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5 years ago  ::  Jun 08, 2008 - 4:01PM #31
neceros
Date Joined: Nov 9, 2005
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The Stray wrote:

Necros, I showed the pdfs to my group. While they loved what you did, many of them found that, when the sheets were printed up, the lettering in the steps was too small to read effectively--it blended into the black and was difficult to distinguish. Is there a way to increase the font size to something more readable?


Sure!

Neceros' Character Sheets

Many sheets for many systems.
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5 years ago  ::  Jun 12, 2008 - 11:32AM #32
The_Stray
Date Joined: Dec 13, 2003
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Jan 16, 2012 -- 2:11PM, OleOneEye wrote:

What I find most frustrating about 4E is that I can see it includes the D&D game I've always wanted to play, but the game is so lathered in tatical combat rules that I have thus far been unable to coax the game I want out.



When the Cat's a Stray, the Mice will Pray

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5 years ago  ::  Jun 12, 2008 - 5:13PM #33
ImtheDM
Date Joined: Oct 2, 2002
Posts: 32
Excellent work friend!

Hope you dont mind that I used this format for my new 4e campy. My friends very much enjoyed it and now all have rich and interesting back'rounds with out the hastle of 4 page Point presentations. Yes I have actually had a PC do that, with entire history and geneology. Crazy.

May I make a suggestion to your little fun and exciting 10 min work shop?
I have asked the PC's during their back'roounds to add 3 memories.

Examples:

As a child I remember my father owning this big purple crystal of sorts that he talked to.

As a young adult for some reason Dwarves did not like me.

A year ago in city X two halflings dressed in red kept following me around.



Just very simple memories if the PC wants to get involved thats fine. But these memories give the PC a dash more context on where they might have been and history, and on the flip side it gives the DM a huge tool for future story lines or side bar quests.

Hope it helps, and thanks again for the fun!
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5 years ago  ::  Jun 13, 2008 - 3:05AM #34
The_Stray
Date Joined: Dec 13, 2003
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Nice suggestion! I'll add it to the post up top...thank you very much!

Jan 16, 2012 -- 2:11PM, OleOneEye wrote:

What I find most frustrating about 4E is that I can see it includes the D&D game I've always wanted to play, but the game is so lathered in tatical combat rules that I have thus far been unable to coax the game I want out.



When the Cat's a Stray, the Mice will Pray

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5 years ago  ::  Jun 26, 2008 - 4:55PM #35
The_Stray
Date Joined: Dec 13, 2003
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Jan 16, 2012 -- 2:11PM, OleOneEye wrote:

What I find most frustrating about 4E is that I can see it includes the D&D game I've always wanted to play, but the game is so lathered in tatical combat rules that I have thus far been unable to coax the game I want out.



When the Cat's a Stray, the Mice will Pray

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5 years ago  ::  Jun 26, 2008 - 6:12PM #36
Dark_NecrO
Date Joined: Jan 12, 2006
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Lots and lots of bumping in this thread huh?

I just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to do this and then reading my mind (okay okay you read that one guys post) and making a pdf so I wouldn't have to write all these steps down.

This is exactly what me and some friends were just talking about. We all jumped right into 4E without much thought into character or setting and now we're all yearning for that little something more. Just that bit of flavor that makes our characters and places somewhere wonderful to be. You've helped that flow just a little faster and I appreciate it.
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5 years ago  ::  Jun 27, 2008 - 4:24AM #37
The_Stray
Date Joined: Dec 13, 2003
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Dark_NecrO wrote:

Lots and lots of bumping in this thread huh?

I just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to do this and then reading my mind (okay okay you read that one guys post) and making a pdf so I wouldn't have to write all these steps down.

This is exactly what me and some friends were just talking about. We all jumped right into 4E without much thought into character or setting and now we're all yearning for that little something more. Just that bit of flavor that makes our characters and places somewhere wonderful to be. You've helped that flow just a little faster and I appreciate it.


That's always a pleasure to hear! Thanks! :D

Jan 16, 2012 -- 2:11PM, OleOneEye wrote:

What I find most frustrating about 4E is that I can see it includes the D&D game I've always wanted to play, but the game is so lathered in tatical combat rules that I have thus far been unable to coax the game I want out.



When the Cat's a Stray, the Mice will Pray

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5 years ago  ::  Jun 27, 2008 - 7:43AM #38
Kaganfindel
Date Joined: Apr 1, 2007
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Thank you both for doing (and posting) all that legwork! Tagged for later plunder~
"When Friday comes, we'll all call rats fish."
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5 years ago  ::  Jun 27, 2008 - 11:46AM #39
pariator
Date Joined: Jun 8, 2008
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Stolen! Love it. It's hard to find nuggets like these on the forums sometimes, but it's pleasant when I do. Thanks!
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5 years ago  ::  Jul 01, 2008 - 6:02PM #40
DanimalJenkins
Date Joined: Jun 2, 2008
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I've given my players the task of filling out your background questions, and it's been the easiest and most painless thing ever. Integrating their desires and character histories into the story arc has never been easier.

It's like a source material feast.
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