A
lot of the scenarios I am writing these days call for the player, or players, to
keep track of turns. Unfortunately, in the midst of a game, this isn’t
something I’m very good at doing. So, in hopes of getting better, I made myself
a couple of turn trackers that can double as small pieces of terrain.
I
made one to use for Frostgrave and other urban/ruined settings, and another for
Rangers of Shadow Deep and other more rural games.
For
both of them, I started with a little ‘casualty marker’ from Warbases. These
can be turned to display a number from 0 – 12. I then glued a figure on top of
each. The statue of the woman is a Reaper miniature. The blackbird on the
branch comes from Warbases, in a great little pack of ravens.
Both
got a quick paint job and some simple basing and were ready to go.
In
truth, even with these on the table, I will probably forget to use them, but
they please me none-the-less!
Nice, Joe. I'm with you -- I bring all sorts of "useful" things to my gaming table and always forget to use them. Glad to know it's not just me.
ReplyDeleteI'm so bad, I've started sticking a 6" ruler in every figure case I've got otherwise I'll never remember a measure device.
DeleteI use knitting row counters to track turns (they are twist plastic with two dials numbered 0-9). You can get them in green plastic so they blend in OK.
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ReplyDeleteWhere can you buy the turn counters you use and what do they cost?
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