More Fun With Index Cards

So, I was working on a little side project that won’t be done quite in time for Gencon, and since that was the point of it, I figured I’d share the fruits of it.  I was dinking around with fitting Fate event generation on an index card.  I started out with simple two die tables, like this set for quick high concept generation – take two dice, roll once on each card, and combine:

card1 card2

 

Worked ok, but it didn’t seem like the most efficient use of the card.  Lots of wasted space.  So I tried a different format for some utility tables, inspired by Fiasco:

card8 card7

 

And that worked ok, so decided to make a set for plot generation, a la two guys with swords:

card3 card4 card5 card6

That, I think, worked pretty well.  it’s a fun format, and one I’m going to have to try to get a little bit more use out of.

Any suggestions for tables the world needs?

BONUS

This one is inspired by a question David Goodwin asked. Using it as a chance to try a slightly different dice presentation.

card9

 

FURTHER EDIT: NOPE.  Uneven border doesn’t work.  so much for the quick and dirty fix.

 

5 thoughts on “More Fun With Index Cards

  1. David Goodwin

    How about…

    How Does This Guy Know You?
    Let’s See Who’s Really Behind It All!
    What Organization Is This Place A Front For?
    And Now, The Twist You Didn’t See Coming…
    What One Weird Trick Does This Other Fighter Know?

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  2. Eric

    The icons for the dice on the second sets of tables feel…sub-optimal, to me. The greyed out second die makes it look like an optional version of the first die, rather than a separate die type.

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    1. Rob Donoghue Post author

      Intent is a second color. Ideally, I’d switch to an outlined version (or at least one with a dark symbol), but I’ve held off because it would be kind of a pain.

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  3. Richard Glover

    I would totally love a pdf of blank cards set up like that! I can fill them in with all kinds of cool questions!

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