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<blockquote data-quote="Merkuri" data-source="post: 3013220" data-attributes="member: 41321">I just had this image of a character being represented not by a character sheet, but by a deck of cards, having a card for each of his feats/abilities, for each of his items, each of his spells, any effects or buffs, and one to go on top that has name, race, ability scores, classes, etc.&nbsp; The cards would be color-coded based on what they were (effect, item, special abilities, etc.) and would have the name written on the top so you could fan the cards to quickly see what you have available.&nbsp; Item cards could be swapped when the actual items were traded or sold.&nbsp; Spell cards could be turned over or discarded when they were used.&nbsp; And all cards could be examined closely to read the rules regarding that item/ability/spell/whatever.&nbsp; And at the end of the day the player could slip the cards into a box or wrap a rubber band around them for safe keeping.&nbsp; It sounds cool to me, but I could imagine there would be some problems with it.&nbsp; I can't imagine how many cards this would end up being for the average character, but it would probably get bigger as the characters go up in level.&nbsp; And some cards might need to be changed as the game went on, things like hit points and temporary ability scores.&nbsp; To keep from making new cards each week you'd need a way to write on the cards that wasn't permanent but wouldn't get smudged or erased if the cards were heavily handled.Of course, I usually play online so cards won't do me much good.&nbsp; I wish there was a better way to trade items online than just telling the other player, &quot;Here, take my +1 Longbow,&quot; and trusting him to write it on his sheet.&nbsp; I keep track of treasure and such in my group, and I just recently realized that we lost a +1 Longbow that we'd been keeping as a spare.&nbsp; We just went through a massive gear-exchange (we're playing through the WLD, and we've gotten to our first and possibly last chance to actually buy items!) and while I know the +1 Longbow wasn't sold I don't think anyone has it on their sheet.&nbsp; It's gone into limbo.&nbsp; That wouldn't happen if there were physical (or even digital) items that could be passed around in lieu of real items.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Merkuri, post: 3013220, member: 41321"] I just had this image of a character being represented not by a character sheet, but by a deck of cards, having a card for each of his feats/abilities, for each of his items, each of his spells, any effects or buffs, and one to go on top that has name, race, ability scores, classes, etc. The cards would be color-coded based on what they were (effect, item, special abilities, etc.) and would have the name written on the top so you could fan the cards to quickly see what you have available. Item cards could be swapped when the actual items were traded or sold. Spell cards could be turned over or discarded when they were used. And all cards could be examined closely to read the rules regarding that item/ability/spell/whatever. And at the end of the day the player could slip the cards into a box or wrap a rubber band around them for safe keeping. It sounds cool to me, but I could imagine there would be some problems with it. I can't imagine how many cards this would end up being for the average character, but it would probably get bigger as the characters go up in level. And some cards might need to be changed as the game went on, things like hit points and temporary ability scores. To keep from making new cards each week you'd need a way to write on the cards that wasn't permanent but wouldn't get smudged or erased if the cards were heavily handled. Of course, I usually play online so cards won't do me much good. I wish there was a better way to trade items online than just telling the other player, "Here, take my +1 Longbow," and trusting him to write it on his sheet. I keep track of treasure and such in my group, and I just recently realized that we lost a +1 Longbow that we'd been keeping as a spare. We just went through a massive gear-exchange (we're playing through the WLD, and we've gotten to our first and possibly last chance to actually buy items!) and while I know the +1 Longbow wasn't sold I don't think anyone has it on their sheet. It's gone into limbo. That wouldn't happen if there were physical (or even digital) items that could be passed around in lieu of real items. [/QUOTE]

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