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Encounter+ is an iOS app for D&D 5E combat tracking

iOS app for D&D 5E combat tracking

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Hidden Rolls

Just a simple question in regards to the web client. Is there a way to have hidden Rolls between one player and DM? I'm using the app for maps to run a Mothership Gradient Descent/Alien mash up and want to keep Bends rolls secret.

0 Comments
2024/10/12
02:58 UTC

4

Can't cancel subscription

Someone from the service team please contact me. I've tried everything I can but can't manage to cancel my membership and have been paying for months without using it. Please help.

2 Comments
2024/09/30
02:13 UTC

2

Using for older versions

I'm totally new to TTRPGs. Is it possible to use this app for an OSR D&D game? Specifically a game based on 1E or whatever it was considered.

0 Comments
2024/09/19
22:54 UTC

3

Help, Multiplication Glitch

I’m loving EncounterPlus and using it make initiative way easier in my D&D game, however the past couple sessions I’ve encountered a problem which has become very aggravating and holts gameplay.

Whenever I add a creature or a saved encounter to the main initiative list, it adds upwards of six times itself. So I add ONE Flameskull for example and SIX appear meaning I haven’t manually deleted them which is a pain (especially if I do this for a whole encounter in which means sometimes like 30 more creatures than intended).

Is has been very frustrating and wondering if anyone has suffered from a similar issue? Or am I being dumb and just doing something wrong?

2 Comments
2024/06/01
14:37 UTC

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Is there a new way to import D&D Beyond characters to Encounter+?

For the last few years, I've been using this website: https://w.bobg.us/ddb.php

But lately it is no longer there. Is there a new site or software that can make the same conversion? The shortcut on other threads doesn't work any more because it hinged on the above website being accessible.

5 Comments
2024/05/26
21:37 UTC

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Is the app still getting updated?

I absolutely love the app and used to use it all the time when I was a dm for a group. I’ve got the yearly subscription and love to support the app. But I’ve just re downloaded it to see that it crashes on my phone and that a new update hasn’t been posted to reddit in a year.

Just wondering if the app is still getting updated or if the developer is taking a break?

2 Comments
2024/04/25
11:12 UTC

16

Any Lost Mine of Phandelver Modules out there?

Just looking to not have to enter all that info myself. Did anybody do the chore of generating this as a module for the app? Feel free to DM if need be

10 Comments
2024/01/27
02:44 UTC

14

This app is amazing

Just gotta say that this provides EVERYTHING I could ever want in a VTT.

Thanks my dude, I hope you are doing well friend.

2 Comments
2024/01/26
18:29 UTC

3

Does purchasing the battle map on IOS not transfer to Mac?

As title explains. I’m being prompted to buy the map on mac even tough I’ve purchased it on the same account on IOS.

3 Comments
2024/01/24
01:55 UTC

2

Best way to import video for EncounterPlus

Currently I use Dungeon Alchemist map maker, and it has an option to export maps to video. The problem is that the videos are super grainy, not crisp at all in EP. Does anyone have any tips or tricks they can share?

3 Comments
2023/12/06
22:20 UTC

9

Web client help 😄

Hello Folks! I just purchased premium subscription to allow my players join from home. The only problem here is I don’t see the feature on my ipad. Is this feature doesn’t work for ipad and it is only for mc or am i using it wrong? Heeeeeelp 😄

6 Comments
2023/09/30
14:55 UTC

1

How to switch view modes in-app

I’m using an Auking projector to project initiative onto the wall for my players. It’s working great, however there’s one issue- while the projector is flat and projecting in landscape mode, the screen is being projected sideways. Is there any way to change the view mode from the app? I can’t find how to do so in any of the settings

1 Comment
2023/09/19
18:20 UTC

1

Monster Vision

So I’m wondering if I’m doing something wrong but for me enabling the vision of a monster appears not to have any effect. I’m attempting to assess if PC are in LOS in a dark cavern with goblin Darkvision. Thoughts?

4 Comments
2023/09/09
19:27 UTC

8

Any plans to continue development?

I started using E+ recently and am learning how to use it and really appreciate its features. Is it still in development? I'd be happy to help solicit it to others if it's still in development.

Thanks.

2 Comments
2023/09/09
19:22 UTC

2

No Start Button?

Hey folks. New to app and just set up my first encounter but for some reason the START isn’t showing up. Oddly enough, on my first attempt it was there but I was struggling with Fog of War so I deleted the encounter and started over. Now I got FOW working but there’s no START on the initiative tracker. I’m sure it something simple I’m overlooking. Please help!

2 Comments
2023/09/04
11:57 UTC

2

Does anyone else have trouble moving tokens and have the view move instead on Mac?

Basically, the title. My MacBook is newer (and has more space) than my iPad, so I prefer running E+ on it. But moving tokens seems to only work if I click the token, wait a brief second, then drag the token. Trying to do a quick click-on-a-token-and-drag-it results in moving the view instead.

Any tips? Is there a setting to change? I'm using the built-in trackpad on my MacBook Pro.

3 Comments
2023/08/23
20:08 UTC

2

Can’t export map images

Whenever I try to export an image of the current map and tokens using the save feature at the very bottom of the toolbar, it just shows a featureless black square. Is there any insight to how to correct this? I’ve exported many, many instances of maps for use in several text campaigns and this function stopped working for me. I’ve tried everything I can think of from different layers, new maps, tokens vs no tokens, all different stages of fog of war, everything.

Any input would be appreciated.

