Free Spell Cards

[Dark Sasha]

Caedwyr wrote:

Indefinite. I do not have appropriate artwork chosen out for Mage Armor. As soon as I have some artwork ready, I will make the card.

Have you tried using images from Wikipedia? Here is an example of one such article that has a usable image that is free domain: Image of Alexander the Great in armor

If you click on the link to the image of the mosaic it states that it is considered free domain and why it is. I hope this helps. Great work so far!

[Caedwyr]

I've been scouring all the public domain images and usable creative commons images I can find. I hadn't seen that image, but it really doesn't strike me as fitting the "Mage Armor" theme. Specifically, it is too obvious that the character is a warrior, not a mage and that the armor is not magical/conjured. Thanks for the suggestion, and if you can make any more suggestions for any of the non-yellow spells on this list please do so.

New cards

Command Undead
Confusion
Control Plants
Control Undead
Creeping Doom
Darkvision
Detect Snares and Pits
Dispel Law
Fire Seeds
Floating Disk

And a bonus spell from Pathfinder Chronicles: Princes of Darkness, Book of the Damned Vol. 1
Sacrifice

[Caedwyr]

Word of Recall
Spiritual Weapon
Soften Earth and Stone
Sleet Storm
Shout

[catdragon]

Any chance of there being one download with all the card you've made so far...? BTW, this is great work! You're work (and dedication to it) are amazing! Thanks!

[ChrisRevocateur]

catdragon wrote:

Any chance of there being one download with all the card you've made so far...? BTW, this is great work! You're work (and dedication to it) are amazing! Thanks!

He said a while back that once he finishes all the cards he's gonna make PDF's that organized the spells by class.

[Caedwyr]

Chris is correct. I haven't managed to finish off any of the class spell lists yet and I do not have all the various licenses that I will need to include with the .pdf compiled in a single document yet. I also still need to either design a back for the cards or get someone to make one for me (I know what I want on the back, I've just had other things to work on).

Detect Secret Doors
Halt Undead
Horrid Wilting
Inflict Critical Wounds, Mass
Prying Eyes

[catdragon]

ChrisRevocateur wrote:

He said a while back that once he finishes all the cards he's gonna make PDF's that organized the spells by class.

Must have missed that.... sorry, but thanks for answering!

[Caedwyr]

I'm again out of artwork selected for the remaining spells, so things may slow down a little while I hunt for more.

Repulsion
Ruserrection
Secret Chest

[Caedwyr]

Bless Water
Break Enchantment
Clenched Fist
Confusion, Lesser
Disintegrate
Globe of Invulnerability
Invisibility, Greater

[Debihuman]

Wow. These are just terrific. I like the whole idea of spell cards and these are just beautiful. Are the backgrounds watermarks?

Debby

[Caedwyr]

Watermarks? I've been using public domain artwork and reusable Creative Commons, plus Paizo Community Use Policy artwork and inserting them as layers with my image editing software.

Or were you referring to something else?

[OneSoulLegion]

Caedwyr wrote:

Watermarks? I've been using public domain artwork and reusable Creative Commons, plus Paizo Community Use Policy artwork and inserting them as layers with my image editing software.

Or were you referring to something else?

I guess it's a reference to the background being a watermark itself - i.e. faded out somewhat to make the text readable.

[Caedwyr]

Cone of Cold
Create Water
Cure Serious Wounds, Mass
Cure Light Wounds
Detect Magic

[Caedwyr]

Locate Creature
Mind Fog
Neutralize Poison
Project Image
Remove Disease

490/625 cards complete

[Caedwyr]

I have hit the limit of 500 pictures in the current album and will be splitting the cards into PRD A-L and PRD M-Z albums. Some of the previous links may not work correctly.

Barkskin
Blade Barrier
Align Weapon
Cure Moderate Wounds
Detect Good
Detect Law
Detect Poison
Dimension Door
Diminish Plants
Dispel Good

Album Links
PRD Spells A-L
PRD M-Z
Other Spells

[silverhair2008]

The web site is not showing the cards. I call up your gallery and when I try to click on Barkskin the entire screen starts to jiggle so much I cannot click on anything.

[Caedwyr]

That's odd, I've tried it on a couple of computers both logged in and out using both Firefox and Internet Explorer. I didn't encounter either of the problems you ran into. Maybe it will work better for you later.

