I'll be mostly using my Macbook to GM and my players will be using a mix of iOS and Android devices, and in one case a Microsoft Surfacebook, so I'm open to a wide array of apps.įor combat and initiative management, the best tool I've found so far seems to be Improved Initiative (free). HeroLab seems ludicrously overpriced given how poorly optimized it is (loads like java molasses even on my high-end gaming rig) and how user-unfriendly the UI can be. I am, however, looking to simplify most of the tedious parts of d20 and automate the math moments as much as possible, so I'm trying to find the best possible set of apps for myself as GM and for my players. Since my RPG experience is predominantly 3.5e, but I've lost or sold most of my old materials, I picked Pathfinder, and I've been pretty happy with how accessible it makes the OGL.
I'm running my first campaign in almost a decade for a group of a mostly newbies and/or folks as rusty as I am.