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Hello DMs,
I'm excited to share with you the much requested Dark Mode for Improved Initiative. This update cleans up some styling, and refactors the stylesheet pretty extensively. There may be some changes that affect your Player View CSS.
You can enable Dark Mode from the Options tab in the Settings pane. There are separate options for Encounter View and Player View.
Partnership with Power Word Spill
Improved Initiative has sponsored a few videos for Power Word Spill, a YouTube channel with excellent video content to level up your D&D game. \u00a0I'm really excited about this partnership spotlighting Improved Initiative and bringing new people onto the app.
What Else in 2024?
This year I hope to bring you more tools to help you run exciting, frictionless games both at the table and online. A big update for Paragon Campaign Dashboard has been in the works to improve your ability to use it across multiple Campaigns. I'd also like to ship an initial version of Paragon Combat Tracker. I'm envisioning Paragon Combat Tracker as a more modern, highly configurable combat tracker that supports initiative systems for much more than just D&D. Stay tuned!
Hello DMs,
Here's a small update for Improved Initiative. The main change is the new Content tab on the Settings pane, where you can configure which Open5e sources will be loaded. As more sources are added to Open5e I've seen some requests for this functionality.
There are a few other optimizations and bugfixes:
Enjoy!
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I was wondering if there is a way right now to keep the character portraits displayed on the player view on the right or on the bottom of the init tracker after they appear in the pop up image and disappearing after a few seconds? I am using a custom digital DM screen and during the fights I'd like to keep the portraits on the side so that players can see the mobs images or their friends faces while it is their turn. \nThanks in advance for your time!","created_at":"2023-10-26T17:08:59.000+00:00","current_user_can_delete":false,"current_user_can_report":true,"current_user_can_view":true,"deleted_at":null,"edit_url":"/posts/91715230/edit","edited_at":"2023-10-26T17:08:59.000+00:00","embed":null,"has_ti_violation":false,"image":null,"is_automated_monthly_charge":false,"is_paid":false,"like_count":0,"min_cents_pledged_to_view":0,"moderation_status":"not_being_reviewed","patreon_url":"/posts/91715230","pledge_url":"/bePatron?patAmt=1.0&c=716070","post_file":null,"post_level_suspension_removal_date":null,"post_metadata":null,"post_type":"text_only","preview_asset_type":null,"published_at":"2023-10-26T17:08:59.000+00:00","scheduled_for":null,"teaser_text":null,"thumbnail":null,"title":null,"url":"https://www.patreon.com/posts/91715230","video_preview":null,"was_posted_by_campaign_owner":false},"id":"91715230","relationships":{"attachments":{"data":[]},"campaign":{"data":{"id":"716070","type":"campaign"},"links":{"related":"https://www.patreon.com/api/campaigns/716070"}},"content_locks":{"data":[]},"likes":{"data":[],"links":{"first":"https://www.patreon.com/api/posts/91715230/likes?page%5Bcount%5D=5"}},"user":{"data":{"id":"38847632","type":"user"},"links":{"related":"https://www.patreon.com/api/user/38847632"}},"user_defined_tags":{"data":[]}},"type":"post"},{"attributes":{"comment_count":1,"content":"I'd like to say I've been using this app for a while now and its still my favorite and I use it for every combat. Thank you so much for your hard work on this and keeping it maintained for us! \nI have a feature request for the library pane creatures list. It would be nice if there was a way to filter/sort creatures by their challenge rating. So for example if I search \"dragon\", I have to scroll through 300 dragons of varying levels. It would be nice if I could define a specific challenge rating, or even better a range, so I could just look at the dragons of the appropriate challenge rating.","created_at":"2023-10-23T08:21:15.000+00:00","current_user_can_delete":false,"current_user_can_report":true,"current_user_can_view":true,"deleted_at":null,"edit_url":"/posts/91497065/edit","edited_at":"2023-10-23T08:21:15.000+00:00","embed":null,"has_ti_violation":false,"image":null,"is_automated_monthly_charge":false,"is_paid":false,"like_count":1,"min_cents_pledged_to_view":0,"moderation_status":"not_being_reviewed","patreon_url":"/posts/91497065","pledge_url":"/bePatron?patAmt=1.0&c=716070","post_file":null,"post_level_suspension_removal_date":null,"post_metadata":null,"post_type":"text_only","preview_asset_type":null,"published_at":"2023-10-23T08:21:15.000+00:00","scheduled_for":null,"teaser_text":null,"thumbnail":null,"title":null,"url":"https://www.patreon.com/posts/91497065","video_preview":null,"was_posted_by_campaign_owner":false},"id":"91497065","relationships":{"attachments":{"data":[]},"campaign":{"data":{"id":"716070","type":"campaign"},"links":{"related":"https://www.patreon.com/api/campaigns/716070"}},"content_locks":{"data":[]},"likes":{"data":[{"id":"1-4767544-91497065","type":"like"}],"links":{"first":"https://www.patreon.com/api/posts/91497065/likes?page%5Bcount%5D=5"}},"user":{"data":{"id":"4540644","type":"user"},"links":{"related":"https://www.patreon.com/api/user/4540644"}},"user_defined_tags":{"data":[]}},"type":"post"},{"attributes":{"comment_count":0,"content":"Loving all the updates that have been added since i last DM'd about a year ago. one small annoyance I am coming across is that the reaction tracker does not like the initiative re-roll while being set the the \"prompt\" option. when it rolls over the last character, it gives the reaction to whoever happened to be first last round, and then prompts the initiative, and then changes the initiative. It also, does not give the reaction to whoever is actually first for the new round. This bug does not trigger when the initiative is re-rolled automatically, it works as expected. I also just realized you can probably apply this logic to the Legendary/Mythic actions. No rush if you are not able to look into this, using the re-roll initiative command manually works well. 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Does anyone else have this issue and is it possible to stop it from happening somehow? 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Hope you're well! Here's an update for Improved Initiative. I took some time off this summer, I hope you've all been able to play a lot of RPGs recently. I've been playing a lot of Baldur's Gate 3, and it inspired me to build this Reaction Tracker feature for the combat tracker.
