Topic: Cool products: action and spell cards

[Zut]

You know what would be cool? Combat action in an easy to use playing card shape. I know there was a product like that a few years ago. I don't know if it sold well, but it would be really great. (I'm a boardgame player too. )

And something similar for spells: you could assemble them together and create your personal spell book!

While at it, why not for monsters too! Eh, I could at least dream a little bit.

[ironmaul]

Good idea but those kind of things need a lot of art and I would doubt that they have a budget that big create those products....shame though. Still a good idea.

[sunwolf]

Have to say I own that product and the concept is good but I haven't actually used it.  Most likely if I was running a real campaign instead of a mini-game with just my son they would be handier

[naphta23]

Agreed, those cards are pretty nifty. And it really is a shame that they are not longer available since the products are sold via rpgnow. 

By the way, the old cards (stock # 3102) did not have any artwork. Would be nice, tough. 

That reminds me to ask for similar cards in the HARP SF part of the forum. 

[John @ ICE]

I like this idea especially for spells.  I just assembled a spell book for my daughter into power point, created a colored cover and back and printed it out and she bound it up.  these were her spells from the many she could choose from.

actually, I think you could go to ways with this:  (1) spell cards, which you then select your "deck" as your "book", or

(2) Have a program that generates your spell book through a Q&A, and then you hit print and it prints it all out so that it can be folded and bound.

for combat, i think its less useful on a standard game and i would rather have a pc based monster generator or monster book to work with as a GM.

I could see cards being more useful for initiative.  I am almost certainly going to go there for that as they serve as handy markers to see who goes when.

[Turbs]

I like this idea especially for spells.  I just assembled a spell book for my daughter into power point, created a colored cover and back and printed it out and she bound it up.  these were her spells from the many she could choose from.

actually, I think you could go to ways with this:  (1) spell cards, which you then select your "deck" as your "book", or

(2) Have a program that generates your spell book through a Q&A, and then you hit print and it prints it all out so that it can be folded and bound.

for combat, i think its less useful on a standard game and i would rather have a pc based monster generator or monster book to work with as a GM.

I could see cards being more useful for initiative.  I am almost certainly going to go there for that as they serve as handy markers to see who goes when.

This +1!
even if the spell cards were simply laid out at the back of the CoM pdf so they could all be printed off would make life very very easy

[dren77]

I love the old cards, we still use them. It's a great way to keep players honest and plays into the 2 second rounds really well. I love the idea of reissuing them with the new rules in a standard playing card size, they would be easy to sleeve. The spell cards for a spell book would be awesome. please please please do this!

[John @ ICE]

we will do stuff with cards for sure.  Its an obvious support product for spells.  just need to find time and Art!

[John @ ICE]

Turbs:

Love your avatar - hilarious. what episode?

[strider]

I've made my own cards in colored paper and have sleeved them in 41x63 mm sleeves. This size is really handy and visible enough in a normal sized table.

[Turbs]

Turbs:

Love your avatar - hilarious. what episode?

This one

http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Lord_Montymort