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Pen & Paper Roleplaying Central => Pen and Paper Roleplaying Games (RPGs) Discussion => Topic started by: SowelBlack on March 07, 2014, 08:13:34 AM

Title: Best Examples of Info Visualization in RPGs?
Post by: SowelBlack on March 07, 2014, 08:13:34 AM
Lately I've been thinking of how RPG rules and stats are represented.  Often, it is just prose or a simple chart.  What are some examples of better visualizations in RPGs?

The way beasts are shown in Hacklopedia of Beasts is an example of what I'm thinking about:
http://gamingwiththegnomies.blogspot.com/2011/06/hackmaster-hacklopedia-of-beasts-and.html
There we can see the footprints and a more interesting presentation of the stats than a two column AC,  HD, #Attacks, etc. chart.

Another less serious example is the alignment chart with muppets:
http://mightygodking.com/2011/03/08/alignment-chart-the-muppet-show/
Of course there's licensing issues using that in a non-Disney game, but something like that is almost as helpful (and cooler) than a text page.