D&D Accessories: Make Magic Easy With These Spell Tracking Tools
These spell tracking tools aren’t magic, but the effect they’ll have on your tabletop organization just may be.
Spellcasters have a lot to keep track of. Including just how many more spells than can even cast at all. Luckily, these accessories will help you remember how many spell slots you have left without making a mess of your allready scribbled-on character sheet.
1. Dice Powered Spell Tracker
Spell trackers like this one that let you use some of the millions of D6 that you already have in your collection are brilliant. Nine square spots are the perfect size for up to nine normal dice, and whichever number is up is the number of spell slots you have left. No more messy erase marks on your character sheet. You’ll never forget again! And best of all, you’ll actually use some of those pretty click-clack math rocks that you’ve just been collecting for the last few years. Say goodbye to tallies on loose scraps of paper and give a job to those dice we all already have to many of.
2. Glass Token Spell Slot Tracker
You don’t have a countless collection of random dice, you say? Well first of all I don’t believe you, but there are still diceless options. This wooden spell tracker with a dragon embellishment lets you track your spells using colorful glass beads. Just remove a bead for every spell you have and your number of glass beads equals your number of remaining spells. It’s simple, it’s too the point, and possibly most importantly, it’s pretty.
3. Spell (Cards) Book
Simple and smart, this isn’t much more than a very small binder to store your spell cards in like you used to do with your Pokémon cards. Clear plastic sheets keep your spells safe, readable, and always on hand without shuffling through a deck or worrying about them falling out of the folder pocket in your notebook and sitting at the bottom of your gaming bag. Plus, it will look like you have a very small spell book in your hands.
4. Magnetised Spell Tracker
I love a very simple design for an accessory like this. A series of magnets allow you to move your spell slot tracker up and down with easy and no worries since the magnet will keep your marker securely in place. This item is also palm-sized, making it very portable and easy to bring between game sessions. There’s even a place to keep track of your character’s concentration. Because let’s be honest, we’re not all the best at concentrating on our character’s concentration sometimes.
5. Hollow Spell Scroll
This piece by Arrow Road Creations is what made me want to look more at spell-tracking tools. The beautiful scroll motif comes in Elven or Dwarven language options with a choice of the paint job and tracker-chip colors to help you keep tallying your spell slots and feel like the magic-user you pretend to be. When you’re ready to pack it in for the day, the handles screw off to reveal a hollow cylinder to store your trackers and dice and keep them safe in between sessions. This isn’t the simplest design, or the one that’s going to fit anywhere and everywhere between games. But it is the tracker that will get the most comments and compliments at your next game session.
How do you keep track of your spells? Are there any tools you find especially helpful? Or do you just jot everything down on your sheet or app and call it a day? Let us know in the comments!
Happy adventuring!
