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Re: (TFT) Equipment to scale



In a message dated 9/21/2007 9:06:50 PM Central Daylight Time, 
selfinflicted_wounds@boardermail.com writes:


> Well this is susposed to be a GAME so I thunked up an idea. I have ALL 
> items in the game listed on index cards instead of on a Character Sheet. I treat 
> these sorta like a game of solitare. I list Width in the upper right corner, 
> Hight in the upper left, Length in the lower left and Weight in the lower 
> right. Then the center is for a discription of the item and any pertinate info. 
> There are a few special types of cards as well. Clothing Cards(also armor) is 
> placed in a stack next to the Character Sheet when worn. Container Cards 
> (packs, pouches, bags, etc.) come with a Max Weight Carried figure listed under 
> its actual weight. Container Cards cover the stack of items they carry. No 
> item in the container may exceed any of it's dimensions (exceptions, ALWAYS 
> exceptions) and the total weight of all items in the container cannot exceed its 
> max weight. Finally there are Tally Cards for multipuls of the same type, 
> gold, grain, leaves, etc.

This is a genuinely interesting idea. I don't know if it would work for me - 
I'll have to think about it, and try it out. And I don't know if I'd want to 
keep close track of item dimensions. 

But this is a genuinely interesting idea. Thank you for sharing it. 



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