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DM Helper v1.3 Released!

DM Helper
A downloadable Virtual Tabletop for Windows and macOS

A new version v1.3 of the free DM Helper is now available for both Windows and MacOS!

Key Features

Presentation of all tool content in a Player's Window. This can be shown to players on an external monitor or shared via streaming tools for either face-to-face or ongoing games

  • Full battle support including battle maps with player and monster icons, initiative and hit point tracking, area effects, mass saving throws/damage
  • Map visualization, in or out of battles, including fog of war, zooming and an in-map pointer for highlighting items
  • A detailed bestiary, pre-filled with all open-source SRD monsters
  • A campaign structure for build-up of adventures, encounters, maps, locations, party members and NPCs.
  • A quick reference to descriptions of actions/bonus actions/reactions, environmental issues and conditions
  • A reference including all SRD equipment tables
  • A campaign clock for tracking time and date throughout adventures
  • Animation of scrolling text over a background for easy cut-scene creation

Updates in v1.3

  • Plenty of bug-fixes based on your feedback
  • Rotating publish window for maps and battles
  • Bestiary Import/Export
  • FoW editing: Area delete and anti-aliasing ("smoothing")
  • Known/Hidden mechanics added for PCs and NPCs as well as monsters
  • "Import Character...". To import dndbeyond characters, open the character, add "/json" to the link and then copy and paste everything into the dialog. Basic stats are imported.

Files

  • DM Helper MacOS release v1.3.zip 63 MB
    Sep 26, 2019
  • DM Helper Windows 64-bit release v1.3.zip 46 MB
    Sep 26, 2019
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