Review of Combat Description Cards

Combat Description Cards Review Summary

Comped Capsule Review
May 4, 2015


by: Cedric Chin


Style: 4 (Classy & Well Done)
Substance: 4 (Meaty)

"With a cavalier shrug, you prove your foe's defenses are ineffective at best..."

Cedric Chin has written 113 reviews, with average style of 4.32 and average substance of 4.33 The reviewer's previous review was of Crappy Birthday (and Happy Birthday).The reviewer's next review is of Description Cards: Storyteller's Deck.

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Combat Description Cards Product Summary

Name: Combat Description Cards
Publisher: Conflict Games
Author: Mark M. Scott
Category: RPG

Cost: $20.00
Pages: N/A
Year: 2015

SKU: 5009
ISBN: 978-0-9824507-7-2


Review of Combat Description Cards

Need something more descriptive than "I hit it"? How soon will you to reach for a thesaurus when a player repeats, "I waste him with my crossbow"?

Combat Description Cards are intelligently laid out and easy to use cards that add flavor to combat. The cards are divided into three types of damage: Piercing, Blunt, and Slash. Each type is then broken down into one of three attack styles: Finesse, Power, and Range. Each style has a clear readable one-word Action-Word (eg. For a Blunt attack, it's Impressive for Finesse, Batter for Power, and Thump for Range) with its description. The first half of the description describes the successful attack by the hero, and optional second the vanquishing of the foe! The deck consists of 120 tarot-sized cards. Pretty obviously, these cards are best for combat-heavy games. Besides roleplaying games, you can add some flavor to boardgames, such as the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game. Combat Description Cards is available on RPGNow as a PDF, Amazon in deck format, and the publisher's website for both. The cards will also be available as an app in the future.

As much as I'd like to write a whole bunch of words to fill out a review, my only negative comment about the cards is that, since the descriptions are so heroic, a gamemaster would have to mentally edit a description to make it more villainous or cowardly. Otherwise, you'll be well-prepared when a player yet again readies his crossbow.

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