![]() RPG Scribe ($2.99) for IOS is damn near perfect as a character app. It does have automatic status effect (condition) tracking, which is nifty. InitiativeBoard (99¢) is a nice little iOS app extremely similar to Improved Combat Initiative, but more simplified and without the casting feature. These are big enough issues that I'm probably going to stick with Improved Initiative Management and just handle rolls and calculations the old-fashioned way, unless I can find something with the best of both worlds. Game Master by Lion's Den ($2.99) does handle combat rolls, on the other hand, which is awesome, and it contains monster data for Pathfinder, but (a) it's on iOS so iPad entry is a lot slower than on my Macbook, especially with how long it takes to put in hero data (b) it doesn't have a way of casting/sharing summaries with the players (c) it doesn't allow you input player initiative rolls easily, requiring you to virtually roll everyone with the monsters and then rearrange manually and (d) it's locked into landscape mode, which is annoying. It also doesn't do monster combat rolls or calculations, which would be a huge boon. The downside is that it's pre-optimized for 5e, meaning if I want to use its reference features I would have to enter ****loads of monster data for the 3.5e/Pathfinder campaign I'll be running, to the extent that I'll probably just have to keep using printed materials anyway. The interface is elegant, it allows quick adjustment of encounters on the fly, and I love love love the casting feature that allows me to throw a combat screen URL up on the TV for the party to keep track of their HP, turn order, enemy conditions, etc. I couldn't find a repository reference thread for Pathfinder apps generally, so perhaps this could serve that purpose if we can get enough good recs here.įor combat and initiative management, the best tool I've found so far seems to be Improved Initiative (free). I'll be mostly using my Macbook to GM and my players will be using a mix of iOS and Android devices, and in one case a Microsoft Surfacebook, so I'm open to a wide array of apps. HeroLab seems ludicrously overpriced given how poorly optimized it is (runs like java molasses even on my high-end gaming rig) and how user-unfriendly the UI can be. To that end I'm trying to find the best possible set of apps for myself as GM and for my players. ![]() I am, however, looking to simplify most of the tedious parts of d20 and automate the math moments as much as possible. ![]() Since my RPG experience is predominantly 3.5e, but I've lost or sold most of my old materials, I picked Pathfinder, and I've been pretty happy with how accessible it makes the OGL. I'm running my first campaign in almost a decade for a group of a mostly newbies and/or folks as rusty as I am.
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