I bought Alea Tools markers at GenCon specifically for this. We've tried using poker chips and plain-old pencil and paper to track marking and conditions. I have high hopes these magnetic markers will be much easier.
Our First Game -- What some non-RPG fans Learned that they want to share!
Here is an updated colour and a black and white version. Now with corrected spelling, icons that match the grandpa cards, smaller skill trained area, etc.
I now plan to do a "fancy" version based on the black and white version. In the next couple of days I will put up a zip file containing all of the pdfs for these. (much easier/nicer to print)
If you want to see any changes taken under consideration, please keep adding your suggestions and comments.
I now plan to do a "fancy" version based on the black and white version. In the next couple of days I will put up a zip file containing all of the pdfs for these. (much easier/nicer to print)
If you want to see any changes taken under consideration, please keep adding your suggestions and comments.
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Here are the playmat PDFs. Note that I have added them all to a zip file and then had to change the extension of the file to .txt in order to upload the file (as it was too large for .zip) So, download the file, change the extension to .zip and then you can unzip and get a the goodies. Enjoy.
yagyuninja
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I got a lot of cool resources out of this thread. Thanks porter, bohdi, and goblyn!
Goblyns Hoard
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Porter - love the additions you've made - hope you don't mind that I used a few of your ideas on my latest version.
JPG attached - I can't get the pdf small enough to attach even in a zip file. However if anyone wants it drop me a line with your email address and I'll send it.
JPG attached - I can't get the pdf small enough to attach even in a zip file. However if anyone wants it drop me a line with your email address and I'll send it.
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Bodhiwolff
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I'm in favour of keeping things as simple and uncluttered as possible.
That being said, I think that tracking magic-item use is important.
Towards that end, Grandpa's Cards again play a handy role.
If you physically possess a card for each magic item, and then "tap" the card when you use it, that provides a handy reference for book-keeping purposes.
Now, granted, you have to mentally track how many magic-items you are allowed to tap, but since this is directly proportional to your number of action points (plus one after 10th level, plus another after 20th), you should simply be able to look over at your pile of Action Points (spent plus unspent) and know how many "taps" you're entitled to.
One fewer thing on the sheet to clutter things up, but still a simple way to keep track of things.
Plus, the cards have all of the rules right there, to keep things nice and handy. No need to crack a book.
That being said, I think that tracking magic-item use is important.
Towards that end, Grandpa's Cards again play a handy role.
If you physically possess a card for each magic item, and then "tap" the card when you use it, that provides a handy reference for book-keeping purposes.
Now, granted, you have to mentally track how many magic-items you are allowed to tap, but since this is directly proportional to your number of action points (plus one after 10th level, plus another after 20th), you should simply be able to look over at your pile of Action Points (spent plus unspent) and know how many "taps" you're entitled to.
One fewer thing on the sheet to clutter things up, but still a simple way to keep track of things.
Plus, the cards have all of the rules right there, to keep things nice and handy. No need to crack a book.
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