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<blockquote data-quote="OB1" data-source="post: 9534140" data-attributes="member: 6796241">[USER=54629]@pukunui[/USER] thank you for that breakdown!&nbsp; That will def help, though I still want the ability to do that by campaign as well.&nbsp; I'll admit I may have gone a bit overboard with my rant (and that the original WotC solution would be bad for some players).It was definitely after September that they added the latest set of features that makes Maps sing for me.Now when you are on a map, you go to the token browser, add the monster to the board, then click to add it to combat.&nbsp; If you're not in combat already, it adds all the monsters (that aren't hidden) and PCs to an initiative tracker on the left side of the tab the map is open in.&nbsp; PCs can roll initiative and the DM can auto roll initiative for all the monsters.&nbsp; Everything stays on the left screen, you have quick access to all of the abilities and saves of the monsters, and of course it shows HP as well.&nbsp; If you add a monster into the combat later (by placing it on the board) it integrates right into the current encounter tracker.&nbsp; Previously, I had one tab open for maps and one open for the old Encounter Builder in DDB.&nbsp; This new method let's me do everything I need on one tab (though I can open up monster details in another tab if I need to) and is way easier both creating encounters and modifying them mid combat.&nbsp; My one quibble (which I've noted in feedback on the site) is that when you add tokens it places them automatically on the map (instead of clicking where you want it to show up) and you have to go searching across the map for where it went.&nbsp; It's easy to move, but on a big map with fog of war up, it can be a bit of a pain.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="OB1, post: 9534140, member: 6796241"] [USER=54629]@pukunui[/USER] thank you for that breakdown! That will def help, though I still want the ability to do that by campaign as well. I'll admit I may have gone a bit overboard with my rant (and that the original WotC solution would be bad for some players). It was definitely after September that they added the latest set of features that makes Maps sing for me. Now when you are on a map, you go to the token browser, add the monster to the board, then click to add it to combat. If you're not in combat already, it adds all the monsters (that aren't hidden) and PCs to an initiative tracker on the left side of the tab the map is open in. PCs can roll initiative and the DM can auto roll initiative for all the monsters. Everything stays on the left screen, you have quick access to all of the abilities and saves of the monsters, and of course it shows HP as well. If you add a monster into the combat later (by placing it on the board) it integrates right into the current encounter tracker. Previously, I had one tab open for maps and one open for the old Encounter Builder in DDB. This new method let's me do everything I need on one tab (though I can open up monster details in another tab if I need to) and is way easier both creating encounters and modifying them mid combat. My one quibble (which I've noted in feedback on the site) is that when you add tokens it places them automatically on the map (instead of clicking where you want it to show up) and you have to go searching across the map for where it went. It's easy to move, but on a big map with fog of war up, it can be a bit of a pain. [/QUOTE]

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