You can enable the indicator on the Options tab on the Settings pane. There is also a Combatant Command (and Hotkey) you can enable on the Commands tab. A Combatant with a spent Reaction will automatically recover it when their turn begins.
This update includes various bug fixes, including a one in particular that affected some users on the Epic Tier Free Trial. If you've held off on pledging, now is a great time; new pledges can try Epic Tier for one week for free!
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Since the names are exactly the same, I need to take the extra step of making sure I add the correct one (there are some important difference between the stat blocks of these two creatures). Is there a way I can turn off ONLY the Level Up version? I still want to see the Tome of Beast creatures and whatnot, but those Level Up ones are honestly in my way.","created_at":"2023-08-04T14:59:38.000+00:00","current_user_can_delete":false,"current_user_can_report":true,"current_user_can_view":true,"deleted_at":null,"edit_url":"/posts/87186778/edit","edited_at":"2023-08-04T15:51:43.000+00:00","embed":null,"has_ti_violation":false,"image":null,"is_automated_monthly_charge":false,"is_paid":false,"like_count":0,"min_cents_pledged_to_view":0,"moderation_status":"not_being_reviewed","patreon_url":"/posts/87186778","pledge_url":"/bePatron?patAmt=1.0&c=716070","post_file":null,"post_level_suspension_removal_date":null,"post_metadata":{"platform":{}},"post_type":"text_only","preview_asset_type":"default","published_at":"2023-08-04T14:59:38.000+00:00","scheduled_for":null,"teaser_text":"Good morning, I was just building an encounter and noticed two entries for the Shield Guardian - one from the 5E SRD and one from Level Up.","thumbnail":null,"title":null,"url":"https://www.patreon.com/posts/87186778","video_preview":null,"was_posted_by_campaign_owner":false},"id":"87186778","relationships":{"attachments":{"data":[]},"campaign":{"data":{"id":"716070","type":"campaign"},"links":{"related":"https://www.patreon.com/api/campaigns/716070"}},"content_locks":{"data":[]},"likes":{"data":[],"links":{"first":"https://www.patreon.com/api/posts/87186778/likes?page%5Bcount%5D=5"}},"user":{"data":{"id":"22577363","type":"user"},"links":{"related":"https://www.patreon.com/api/user/22577363"}},"user_defined_tags":{"data":[]}},"type":"post"},{"attributes":{"comment_count":1,"content":"Used the tracker for my first session last night, and it improved the game immensely! 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I'm a veteran dungeon master and professional software engineer. I built Improved Initiative, a D&D 5th Edition combat tracker. I also created Paragon Campaign Dashboard, a powerful, customizable Virtual DM Screen and Game Prep Suite.
Improved Initiative is a free web app for use at your in-person D&D game. It doesn't get between you and your players, by offering an easy way to manage initiative order and hit points. It also shows you stat blocks right when you need them, and comes ready-to-use with all official OGL creatures from D&D!
Paragon Campaign Dashboard uses cards to organize and reference your game prep, and empowers you improvise at your table with confidence. It's designed for any tabletop RPG, and is particularly well suited to story-focused play like in Apocalypse World or other PbtA games.
Your pledge helps pay for server costs and maintenance for these projects. In return, you'll get useful features like Account Sync and Epic Initiative. Thanks to all of the patrons for your support over the years!
How do I use Improved Initiative?
It's so easy! A tutorial will show you how to get started. There are many features that you can discover by exploring the settings menus.
Is it really free?
All the basic functionality of Improved Initiative and Paragon Campaign Dashboard will always be free. You'll never have to create an account to build and run encounters. Some features with extra server overhead, such as Account Sync, are granted to our Patreon supporters and Github contributors. The software is also free as in freedom- you can check out the source code and contribute on Github.
Can I suggest a new feature?
I'm always happy to see feature suggestions. Check out our community board to share your feedback. I periodically add new features to both the free app and Epic Initiative.
How do I report a bug?
The best way to report a bug is to open an issue directly on Github. If you don't want to create a Github account for that, feel free to email me the details directly.
Why aren't all the D&D monsters built into Improved Initiative?
Wizards of the Coast provides only the monsters in the D&D Basic Rules under terms of the Open Game License. You can add other monsters by hand, or you can import your own DnDAppFile data files with statblocks.
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Account Sync
Removed Banner Ads
Custom Player View
D&D Beyond Importer
See screenshots and full details at\u00a0https://bit.ly/2Ov0SN4
Paragon Campaign Dashboard
Account Sync
Fully interactive Player View