GM Screen and other cool stuff

When running at home, I use a custom application that runs in Internet Explorer (using Windows Presentation Foundation, for all us computer geeks out there.) The link used to be up on the old boards. I’m hoping to make a few tweaks to it to make it faster to use (fewer clicks to increase usability.)

Now that I have a smaller laptop, I might just start using it at conventions as well. However, when running a table at a BI, I tend to use dice/miniatures and a paper clock, since I can move those along faster, thus saving those precious seconds for the PCs.

Scott

Forgive the rookie ignorance, but what’s BI stand for? I’ve seen it come up a lot on these boards.

Side note: a mobile app for Arcanis clocks would be really cool.

BI = Battle Interactive.

Ok, I have finally gotten around to building my clock. Here is the rough layout of the clock as of now. I think right now I am going to stain the dark side of the clock and then clear coat the whole thing. Going to burn all the pencil marks in the wood, and then fill the numbers in with marker paint. Most likely gold on the day side and silver on the night.

I use excel on my laptop to track my character or NPC Clocks. I have a flip book for my master clock and trust my PC’s to track their own clocks.

I have excel character sheets on my laptop so switching to the clock is only a tab-click. I find tracking Strain and Recovery (other effects) is as simple as putting an S or R in the appropriate box and an X for my next action.