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To give WotC some credit, theirs are designed to be filled in for any power, whereas the ones we have here require editing on the computer.
But isn't WOTC moving towards digital aids already with D&D Insider? It's ironic that they CANCEL the printed publication of Dungeon and Dragon Magazine, create a virtual gaming table, then have players fill out blank power cards by hand. I'm hoping for their sake that they at least have an PDF form for DDI subscribers to fill out their own power cards, but right now I am not so sure - besides, wouldn't they mention that feature in the article?
Disappointing.
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But isn't WOTC moving towards digital aids already with D&D Insider? It's ironic that they CANCEL the printed publication of Dungeon and Dragon Magazine, create a virtual gaming table, then have players fill out blank power cards by hand. I'm hoping for their sake that they at least have an PDF form for DDI subscribers to fill out their own power cards, but right now I am not so sure - besides, wouldn't they mention that feature in the article?
Disappointing.
I would second this. I am betting that the cards that are supplied in the PC Sheet supplement will eventually be available as a pdf as well since they are allowing you to print PC sheets from the DDI.
However, IMHO, this falls incredibly short of the product they COULD offer. As the producers of the world's leading TCG - I would think it incredibly simple to add a box of power cards to the early schedule along with the DM Screen and Player Character sheets. Its not a new idea. Spell Cards were around a long time ago. If WotC produced a complete boxed set of PHB1 power cards of MtG Card quality, I am sure they would sell well. They could then add "booster" packs of complete power card sets each time a new sourcebook was added such as the Martial Power. We already know that gaming accessories sell as well if not better than the core books, and adding this type of product, professionally done, could be a really viable addition to the hobby both for WotC's sales and for players. JMHO.
I think it might eventually be something they'll do. Who knows, maybe R&D is already thinking about how to put those power cards to "dual-use" for RPG and a (Trading)card game?
Maybe they shied away from creating a product out of it to avoid the fan outcry "D&D is becoming a Trading Card Game!".
Or they are just busy commissioning new artwork to put on the card.
What I hope is that they don't go for randomized booster sets and stuff like that. I can understand the "stocking" reason for minis, but for cards it would be unnecessary. I really don't think I need 4 Tide of Iron Cards. (4 Goblin Minis on the other hand, are fine. )
They probably could sell them sorted by Tier, Class or Type (At-Will, encounter, daily)... (Depending on the size of a card pack and the release schedule, Class or Class & Tier seems to make the most sense...)
Or this could be the perfect opportunity for GSL publishers!
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Hopefully they will include Basic Attack and Charge in any power cards they produce. They may not be amazing powers but essentially that is what they are: At Will.
I had a thought Trolls, regarding too much colour, too much information on the cards.
Why not use the little circles on the sides that recognize the faction for each card.
Your template card doesn't have them but official game cards have a little circle next to the slots. In those areas you could color a circle for Attack type.
I was playing DDM last night and realized that those little circles don't bother me at all. You only look at them when you need to.
I would throw one on each separate line based on Melee or range or burst or what not. You could even write the range in there as well.
I hope I'm making myself clear.
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Great work, folks. I've been working on my own cards as well. They won't really benefit anyone else because I am only planning on making cards for the powers my players choose as they need them (I have no where near enough free time to attempt to make a full set at this time), but I thought I'd add ideas to the design pool...
I printed a few on high gloss photo paper and placed them in card protector sleeves and I am extremely happy with the results. I decided to not try to add graphics to the cards because some of the powers (Mage Hand for one) completely fill the space. I also left off "At Will", etc. as the color of the card (and the backing of my card protectors) will be obvious.
I didn't want this lost.
How's it going Trolls?
I know internet time is infintely faster than real time, but I was hoping you might maybe be finished.
Also quindia, what program did you use and do you have templates?
I think having a site dedicated or a forum, where people can pick and choose which format they like would be great and as some people build them they repost them, eventually a newbie would come by and get a full set, but for now we could be making and using the ones we need and sharing them.
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Great work, folks. I've been working on my own cards as well. They won't really benefit anyone else because I am only planning on making cards for the powers my players choose as they need them (I have no where near enough free time to attempt to make a full set at this time), but I thought I'd add ideas to the design pool...
I printed a few on high gloss photo paper and placed them in card protector sleeves and I am extremely happy with the results. I decided to not try to add graphics to the cards because some of the powers (Mage Hand for one) completely fill the space. I also left off "At Will", etc. as the color of the card (and the backing of my card protectors) will be obvious.
Holy Crap.
I think these and Trolls are the best ones I've seen so far. I really like the simplicity of the design. Are you sure there's no way that you can throw a template up somewhere? Or at least tell those of us who are not artistically inclined, but still have access to a copy of Photoshop how you made these?
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Holy Crap.
I think these and Trolls are the best ones I've seen so far. I really like the simplicity of the design. Are you sure there's no way that you can throw a template up somewhere? Or at least tell those of us who are not artistically inclined, but still have access to a copy of Photoshop how you made these?
I could see an application that would take an XML file and use a card template to make a printout of customizable cards. Or maybe a pdf document, web page, or some other such thing with forms that could fill in cards similar to Magic, the Creation.
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The program I used was CorelDraw and I will be happy to post the CDR file for those with that program if anyone is interested. I'll post a blank Photoshop file of the basic card background as well for folks who want to drop their own text on top of it.
The file is just over 1Mb and contains three cards (one of each color) and the symbols I made to go in the bubbles. You can open the file with CorelDraw 12 or higher or probably import it Adobe Illustrator if you have that program. The newer versions of WordPerfect may also be able to open/import it but I don't own that program. If you are successful with any other combination, post it here!
I embedded the fonts, but just in case, the serif font is Flareserif 821 BT and the body text is simply AvantGarde BK.
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