Okay, just tried again and the spell name links don't work, but the gallery links do work.

[silverhair2008]

I don't get the usual page when I try to download your cards. I get text in blue and no graphics.

EDIT: Here is the message I see: "Oops... there's nothing to see here. Either you do not have access to these photos, or they don't exist at this web address. Please contact the owner directly to gain access."

[silverhair2008]

Here is the entire page:

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[Caedwyr]

silverhair2008 wrote:

Here is the entire page:

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Caedwyr's Gallery

Problems? We're doing maintenance, but things should be back to normal soon.

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Yep, clicking on the image links are unlikely to work as I was changing the album organization. Clicking on the album links should work and let you view the images.

[Caedwyr]

Albums
PRD Spells A-L
PRD Spells M-Z
Other Spells

New Spells
Wood Shape
Wall of Force
Touch of Fatigue
Time Stop
Teleport, Greater

Remaining Spells
List (Yellow highlights are spells with artwork that has been selected.)

[VooDoo]

Caedwyr,

Thanks for the effort and work on these cards. It is all appreciated.

I have sent the links to the members of two of my gaming groups for their enjoyment and utilization of the spell cards.

The above thanks is from both them and me.

- V

[mearrin69]

Thanks for the virtual thanks, VooDoo. Here's my real thanks: Thanks! :) Seriously, these look very useful and I was just the other day wishing I had something like this while DMing. Nice stuff, Caedwyr!
M

[Debihuman]

Mooserot wrote:

Caedwyr wrote:

Watermarks? I've been using public domain artwork and reusable Creative Commons, plus Paizo Community Use Policy artwork and inserting them as layers with my image editing software.

Or were you referring to something else?

I guess it's a reference to the background being a watermark itself - i.e. faded out somewhat to make the text readable.

Yes, exactly. If I were to print them out, are the backgrounds watermarks so that they are lighter than the text. If not, the cards will eat up a lot of printer ink and be difficult to read.

Debby

[Caedwyr]

The backgrounds are essentially watermarked. I've tried printing several of the cards and they tend to turn out fairly readable. The intended card size is 2.5" x 3.75" for the smaller sized cards and 5" x 3.75" for the double-sized cards. I'd love to hear some feedback from someone else who has printed some of the cards as to how readable they are. As I said, I've experimented on my own, but a second opinion wouldn't hurt.

Also, if you catch any typos or errors please let me know. The cards posted on the picasa web album are drafts, and I've made some minor changes to some of the cards on my harddrive that I have not uploaded. Still if you see something, please let me know.

Also, these are just up for proof-of-concept and progress tracking. The final cards will have license documentation included in the .pdf and a design that can be printed on the back of the cards.

[Razzill]

These are fantastic. Your time and effort are greatly appreciated.

[Caedwyr]

515/625 cards done

Eagle's Splendor, Mass
Elemental Body IV
Elemental Swarm
Enthrall
Freedom of Movement
Globe of Invulnerability, Lesser
Hide from Animals
Hold Person, Mass
Illusory Script
Imprisonment

[Theo Stern]

Wow these are beautiful.
I don't think I would personally use these as game aids, as I run my Pathfinder campaign over the internet using screen monkey and I created a spreadsheet all my players use as a character sheet on their computers. It does all the calculations for them and under their spell list it has a spot to paste the link to the PRD for quick refrence.
If I did get a chance for us to play around the table though, I would use those in a heartbeat, really nice work

[Caedwyr]

Clone

[Caedwyr]

525/625

Antimagic Field
Bless Weapon
Cure Critical Wounds, Mass
Curse Water
Dimensional Anchor
Elemental Body I
Elemental Body II
Explosive Runes
Hold Monster, Mass

[Caedwyr]

530/625

Hold Portal
Ice Storm
Inflict Serious Wounds, Mass
Invisibility Sphere
Invisibility, Mass

[Jboygold]

These are really great Caedwyr! Thank you for putting in all the time and hard work.

I was looking through what you have left and came up with a couple suggestions :)

True Strike - Satan being struck down
Move Earth - Guy about to move a globe. I know this one is kind of a stretch, but he is about to move (spin) an earth (globe) so i thought I'd get your opinion.

