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Dry Erase Index Cards – 45pcs Laminated Cards Blank w/Box – Reusable Dry Erase Note Cards for School, Work, Housework, To Do Lists – Practical Index Card Sheets – 3 x 5-inch?
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One thing I've found handy for EDH with it's massive amount of possible tokens, is to invest in some dry erase cards, and a couple dry erase markers.
Yeah, dry erase cards are the way to go with Brudiclad. The deck just makes so many different tokens and token copies of creatures that writing your own tokens on the fly is ideal.
Those infinitokens have a nice frame and probably really high quality but at 10 for $5 they're a bit expensive. You can get 48 plain ones for $7 on Amazon!
One fringe benefit of dry erase cards is the political capital you can gain by drawing up silly tokens for other people in the game. You're slightly less likely to attack the person that just drew you a Drake token with a dude in an orange coat leaning back smiling pointing at you on it!
Recently, these have been the best new accessory I've used. A player of mine picked them up for me, and they're great.
I'll second Arkenforge's comment about sound. Ambient playlists are easy to find on Youtube and there are a number of RPG-specific sound generators like Syrinscape available if you want customization. Even just an appropriate soundtrack can help; I kick off and close every session of my current campaign with its opening and ending themes, and they've been excellent for getting my players into the right head space.
If your game uses miniatures, well-painted custom jobs are fantastic. My partner and I are both Warhammer expats and mini painters, so we've converted and painted minis for the group's PCs in the past. Immersive, and make for fantastic gifts. So far I've converted existing minis, but with services like Hero Forge available now, my next set might be outright customs.
My guesses are :
I like :
- The idea. I'd like to try this game
- The limited options on character creation : Only one will have the +2 strength bonus, etc.
- Blank cards (maybe https://www.amazon.com/Dry-Erase-Index-Cards-Reusable/dp/B073K3CY52 ?)
- The idea of some card as item or as action ... but that lead me to the next part
I dislike :
- You try to replicate the character sheet AND a part of the rule book with your inventory card. I guess I will limit drastically the options here to reflect the attribute part : One big sword, one bow, one small dagger.
- It goes to complex : damage cards, metacards, I don't know. I expect simplicity here.
What I have in mind when you say "Traditional RPG without pen & paper" :
Parts of the cards are stables : the player keep it to represent the character : some attributes bonuses and penalties, some basics inventory (one weapon, one tool, one talent maybe ?). This can be "public" (on the table, in front of the player).
Other cards are moving : some cards are only scores (1-9 maybe ?) and replace the dices (please check the awesome Marvel "SAGA system" !!).
When the character needs to act : the player choose one "score card" in his hand + 1 for each "character card" that apply (strength and sword in a fight give you 2 cards, intelligence in an investigation gives you 1, etc) to beat your GM score.
If he get wounded you can reduce the size of the player's hand for exemple (Marvel !).
If you are blessed or leveled up, you rise the hand size !
At the end of the action, every one is refilling the hand (limited by their respective sizes).
This is awesome (like Marvel is) because you can use your cards wisely : keep the high score for the boss, throw your low score on less tragic actions,...
Someone else linked one in another comment and I'm on mobile so I was lazy and didn't. Here's one. On Amazon you can get 45 for $9. Infinitokens sells the same product (with their own logo printed on) at 25 for $12. Like I said, don't buy from them.
Also, the toxicity on this sub is pretty frustrating.
EDIT: Added link to Infinitokens.
It looks like those are made of card stock. They look similar to these cards that I already have.
https://smile.amazon.com/Dry-Erase-Index-Cards-Reusable/dp/B073K3CY52
These absorb water along their edges, which makes them a huge pain to clean, as you have to carefully wipe each one off individually with a cloth or sponge.
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