Inititiative Tracker & Combat Manager

[rkarnes]

Would anyone be interested in this combat manager and initiative tracker for use with the Microsoft Excel?
DMSuite.png picture by lulzapalooza - Photobucket
It sorts character initiative, has a round and turn matrix, and keeps track of HP and status effects admirably. It's not perfect for everyone, but it's perfect for me.

 

[rkarnes]

Dungeon Master Suite Heroes Needed.xlsx - 4shared.com - online file sharing and storage - download

That's the link. It's got some of my campaign's notes still in it to illustrate what I use it for. Feel free to use it. The spreadsheet, not the notes. The notes are mine.

 

[dean81]

Looks great in the picture...but the download link doesn't work...do you still have that file? Can you email me it,please?

 

[airwalkrr]

I just use a simple spreadsheet in excel to track initiative, XP and status. It's actually pretty easy to do without needing a special format. When initiative is rolled, I assign character names in slots by row, which are conveniently numerical. As I go down the list I put an x by a character's name when that character has acted. When short term buffs are in place, I note that below the character's initiative spot such as haste5 for five rounds remaining of haste. For short-term conditions, I do the same, such as shaken3 for three rounds remaining of the shaken condition. I track enemy hp below the initiative space in white space. When combat is over I just clear the whole thing.

XP tracking is easy too. I just use a separate sheet. I use a third sheet to track active spells in the case of needing to know who can see invisibility and which spells get dispelled and such. It's actually a simple system which works really well.