I agree. I've owned several (at least 10) of the Ganesha game rule books, and have played games using SoB core, MDRG and Fear and Faith so far. I've printed out their paper ruler to use for those games, but Power Legion was the one that really got me to make proper sticks.
I took two of the old 18" measuring sticks that come with the GW starter boxes and and made two sets of s-m-l measuring sticks. They actually look really nice and I know they won't break. I just need to shave the numbers off the one side, because they can be a little confusing the first time you see them. Not sure if I'll paint them.