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Power cards for Essentials classes?

Post/Author/DateTime Post
#1
doppelganger
Nov 23, 2010 8:40:48 Will there be power card for the classes in the Heroes of XXX books? I would certainly buy them.
#2
Marandahir
Nov 23, 2010 16:15:07 Print off cards from CharBuilder.

As an aside, power cards are nearly essential when it comes to Player's Essentials. There's too much page flipping otherwise – back and forth between the main progression and the build progressions, mostly (at least, for Mage, Warpriest, Cavalier, and Hexblade).
#3
ah_stormbringer
Nov 23, 2010 16:51:10 I thought they said there would be no more power cards as they were not a good seller. I have printable pdf ones if I ever get rid of my DDI account
#4
iqwinn
Nov 23, 2010 19:38:42 You can always look for the character sheets folder (I got mine at Barnes & Noble). They come with some sets of power cards, which you can scan into a picture file (.jpg), and then you can use something like Paint to put text into the appropriate areas.
#5
Marandahir
Nov 23, 2010 22:11:42
I thought they said there would be no more power cards as they were not a good seller. I have printable pdf ones if I ever get rid of my DDI account

I seem to remember this to be the essential case. Regardless, the essential format in which classes and their powers are now presented in 4E since Essentials, it's essentially essential for the players to use power cards. There's too much flipping otherwise.

Essentially, I think the essential idea is essentially to get people subscribing.

Essentially.
#6
doppelganger
Nov 24, 2010 6:56:59 Maybe they could release all powers for each of the Heroes books in one big set instead of breaking them into a bunch of individual character sets like they did for the Player's Handbook classes. Fourteen dollars for a single class's powers was a terrible price (although I did buy several of them, I complained a lot and didn't get all of them).
#7
Sea-Envy
Nov 24, 2010 22:21:43 There is always the cheap or at least non electronic opption and use 3x5 note cards.
I buy them in multi colored packs
GREEN- at wills
RED- encounter
BLUE- dailies as it is close enough
YELLOW- non class powers and actions like move/run and 2nd wind
#8
murrquan
Nov 26, 2010 1:32:00 There's also these! You can buy just the cards for like half the price.

I bought some, and I haven't actually used them yet but they feel very high quality. The front half isn't laminated, so that it'd be easier to use a pencil on them I imagine.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 doppelganger Nov 23, 2010 8:40:48	Will there be power card for the classes in the Heroes of XXX books? I would certainly buy them.
#2 Marandahir Nov 23, 2010 16:15:07	Print off cards from CharBuilder. As an aside, power cards are nearly essential when it comes to Player's Essentials. There's too much page flipping otherwise – back and forth between the main progression and the build progressions, mostly (at least, for Mage, Warpriest, Cavalier, and Hexblade).
#3 ah_stormbringer Nov 23, 2010 16:51:10	I thought they said there would be no more power cards as they were not a good seller. I have printable pdf ones if I ever get rid of my DDI account
#4 iqwinn Nov 23, 2010 19:38:42	You can always look for the character sheets folder (I got mine at Barnes & Noble). They come with some sets of power cards, which you can scan into a picture file (.jpg), and then you can use something like Paint to put text into the appropriate areas.
#5 Marandahir Nov 23, 2010 22:11:42	I thought they said there would be no more power cards as they were not a good seller. I have printable pdf ones if I ever get rid of my DDI account I seem to remember this to be the essential case. Regardless, the essential format in which classes and their powers are now presented in 4E since Essentials, it's essentially essential for the players to use power cards. There's too much flipping otherwise. Essentially, I think the essential idea is essentially to get people subscribing. Essentially.
#6 doppelganger Nov 24, 2010 6:56:59	Maybe they could release all powers for each of the Heroes books in one big set instead of breaking them into a bunch of individual character sets like they did for the Player's Handbook classes. Fourteen dollars for a single class's powers was a terrible price (although I did buy several of them, I complained a lot and didn't get all of them).
#7 Sea-Envy Nov 24, 2010 22:21:43	There is always the cheap or at least non electronic opption and use 3x5 note cards. I buy them in multi colored packs GREEN- at wills RED- encounter BLUE- dailies as it is close enough YELLOW- non class powers and actions like move/run and 2nd wind
#8 murrquan Nov 26, 2010 1:32:00	There's also these! You can buy just the cards for like half the price. I bought some, and I haven't actually used them yet but they feel very high quality. The front half isn't laminated, so that it'd be easier to use a pencil on them I imagine.