"Gold Box" Software for 4e?

[Spatula]

I am curious...

There are a lot of 4e helper apps out there that track initiative, combat conditions, and the like. But has anyone gone beyond DM helper tools and made an actual 4e combat runner? Or (infinitely easier) has anyone created an engine that a 4e combat runner (or game, or simulator, or whatever) could be built upon?

What I mean is a program that accepts input from users, adjudicates results, and generally handles all the combat mechanics.

 

[almeidafreak]

I dunno what exacly you mean by "engine", but there are severam virtual tabletops that run encounters. I'd suggest Maptools, Masterplan and Fantasygrounds, being the first two free and the last one paid.

 

[Merkuri]

There are a number of 4e frameworks for MapTool that do this to varying degrees.

We use this one in our weekly online game:
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