InitiativeBoard

InitiativeBoard is a no-frills tracking aid for initiative and damage/hit points in d20 role playing game rounds like Pathfinder or D&D.

Category	Price	Seller	Device
Games	$0.99	Gereon Steffens	iPad

Get rid of pencil and paper, and start dragging tiles for players and NPCs on the grid. Starting new encounters is a matter of seconds.

Supports configurable conditions with automatic round countdowns.

Organize your games in up to five campaigns with ten players each.

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Quickstart Instructions

First, tap on the Settings (gears) button in the lower left and enter player names for campaign 1 and a name for that campaign. When done, tap “Restart” on the main screen (2nd icon on the bottom row).

In the top right there is a button “1” for the first NPC. Tap on the “+” button to create more NPCs as needed.

To start an encounter, drag the player tiles from the top row to the positions for their initiative value.

Tap on “Start” at the bottom of the board. The tile with the highest initiative value will be marked as “active”, shown as a black border.

Continue tapping “Next” to move the active marker to the next player or NPC.

Reviews

Lacks guts
Artiseamer

Sorry but 8 players per campaign is insufficient. Waste of money for my gaming group. Oh well!

Pass
Perigorn

This is not as good as DMTOOLS.

Finally a useful D&D app in the app store
Me, Myself, and I v.99a

Only program I have found so far that truly replaces a paper and pen process that really improves the gaming experience.

replaces my magnetic board
Randy131516

This replaces not only my Excel chart but the magnetic board that I bought from GenCon a few years back. Wet-erase on small rectangles that usually got lost in the zip-lock bag I kept it in. Thanks!

Okay, but...
Raijinfolly

There are some annoying quirks of the app. You have to add players by going into the app settings external to the app itself. There isn't a good way of tracking spell affect durations or summoned monster lifetimes. It's not a bad app, but it doesn't have everything I'm looking for.

Very helpful.
Wheelmanforhire

Very helpful for managing combats.

Excellent App!!!
ArtDude88

I was looking for something that didn't require a ton of editing for every encounter to keep the game moving. This manages that aspect extremely well, and tracks condition effects and duration. Throw in more spell effects/durations and it will be perfect.

Useful beyond belief
mrdark5555

We used to keep track of initiative in our games with a dry erase board. Then I discovered this app. This has made our games more streamlined and easier to manage. This app is essential for anyone into Dungeons and Dragons or any D20 based RPG. The ability to store multiple lists of PCs is awesome.