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How do you keep track of spells for multiple NPCs?
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<blockquote data-quote="Greenfield" data-source="post: 7635805" data-attributes="member: 6669384"><p>Like most of the above responses, I use paper and pencil.</p><p></p><p>If you want a hard mechanic for it, go to a craft store and buy a bag of "wooden nickles", simple wood disks with blank faces.</p><p></p><p>Now, mark one disk for each spell they have prepared, or for each spell slot they have for each spell level. Mark the other side with a number, referring to which NPC caster they belong to. DO NOT try to arrange them in neat stacks. They won't stay neat in play and you can't see anything but the top marker. Instead, get a few paper cups, bowls or some such and dump one caster's set in each bowl, spell/spell slot side up.</p><p></p><p>You could use pieces of paper or squares of cardboard, but the wood disks are easier to handle and keep organized.</p><p></p><p>Now, as an NPC casts a given spell, pull the appropriate chip from the bowl. You can use the chip to mark the center of a given spell, or to mark it's manifestation if it moves. (Summon Monster, anyone?)</p><p></p><p>If you have players who get conveniently forgetful about spells or spell slots used, have them use the same mechanic.</p><p></p><p>If you have poker chips around they work well too: Color marks the level, and the spell name can easily be written on them. Also, if you use a standard water based marker, like you probably use on the battle mat, they're easy to erase and re-use.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greenfield, post: 7635805, member: 6669384"] Like most of the above responses, I use paper and pencil. If you want a hard mechanic for it, go to a craft store and buy a bag of "wooden nickles", simple wood disks with blank faces. Now, mark one disk for each spell they have prepared, or for each spell slot they have for each spell level. Mark the other side with a number, referring to which NPC caster they belong to. DO NOT try to arrange them in neat stacks. They won't stay neat in play and you can't see anything but the top marker. Instead, get a few paper cups, bowls or some such and dump one caster's set in each bowl, spell/spell slot side up. You could use pieces of paper or squares of cardboard, but the wood disks are easier to handle and keep organized. Now, as an NPC casts a given spell, pull the appropriate chip from the bowl. You can use the chip to mark the center of a given spell, or to mark it's manifestation if it moves. (Summon Monster, anyone?) If you have players who get conveniently forgetful about spells or spell slots used, have them use the same mechanic. If you have poker chips around they work well too: Color marks the level, and the spell name can easily be written on them. Also, if you use a standard water based marker, like you probably use on the battle mat, they're easy to erase and re-use. [/QUOTE]
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