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<blockquote data-quote="Job" data-source="post: 3057199" data-attributes="member: 37196">I'd like to echo the comments from Ken-ichi regarding the use of DM Genie, or any computer tool for that matter.DM Genie presents a very busy user interface and a lot of flexibility, so it does take a fair amount of practice to learn, but once you've climbed the learning curve, DM Genie proves itself to be a very useful tool for managing one's game.&nbsp; As with Ken-ichi, prior to ever using it in-game, I took my time learning it, entering PC's and monsters, and running mock combats.&nbsp; I also only used one or two features at the start, primarily for tracking PC stats and looking up monsters and spells, and then later moved on to using it to manage combat.&nbsp; I've now been using DM Genie to run my campaign for over a year with excellent results.&nbsp; I constantly cross-check it's calculations with my players to ensure accuracy and, much much more often than not, DM Genie has it right.&nbsp; If I do find an error, it's almost always because I've set something up incorrectly.&nbsp; I trained my players to always tell me the actual diceroll amount, without bonuses, to enter (so that DM Genie calculates the total with bonuses), but I also occasionally ask them what they calculate the final roll to be so that I can crosscheck the results for accuracy.The problem mentioned about having a PC wear multiple sets of armor for an incorrectly high AC was long ago fixed and now, even if the DM mistakenly sets the PC as wearing multiple sets of armor, the system does not allow the AC's to stack.&nbsp; Job.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Job, post: 3057199, member: 37196"] I'd like to echo the comments from Ken-ichi regarding the use of DM Genie, or any computer tool for that matter. DM Genie presents a very busy user interface and a lot of flexibility, so it does take a fair amount of practice to learn, but once you've climbed the learning curve, DM Genie proves itself to be a very useful tool for managing one's game. As with Ken-ichi, prior to ever using it in-game, I took my time learning it, entering PC's and monsters, and running mock combats. I also only used one or two features at the start, primarily for tracking PC stats and looking up monsters and spells, and then later moved on to using it to manage combat. I've now been using DM Genie to run my campaign for over a year with excellent results. I constantly cross-check it's calculations with my players to ensure accuracy and, much much more often than not, DM Genie has it right. If I do find an error, it's almost always because I've set something up incorrectly. I trained my players to always tell me the actual diceroll amount, without bonuses, to enter (so that DM Genie calculates the total with bonuses), but I also occasionally ask them what they calculate the final roll to be so that I can crosscheck the results for accuracy. The problem mentioned about having a PC wear multiple sets of armor for an incorrectly high AC was long ago fixed and now, even if the DM mistakenly sets the PC as wearing multiple sets of armor, the system does not allow the AC's to stack. Job. [/QUOTE]

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