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Post Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:52 pm 
 

I have some character cards for AD&D I picked up years ago at a convention. They are cardstock about the size of an index card. The paper is made to look like parchment and has some blue boxes where you write your information on it. The only thing on them to identify them is copy write 1980 John Yonos. Anyone know anything about these?
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Post Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 10:01 pm 
 

Sounds interesting...could you post a pic or two?
  

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Post Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 3:02 am 
 

Could be the cards that the RPGA used to give out at RPGA events.  They typically summarized your character on a card like you describe.


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Post Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 12:51 pm 
 

misterspock wrote:Sounds interesting...could you post a pic or two?

I don't know how to do it here.
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Post Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 12:53 pm 
 

Blackmoor wrote:Could be the cards that the RPGA used to give out at RPGA events.  They typically summarized your character on a card like you describe.

I don't think so I purchased from a vendor.
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Post Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 1:01 pm 
 

zanarchist wrote:I don't know how to do it here.
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You host the image somewhere, like Photobucket or whatever, and then it actually gives you a code to share the image in three different ways... use one in your post. That's if you don't wanna do it the manual way.

Really, it is pretty simple to do through Photobucket.


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Post Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 1:29 pm 
 

zanarchist wrote:I don't know how to do it here.
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Image

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Here are the photos not the best but shows them pretty well.
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Post Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 1:41 pm 
 

Blackmoor wrote:Could be the cards that the RPGA used to give out at RPGA events.  They typically summarized your character on a card like you describe.


Did the RPGA exist that early?


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Post Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 4:17 pm 
 

What's the address in the bottom left corner?

Chances are it was a homemade thing with maybe local sales.  There seem to have been lots of homemade character sheet pads done in the 80s as well.
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Post Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 5:15 pm 
 

Mars wrote:What's the address in the bottom left corner?

Chances are it was a homemade thing with maybe local sales.  There seem to have been lots of homemade character sheet pads done in the 80s as well.

Yes it is a address at least a PO Box and they more than likely a local thing.
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Post Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 1:20 am 
 

I've seen those before.  Will have to do some digging....


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