DnD Oneshot Cards

I was involved recently in running a Dungeons and Dragons (DnD) Oneshot for a group of people that were inexperienced with Table Top RPGs. I wanted to make a "light" version of DnD that's less overwhelming for new players. This includes providing limited information and options to make it more about the experience of playing DnD rather than focusing on the mechanics. I didn't like the available options for presenting the information, as most of it looked like an Excel document full of numbers. These did a poor job of capturing the "vibe" of a character, so I created these.

Each person received two cards for their respective characters, a stats card and an abilities card. This was done in order to allow them to see all of their information, without having to constantly flip the cards over. The cards also allowed the DM to easily help a player identify where certain information was found since everyone had the same layout, versus having some people on their phones, tablets, printouts, etc...

The cards were a huge hit and really helped the players understand the vibe of their characters and keep track of their abilities and stats. I plan on using them again in future oneshots, and thought I would share them here :)

Any feedback is always appreciated!

*The art used as the background of a card is not my own and are linked below:

Druid - https://wallpaperaccess.com/world-of-warcraft-druid

Wizard - https://wallpaperaccess.com/wizards-and-dragons

Cleric - https://www.gamersdecide.com/articles/dnd-best-backgrounds

Posted on Dec 4, 2021
Jennifer Downs
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