I built a D&D platform to help DMs track encounters while playing in-person
A year ago, when I was a new DM, I kept struggling with encounter tracking during in-person sessions.
Initiative was easy enough at first, PCs being 1 level, monsters being simpler, but it got messy when I was trying to remember multiple effects, concentrations, status conditions, reactions, etc.
I was already using my laptop for session notes, so switching back and forth between paper, tabs, and stat blocks kept slowing me down.
So I started building a small encounter tracking tool for myself. Over time it grew around the way my table actually plays, and now my group uses it regularly during our in-person games.
It is still a work in progress, and there are plenty of things I want to improve, but I thought it might be worth sharing here. I will introduce in-app guidelines on how to use it and maybe share some ideas I'm implementing nowadays, later.
You can check it out here; encountermaster.com
I’d love to hear what you think. If you spot any bugs, confusing parts, missing features, highly possible D&D rules mistakes, or ideas that would make it more useful for other DMs, I’d genuinely appreciate the feedback.
Thanks in advance!