As a hobby I make a lot of game peripherals to help expand our gaming (for
40K, fantasy games, Old West, Battletech etc.) Because I use a print-to-order company I end up making stuff for my group or myself, and it's easy to share it - so here are some of the items I've been working on. Intended for use with Warhammer
40K but suitable to some other games, particularly if they share a 6'x4' table format. I've had a lot of people on Facebook ask me about these, so I figured I'd share.
Disclaimer: [i]The Grimdark Campaign Cards are intentionally not-balanced and thus are not intended for tournaments or matched play gaming. Some deployments are strongly advantageous toward one side or the other. Likewise, the three-player deployments are all Chaotic and not established to promote a smooth, balanced and equal deployment.
Grimdark Campaign Cards
https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/grimdark-campaign-cards
The Grimdark Campaign Cards are intended to help promote a narrative campaign, providing a large number of varied deployment layouts. Some are classic standards while others are more bizarre.
24 different Two Player deployment options.
8 different Three Player deployment options.
16 different Storyline Cards. These cards are post-game cards drawn blindly. Each one contains a Victor and a Defeated option. These are simple narrative suggestions for future or follow-on games. Ideally these help justify the next game or the next scenario. It also helps stir the creative juices so to speak. With so many options they may occasionally clash, but the players can easily decide if they want to follow one of these story portions or simply do their own thing.
The 48 cards are sold together in one set. $8.99 The cards are linen-textured and UV protected (adds a little cost but the feel is much better)
Grimdark Tokens
I designed a couple sets of these a while back just for use during normal
40K
Each set (A and B) includes 80 tokens, split between two opposing colours. Each set of 40 includes the following:
6x Objective Tokens with both numbered and blind faces.
18x Command Tokens (for use as
CP) and with numbered reverse sides for use with hidden deployment.
6x Double-sided 'Spell' tokens with a Green and Red face (Green for friendly buffs, and Red for targeting enemies)
7x Double-sided 'Strategy' tokens with a Green and Red face (Green for friendly strategies, and Red for offensive strategies)
3x Weapon Effect tokens (Double sided) for use when indicating a unit has an additional penalty from being hit by a weapon.
Grimdark Tokens: Set A (Grey and Brown)
https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/grimdark-tokens:-set-a
Grimdark Tokens: Set B (Blue and Green)
https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/grimdark-tokens:-set-b
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I hope a handful of people find them interesting or useful. This is a hobby aspect I really enjoy, but it's not a money-making venture (I make about $1.30 on any of these selling, so....not exactly a business!) We've found them to be pretty useful and fun with narrative gaming.
Automatically Appended Next Post: I completely forgot to mention that Game Crafter is a print-to-order website. So it can be anywhere between 1-7 days before they print an order and ship it. That's the nature of the product! Don't panic if it takes them a few extra days - you'll be shown what your number is in line for printing when you place an order.