Any general thoughts you can give me on exactly what you look for when you try to match up a picture to spell would be helpful to.

[Caedwyr]

I'm glad you like them.

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm actually already using the first image you linked for Smite Evil. I've got a high quality version of the Vermeer painting you suggest for Move Earth. Even if I don't end up using it, you've given me some good ideas for similar themed images for that spell. Thanks. Picking out the cards is the hardest part.

As for choosing the images, I use the following thought process, with 5 and 6 roughly equal in weight.

1. Is the image in the right proportions for the amount of spell text. Eg: Invisibility just fits on the 2.5x3.75" card, Mass invisibility and invisibility sphere go on the 5x3.75" cards. I've had to reject a decent number of good images because they wouldn't fit on the size of the card I need to use.

2. Obvious example of the spell's manifestation with a caster in the process, or having just cast the spell. See Scorching Ray or Shatter.

3. Plausible example of the spell having been cast, in the process of being cast. See Shout or Shadow Conjuration, Greater.

4. The image follows the theme/feeling of the spell. See Shadow Walk, Scrying, Greater.

5. The image plausibly follows the theme/feeling of the spell. See Poison, Secret Page, Phantom Trap.

6. The name of the painting is famous and fits the theme of the spell. See Fear, Misdirection, Moment of Prescience.

7. The image or name of the image makes a bad pun or joke that probably only I will get and please don't do this again. See Bear's Endurance, Detect Thoughts, Doom, Erase, Find Traps, Heroes' Feast.

[Jboygold]

Here's one more.

Waves of Fatigue - Lots of people laying around/dying.

[Caedwyr]

Jboygold wrote:

Here's one more.

Waves of Fatigue - Lots of people laying around/dying.

Thanks, added.

[Jboygold]

Thanks for the info. I hadn't even thought of card size being an issue.

Sorry for suggesting images you have already used. There are so many spells I really haven't had time to look at them all. So I will just keep throwing suggestions at you if that's cool.

If you can link anymore websites to checkout that you haven't already posted, that would be helpful also.

[Caedwyr]

Jboygold wrote:

Thanks for the info. I hadn't even thought of card size being an issue.

Sorry for suggesting images you have already used. There are so many spells I really haven't had time to look at them all. So I will just keep throwing suggestions at you if that's cool.

If you can link anymore websites to checkout that you haven't already posted, that would be helpful also.

It took me about 3-4 minutes to even track down which spell I had used that image for.

I recently found http://www.artrenewal.org/, and it looks like a decent possible source of public domain artwork. Also, you might want to try doing some searches for the artists used in the spells posted on this page since Wood Shape on this page. I haven't had a chance to go through their entire portfolios yet, so there may be other useful images.

Also, a couple of images I'm currently looking for. A sprite/pixie with a little bow and arrow or a Storm Giant type creature that can be used for Summon Nature's Ally IX.

Also, a landscape type image with multiple different monsters that I can use for a Summon Monster list of monsters similar to the one I have for Summon Nature's Ally. If I end up having several such images for both Summon Monster and Nature's Ally all the better, since I'm sure the Summon Monster/Nature's Ally lists will only increase in size with time.

[Jboygold]

Will any of these work?

Summon Nature's Ally IX - Cupid looking sort of pixieish and using his bow

Simulacrum - Guy making a duplicate of a woman with white stone that could maybe pass as ice/snow

Stoneskin - Woman turning from stone to flesh

[Caedwyr]

Jboygold wrote:

Will any of these work?

Summon Nature's Ally IX - Cupid looking sort of pixieish and using his bow

Simulacrum - Guy making a duplicate of a woman with white stone that could maybe pass as ice/snow

Stoneskin - Woman turning from stone to flesh

Excellent. The Simulacrum and Stone to Flesh (not stoneskin) images are perfect for those spells respectively. The cupid looks a little too cherubish/cupidish. If nothing else presents itself, I may end up going with something similar, but I'd like to try to get a more traditional pixie/faerie with bow & arrows if possible.

[Jboygold]

Glad you are finding some of these useful. Here's a few more that might work.

True Strike - Knight killing dragon

Protection from Arrows - Guy with halo holding an arrow

Magic Jar - Yeeeeeah that could be a soul in a jar, right?

Spike Stones - Rocks or Other rocks. I like the second one better, but which ever looks best with the text is probably the way to go.

