Request, don't know if it's possible. Combat Tracker
Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 3:32 am
I absolutely love Maptool. Got be my favorite RPG resources so far. However, the one thing I could use to help as a GM is a health/energy tracker for combat. Basically something where I could type in the name of all the combatants and type in damage they sustain or energy the use.
Maptool lets me keep track of states so that's not a big deal. Having tons of enemies to fight (even weak ones) means I'm usually left using excel which isn't very user friendly to switch between programs in the heat of battle.
Here's the fields that I think would be really useful;
Maximum Health
Current Health
Maximum Energy
Current Energy
Maximum Initiative
Current Initiative
Armor
Damage Taken - Subtracts from Current Health
Energy Used - Subtracts from Current Energy
Initiative Cost - Subtracts from Current Initiative
Status* - Alive, Wounded, Incapacitated, Dead
*can be handled with maptool but it'd be a plus to the software.
I believe that this tool would provide a good resource to a variety of campaign settings and systems. I know this is probably a lot of work, so I won't get my hopes up for it. As a GM though I'm constantly looking for the best record keeping software possible for my games, and I'm glad I found you folks. Keep up the good work.
Maptool lets me keep track of states so that's not a big deal. Having tons of enemies to fight (even weak ones) means I'm usually left using excel which isn't very user friendly to switch between programs in the heat of battle.
Here's the fields that I think would be really useful;
Maximum Health
Current Health
Maximum Energy
Current Energy
Maximum Initiative
Current Initiative
Armor
Damage Taken - Subtracts from Current Health
Energy Used - Subtracts from Current Energy
Initiative Cost - Subtracts from Current Initiative
Status* - Alive, Wounded, Incapacitated, Dead
*can be handled with maptool but it'd be a plus to the software.
I believe that this tool would provide a good resource to a variety of campaign settings and systems. I know this is probably a lot of work, so I won't get my hopes up for it. As a GM though I'm constantly looking for the best record keeping software possible for my games, and I'm glad I found you folks. Keep up the good work.