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#1 Kazadvorn Aug 21, 2015 3:33:09	I've found the Spell Cards from Gale Force Nine to be extremely handy to have, both as a player and a DM.   What I'd like now is the monster stat block from the Monster Manual to be produced in card form as well. It might not lend itself to standard playing card size presentation, but perhaps on a double sized card, with the picture of the monster on one side and the stat block on the other... Same heavy plastisized style of card that's used for the spell card.   I really miss being able to pre-print all the monsters for a given session from DDI... as I did with 4e. I understand that actually putting the monsters online might depress sales of the Monster Manual, but since the cards wouldn't have all the background and flavor text from the MM, I think the two products could co-exist.
#2 Azylynne Aug 21, 2015 6:03:59	I've made and used my own monster cards for 5th Edition.  It really helped with space management on the table as well as saving time flipping through the MM etc.  I print them out as standard Magic the Gathering card size and just sleeve them.  For really text heavy monsters I have info on both sides of a card and use clear sleeves.  I also added "modifer" cards, like if a creature is a "bodyguard" type or "leader" type.  For those cards the info is mostly printed on the bottom and I just slide the card under the main monster card so as to "modify" the mob.  I was wondering when Wizards would print up monster cards, they seem so useful.
#3 OoftaMeg Aug 21, 2015 6:08:52	I print out my own using laminating sheets. But there's a lot of abbreviation and an occasional "see the book" so I wouldn't expect to see anything similar. Hopefully someday there will be an another alternative.
#4 MrHotter Aug 21, 2015 8:07:11	I'd like these. I'd want an illustration of the monster on one side (but not the name). When my players encounter a monster I like to show a picture of it, but I don't tell the the name unless they pass a knowledge check.   I currently google the monster and get an illustration for them online. I've been putting all the pictures on one or two pages, but unless I cut the page up the players may see creatures they've not encountered yet. I need to get around to loading up a tablet with the illustrations I want so I can have everything at the table without wasting printer paper.   I've also been hand writing the important information of all creatures encounted on a page or two. That can be time consuming, but writing things down helps me to remember things.
#5 Kazadvorn Aug 21, 2015 16:39:19	I've actually taken to using 4e monsters, adjusted for 5th math and stats. I like the built in 'powers/attacks'... a Goblin Hexer for example. I just use the 'spells' on the monster stat block rather than using the stock 5th spells.
#6 grendel111111 Aug 22, 2015 10:28:03	Inkwell has sets of creature decks. Each has pic on one side and either game data (mostly for path finder/3.5 or older systems) or system neutral which has ecology, other creatures they live with, likely tactics, etc. These are really go for when players ask what they know about a creature the first time they encounter something new.   http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/117216/Creature-Decks-Dragons-Undead--Outsiders-Ecologies-System-Neutral   You can get them as a PDF or as print on demand. I got full sets printed including their really cool encounter decks.