Pose 04

Battlefield

Frontal, Banner und Funken

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Pose 05

Combat Half Figure

Querformat, Adlerbanner

1792 × 1008 · 300 ppi

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Film

Teutonic Order — Clips

15 s · 476 × 720

Pot Helm, Battlefield

Matches the stills: pot helm, white surcoat, black cross, eagle banner.

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A Knight

Knights Hospitaller

Pose 01

Full Figure Studio

Weißes Kreuz, Schild, transparenter Grund

976 × 2032 · 300 ppi

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Pose 02

Helmet Portrait

Topfhelm, schwarzer Waffenrock

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Pose 03

Battlefield

Schild und Banner, Dämmerung

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Pose 04

Combat Half Figure

Querformat, Feld und Adlerbanner

1792 × 1008 · 300 ppi

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Film

Hospitaller — Clips

15 s · 476 × 720

Pot Helm, Battlefield

Matches the stills: pot helm, black surcoat, white Hospitaller cross, eagle banner.

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Game Pieces

Tin Soldiers

Pose 01

Full Figure Studio

Zinnfigur, Schwert, transparenter Grund

1792 × 1008 · 300 ppi

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Pose 02

Duel On The Field

Zinnsoldat gegen Tempelritter

1792 × 1008 · 300 ppi

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Antipope

Antipope

Pose 01

Full Figure

Segen, Mitra, Purpurmantel

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Pose 02

Back View

Goldstickerei auf dem Pluviale

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Pose 03

Half Figure Blessing

Pektorale, Ringe, Geste

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Pose 04

Portrait Profile

Nah, Dreiviertel

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Pose 05

Portrait Frontal

Blick in die Kamera

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Pose 06

Portrait Close-Up

Ringe, Kreuz, Stirnrunzeln

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Pose 07

Gesture

Segenshand, Mitra

1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi

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Film

Antipope — Clips

6 s · 476 × 720

Address, English

The same figure, English dialogue. “I am the true successor …”

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Battle Montages

Battles

Film

Battles — Clips

15 s · 1280 × 704

Rider And Blessing

Duel (black cross), Templar rider, map of Europe, cavalry, Pope Gregory IX with raised hands.

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15 s · 1280 × 704

Fronts And Assault

Gregory IX, map with glowing front lines, assault on the castle (Templars and Teutonic Order), duel.

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15 s · 1280 × 704

Armies On The Map

Duel, then miniature armies on the map of Europe (Italy/Balkans and Britain). Close: Gregory between the orders.

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15 s · 1280 × 704

Banners And Map

Templar advance, dissolve into the map of Europe, helm close-up, army from behind with banners, Gregory in the cathedral.

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15 s · 1280 × 704

Gregory Close-Up, Battlefield

Close-up of Pope Gregory IX (tiara, white beard, red vestments) with zoom, then a Templar battlefield (red cross on white).

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15 s · 1280 × 704

Throne Cross, Army Assault

Gregory IX on the throne with a processional cross, surrounded by Templars. Zoom on the cross, then the Templar host charges.

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Native pixels, not upscaled. sRGB. Studio figures PNG (transparent), other stills JPEG 300 ppi, films 720p.

Setting

Map Of Europe

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1792 × 1008 · 300 ppi · 151,7 × 85,3 mm bei 300 ppi

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Cross & Eagle

Game Arms

Not historical — the arms of the game. Double eagle for the Empire, crossed keys for the Papal States.

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1152 × 1728 · 300 ppi · 97,5 × 146,3 mm bei 300 ppi

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PDF

Original Version-2 file, A4, fonts embedded. Checked and print-ready.

QA report

All 19 pages checked in DE, EN and IT. DE page 14 now uses → in Book Antiqua. Print-ready.

Print-ready

  • Chapter titles throughout in Cinzel Regular (18 / 24.96 / 36 / 48 pt).
  • Body text in all three languages Book Antiqua 12 pt, cover subtitle 20 pt.
  • Arrows on DE page 14 now → in Book Antiqua, as in EN and IT. Segoe removed.
  • No white flashes. Photo pages bleed past A4.
  • Image placement identical on photo pages 4, 6, 7, 9–12, 16, 19.

Usage

Corporate design

Rules for print, digital and websites. Colours in sRGB; CMYK is the uncoated approximation — proof offset with FOGRA39.

Typefaces

Cinzel
Headings, kickers, buttons, title lockup. Regular for chapters, Bold for the cover wordmark. Mixed case: capital initial, remainder as Cinzel minuscule (small caps). Kicker 0.42 em, wordmark tight.
Book Antiqua
Body text in print (Palatino cut). On screen: Cormorant Garamond as the web stand-in — do not mix in one document.

Combinations

  • Primary button: gold fill, ink type. Hover: parchment fill.
  • Secondary button: ink fill, gold stroke 40 %, gold type. Hover: fill gold.
  • Transparent: no fill, gold stroke 40 %, gold type. Over photo, hero, language bar. Hover: fill gold.
  • Body: parchment on ink. Kicker: Anno on ink.
  • No gold on gold, no muted on surface without a rule.
  • Radius 4 px (rounded-sm). Button height 44 px minimum.
PrimarySecondary
Transparent
DEITEN

Type sizes

Print follows the rulebook (A4). Digital for web and app, based on a 16 px root.

