Combat Tracking and/or GM Tools

[FistofValhalla]

I'm just curious if you all use any computerized Combat trackers for the Conan RPG, and if you know of any that can be modified to fit Conan's ruleset. If you don't use computerized trackers, then how do you track combat?
Also, do you know of any other computer programs a GM might use for the Conan RPG?

 

[VincentDarlage]

What exactly is there to track? I am not sure what a combat tracker does. I've played rpgs for 27 years and never heard of a combat tracker.

 

[FistofValhalla]

I guess its something of a new trend, seems to have caught on after the release of D&D 4e.
The ones I have used for D&D 4e keep track of hitpoints, initiative order, AC, and other stats all on one program. It can also do math for you (ie, 58 hp - 13 hp = ?). The idea is to make combats run more quickly and more smooth.
While this might not be as much as a problem in D&D 3.0 and equivalents since combats are typically shorter than 4e anyway due to less hitpoints and the lack of the "power" system.

 

[VincentDarlage]

Combat tends to be on the short side in Conan.

I use a sheet of paper and list everyone's initiative and defense value next to their name. After the battle, I cross out the initiatives until they reroll. My players keep track of their own hit points.

That's about all the "tracking" that is needed - and I can do it on a blank sheet of paper.

The math isn't a big deal for me. We have calculators if necessary, but since I am an accountant... well, I can do basic math in my head fairly quickly.