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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Luke" data-source="post: 2055480" data-attributes="member: 602"><a href="http://www.roleplayingmaster.com" target="_blank">RolePlayingMaster</a>  has been specifically designed to excel at this very thing.Its a great time to check it out, as I've just uploaded a very significant update.Apart from all the basics, here are some particularly nice features you can use.- Optionally use the mapper, where you can have individualized graphics show the positions of all creatures. As a DM, you could use a second monitor (or networking) to show a "players view" which only shows revealed sections.- An action window used for all actions (such as attacks, skill checks, spell casting, saves etc). It includes a description of your action (such as the spell description, skill description, or specials such as "bull rush").- Full skills checking, which allows you to to select amongst various DC options available, and lists other enironmental effects which you can check or uncheck as appropriate.- An optional "Review" mode. Without review mode, you can select a single action, and get an instant result for the full action (eg. does multiple attacks with additional effects such as criticals). If you have "Review" mode on, you can click through each stage, entering your own dice rolls, and examining all options (eg does my special elven resistance apply in this particular case).- An optional "Targets" mode. Use this if you have both the players and the DM's creatures in the computer. You get the additional advantages of seeing the opposed effects (such as all the attack modifiers vs all the AC modifiers, or select a skill check which will automatically determine all the numbers for a target's opposed skill check).- A "Player/Creature" options window. This is a window that automatically brings together all your special options and lets you decide what you want, then automatically calculates all the effects of your choices. Examples of this would be: Your option to use your special Monk BAB, how many points you want to allocate to your power attack, if you want your Barbarian enraged, and many others.- Any conditions or spell effects you're under automatically modify your stats, and expire when they're meant to.The benefits I particularly notice in my current game as a player at the table are:- The program is great for instant lookups for full info on things such as skills, spells, special actions, and just about anything. These days, my group tend to just check details with me, rather then start looking through books.- I'm especially quick at giving my DM the attack results of my high level fighter. With a single mouse click, I can tell him the results of my multiple attacks, including the AC I hit, the damage, the damage type (eg if slashing ve crushing is important), and the critical results (if appropriate). It really moves combat along.- Any spell effects I'm under are automatically included in my stats (be they spell aid from my party, hostile spell effects, magical items, or even just being stunned.We constantly find that my character is the only one at the table that is consistently accurate, as its very easy to forget the numerous effects that can be in operation (especially in high level campaigns).Good luck!</blockquote>

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