Ready Ref Sheets

Ready Ref Sheets is a supplement containing reference tables for use by the gamemaster including items such as encounters, social levels for characters, obstacles to movement, rates for movement in wilderness terrain, times for magical research, and results of resurrection checks.^[1]

Ready Ref Sheets was published by Judges Guild in 1977 as a 56-page book.^[1] Judges Guild published a second edition in 1978.^[1]

In 1976, Judges Guild began releasing packages to their early subscribers in the format of loose leaf sheets in a large envelope, sometimes with a stapled booklet, starting with their Initial Package (1976) that came in a plain, unmarked envelope. Since the Initial Package was labeled with an "I," Judges Guild continued releasing subsequent subscription packages with first "J," then "K," then "L," and so on, on a bimonthly schedule. Installment J: Thunderhold (1976) and Installment K: City State Campaign (1977) were smaller than the Initial Package but otherwise similar. Judges Guild later included many of the charts from installments I, J, and K in a package called the Ready Ref Sheets (1977) as part of making their previous subscription material available to retail customers.^{[2]: 187–188, 190} A listing of cumulative sales from 1981 shows that Ready Ref Sheets sold over 20,000 units.^[2]: 200

Different Worlds Publications later acquired and distributed Judges Guild game products, including the Ready Ref Sheets.^[3]