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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Frostgrave => Topic started by: quindia on 13 February 2016, 06:10:53 AM
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Something I am always compelled to do when starting a new wargame or RPG is design my own character sheets. These are designed to be printed double-sided and folded in half.
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The above images are only 96dpi. There are 300dpi versions and sheets with my own wizard filled on my blog at Quindia Studios (http://quindiastudios.blogspot.com/2016/02/frostgrave-wizard-sheet.html)...
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Nice, reminds me of roleplaying in the 1970s! ;)
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Nice wizard sheet and great looking gaming board on your blog. Thanks for sharing
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Very cool!
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Nice - very old school. Reminds me a bit of Heroquest!
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Very nice sheet. I have downloaded it. Thanks :D
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Thanks, guys!
After some requests, I edited the sheet to include the Apprentice AND Captain (and you now have an extra soldier slot as well). The Home Base and Vault windows didn't need to be so large.
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I shoulda spent another day messing around with the layout, but to be honest I wasn't planning on using a Captain and it really just slipped my mind. My original sheet was designed for my Wizard, Madcap Toddlekin. I was so pleased with the result, I made the blank sheets to share with the community after. It wasn't until my brother sent his warband that I thought about the Captain. He wasn't using an Apprentice so I just edited the sheet to replace the Apprentice with the Captain.
The hi-res verisions were added to the original blog post linked above. Now you have lots of options!
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Nice job. They look great.
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Those are ideal love the classic roleplay aesthetic.
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Frostgrave has a very oldschool feel with the red-shirt henchmen. It is one of the things about the gam that appealed to me!
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Very nice. Shared on our club forum (with attribution), as not everyone comes here.
Not sure if it's possible or not, but any chance of a sheet like this design but with excel compatibility?
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The sheet was designed in CorelDraw. I'm not sure about compatability with Excel. It could be used as the base for a form-fillable PDF, though it would be a while before I have time to tackle that (if someone else is capable and so inclined, feel free, just please credit the original source).
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I love the look of that sheet! I'm a big old-school RPG/HeroQuest fan and it hits all the right buttons. It just needs a couple more soldier slots for those of us with inns and kennels :P
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Yep, there really wasn't any more space in this format without making the second sheet illegible. I plan to us the extra space in Home Base or Notes to record any additional Soldiers. The variant sheet does have an extra slot if you include a Captain...
Hmm.. Does the Captain take up a roster spot or is he in addition to the eight Soldiers?
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Yep, there really wasn't any more space in this format without making the second sheet illegible. I plan to us the extra space in Home Base or Notes to record any additional Soldiers. The variant sheet does have an extra slot if you include a Captain...
Hmm.. Does the Captain take up a roster spot or is he in addition to the eight Soldiers?
The captain takes up a soldier spot. If only he were additional! lol
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Ok, I added the option of a form-fillable PDF... it wasn't quite as much work as I thought (hopefully there are no glaring issues). The link is at the end of the original blog post...
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Awesome, thanks.
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Very nice!
Blog followed too :D
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I've been recently Googling for something like this and couldn't find anything. I am so happy you spent the time and created this -- was considering doing something similar, but I am sure it wouldn't look as good as this. Gonna download, print and use these sheets. Thanks again!
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Just piping in to say that I really really enjoy these sheets. We're about to start trying out Frostgrave locally, so this come just at the right time.
Way more evocative than the, frankly, drab official rosters.
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Really, really nice sheets, lots of character. :-*
Thank you for making them!
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Thanks, guys!
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Added a version in French upon request...
The Wizard Sheet (http://quindiastudios.blogspot.com/2016/02/frostgrave-en-francais.html?m=0)
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Just a follow up: We started Frostgrave yesterday, and I printed one of these sheets for each player in our group. It got very wel recieved. Definitely, in my opinion, adds something to the game.
My only quibble is that the "Vault" box could use a bit more room.
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The captain takes up a soldier spot.
Where does that info come from, btw? I can't see anything in the Sellsword pamphlet that makes this clear and I can't find anything in the rules thread about it.
Thanks
Doug
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Where does that info come from, btw? I can't see anything in the Sellsword pamphlet that makes this clear and I can't find anything in the rules thread about it.
Thanks
Doug
As per the foreword to Sellsword, the Captain is just a special type of Soldier. As the Apprentice takes up a 'slot', so does the Captain.
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As per the foreword to Sellsword, the Captain is just a special type of Soldier. As the Apprentice takes up a 'slot', so does the Captain.
OK - in that case. I shall venture a mild criticism. The fact that the Captain is just a special type of soldier is A Rule. As such, it shouldn't merely be alluded to in an introductory chapter - it should also be stated clearly in the detailed info on pages 2 and 3.
Fair comment?
Doug
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Doug,
It is certainly a fair comment. I agree it should have been made more explicit and it is easy to see where confusion can arise. I think this is a case of being too close to the project - even when dealing with the playtesters, this is probably something I said to them before they actually saw the document, so it just kind of slipped through. We'll try to catch it next time.
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Doug,
It is certainly a fair comment. I agree it should have been made more explicit and it is easy to see where confusion can arise. I think this is a case of being too close to the project - even when dealing with the playtesters, this is probably something I said to them before they actually saw the document, so it just kind of slipped through. We'll try to catch it next time.
Joe - I've been involved in writing and developing various sets of rules myself and I understand the pitfalls. Rules are a form of very demanding technical writing and things that appear obvious often aren't and vice versa. A minor point overlooked can become a major headache for players. I don't know of any wargames rules that don't have these small issues. Frostgrave has shown by its success that it's an excellent example of a good rules set and small areas of query (like this one) cannot detract from that.
Well done on the project as a whole and thanks for a straight-forward reply.
Doug
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OK - in that case. I shall venture a mild criticism. The fact that the Captain is just a special type of soldier is A Rule. As such, it shouldn't merely be alluded to in an introductory chapter - it should also be stated clearly in the detailed info on pages 2 and 3.
Fair comment?
Doug
Absolutely, and I'm sorry if I was a little curt with my previous response - it was intended to be a quick reply, not a dickish one!
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Have to add my compliments here too. I'd seen this before, and used it, and it's only from replying to someone else's thread today that I was prompted to return here to make a comment. I have to say it's a great format for younger smaller hands who love drawing and writing up their own sheets, instead of having them completed and printed out for them. Well done :)
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These are spot on nostalgic! Very nice indeed. :)
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These are outstanding- I use one combined with the B/W spell cards on this site.
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Anymore news on your frostgrave gaming board?
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Excellent work Clarence,
Thanks for sharing!
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Amazing work! I really love the looks and the fact that it's thought for a folded sheet.
Thanks for sharing it!