1 Comment
2023/08/22
14:30 UTC

3

Tokens not appearing

I am not able to get my tokens to pop up on screen. What am I missing?

1 Comment
2023/07/23
15:47 UTC

1

ISO kitchen/food themed encounter maps

Hey all! I am writing a food based one shot with encounters based off of popular reality cooking shows. Everything is going well except for the encounter maps. If anyone can help me look for rhe following types of maps, I would be forever greatful!

  1. A kitchen map similar to "Hells Kitchen". A map with 2-3 kitchen setups and a massive pantry/equipment area.. The premise would be 2- 3 teams competing in a dinner service type challenge.

  2. A giant griddle/stovetop/food service window with heat lights. Any of the three options would work!

  3. Kitchen colloseum parody: a map that would simulate the kitchen space from 'Iron Chef" to host the final encounter. Depending on the ingrediants they gather and how they do in the challenges, they will face off against something giant and silly.....like a Turduckdragon or a Carbohydra". Think of a lair battle but in a kitchen full of workspaces and equipment

3 Comments
2023/07/06
22:42 UTC

10

Sharing Modules for games

Hey EP users. I've been thinking about starting a place to share modules we use after exporting. I have a module with 3rd party maps etc for lost mine of phandelver. Has anyone done this? also I'd like to get one for storm kings thunder if anyone has run that as a module.

2 Comments
2023/07/06
18:40 UTC

3

How do I get back to the normal screen? Opened the app today and I can’t see to access the normal map screen.

7 Comments
2023/06/25
02:57 UTC

3

Any way to import monsters from roll20? Or Kobold Press specifically?

I’ve spent a lot of money on roll20 over the years to get extra monsters and things from Tome of Beasts 1-3 etc. I really like some of those monsters and I’d like to import them or buy them again or whatever.

Encounter+ just seems to be the only VTT that works on iPad. Trying to use roll20 itself is insanely difficult and feature lacking. And I need to use the iPad to AirPlay to my projector so the maps will be visible and everything on my physical table.

Is there anything out there to make this work? Will I need to recreate all of these monsters again by hand? I know I can import monsters from dndbeyond with a tool, but I just don’t know if the kobold press monsters have a similar option. I can write code, so if anyone knows a way to get the KP monster info in any format, I’ll write a tool to convert it to the encounter+ format.

6 Comments
2023/04/26
00:13 UTC

3

Can’t Load PDFs

Hey! I recently download Encounter Plus mainly to show the battle maps & fog of war on my TV via screen mirroring, I would also like to display key NPC’s when my party is speaking to them with the image overlay feature.

Currently running Curse of Strahd and using the source book on D&D Beyond. I have taken the PDFs of maps and NPCs off of the D&D Beyond app and have them saved in my files app on my iPad, my issue comes when loading them into E+. I locate the file but the image is greyed out and i’m unable to select it to import as a map or an overlay.

It will load a photo or saved image from google no issue, it’s just not working for the PDFs.

Has anyone experienced this and can help me out?

Thanks in advance

12 Comments
2023/04/12
16:48 UTC

2

Help with screen mirroring

Hey all,

Got this app on my iPad and I love it so far. I have set up a one shot to run for some friends and I am excited to use it in person, however I was wondering if it is possible to have my tv as a player facing screen and keeping DM stuff hidden on my iPad behind the DM screen. I can get it to pair up as screen mirroring but can't seem to find an option to do what I want it to do. Any help would be appreciated!

10 Comments
2023/04/08
18:40 UTC

6

Fog of war on a world map?

Is there anyway to use fog of war on a big open worldmap with now walls? Simply let them see in a certain range circle around them?

7 Comments
2023/01/28
20:43 UTC

3

App crashes when adding assets on iPad

Hello. I am generally extremely satisfied with the app, but have been encountering an issue when trying to add assets. I press the “+” or the “…” buttons when I am in the folder for a Pack, and then the app crashes and I have to restart it. I don’t have this problem on iPhone. Any advice on how I might resolve this issue? Is there maybe another way to add tiles that gets around it? Thanks for your help!

4 Comments
2023/01/24
16:23 UTC

11

What Happens Next?

So with this whole thing going on with WoTC and Hasbro changing the next dnd edition out of the Open Gaming License, what happens to encounters+ going forward? Since you’re not “releasing content” I imagine (and hope) it’s not an issue, but I also am unfamiliar with all the details going on with WoTC/Hasbro.

3 Comments
2023/01/05
14:37 UTC

3

Is it possible to copy a campaign?

I run the same campaign with two different groups. I would like to copy the campaign folder where I have prepared everything, to separate the two campaigns. Somehow I couldn't find an option for that but maybe I just overlooked it?

2 Comments
2022/12/25
13:23 UTC

2

Items to Monsters?

I’m in the process of creating a monster for my campaign and I want them to wield a magic item for their weapon. Is there anyway to attach a magic item to the stat block? It’s a homebrew item, i made it in Encounter+ already, just wondering if there’s anyway I can quickly look at it in the stat block (like how spells are) or if I just have to keep flipping back and forth from it.

3 Comments
2022/12/25
02:18 UTC

1

Map size

Hello, just looking for some quick info about how properly size maps. I am trying to align a grid for a map from a proper DND map with a campaign and it will not line up for the life of me and saw another comments about resizing based on pixels. Is there a basic number I could follow to force the height and length to become symmetrical? It’s very infuriating when you line up one side and it’s drifted in the rest

6 Comments
2022/11/11
18:55 UTC

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