This really is time consuming. I appreciate far more the work you have done so far. How much time do you think you have put in on this?
And one more thing, what kind of images are you looking for when it comes to the more abstract spells like Contingency and Mage's Lucubration?

[Caedwyr]

Jboygold wrote:

Glad you are finding some of these useful. Here's a few more that might work.

True Strike - Knight killing dragon

Protection from Arrows - Guy with halo holding an arrow

Magic Jar - Yeeeeeah that could be a soul in a jar, right?

Spike Stones - Rocks or Other rocks. I like the second one better, but which ever looks best with the text is probably the way to go.

This really is time consuming. I appreciate far more the work you have done so far. How much time do you think you have put in on this?
And one more thing, what kind of images are you looking for when it comes to the more abstract spells like Contingency and Mage's Lucubration?

I've probably put in a couple hundred hours or so. I started doing this last September. Incidentally I really appreciate the help you've given so far. I have a strong appreciation for the amount of work and effort you've put in to find the several images you've posted so far.

The latest batch looks good. I think most of these will get used. Magic Jar requires a landscape image, so the one you recommended won't fit.

For the more abstract spells, I'd go with something that shows the spell plausibly being cast, or something that plausibly fits the theme or name of the spell.

[Caedwyr]

540/625

Protection from Arrows
Simulacrum
Spike Stones
Stone to Flesh
True Strike

Waves of Fatigue
Ventriloquism
Transmute Mud to Rock
Transmute Metal to Wood
Teleport

[Caedwyr]

545/625

Mage's Disjunction
Magic Circle Against Good
Meld into Stone
Message
Power Word Stun

[Jboygold]

Some more suggestions:

Reverse Gravity - People falling up

Inflict Light Wounds, Mass or Inflict Moderate Wounds, Mass - Angle/God blasting a group of people

Iron Body - Metal looking body drawing

These last three images are pretty cool, but I cant directly match them to any of the remaining spells. They do look like spells being cast, so maybe you can use them for abstract spells or however you see fit.

Woman walking on water with bowl -Dispel Magic, Remove Curse, Dispel Chaos?

Woman making a magic circle/casting over fire -This one could represent any of the more abstract spells I guess: Spell Resistance, Spell Immunity, Mage's Lucubration, ...ect

Some da Vinci crazyness -I don't know whats going on here but it looks cool, maybe you can finds a place for it :P

[Caedwyr]

I've gone with your suggestions for Reverse Gravity and Inflict Light Wounds. I'd like to have the images in full colour and have only rarely gone with sepia tones or black and white.

I've already used the Woman Walking on water image for Curse water, and the magic circle for Magic Circle Against Evil (a larger version of the same image that shows more).

The last da Vinci image is another sepia tone, that I'd like to avoid using if possible or if it thematically fits to use a sepia tone for the spell.

Thanks again.

[sanityfair]

Caedwyr, I'd like to offer my assistance on designing a back side for the cards. If you already have an idea of what you want, please let me know and I'll see what I can do.

[Caedwyr]

sanityfair wrote:

Caedwyr, I'd like to offer my assistance on designing a back side for the cards. If you already have an idea of what you want, please let me know and I'll see what I can do.

Great, please email my gmail account using my board name ([e-mail]) and I can send you the files I have and we can talk things over further.

[Caedwyr]

555/625

Permanency
Prismatic Spray
Protection from Evil
Protection from Law
Protection from Spells
Remove Curse
Ray of Exhaustion
Reduce Person, Mass
Remove Paralysis
Repel Vermin

[Jboygold]

Ok color only, I can do that :)

Mage Armor - Wizard looking guy in awesome cloak. --I'm not sure this is "armory" enough looking for you, but its the closest I have seen so far and does look awesome.

Mage's Sword - Woman with wicked looking sword -- This one is not an exact match for the spell but it is a nice picture so I thought I'd get your thoughts.

Magic Stone - Woman who looks likes she is casting magic on some rocks in a basket

Mage's Lucubration - Woman with glowing hand/head

Woman with magic sphere -- This one may not be colorful enough, but it looks neat. I was thinking it would work for Dispel Chaos, or maybe one of the more abstract ones like Spell Resistance or Spell Immunity.

As always, I look forward to hearing your thoughts.