Garboshnik
First Post
One aspect of 4e which has begun to cause more problems at higher levels is keeping track of all the different conditions and effects placed on PC's and enemies. Placing tokens next to figures and players helps to some extent but won't work in crowded combat scenes with multiple conditions per miniature.
The best tools for keeping track of these that I have seen so far are:
- Alea Tools stackable magnetic markers
=== These seem ok but require you to pick up miniatures and rearrange the stack every time a condition is added or removed. Also I imagine it would get tough to keep track of conditions in crowded areas.
- Numbering all miniatures and keeping a big whiteboard with a conditions list.
=== This could work well from an organizational standpoint but I still need a way to number all the miniatures.
I spent some time trying to come up with a better solution and ended up with the creations you can see in the attached images. Basically they consist of a base which the miniature sits on, a clear pole, and a set of condition labels which magnetically attach to the pole. This system has a number of advantages:
- Condition flags have the name written on them and can also be color coded to match a condition reference sheet.
- Conditions are elevated above the miniatures and are easier to see in crowded conditions.
- Easy to add/remove conditions in any order.
- Don't need to move the miniature to add/remove flags.
- Can pick up the miniature using the pole which can be useful when things are crowded.
- With some sticky tack any miniature will attach to the base
I messed around with trying to build/sell these myself but I don't have the time or resources to do so. I am posting this in the hopes that someone else can run with this idea and make a good product out of it! Let me know if you are interested or have any questions.
The best tools for keeping track of these that I have seen so far are:
- Alea Tools stackable magnetic markers
=== These seem ok but require you to pick up miniatures and rearrange the stack every time a condition is added or removed. Also I imagine it would get tough to keep track of conditions in crowded areas.
- Numbering all miniatures and keeping a big whiteboard with a conditions list.
=== This could work well from an organizational standpoint but I still need a way to number all the miniatures.
I spent some time trying to come up with a better solution and ended up with the creations you can see in the attached images. Basically they consist of a base which the miniature sits on, a clear pole, and a set of condition labels which magnetically attach to the pole. This system has a number of advantages:
- Condition flags have the name written on them and can also be color coded to match a condition reference sheet.
- Conditions are elevated above the miniatures and are easier to see in crowded conditions.
- Easy to add/remove conditions in any order.
- Don't need to move the miniature to add/remove flags.
- Can pick up the miniature using the pole which can be useful when things are crowded.
- With some sticky tack any miniature will attach to the base
I messed around with trying to build/sell these myself but I don't have the time or resources to do so. I am posting this in the hopes that someone else can run with this idea and make a good product out of it! Let me know if you are interested or have any questions.
