Roll Initiative
As you can notice the app hasn't been updated in a long time. I created Roll Initiative to learn Android development and to use it myself as I too am a fan of pen & paper RPGs. Since the last time I updated the app Android has seen many changes and updates and because of that the app can present strange behavior in some cases.
Unfortunately right now I don't have the time to update the app with bug fixes or new features. Until further notice this app is considered discontinued. This may change in the future, I may either resume updates or create a new and improved app.
Thank you for using the app
- your support has provided me with knowledge about developing for Android and for mobile platforms in general and for that I'm grateful.
Hope to see you in future and better apps.
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Roll Initiative is the combat order manager for tabletop RPG’s.
If you are a dungeon master, game master, storyteller or any other kind of “host” for roleplaying game sessions you certainly struggled at least once to keep your initiative order. Maybe your combat involved to many players and NPCs, maybe the number of spells or effects, each one with diferent durations, was to much for you, the fact is that every game host has at least once made a mistake that cost the life of one of his NPCs or worse, one of his player’s character.
Even if you are very well organized and never made a mistake, keeping everything noted on a piece of paper can be a pain. Every new combat you have to write down each player and NPC with initiative order and hit points and during combat you have to constantly change those numbers until the eraser makes a hole on the paper.
Roll Initiative is a very simple and intuitive tool to solve those problems, and all you need is an Android phone.
Those are the current features of Roll Initiative
- Optimized for honeycomb tablets and Android 1.6 – 2.3 phones
- Simple interface to add as many combat participants you want, each one with its own initiative value and hit point total.
- Persistent list, exit the aplication any time you want and it will be exactly as you left it when you return.
- Participants will be ordered by initiative value, highest to lowest. Press “Next” and the list cycles, making it easy to know who’s next in combat order.
- Edit individual initiatives and have the program reorder the list for you.
- Add several NPCs that share the same initiative and hit points with just one click and then manage each NPC separately.
- Cause damage or heal individual participants to keep track of hit points.
- Add magical or special effects and keep track of how many turns each one lasts, Roll Initiative will warn you when an effect has ended.
New features will be added in the future, always keeping the spirit of a simple and fast tool for RPG players and masters.
Notice about bug reports.
If you find a bug, please report it so we can fix it as soon as possible. If it doesn't work on your device, please send device model and configuration so we can look into it.
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Reviews (21)
This is a very decent DM tool, with a lot of room for small improvements. I would love to see effects automatically happen on their own, and a reminder when they've expired. It's simpler to use than Combat Assistant, with fewer features, but a more streamlined UI. I've introduced this to a few DMs who love it. We're just waiting on a few things that would make our lives just that little bit easier.
Everything I was looking for! Saves a ton of bookkeeping at the gaming table, and allows you to use your real-life rolls. However, seems very glitchy. Effects would randomly stop being accounted for, which makes the app very unreliable to use.
Not so good if youre in multiple games. Cant save recurring characters. Also theres a problem with initiative order. If two people have the same initiative it puts the person with the lower modifier on top. This is backwards.
I just wanted something extremely simple, this comes closest. I wish the highlight would move down instead of moving the name up, and I wish you didn't have to fill all fields Otherwise great
It would be 5 if you could store data for quick adds like characters and effects. AND, if the effects actually were removed from the character after passing a 'save ends' roll.
Love the style of the background and the general look of the app, but it needs more features. For the moment I'll be sticking with Combat Assistant.
Works perfectly on my phone, but the interface is different on a tablet, and when I try to add a creature, the pop-up is off to the side, which doesn't scroll, so I can't see all fields, nor can I press the ok button.
I like the design, but on the Samsung Galaxy S2 tablet this is unusable. When trying to add a new entry to the tracker, the box is offscreen and it can't be scrolled to.
This app is simple and easy to use, just what I needed. My favorite feature is the ability to use the actual die rolls of my players, an option that most initiative trackers seem to lack.
This app would seem to be just what I need, but there is some screen size issues that make it unusable.
Just a basic combat order tracker in which I can input player rolled initiatives...also thanks for not requiring permissions!
Very disappointing that it Doesn't have the most obvious feature - randomly rerolling initiative! Boggling.
it needs some work to be fully compatible with tablets. The screen size is too large and there is no way to scroll around.
Conditions do not show up at all, using an HTC view
Won't let me add new characters. When the screen pops up, it won't fit into the tablet screen.
Doesn't fit in my screen. I only get half the form to display when adding or changing info.
Just what I needed. Very easy to use too!
ITS GARGANTUAN STRUCTURE DOES NOT FIT MY SCREEN!!!
Used it for a game and it was great!
It's pretty good, but it would be nice if you could move PC/npc around without having to recalculate their initiative if they hold their turn
Still the best initiative tracker on Android 9.0 Pie despite not having been updated since 2011. Most initiative trackers add too many features, making them take a long time to set up for combat. It's disappointing that one of the best apps for ttrpgs is not getting updates and may eventually no longer work for future Android versions but don't let that stop you from trying it out, because it definitely speeds up my game and I sometimes have dozens of things on the initiative order.