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Old 5th June 2008, 05:10 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I threw together some default templates for if anyone wants to use the word template I've been using for my monsters. Enjoy.

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Old 5th June 2008, 05:26 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 7th June 2008, 03:23 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Thank you!

I was just working on an adventure and thought "I wonder if anyone has done a template for monsters yet?"

Sure enough, someone had!

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Old 7th June 2008, 03:28 PM   #4 (permalink)
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If anyone thinks I should make any modifications, let me know.
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If anyone thinks I should make any modifications, let me know.
I would prefer a template that stays true to the formatting of the Monster Manual. While I think Wizards used in-house fonts, I've tried to get as close to the original design as possible.

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Old 9th June 2008, 02:50 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Thank you

By taking the time to create these templates and share them online you have saved a lot of other DM's a lot of hassle.

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Old 9th June 2008, 03:23 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I would prefer a template that stays true to the formatting of the Monster Manual. While I think Wizards used in-house fonts, I've tried to get as close to the original design as possible.

(Attachment uses Calibri: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calibri for DL info)
Yeah, I ended up changing fonts twice until I got something that the pdf creator I use stopped mis-formatting things

I actually very specifically did it in a different color scheme and such from the monster manual, as a form of protection or whatever - I am glad you were able to use the core to get what you wanted though
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Where do you get the symbol fonts for the attacks?
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Old 23rd June 2008, 06:57 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Huh. I must have overwritten the directions for getting that - it used to be in the word doc

Let's see... Daelkyr originally created this and posted them on these boards, and I'd put the link in the doc before I screwed up and removed it... so it's all his work, but you can download it here.
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I would prefer a template that stays true to the formatting of the Monster Manual. While I think Wizards used in-house fonts, I've tried to get as close to the original design as possible.

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That's an excellent stat bloc, thanks.
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Just a heads-up, Keterys: I used these for a little tidbit thingie I'm working on. Hopefully I'll get it up this week and you can tear my monsters a new *coughcough*hole -- all for the sake of good design, of course.

Thanks, man. Saved me a ton of work.
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Old 2nd July 2008, 06:09 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Sweet, love to see 'em.
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Old 5th July 2008, 07:56 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Nice work, sir. I will get plenty of use out of these. Thanks.
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I made one of these myself, no heading though, yours looks better. I made at wills green, encounters red, recharges orange, immediates violet and anything I just need to remember (like auras) I made blue. I just wish there was a way to get the symbols in front of the attacks.
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Old 17th September 2008, 03:05 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Well, you can just use the font I linked above to get the symbols.

I tried the green/red approach and I preferred leaving things that weren't special (like at-wills) black. That or I just couldn't find a green I liked. Once I abandoned green I figured copying it wasn't for me and I wanted the triggered abilities to really stand out the most.
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Nice Templates,

Tho my campaigns are often NPC oriented, I use spreadsheet (microsoft excel or openoffice calc) and I use formulas(e.g. =MAX(B12:C12)+D15+10) to save time on skills, attack powers and defenses.

It's pretty baller, so you can just adjust the level, and the saves, skills and everything changes accordingly. Of course it's always a hassle to route every power to its associated ability rating and possible modifiers, but theres no way around that anyways ^^
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Old 24th September 2008, 02:47 PM   #18 (permalink)
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You should post your spreadsheet to the forum
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