CanadienneBacon
Explorer
If you were going to put anything on the back side of the condition cards, I'd rather it be simply the one-word tag that the front of the card carries.
That way, if a card ever got flipped upside down at the gaming table, you wouldn't have to flip it over to know what the card was. It might help reduce metagaming as well...if other players can't see the exact description of the affected PC's condition, then they might be less inclined to base their own character's action(s) to complement or compete with the affected PC. It's one thing to know that someone is dazzled, it's another to know the precise penalties and restrictions that come with being dazzled. ie: not everyone has the PHB/DMG memorized. To add to that, some players and some DMs enjoy a certain level of secretiveness at the table. I'm not one of 'em, but I can still see a case for discretion.
That way, if a card ever got flipped upside down at the gaming table, you wouldn't have to flip it over to know what the card was. It might help reduce metagaming as well...if other players can't see the exact description of the affected PC's condition, then they might be less inclined to base their own character's action(s) to complement or compete with the affected PC. It's one thing to know that someone is dazzled, it's another to know the precise penalties and restrictions that come with being dazzled. ie: not everyone has the PHB/DMG memorized. To add to that, some players and some DMs enjoy a certain level of secretiveness at the table. I'm not one of 'em, but I can still see a case for discretion.