The Great Stat-Card Project: (UPDATED 8/9) 3rd level summoning spells

[Halivar]

Are you tired of not having the right monster stats written down whenever you need them? Are you tired of your players casting animal summoning spells without having the animal stats ready?

Fear no more! The Great Stat-Card Project is here! Basically, I got this inspiration from looking at my roommates D&D Miniatures stat-cards. I thought they were so useful, so handy, I had to make my own.

So, from now on, all my monsters and NPC's will be written on stat-cards a la Miniatures and filed into an index card box. The front of each card has all the stats you need (in Miniatures format), and the back has any spells (for NPC's and monsters with spell-like abilities).

First up I've gotten the first-level summoning spell animals finished. Included are all the non-aquatic options for summon monster I and summon nature's ally I. Each comes on it's own color-coded stat-card. The way it works is, you print the odd pages on cardstock (although regular paper might work I suppose), and then print the even pages on the backs. Cut them out, and viola! You're ready for that spontaneous summoning spell!

Questions, comments, suggestions, criticisms, and help are all welcomed!

PS: I use Linux at home, so I have to write in OpenOffice format. I have included a PDF for those of you without OpenOffice. It prints up the same.

Up so far:
Summon monster I/Summon nature's ally I (PDF)
Summon monster II/Summon nature's ally II (PDF)
Summon monster III/Summon nature's ally III (PDF)

 

[Mixmaster]

You da man! Thank you!!

 

[VirgilCaine]

We're not worthy! We're not worthy! We're not worthy!

 

[Lord Pendragon]

Wow. These are really nice. I have a wizard and a druid in my currently 4th-level party that could really use these. Thanks.

 

[Varianor Abroad]

Excellent tool! Thank you very much. Downloading and printing even as I type.

 

[Dark Dragon]

Cool stuff, keep going

 

[Janx]

FYI,

http://www.theothergamecompany.com/projects/monstercards.htm

Might save you some time...

 

[DaveStebbins]

FYI,

http://www.theothergamecompany.com/projects/monstercards.htm

Might save you some time...

Also check Scott Metzger's site for pre-made stat blocks for all those spells.

http://www.greyhawkonline.com/smetzger/

 

[Halivar]

Grab 'em while they're hot! Stat-cards for summon monster II and summon nature's ally II. I also editted the level-one stat-cards for typos and bug-fixes (I forgot fiendish and celestial creatures have an Int of at least 3. Whoops!).

Also forgot to mention. The stat-cards are the same size as D&D Mini cards, in case you already have a place to store that stuff.

PS: Just wanted the mention that the first web-site mentioned has really, really, cool fill-in-the-blank stat sheets. I'd rather have a free repository (just a preview available on the site) for monster stat-cards, though; hence, the project continues with third-level summoning spells next!

 

[Janx]

well yeah, bear in mind, they're a business. They took the time to make fancy PDFs and they're trying to sell them

Your cards look fine too. However, I hate to see people spending time reproducing effort if I can help it.

On a side topic of this, it poses an odd conundrum. If you were to continue making all the cards for everything, you would effectively be competing with TOGC. Not that this is illegal or anything, but I'm not sure what would be served in going to the full lengths. Bear in mind, you're just doing the summoned critters, but if you follow this effort to the extreme end...

It's the paradox of the 'net. Everyone one wants to get paid for something they've made, and everyone wants stuff for free. And somebody is always making their own version of somebody else's thing.

Janx