Comments on: Improved Initiative

By: Echoes of Heroes – A Campanha Continua « Paper Dragon

Echoes of Heroes – A Campanha Continua « Paper Dragon — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:05:17 +0000

[...] tempos atrás tinha lido uma coisa curiosa num dos blogs que costumo seguir de como o DM geria iniciativa colocando pequenas fichas com os PCs e Monstros no DM Screen. [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:48:46 +0000

Do you have another link for the Toddster PDF? The link is no longer valid for the file, and I would really like to try this system.

By: Anon

Anon — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:42:23 +0000

Your link to slyflourish.com is broken: it is missing an `l’.

By: PinkRose

PinkRose — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:06:06 +0000

I use MapTool. For both online games and face-to-face.
The initiative tracker is simple and easy. It moves from one to the next and you can keep status effects on the characters. Highly visible.

By: Claus

Claus — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:40:51 +0000

I have been used the hanging initiative cards for a while (one of my players heard of a blogger who heard of a blogger who…), and I must say they are one of the neatest inventions I have ever heard of!

We play with open windows, and to fight the gusts of wind, I finding that attaching one or two metal clips to the hanging cards do the trick wonderfully.

By: Anarkeith

Anarkeith — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:43:59 +0000

Interesting tools. I’ve experimented with the iPhone as a DM aid, but haven’t really found my groove with it yet. I’m toying with the idea of a party card that lists defenses and other common “buffables”. Each player would have a set of uniquely-colored d6s that they’d place on the card to indicate buffs or debuffs applied. End-of-round removal of effects is still an issue though.

By: Todd

Todd — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 08:28:53 +0000

Man, I’ve been super busy at PAX all day but I just got back to the hotel and wanted to say thanks for the link, and so glad the cards worked out for you!

By: 1958Fury

1958Fury — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:59:44 +0000

I use an Excel spreadsheet on my netbook. I make a tabbed page for each character, in advance. Then when the battle starts, I just move the tabs around into initiative order. So after a character’s turn, I click the next tab on the spreadsheet. Each page lists all the powers and attacks that character can use, and I even use the page to track their hit points, status, etc.

By: Kynn

Kynn — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:55:20 +0000

Last Rogue, nice idea!

By: The Last Rogue

The Last Rogue — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:51:47 +0000

I use hanging cards in the following manner:

Characters print character sheets using DDI Ch Builder. This includes both a portrait and a “stat card”. I cut these out and put them on either side of an index card. Folded this allows them to see their character portrait (thus their order in the initiative) and allows me, the DM, to see their stats – eliminating some of the basic dialogue that bogs down combat.