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Old 06-24-2018, 03:35 AM   #1
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Maybe this is obvious, but I'd like to request that the new spell writeups have a format that clearly indicates the cost, duration, and any other requirements at the top, before the prose.
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Old 06-24-2018, 11:05 AM   #2
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Maybe this is obvious, but I'd like to request that the new spell writeups have a format that clearly indicates the cost, duration, and any other requirements at the top, before the prose.
Something that I’d always wanted was a deck of playing-card style cards with the spells. That would be a great way to keep an individual spellbook for each player or wizard.
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Old 06-24-2018, 11:13 AM   #3
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Something that I’d always wanted was a deck of playing-card style cards with the spells. That would be a great way to keep an individual spellbook for each player or wizard.
Sounds great, I'm huge fan of having more physical components. There's something about being able to fiddle with symbolic game things that draws people into the game more, I think
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Old 06-24-2018, 11:17 AM   #4
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And if SJG is not already very adept at producing cards, no game company is... ;)
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Old 06-24-2018, 11:41 AM   #5
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Regarding clarity of write-ups, I'd also like to see the various flora and fauna with their stats provided right up front:

Plocker
ST: 4
DX: 11
IQ: 5
MA: 6
Special Attacks: none
Weapons: Bite 1d-2 (or whatever)
Armor: none

(Prose description follows)

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Old 06-24-2018, 12:02 PM   #6
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Something that I’d always wanted was a deck of playing-card style cards with the spells. That would be a great way to keep an individual spellbook for each player or wizard.
Agreed! I mentioned the very same thing here.
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Old 06-24-2018, 12:08 PM   #7
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The only down-side I can see to using the Spell deck as a "grimoire" for the players is that I'd want about 10 copies of the deck so there were plenty to go around, and the expense could be quite heavy for that sort of thing...
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Old 06-24-2018, 12:19 PM   #8
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The only down-side I can see to using the Spell deck as a "grimoire" for the players is that I'd want about 10 copies of the deck so there were plenty to go around, and the expense could be quite heavy for that sort of thing...
They'd be smaller than 10 Wizard book! ;)
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Old 06-24-2018, 01:52 PM   #9
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I'd also like to see the various flora and fauna with their stats provided right up front:
For better or worse, I intentionally didn't do that because I wanted it to feel less like a game bestiary and more like an in-world document. Storytelling ftw, or no?
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Old 06-24-2018, 01:54 PM   #10
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For better or worse, I intentionally didn't do that because I wanted it to feel less like a game bestiary and more like an in-world document. Storytelling ftw, or no?
The first time through, the story telling aspect is most important. By the 50th time, the reference would be most appreciated.
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