Recent changes on the Turn Watcher website

This page includes all the recent changes of the Turn Watcher website. If you cannot find what you are looking for, try the menus or the Site Index.

Is Turn Watcher 1.4 compatible with D&D 4e?

Yes. Also by default we show 3.5e columns, you can now edit these columns to your taste and make them compatible with different versions of d20 such as 4e and 5e of Dungeons & Dragons.

For additional information you may want to read the Initiative pages that describe all the details about initiative of all the versions of D&D from the very first version in 1974 up to 5e at time of ...

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One year later...

Testimonial author: 
Wendy a.k.a. Cat

Since I purchased Turn Watcher a year ago, I have used it for every gaming session. My friends have all commented on how much more fun our combat is, because I'm really whipping through it - I don't lose track of whose turn it is, I am able to keep better tabs on damage done to all the PCs and NPCs, and it's significantly easier to track spell effects.

Could we enhance the Effects Tracking system?

Authors & Contributors

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We want to give our special thanks to all our contributors, and that includes all our customers who sent us comments for enhancements.

Producer
Made to Order Software Corp.
Software Designers
Doug Barbieri
Alexis Wilke
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Copyright

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Thank you for choosing Turn Watcher. Please, let your friends know, place a banner on your website!

The Turn Watcher™ Documentation is
a copyright 2005-2024
by Made to Order Software Corp.

The Turn Watcher™ software product is
a copyright 2005-2024
by Made to Order Software Corp.

The name Turn Watcher™ is
a trademark 2005-2024
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Technical Requirements

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The following are the minimum requirements, although it is likely that Turn Watcher will work on system with older hardware. However, only Windows 2000 and better are supported. And modern (current) Linux distributions.

 

Operating System
Linux (libc.so.6 required)
Microsoft Windows (Win7/8/10)
(And ...

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Keyboard Shortcuts

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You can use keyboard shortcuts to access Turn Watcher's many features, instead of using the menus and toolbar.

The table below is a recap of the available keys. The menus also give you a list of the keyboard shortcuts.

Pewfell City by Check Whelon

 

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—  File  —
Import Ctrl-I
Export Ctrl-E
Preferences

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Player HUD (second monitor support)

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Some Game Masters use a secondary monitor to show their players pictures of NPCs or the setting to add that extra dimension of realism to their campaigns. If you are one of those GMs, Turn Watcher now has a built-in player heads up display (or HUD for short). To activate the player HUD, go to the View menu and make sure Show HUD Window is checked. A new window will appear:

The HUD window showing combatants.

Just drag the window ...

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Ultra Initiative

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Select Ultra Initiative in the Rounds Menu If you're one of those Game Masters that likes to mix up the action between rounds, select Ultra Initiative via the Rounds menu. Ultra Initiative mode causes Turn Watcher to automatically re-roll initiative at the top of each round.

 
Tip: Use Ctrl-U to turn on or off Ultra Initiative at any time while in or out of combat rounds!

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Changing Characters' Initiative Order

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With Turn watcher, you can add or import characters during active combat. The new characters are placed at the end of the initiative order. You may move one or more characters up or down in initiative order by first highlighting the target characters and clicking Move Up or Move Down in the Rounds menu.

Pewfell Giant by Chuck WhelonTip: Use the Control + Up Arrow to move characters up in initiative order. Similarly, ...

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