Cards for Into the Odd and OSR Duels

Follow-up to my previous post on dueling rules for Into the Odd.

If you're using Emmy Allen's excellent rules for OSR duels or my modification of those rules to work with Into the Odd, it's useful to have a set of playing cards for each duelist to select their actions with. So I made some. Credit for the text to Emmy Allen.

Click here for the Into the Odd version:

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1X9q_c8FAT6m_BQ3KOy0Kdh29tqFAoyHv-KQXYez7pt8/edit?usp=sharing

Or here for the generic OSR / D&D version:

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1jZQpKeZSMmwCeOuWrVAnnN5wxsvoz_2sVBdCjYXAa6A/edit?usp=sharing

For either of these, you'll want to do File > Download as > PDF Document (.pdf), print them out at 100% scaling (i.e. "Actual Size"), and cut along the lines to make your cards. I'd recommend printing them onto some heavy cardstock, blackening the cut edge with a Sharpie, and putting them in standard-size card sleeves like these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B8CJHTH. Doing so will give the illusion of a professional card with nicely rounded corners.

If you'd like to customize the art or text, do File > Make a copy... and edit away.

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