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Anonymous Tue 27 Oct 2015 16:50:17 No.43317802 View Reply Report Delete

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I've got a crapload of index cards for some reason. Are there any cool /tg/ related things I could do with them? I know I could use them to plan out a campaign or dungeon or something like that, but is there anything else I could use them for?

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Anonymous Tue 27 Oct 2015 17:00:30 No.43317893 Report Delete

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>1000 Blank Cards

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 27 Oct 2015 17:02:37 No.43317946 Report Delete

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>>43317802
Rather than using them as an organizational tool, use them as a randomization tool. Make a deck of cards to represent something & draw from it when the time is right for some nice randomness. Since a shuffled deck is already set out, it will feel more deterministic than dice, which is good in some cases. You can also include on the card a bit of information on what the result of the random selection will do. Here's some ideas.
A deck of random magical items that will be sold at a local merchant. Draw a handful each time the players visit the merchant to see if there's an exciting, new stock
Random encounters
Random dungeon tiles (You might want to cut them into appropriately sized squares for this)

As far as non-RPG things, >>43317893 this anon has the best suggestion. Good times will be had by all.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 27 Oct 2015 17:04:56 No.43317985 Report Delete

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>>43317802
Don't touch them! The second you use them their potential is gone. Leave them alone so they might potentially be used for anything in the future.

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Whiteagle Tue 27 Oct 2015 17:07:00 No.43318014 Report Delete

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>>43317802
UNIT STAT CARDS!!!

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Anonymous Tue 27 Oct 2015 17:10:50 No.43318080 Report Delete

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>>43317893
My friends aren't into that sort of thing, which is a shame because I'd really like to try it at least once in my life.

I need to make more hipster friends.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 27 Oct 2015 17:13:56 No.43318133 Report Delete

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Equipment cards. Makes tracking who is carrying what and where they have it much easier.

Backpacks, saddlebags, etc. can be envelopes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 27 Oct 2015 17:18:57 No.43318218 Report Delete

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>>43317985
This guy gets it.

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Anonymous Tue 27 Oct 2015 17:32:14 No.43318447 Report Delete

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>>43317802
One of the things I like doing with homebrewed worlds with their own history/lore, is make cards.

Then based on ability scores and their backstory, and rolls, I hand out cards to players that becomes part of their knowledge. It's a cool way for them to become interested in the world they play, but also not feel 100% alien to it and only knowing things by knowledge rolls.

It also gives them little rewards for roleplaying with NPCs that might be able to tell them more about the world. Historians, Bards, etc will be able to share information with them. Like all information, the players will have to take it with a grain of salt as well. How much of what they learn is true can be difficult to determine.

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Anonymous Tue 27 Oct 2015 17:39:01 No.43318590 Report Delete

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I'd say to still give it a try with your friends, since they might surprise you and themselves. Even just a quick round right before you start playing a campaign.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 27 Oct 2015 19:10:36 No.43320260 Report Delete

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Monster stats. A lot simpler to prepare what you need for an adventure on some index cards instead of rifling through the monster manual. You can also add special changes and other notes.

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Anonymous Tue 27 Oct 2015 19:23:27 No.43320483 Report Delete

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>>43317893
I tried playing this with friends and no turn order, you could play anything whenever, but it turned into people writing words on cards to quickly play something and angrily targeting people.

Was it a problem with the people I played with? It seems like if you go by turns every reaction will be with amount of turn delay and sequential turns will always be unrelated due to the need to draw cards

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Anonymous Tue 27 Oct 2015 19:44:43 No.43320912 Report Delete

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>>43317893
>>43318080
>>43320483
What game are you guys talking about?

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Anonymous Tue 27 Oct 2015 20:01:54 No.43321272 Report Delete

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000_Blank_White_Cards

Basically, it's an improvisational game where you make the rules up as you go along, and while the goal of the game is to get the most points, the secondary goal of the game is just to make the best cards that make the game the most fun.

It depends a bit on the group, but if you've got people with a good sense of humor and a lot of imagination, it's really a fantastic game.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 27 Oct 2015 20:51:47 No.43322230 Report Delete

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I tend to have trouble remembering all of my spells so I make a card for each spell my character can use.
When i run out of the ability to use a spell I slap it into the discard pile.
When i have multiple of the same spell set i use counters on top of the card for each extra casting until the number reaches 0.

It's also good for passing along messages instead of ripping random scraps of paper out of a notebook, keeping track of basic inventory notes, and general quick reference cards.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 27 Oct 2015 22:30:27 No.43323872 Report Delete

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>>43317893
OOohohhhooo fuck I would love to play this.
Also, my friend described a game called "Super Fight" which has some [open-endedness] similarities.

>>43317802
You bitch, give me some for my Fate Core game

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Anonymous Tue 27 Oct 2015 22:30:54 No.43323880 Report Delete

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>>43317802
Take all of them
ALL OF THEM
Get two stamps made, or just get the letters cut out to spray letters
One sides says "If you turn this over..."
Other side says "You lose."
Hide in library books for maximum kek.

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Anonymous Tue 27 Oct 2015 22:34:48 No.43323942 Report Delete

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>>43317802
Play Microscope, create the setting for your next game.

>>43323872
How many cards do you go through writing Aspects on paper? I just use a whiteboard.

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Anonymous Tue 27 Oct 2015 22:41:04 No.43324056 Report Delete

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>>43317802

Did you seriously make a thread asking what to do with a stack of paper sheets? /pol/ shitposting is preferable to garbage like this.

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Anonymous Tue 27 Oct 2015 22:43:59 No.43324117 Report Delete

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>>43323942
What is this?

I'm intrigued.

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Anonymous Tue 27 Oct 2015 23:17:43 No.43324640 Report Delete

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You take turns describing periods of time, or events within an existing period, or you all roleplay out a scene within an event.

So a period would be the Trojan War, an event the siege of Troy, a scene the duel between Hector and Achilles.

Fun part is you needn't do things in order, you can jump forward and back in "time".

>>43323942
The pic has periods vertical up the top, with events horizontal below, and scenes vertical underneath the events.

That's the gist, there's other rules. I'm sure you could find a pdf in the archives.

Made a setting of cephalopods that were terrified of the ocean and the octopus-analogues mostly genocided the squid-analogues only for a necromantic cult to raise up most of them from the dead to form a new nation.
We then played an RPG in the setting for awhile. Bretty gud.

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