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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 7942848" data-attributes="member: 6801845">Too much to fit into a binder?What actually goes into the binder<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Laminated name tags.  More useful for AL games, but even in home games I have a name tag "tent" that people write their name and their PC names, AC, Passive Perception.  Because I'm terrible at names and it saves me asking "does X hit".  It's laminated so people can just update numbers as needed.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Big Lists of Names.  Towns, businesses, taverns, organizations.  NPC names broken down by race and gender.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Maps of the city and region.  I have a big map of my world that's too big to fit into a binder.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">World reference material.  List and quick description of gods, a world timeline of major events, a party timeline I try to keep up to date but usually fail, major regions and power players.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Quick notes I try to take after every session. Simple stuff like NPCs, major turning points.  Never more than a few bullet points.</li> </ul>Other stuff<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dice of course.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dry erase mat.  I have a couple if I have something detailed I draw ahead of time.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Markers</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Clay blocks and a few other minor terrain things.  I've tried more elaborate stuff but either it takes too long for me or they make it difficult to see.  So now I use some things like chairs/tables but usually just draw or throw down clay blocks that I've made for terrain, elevation and things like bookshelves.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A couple of laser pointers, one for me, one for the person that inevitably sits at the end of the table.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pop bottle rings for marking things like concentration and who's affected by a spell.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Minis.  Generally metal/hand painted for PCs, plastic for NPCs and monsters.  Occasionally I use tokens, especially for mounts.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Monster cards (although lately I've been trying online option).  I use a template to write monster stats 4 to a page, laminate them and cut them into standard index card size.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Initiative cards - blank laminated pages used with the monster cards.  I write PC names (using wet erase at home) on them and can jot down temporary effects, etc.  I can have everybody roll initiative, write on the card then sort.  Turn sideways if they're readying, etc.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Map of the world.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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