Character Chronicle Cards

Character Chronicle Cards
Genre	Role-playing game
Publisher	Judges Guild
Media type	Print

Last updated April 17, 2019

Character Chronicle Cards is a supplement for fantasy role-playing games published by Judges Guild in 1978.

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Publication history

Character Chronicle Cards was published by Judges Guild in 1978 as 100 digest-sized cards.^[1]

Reception

Don Turnbull reviewed Character Chronicle Cards for White Dwarf #3.^[2] Turnbull commented: "Very useful for DMs who wish to pre-generate characters and maintain a file as a source of hirelings, new player characters and non-player characters. Of less value for the player who continually has to update information since they are rather small. Perhaps rather expensive, too, for what they are."^[2]

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References

1 2 Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 137. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
1 2 Turnbull, Don (Oct–Nov 1977). "Open Box". White Dwarf . Games Workshop (3): 13.

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[HW-1] 1 2 Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 137. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.

[WD3-2] 1 2 Turnbull, Don (Oct–Nov 1977). "Open Box". White Dwarf . Games Workshop (3): 13.