Kicker

Anno Domini 1227

Cinzel Regular

Print 18 pt

Digital 12 px · tracking 0.42 em

Cover Title

Cross & Eagle

Cinzel Bold

Print 48 pt

Digital 36–60 px

Chapter H1

Kapitel

Cinzel Regular

Print 36 pt

Digital 30 px

Section H2

Abschnitt

Cinzel Regular

Print 25 pt

Digital 24 px

Subhead H3

Zwischenzeile

Cinzel Regular

Print 18 pt

Digital 18 px

Cover Subtitle

Papst und Kaiser

Book Antiqua

Print 20 pt

Digital 20 px

Body

Fließtext für Regeln und App.

Book Antiqua

Print 12 pt

Digital 18–20 px

Caption

Bildlegende · 300 ppi

Book Antiqua

Print 10 pt

Digital 14 px

Button

Label

Cinzel Regular

Print —

Digital 12 px · Höhe 44 px

Colour palette

Hex and RGB for screen. CMYK (C · M · Y · K) for print, uncoated from sRGB.

Ink

Ground, type on gold

#0B0908

RGB 11 · 9 · 8

CMYK 0 · 18 · 27 · 96

Surface

Cards, boxes

#14110E

RGB 20 · 17 · 14

CMYK 0 · 15 · 30 · 92

Raised

Image wells

#1C1814

RGB 28 · 24 · 20

CMYK 0 · 14 · 29 · 89

Rule

Borders

#2C261C

RGB 44 · 38 · 28

CMYK 0 · 14 · 36 · 83

Gold

Title, primary button

#C3B19D

RGB 195 · 177 · 157

CMYK 0 · 9 · 19 · 24

Anno

Kicker, small caps

#998E7C

RGB 153 · 142 · 124

CMYK 0 · 7 · 19 · 40

Deep gold

Accent, hover rule

#8D7448

RGB 141 · 116 · 72

CMYK 0 · 18 · 49 · 45

Parchment

Body on ink

#ECE4D0

RGB 236 · 228 · 208

CMYK 0 · 3 · 12 · 7

Muted

Asides, meta

#9A8D78

RGB 154 · 141 · 120

CMYK 0 · 8 · 22 · 40

Websites

The same ground, type and level as the game. Three routes, one system. No second theme.

Routes And Languages

  • DE / · IT /it · EN /en. html lang follows the route.
  • Game link in the same language: kreuzundadlerspiel.grok.me, /it, /en.
  • Sections in the same order in every language.
  • Language-specific material only in that edition. Shared material in all three.

Grid And Canvas

  • Ground Ink #0B0908. Content max 72 rem, inset 20 px / from sm 32 px.
  • Cards Surface #14110E, rule Line #2C261C. Card radius 8 px, buttons 4 px.
  • Gold rule 1 px at 35–40 % opacity. No drop shadow on type.

Header

  • Top right: DE · IT · EN and speaker, 16 px / from sm 24–32 px from the edge.
  • Active: gold fill, ink type. Idle: gold stroke 40 %, gold type.
  • Minimum 44 × 44 px. Cinzel 12 px, tracking 0.28 em, capitals.
  • The speaker mutes bed, click SFX and video.

Hero

  • Full-bleed photo, object-position centre 22 %. Gradient from ink through 55 % to 25 %.
  • Kicker ANNO DOMINI 1227, Cinzel, tracking 0.42 em, Anno #998E7C.
  • Title in mixed case (Cinzel, not CSS uppercase), Gold #C3B19D.
  • Primary button gold, outline downloads beneath. Stack on mobile, row from sm.

Share Graphics

  • App cover / Open Graph 1200 × 630 px. X banner 1200 × 264 px. JPEG, sRGB.
  • Same composition in DE, IT, EN — only the title lockup changes.
  • No gradient in the lettering, no smears, no second wordmark.

Media

  • Stills 300 ppi, sRGB, native pixels, not upscaled.
  • Studio figures PNG with alpha, others JPEG. Films 720p, yuv420p.
  • Poster frames before the film. One film plays, the others pause.

Sound

  • Web Audio bed as in the game. Master 0.7 · music 0.18 · SFX 0.35.
  • Click: bandpass 1800 Hz, 80 ms. Starts after the first gesture.
  • Mute covers bed, effects and video. The speaker itself stays silent.

Wordmark On Screen

  • Cinzel: each word with a capital, remainder minuscule (small caps). As in the PDF.
  • No CSS uppercase on titles, poses, clip names. Buttons may run capitals.
  • Screen body Cormorant Garamond. Print stays Book Antiqua — do not mix.

Title lockup

Cinzel, 18 pt #998E7C · 48 pt #C3B19D, transparent, 300 ppi. Regular and Bold. Wordmark in mixed case as in the PDF: larger initial, remainder small caps. PNG for print and web.

Cinzel Regular

Title lockup Cross & Eagle, Regular

English · Regular

ANNO DOMINI 1227 · Cross & Eagle

1616 × 505 px · RGBA · 300 ppi

Cinzel Fett

Title lockup Cross & Eagle, Fett

English · Fett

ANNO DOMINI 1227 · Cross & Eagle

1686 × 505 px · RGBA · 300 ppi

Cover

A4 covers, 2480 × 3508 px, 300 ppi, JPEG.

English

EN

Cross & Eagle

Pope Gregory IX and Emperor Frederick II

Cover PNG