Tournament Reference Sheet

[Chernobyl]

I'd like some feedback on a new format I'm toying with for use with the "Tournament" book when it comes out. Please check out the pdf and let me know what you think.

http://home.comcast.net/~epicarmycard1/B5/3-NR__War__Narn_Dreadnought_v3.pdf

 

[TresGeek]

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[Chernobyl]

Sorry, had some naming issues with the file, it should work now.

 

[firekite]

well, as usual, top quality work. will you be including a picture of the vessel with these ? due you plan to leave them as a card sized item or will you be changing that(looks great either way!)

 

[Chernobyl]

No pictures...takes far too much time to crop and scan and everything else. also, it increases the file size.
These are intended to be letter-size pages, not the cards that we were trying earlier.
I should clarify that I have no idea if a tournament Bin'Tak will be any different from a campaign Bin'Tak, this is just an example using the SFOS stats. I haven't seen any info on the new fleet lists.

 

[H]

nice. I notice that the 2 lines for energy mines have no writing, just the number 8. was this on purpose, or is my reader playing up?

 

[Chernobyl]

For the missiles and emines with variable loads I leave some fo the spaces blank. When its converted to PDF I can then go in and put in a drop down box that allows you to select the type of missile or mine you want. I wan't looking for that level of detail yet so I just left out that step.

 

[H]

ah, thats cool then. I have some games on Saturday I'll take a copy of this one for my Bin Tak, then the older style for the other ships, and see which works best.
Wonder how Pixelgeek is getting on with his Cards?

 

[Chernobyl]

dunno, haven't heard anything about them in a while.

 

[emoadam]

Yeah they look nice, definatly like the idea of grouping the criticals together. Not sure on the weapons layout to be honest, i prefered it in a list it makes it harder to read. Apart from that nice work!

 

[MDIvancic]

Color is good, don't like the way weapons are done. The list style is easer. I like having hull and crew together, easier.

Mike

Note on the standard PDF's from my wife (who just started playing) - It would be nice if each of the three ships that can be tracked were color coded. A nice light background color on each would help them stand out.

 

[E Nicely]

Not bad. I think having the P/S weapon stats oriented horizontally would be better.

And I'm playtesting the tournament stuff. I would strongly suggest you wait until after that material is released before you go and do a bunch more work on your sheets.

 

[Jal]

looks good,

ship pictures and trendy background graphics: just remember all of us sad people who hate going through a printer cartridge when printing out graphic intensive gaming sheets. :wink:

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on a vaguely related note, this game is getting a lot more paperwork orientated than i thought it would have required. :?

 

[E Nicely]

When its converted to PDF I can then go in and put in a drop down box that allows you to select the type of missile or mine you want.

That sounds really good.

 

[Estalies]

i love the old format, but why not add color to it?

i dont think i'll use the new stuff.

 

[Galaga]

This looks fine, though I must mirror the concern about color (kinda kills printers, both in speed and expense) and the weapon list is a bit odd.

 

[prelude_to_war]

Does everyone feel the arcs are necessary? I'm thinking if you took it out, you'd be able to lay the other items in more cleanly. F, A, P and S should be second nature by now, no?

 

[Galaga]

Does everyone feel the arcs are necessary? I'm thinking if you took it out, you'd be able to lay the other items in more cleanly. F, A, P and S should be second nature by now, no?

Agreed, a huge arc diagram like that isn't needed. Though I did like the little one on the old sheets.

 

[Chernobyl]

OK, here's version 3.1

http://home.comcast.net/~epicarmycard1/B5/3-NR__War__Narn_Dreadnought_v31.pdf

most color printers have an option to print in grayscale, it's typically under some kind of advanced print setting. I'd like to do them in color. I think the challenge will be finding colors that "translate" well into greyscale print. A lot of people in a common office environment will have access to a laser printer but not a color one, which are usually far more expensive.

as always, feedback is encouraged!!

Chernobyl

 

[Galaga]

I like that better. And the color is fine, just make sure to test how it looks when printed in black and white