We are buying a laminator. It can do things up to 12x18. We can probably do things for sale by mail (not through stores) for less than Kinkos charges. What sorts of things (play aids or whatever) can you imagine that we could do?

Tos C has proposed an 11x17 card with a blank hex map on one side, and the EAF and DAC on the back. That would leave an area about 3x11 inches we could fill with something.

By Gary Plana (Garyplana) on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 04:56 pm: Edit

I can see a million uses for an F&E map.

By Les LeBlanc (Lessss) on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 05:03 pm: Edit

D&D has these 3 page GM chart hider things. Perhaps fit all the weapons charts, drone charts, up to most ft used annexes , SOP etc.. on one of those.

Can do same for tourney to keep EA form hidden.

By Thomas Holz (Thokuh13) on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 05:46 pm: Edit

It's probably been mentioned already, but how about the cards from module A+

By Loren Knight (Loren) on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 05:52 pm: Edit

While having those cards laminated would be cool it would take a lot of work as each would have to be laminated separately. IF you laminate a full sheet of them then cut them the lamination will peel in short order. For best results you need a small edge where the laminate is bonded to itself.

By Jay K Gustafson (Jay) on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 06:35 pm: Edit

Sdd books rule books.

By Garth L. Getgen (Sgt_G) on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 07:39 pm: Edit

Lesss has an idea there: Game Master screens for GPD.


Garth L. Getgen

By Gary Plana (Garyplana) on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 12:08 am: Edit

I agree. Some decent artwork on one side for the players to look at, data and tables on the other for the GM.

By Tos Crawford (Tos) on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 12:27 am: Edit

That 3x11 area I would fill with a tracking tool to note impulse of launch, esg announcement or any other impulse activity. Basically for the impulse side just add lines with the same spacing as the impulses and let players keep track of whichever notes they like.

On the DAC side, I'll have to think about that.

By Adam James Villatorio (Merlinfmct87) on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 12:34 am: Edit

Famous last words?

Merlin

By Loren Knight (Loren) on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 11:43 am: Edit

I'm not sure which charts would be most handy to players but you could put the most commonly used player charts on the player side and GM charts on the inside.

By Gary Plana (Garyplana) on Friday, October 08, 2004 - 01:22 pm: Edit

The charts that are unique to GPD would be the ones at the top of my list. Primarilly weapons data and the like for phasers, disruptor rifles, etc.

By Steve Cain (Stevecain) on Monday, October 11, 2004 - 01:59 am: Edit

Damage allocation chart. I am sure everyone can agree how frustrating it is to have a ill landing die roll knock half the chits off the one time hit boxes that you are covering. As it goes with the imp chart it would be easy to mark imps of action that one plans.

By Herb Diehr (Direwolf) on Sunday, March 13, 2005 - 12:32 am: Edit

How about laminating counter sheets?

By Loren Knight (Loren) on Sunday, March 13, 2005 - 01:10 am: Edit

Because the lamination would just come off once you separated the pieces.

There are clear plastic sprays that you could spray on your counters if you wanted them better protected.

Trimming the corners with nail clippers works wonders on their playability (they fit in hexes a LOT better) and durability (untrimmed counters tend to have the top layer begin to peel from the nib at the corner). It takes a lot of work as there is a LOT of counters (four clips each!). But it is very much worth it. Just do it over a box top while watching TV for a while.

By Troy J. Latta (Saaur) on Sunday, March 13, 2005 - 09:39 am: Edit

I wondered where everyone got those octagonal counters...

By Michael Powers (Mtpowers) on Sunday, March 13, 2005 - 09:49 am: Edit

>I wondered where everyone got those
> octagonal counters...

SFB print runs for the Caprican market.

By Alexander Pitman (Dassadec) on Sunday, March 13, 2005 - 12:59 pm: Edit

The what market?

By Tony L Thomas (Scoutdad) on Sunday, March 13, 2005 - 01:43 pm: Edit

Caprican... from BSG.
Look at all the printouts and hardcopies in the show... they all have the corner nipped off

By Sean Dzafovic (Sdzafovic) on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 - 08:40 am: Edit

I had the cardstock DAC/Impulse chart that came with the Basic Set covered with some heavy duty lamination (forget the number of mils offhand). It was very handy for both charts.

By Mark Drake (Drakester) on Sunday, March 18, 2007 - 10:57 pm: Edit

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Troy,
The octagonal counters are from the FASA Trek game..check them on ebay as they are pretty cheap.

MD