Flames Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Last session of HERO I played, I noticed players trying to keep track of STUN & END on the margins of their character sheets and I thought that there must be an easier way. I looked around for a combat tracker sheet and couldn't find one. Maybe the HERO System Resource kit comes with one, but I don't remember. So I pulled up InDesign and got busy. I'm planning on printing the attached sheet, 4 on a page and quartered, and handing them out to players next session (I'm not even the GM) to help in tracking damage and END from one Segment to the next, and also what Phases they act on. The sheet looks a little like those ones they give you at minigolf courses. Every time Segment 12 comes up, it's time for a fresh sheet. I'll post the full PDF version if anyone wants it and I don't get a threatening C&D from Steve. In the meantime, are there any suggestions out there for improving it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Re: HERO System 1/4-page damage tracker sheet handout Looks cool! I'll give it a try...though marking in the margins is Tradition..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teflon Billy Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Re: HERO System 1/4-page damage tracker sheet handout Last session of HERO I played, I noticed players trying to keep track of STUN & END on the margins of their character sheets and I thought that there must be an easier way. I looked around for a combat tracker sheet and couldn't find one. Maybe the HERO System Resource kit comes with one, but I don't remember. So I pulled up InDesign and got busy. I'm planning on printing the attached sheet, 4 on a page and quartered, and handing them out to players next session (I'm not even the GM) to help in tracking damage and END from one Segment to the next, and also what Phases they act on. The sheet looks a little like those ones they give you at minigolf courses. Every time Segment 12 comes up, it's time for a fresh sheet. I'll post the full PDF version if anyone wants it and I don't get a threatening C&D from Steve. In the meantime, are there any suggestions out there for improving it? Why would you get a C&D for posting a single sheet PDF of 4 of these on a page? Post away! I prefer PDF anyways, I find them easier to organize and having one with a single letter page tiled with 4 of them would be very convenient. TB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flames Posted December 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 Re: HERO System 1/4-page damage tracker sheet handout Okay, you got it. Here's hoping this thing comes in handy for players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 Re: HERO System 1/4-page damage tracker sheet handout looks handy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Long Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 Re: HERO System 1/4-page damage tracker sheet handout We just started a new Champions campaign here, and for the first time in a loooong time I've got a character who's very END-intensive. So I'll give this a try next game, see how it works. Thanx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flames Posted December 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 Re: HERO System 1/4-page damage tracker sheet handout I hope you find it useful, Steve, and that you will post your impressions of it here. I'd love to see the sheet, or an improved version of it, appear on the FREE STUFF page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silbeg Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Re: HERO System 1/4-page damage tracker sheet handout We just started a new Champions campaign here' date=' and for the first time in a loooong time I've got a character who's very END-intensive. So I'll give this a try next game, see how it works. Thanx![/quote'] Oh, really? So, when do we see a posting of this character? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silbeg Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Re: HERO System 1/4-page damage tracker sheet handout Okay, you got it. Here's hoping this thing comes in handy for players. Gonna have to try this myself. Seems like a great tool for a GM, as well as characters. I did find the format a little wonky (with seg12 at the top), but I understand it. Might I suggest an extra column (whatever) for END Reserve? Just in case... though that is probably not as common... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flames Posted December 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Re: HERO System 1/4-page damage tracker sheet handout As I've thought about the sheet more and more, I've considered expanding it to a full page and having it go through at least two full Turns, and having an extra column for additional mutable stats as they might be needed. I also wanted to have multiple boxes inside of each square to record multiple instances of reduction or addition in a stat, to better help with Heroic-level Wounding rules and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJackBrass Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Re: HERO System 1/4-page damage tracker sheet handout Now this is precisely the sort of handy gaming widget I like to see. Great job. To make it really excellent, however, it needs to come with one of those little pencils for the full mini-golf gaming experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Re: HERO System 1/4-page damage tracker sheet handout Ohhh...if your going to put more into it...howzabout a box for bleeding (Is bleeding and bleeding damage)....Huh? huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narratio Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Re: HERO System 1/4-page damage tracker sheet handout Nice. My group normally designated one person to keep track of all those stats, and he had a spreadsheet similar. Repped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flames Posted December 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Re: HERO System 1/4-page damage tracker sheet handout Okay, here's a version that's a full page for one character. I added some stuff to it, and it will do for two full turns. Laminate it, and you can use it with wipe-off markers again and again. I wanted to make separate columns for the various optional combat effects, but then that might scare away new players. I might make a landscape-oriented version that presents one Turn instead of two and covers absolutely everything. Make the newbie's head spin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Waters Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Re: HERO System 1/4-page damage tracker sheet handout Splendid idea. Couple of suggestions though, because I can't help myself... 1. Is it worth having a box to note REC and Regen values? 2. Is there any point in filling in both '(characteristic) spent' AND '(characteristic) left', except as a checksum? I'd suggest just 'current' values for each characteristic. 3. The charges column is probably of limited use unless you only have one item with charges...possible, but as charges rarely recover by turn it might be more useful to have a column or two dedicated to adjusted characteristics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flames Posted December 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Re: HERO System 1/4-page damage tracker sheet handout The box for noting the damage taken from one segment to the next will help players to track when exactly they took damage and by how much, especially if the GM is enforcing rules regarding healing damage vs distinct wounds. But now I really do think I'm going to have to turn the page sideways, shorten the duration of the chart to a single Turn, include just about every conceivable stat, and then put the Segments on each end and in the middle just for reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Raven Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Re: HERO System 1/4-page damage tracker sheet handout Repped! And I've love to see this incorporated into a HD character export template. Even as a part of an existing page would be nice. A few of my players put their character sheet in sheet protectors and use wet/dry erase marker to keep track of changing stats. A large single page I could print in bulk would be nice too, so I'm definitely taking advantage of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flames Posted December 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Re: HERO System 1/4-page damage tracker sheet handout I would love to do it as an export template, but I ain't got the chops for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Typist Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Re: HERO System 1/4-page damage tracker sheet handout Print it double sided and laminate it sounds like the course of action that most appeals to me. Hm... yeah, I'm gonna rep this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojira Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Re: HERO System 1/4-page damage tracker sheet handout Repped! I love the erase-markers idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Raven Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Re: HERO System 1/4-page damage tracker sheet handout I would love to do it as an export template' date=' but I ain't got the chops for that.[/quote'] I do, but I lack the time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Re: HERO System 1/4-page damage tracker sheet handout I don't know if anyone still cares about this, but I found this in my old stuff...and weirdly I can't find it in the free stuff from Hero (maybe it isn't free?). Anyway here is the old combat record sheet from back in the day. [ATTACH=CONFIG]42650[/ATTACH]. Hope that helps some people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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