Initiative tracking program

[Nithendil]

Does anyone know of a very simple program (preferably free) to track initiative? All I want to do is have a list of PCs/NPCs, type in their initiative, and have it sort by initiative with as few steps as possible. It would be great if it had hp/AC/fort/will/ref next to the names but this I can do without.

Most of the programs I see are very complex and look like all they would end up doing is wasting time.

Thanks

 

[Fanatic]

excel, you can go 'arrange by number'

 

[Plane Sailing]

I use excel, if you want free try openoffice.

 

[Nithendil]

Wow that works perfectly, thanks

 

[Ghaerdon Fain]

Has anyone come across a user created 4E DM Combat Sheet possibly on a Spread Sheet? I think I would use excel/numbers/openoffice but I still like having paper and I still haven't come across a regular "dm sheet".

 

[amatriain]

I use InitTool from RPTools to run combat. It tracks initiative and can show the combat stats of combatants.

It´s free and is written in Java, which means it runs wonderfully under any operating system (I use Ubuntu personally).

More info here:

http://rptools.net/doku.php?id=inittool:intro

 

[Nightchill]

On a related tangent, I just ordered one of those Gamemastery Combat Pads. None of this fancy technology stuff, just a big slab o' steel

 

[JiffyPopTart]

Index cards placed in initiative order with an END OF TURN cart at the end.

DS

 

[The Little Raven]

Index cards placed in initiative order with an END OF TURN cart at the end.

Great idea. Consider this pilfered.

 

[Xorn]

On a related tangent, I just ordered one of those Gamemastery Combat Pads. None of this fancy technology stuff, just a big slab o' steel

I have one. I also found some dry erase markers at OfficeMax with a magnet and eraser in the cap. It is made of win.