Friday, April 22, 2022

Stat Bars

Originally proposed by Blorf back in 2013 (yes, I know the link is broken.) Stat Bars provide a quick visual shorthand for the amount of systems on a Frame.  They are generally composed of a 1x6 Plate with up to four colored (Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow) 1x1 Tiles and two White 1x1 Tiles.  These can be useful for people who use Frames that aren't made from Lego and can't be disassembled to reflect damage.  They are also useful for people that just don't want to take apart their Frames at all.  You can see them in use in this game from 2015.  So today I'm going to show how they could be used for three different Gundam Converge units to show their Systems.




First, Gundam Barbatos.  I'll give it double Melee
for the big club and Defense for that big ol' head.










Second, Geara Doga.  One Direct Fire for the gun, double
Defense for the shields, and Spotting for the cyclops eye.








Third, Gabthley.  one Artillery for the sniper rifle, one Defense for the
backpack, and double Spotting for the head and the shoulder antenna.







As you can see, I used a Square Tile for the Melee, a Round Tile for the Direct Fire, and a Round Plate for the Artillery.  Both the pieces representing the ranged weapons are round, and the Artillery is "raised" to represent the greater range.  Another use I didn't mention at the beginning is that with these on the table you don't have to ask your opponents, "Hey, what's that one got left for Systems?"

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