What is the Party System?
The Party System lets DMs create groups to manage their players' characters during campaigns. As a DM, you get a centralized view of your entire party with tools to run combat, track notes, and manage loot.
DM Dashboard
View all party members' stats, HP, AC, and conditions at a glance.
Combat Tracker
Run encounters with initiative tracking, enemy management, and conditions.
Campaign Tools
Session notes, party loot pool, and shared resources.
Creating a Party
Any user can create a party and become its DM. The DM has full control over the party settings and can manage all members.
Steps to create a party:
- 1 Navigate to Parties
Go to your dashboard and click the "Parties" tab in the navigation.
- 2 Click "Create Party"
Enter a name for your party (e.g., "Curse of Strahd Campaign").
- 3 Add Members
Invite players via email or add characters directly if they've shared them with you.
Managing Party Members
There are two ways to add characters to your party:
Invite Players
Send an email invitation to your players. When they accept, they choose which of their characters to bring to the party.
- Players manage their own characters
- They can update during sessions
- Invites can be set to expire
Add Directly
Add characters that have been shared with you, or add your own characters if you're also a player.
- Instant addition to party
- Good for shared characters
- NPCs you control
Party Member View
Each party member displays key information the DM needs during play:
Combat Tracker
The combat tracker helps you run encounters smoothly with initiative tracking, turn management, and condition tracking for both party members and enemies.
Starting Combat:
- 1 Click "Start Combat"
This opens the combat setup where you can add enemies.
- 2 Add Enemies
Search for monsters or add custom enemies with HP and AC.
- 3 Enter Initiative
Enter initiative rolls for each combatant. The tracker sorts everyone automatically.
- 4 Track Turns
Use Next Turn to advance through the order. Track rounds automatically.
Condition Tracking
Apply conditions to party members or enemies during combat. Click on a combatant and select from all 15 5e conditions:
Enemy Privacy
Enemies show only their display name to players. True names, HP, and conditions are visible only to the DM.
Session Notes
Keep track of your campaign with session notes. Document key events, NPC interactions, plot developments, and memorable moments.
Each session note includes:
- Session Number - Auto-incremented or set manually
- Session Date - When the session occurred
- Title - A descriptive title for easy reference
- Content - Full notes, as detailed as you want
Notes are displayed in a timeline format, making it easy to review your campaign's history.
Party Loot Pool
Track treasure and items that belong to the party as a whole. When the party finds loot, add it to the pool. Later, distribute items to individual characters.
Adding Loot
Add items with name, quantity, and value. Mark items as magic items or consumables for easy filtering.
Distributing Loot
Assign items to specific party members. Distributed items are marked but remain visible in the history.
DM Only Feature
Party loot management is only visible to the DM. Players see their individual equipment on their character sheets.