Combat Companion - Dungeons & Dragons DM Tool to Track Combat

Description

Combat Companion is a simple web-based app that allows combat/encounter tracking and features for Dungeons & Dragons. You can view the latest release live here: Combat-Companion.Nexodus.net

Present notable features include:

• Connected to Open5E API to access predefined statblocks. By default, shows all statblocks in alphabetical order, but can also search by keyword.
• Create your own statblocks for enemies or PCs
• Initiative tracking
• Styled display of current combat and recreated statblocks
• Loading and saving current combat (to local storage)
• Turn and round tracking
• Status effect tracking (with optional feature to set status effect for set turns that decrements on each turn)
• Encounter XP tracking (total available, earned, and amount divided between PCs)
• Current HP modification

Future features will include:

• Dynamic and improved saving and loading system to save and access a list of custom PCs and monsters with option to export and import
• Keeping track of special features like breath weapons
• Apply damage in bulk (e.g., fireball cast, mark which enemies are hit, roll Dex saves, and automatically apply damage appropriately)
• Further implementation of the Open5E API to access spell descriptions dynamically
• Polish

Getting Started

Installing

• Combat Companion is designed to be simple and lightweight. As a result, it uses vanilla Javascript, HTML, and CSS with minimal dependencies
• It can be installed by cloning the folder wherever you would like and unzipping if necessary

Running the Program

• Open "Index.html" in a modern web browser
• Internet access is required to access the Open5E API, but otherwise the app is still fully functional offline
• Can also be accessed live at Combat-Companion.Nexodus.net with an internet connection

Help

Combat Companion is designed for a minimum screen resolution of 940px wide for optimal display. It will not display properly if used at a lower resolution.

Make sure to use a Javascript enabled modern web browser, such as the latest version of Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Opera, or Safari.

Authors

• Andrew Jacobsson

Version History

• v0.3
  • Statblocks can be "popped out" and dragged around the screen for quick reference
  • New "Quick Info" panel that displays relevant information about the currently selected unit and/or the current unit's turn with the option to heal or damage in bulk.
  • New flow of adding units to combat with option to edit and add prebuilt statblocks as before, or perform a "Quick Add" which allows users to provide only the bare minimum information to add a unit to combat if they do not wish to customize a statblock.
  • Added support for death saving throws for player characters. A new window opens on a player character's turn that forces the DM to perform a death saving throw. On 3 failed saves, the PC dies.
  • Additional action buttons in the table to clone or delete existing units.
  • Added "Notes" section for all units
• v0.2
  • Functional implementation connected to Open5E API
  • Stylized statblocks and initiative tracking
  • Status effect tracking, XP tracking, HP modification, full statblock modification
  • Turn & round tracking
• v0.1
  • Initial Release. Basic initiative ordering

License

This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 license - see the License File

Wizards of the Coast content provided under the terms of the Open Gaming License Version 1.0a

Acknowledgements

• Open5e For providing a fast, high-quality, free API for D&D
• Chad Carteret For providing the base design and beautiful CSS styling of the statblocks that Combat Companion uses
• Improved Initiative, Encounter Initiative Tracking, and Initiative Tracker for providing inspiration in the design of Combat Companion