marketingman
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Using Index Cards for PC gear
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Herpes Cineplex
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Looking at our group's history for being able to keep track of anything smaller than an actual book, I'd say that within the first half-hour of using props or index cards, over half of the equipment held by three of our players would disappear completely. The remaining half would be "around here somewhere," but would only be findable about half an hour after it was needed.
And then six months later, when we're no longer playing that game, a few particular items that vanished in that first half-hour will reappear mysteriously under the couch, even though everyone looked under there before.
So no, we're never going to use index cards. It took about a year to get a couple of our players to get an actual folder or notebook to put their character sheets in (and another month to train them to actually use it!), and that's about all the behavior modification we have the patience for these days.
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we have one cleric player who uses spell cards and it hasn't worked very well at all
ryan
And then six months later, when we're no longer playing that game, a few particular items that vanished in that first half-hour will reappear mysteriously under the couch, even though everyone looked under there before.
So no, we're never going to use index cards. It took about a year to get a couple of our players to get an actual folder or notebook to put their character sheets in (and another month to train them to actually use it!), and that's about all the behavior modification we have the patience for these days.
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we have one cleric player who uses spell cards and it hasn't worked very well at all
ryan
Ogrork the Mighty
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Anyone know how to print out text on 4x6 inch index cards (about the size of a postcard)? I already have all the magic items IMC typed up and I don't want to rewrite everything, but figuring out how to print them (in Word) has been a pain in the arse...
Planesdragon
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Set your page size to 4x6 (file>Page Setup>paper). Depending on your printer, you may have to set the page size in the printer as well--hit "properties" before you print to find out how.Ogrork the Mighty said:
cignus_pfaccari
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We use cards, though I think it might not be quite as common in the current campaign as the last one.
I keep my cards in envelopes, depending on character and if he's using them or not.
Since there's precious little room on a character sheet for any lengthy description, and only limited weapons slots, I write the weapon stats as if the character was using the weapon on the card. The items that require lengthy description, of course, have them.
Wands and potions and ammo each have their own card, with multiple entries on the card for each type.
Brad
I keep my cards in envelopes, depending on character and if he's using them or not.
Since there's precious little room on a character sheet for any lengthy description, and only limited weapons slots, I write the weapon stats as if the character was using the weapon on the card. The items that require lengthy description, of course, have them.
Wands and potions and ammo each have their own card, with multiple entries on the card for each type.
Brad
Alternate to Index Cards
For something a little smaller that you can print on easily, might I suggest the business cards from avery. I bought two boxes of them and use them for luck cards from Hellhounds Cyberpunk site, The Blackhammer Project (hey Hellhound, still using your site religiously in my CP campaign, still waiting on an update
). Works great and I can put them in my binder using business card sleeves. You could even organize everything for your character with these sleeves. ie. this sleeve has all of my magic items, this one everything in my backpack, etc.
The business card packs aren't too expensive and most of the word processor apps have templates (plus Avery puts in a handy little guide to set things up if you don't already have a template).
For something a little smaller that you can print on easily, might I suggest the business cards from avery. I bought two boxes of them and use them for luck cards from Hellhounds Cyberpunk site, The Blackhammer Project (hey Hellhound, still using your site religiously in my CP campaign, still waiting on an update
). Works great and I can put them in my binder using business card sleeves. You could even organize everything for your character with these sleeves. ie. this sleeve has all of my magic items, this one everything in my backpack, etc.The business card packs aren't too expensive and most of the word processor apps have templates (plus Avery puts in a handy little guide to set things up if you don't already have a template).
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