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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Trevalon Moonleirion" data-source="post: 4861147" data-attributes="member: 492">Okay, I'll preface my comments with the fact that I have not had a chance to really use this in the field--just a bit of experimentation.1. The pop-up warning is a nice cue for who's turn it is, and the red outline works as a pretty good indication of the starting of a new round.2. My biggest issue with the app as is, is that it removes initiative rolling from the players entirely--I don't think any of my "regular" (we hardly play enough to call it a regular group) players would particularly care for that.3. Entering encounter information is fine--it's hard to improve it much beyond what it is, really.4. A way to save encounter set-ups is a must--this app is simply too slow to speed up the game if a DM has to set up the encounter within the app at the table.5. A possible solution to issue 2 would be to allow drag-and-drop sorting of the list.  What this does is allow the DM to account for things like delaying, holding, etc.  Given that it mostly works as a "this is the order determined by the encounter dice rolls, here's who's up" list right now, this might require quite a bit of work, but I think it would be marvelous if that were possible.An example:  Bill, Bob, Bobert and 3 Goblins are in a fight. You enter all their modifiers and have the app roll the initiatives and they're sorted.  Things go in order for 2 rounds, but then Bob decides to delay his action.  You tap an edit button, and drag icons appear on the sides of each line/combatant, letting you drag him to a different spot in the order. (or all the way at the bottom to a "hold/delay/etc" portion of the screen perhaps)For an example of this sort of drag and drop, the only app I can think of is the $20 dollar (or is it 40?) task manager OmniFocus, which might have videos online somewhere of it in action.Another possible solution to the "what to do about holds etc." would be to add a "delay/hold etc." status check box that would exclude the player from the normal order of initiative if checked.This probably requires quite a bit more code, or a lot of rewriting of what you already have, and may not even be technically feasible but that's my biggest suggestion--a user drag-sortable list.  That sort of implementation would definitely make me use this app at the table, but for now, I'm probably still happier with a dry erase board or cards.</blockquote>

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