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Damage Tracker - encounter managing software

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#1
kyremi
Mar 13, 2011 22:11:29 Hey guys,
I started DM'ing a game a few months back, using Excel as a HP/initiative/conditions tracker. Unfortunately Excel isn't designed for this purpose, so I decided to make something which was.

My program Damage Tracker for now just does what my spreadsheet did, but faster and more easily, while logging the results... my ideas for it only came into being 24 hours ago; it's taken shape over the weekend.

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It's pretty basic... I know there are other tools out there that'll be more advanced and such. The reason for posting this is so I know if there's any niche this could fill, and if so, what I could program into this to make it better i.e. this is an open feature request. (The way it currently works is that you check the boxes of the characters being attacked, set the damage amount, select the name of the attacking character, and click apply damage. This is then logged and the damage subtracted.)

If nothing else I'll keep making it for my personal use, but it'd be good to make this into a bit of kit that'd be useful to more than just me
#2
sodadice
Mar 25, 2011 10:05:41 If you need a tester , Im in
#3
philipsnowman
May 17, 2011 11:26:44
Hey guys,
I started DM'ing a game a few months back, using Excel as a HP/initiative/conditions tracker. Unfortunately Excel isn't designed for this purpose, so I decided to make something which was.

My program Damage Tracker for now just does what my spreadsheet did, but faster and more easily, while logging the results... my ideas for it only came into being 24 hours ago; it's taken shape over the weekend.

img822.imageshack.us/i/dtpic1.png
img232.imageshack.us/i/dtpic2.png

It's pretty basic... I know there are other tools out there that'll be more advanced and such. The reason for posting this is so I know if there's any niche this could fill, and if so, what I could program into this to make it better i.e. this is an open feature request. (The way it currently works is that you check the boxes of the characters being attacked, set the damage amount, select the name of the attacking character, and click apply damage. This is then logged and the damage subtracted.)

If nothing else I'll keep making it for my personal use, but it'd be good to make this into a bit of kit that'd be useful to more than just me

It looks really useful, it seems like a better way of doing what I do - sloppily - with paper and pencil every encounter anyway. Plus, the initiative order alone is worth using it!

When will you be posting it for test use?
#4
kyremi
May 17, 2011 11:37:51 Philip, I posted a release here community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/758... , where I also said I'm currently working on a much better (and much cooler looking) version, capable of importing .dnd4e and .monster files, condition tracking, etc.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 kyremi Mar 13, 2011 22:11:29	Hey guys, I started DM'ing a game a few months back, using Excel as a HP/initiative/conditions tracker. Unfortunately Excel isn't designed for this purpose, so I decided to make something which was. My program Damage Tracker for now just does what my spreadsheet did, but faster and more easily, while logging the results... my ideas for it only came into being 24 hours ago; it's taken shape over the weekend. img822.imageshack.us/i/dtpic1.png img232.imageshack.us/i/dtpic2.png It's pretty basic... I know there are other tools out there that'll be more advanced and such. The reason for posting this is so I know if there's any niche this could fill, and if so, what I could program into this to make it better i.e. this is an open feature request. (The way it currently works is that you check the boxes of the characters being attacked, set the damage amount, select the name of the attacking character, and click apply damage. This is then logged and the damage subtracted.) If nothing else I'll keep making it for my personal use, but it'd be good to make this into a bit of kit that'd be useful to more than just me
#2 sodadice Mar 25, 2011 10:05:41	If you need a tester , Im in
#3 philipsnowman May 17, 2011 11:26:44	Hey guys, I started DM'ing a game a few months back, using Excel as a HP/initiative/conditions tracker. Unfortunately Excel isn't designed for this purpose, so I decided to make something which was. My program Damage Tracker for now just does what my spreadsheet did, but faster and more easily, while logging the results... my ideas for it only came into being 24 hours ago; it's taken shape over the weekend. img822.imageshack.us/i/dtpic1.png img232.imageshack.us/i/dtpic2.png It's pretty basic... I know there are other tools out there that'll be more advanced and such. The reason for posting this is so I know if there's any niche this could fill, and if so, what I could program into this to make it better i.e. this is an open feature request. (The way it currently works is that you check the boxes of the characters being attacked, set the damage amount, select the name of the attacking character, and click apply damage. This is then logged and the damage subtracted.) If nothing else I'll keep making it for my personal use, but it'd be good to make this into a bit of kit that'd be useful to more than just me It looks really useful, it seems like a better way of doing what I do - sloppily - with paper and pencil every encounter anyway. Plus, the initiative order alone is worth using it! When will you be posting it for test use?
#4 kyremi May 17, 2011 11:37:51	Philip, I posted a release here community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/758... , where I also said I'm currently working on a much better (and much cooler looking) version, capable of importing .dnd4e and .monster files, condition tracking, etc.