Originally Posted by
celestian
Today's tips:
Readycheck, the DM can type /readycheck and press enter and when other players are connected and have selected a character they will be prompted with a "Are you ready?" menu. The DM will see a list of all the players and their response status (green ready, red, not).
NPC Names, in addition to the "Identified" NPC options for "hidden" name types you can also include hidden strings within the name by using "(DM Only Text)" at the end of a NPC name. For example "Earth Elemental (12HD)" or "Orc (Archer)" etc. The players will only see "Earth Elemental" or "Orc". This allows you to have a field to put a small note that only the DM can see in the Combat tracker. The name must be set with this before they are placed into the CT for it to be hidden.