Dungeons and Index Cards

[bryant]

I tried using a stack of index cards instead of an initiative tracker last session, and it worked out pretty well. I put most of the monster stats on each card, plus checkboxes for hit points. I think it was smoother than using the tracker.

I may need to put more of the stats on each card; I kept having to go back to the book. Maybe only for more or less simple monsters, and Big Bads can still require book reference?

I really like the ease of having defenses and hit points all in hand, though. The checkboxes in particular fit how my mind works.

Originally published at Imaginary Vestibule.

Comments

[gconnor.livejournal.com]

Here's an expansion of that idea: have cards for all the monster types you expect to use, and when our team encounters something, grab the card and put a small post-it where the checkboxes might go. THat way you can totally write on the card, then remove the post-it and use it again later.