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Ironnerd Justice Leaguer Offline Crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside. Posts: 833 Location: Atlanta, GA Joined: Aug 30^th, 2009 Gender:	Hit Point and Power Point Tracker Apr 13^th, 2015 at 2:37pm	Print Post
	Not quite as slick as the Initiative "toblerone" but it works. Two wheels, one tracks HP, the other tracks power. Only goes to 100 for each at this point. Let me know what y'all think. Edited: Found a problem with the original layout - updated and uploaded. Not sure why the V&V logo looks so rough...
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	HP_PP_counter.pdf ( 339 KB \| 12 Downloads ) John "Ironnerd" Adams "The GM is the balancing mechanic" - Klystron
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Phrennzy Avenger Offline I'm very pretty! Posts: 294 Joined: Sep 7^th, 2013	Re: Hit Point and Power Point Tracker Reply #1 - Apr 13^th, 2015 at 8:23pm	Print Post
	You're very crafty.


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Ironnerd Justice Leaguer Offline Crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside. Posts: 833 Location: Atlanta, GA Joined: Aug 30^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Hit Point and Power Point Tracker Reply #2 - Apr 13^th, 2015 at 9:24pm	Print Post
	Thank-you, Phrennzy. I also build "White Wings" airplanes, so this was pretty easy. Still... I don't LOVE it... It needs to go to 200 power somehow. Ideally something that does lots of stuff all in one unit. Like a pilot's E6 computer (see picture) to reduce the number of items to carry. For now, though, it works - until I learn to write Android apps

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Ironnerd Justice Leaguer Offline Crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside. Posts: 833 Location: Atlanta, GA Joined: Aug 30^th, 2009 Gender:	NEW Hit Point and Power Point Tracker Reply #3 - Apr 15^th, 2015 at 12:08pm	Print Post
	DUH!!!! I asked myself ,"Would 360 Power Points, Hit Points, and Initiative be enough? Because I can download a free 360º protractor". Once I have that I can cut it out, put in on a larger circle (or square) with a pointer and VIOLA! All I had to do to make it work with initiative was add hash marks every 15º. Print them out on heavy card stock, or on regular paper and glue to some cardboard (or an old manila folder), Cut out, attach with a paper fastener (or a metal grommet), and you have three (hopefully) handy devices for tracking HP, PP, and Init. This also points out the value that could be had for a "gaming aids" sticky/area/whatever. Edited: Added one tip A "Compass Cutter" makes these really easy
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	HP_PP_counter_II.pdf ( 111 KB \| 11 Downloads ) John "Ironnerd" Adams "The GM is the balancing mechanic" - Klystron
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Majestic Justice Leaguer Offline Guardian of Earth Posts: 5179 Location: Seattle Joined: Jun 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Hit Point and Power Point Tracker Reply #4 - Apr 16^th, 2015 at 12:05pm	Print Post
	Nicely done, Ironnerd. As many of you know, I'm a big fan of game aids that can speed up play or make things easier for the player or GM. Back in 1982, when we first started playing V&V, my buddy came up with what we call the "Battle Sheet", and each player in my game usually keeps one of these (example below). Some just keep track on their character sheet (usually with a wet or dry erase pen, written on the outside sheet protector to protect the character sheet from constant eraser marks), but many track theirs in a similar way. You'll note that it shows a character's initiative, Hit Points, Power, and sometimes things like charges or other data.

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Majestic Justice Leaguer Offline Guardian of Earth Posts: 5179 Location: Seattle Joined: Jun 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Hit Point and Power Point Tracker Reply #5 - Apr 16^th, 2015 at 12:10pm	Print Post
	When I GM, I use huge sheets of paper (usually taken from a large legal columnar notebook), to track all of the data for all of the adversaries. It's similar to the 'Battle Sheet' (above). Note that I put the Agility (or Initiative total, if the character has Heightened Speed) in parenthesis up by the character name, so it makes it easier to roll Initiative for each character at the beginning of each turn.

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Phrennzy Avenger Offline I'm very pretty! Posts: 294 Joined: Sep 7^th, 2013	Re: Hit Point and Power Point Tracker Reply #6 - Apr 16^th, 2015 at 6:59pm	Print Post
	It appears Majestic that you track hits and misses next to the combatants turns. Why? I put the Hp, Power ADR/Invuln and Init score for the villains on an excel sheet or note paper, similar to how Majestic has it. V&V is so simple that you don't need much more than that.


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Majestic Justice Leaguer Offline Guardian of Earth Posts: 5179 Location: Seattle Joined: Jun 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Hit Point and Power Point Tracker Reply #7 - Apr 17^th, 2015 at 5:16pm	Print Post
	I didn't used to do that, but every once in a while it ends up being helpful. For instance, it might go something like this: Player: "I didn't go yet; I'm still holding my action!" Me (GM): "No, you just hit the bad guy for the first time after three misses". Player: "Oh yeah!"


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