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GM Tool
(Version 0.17 - Alpha - Aug, 22th 2008)
by Flo 'Irian' Schaetz - E-Mail
News
(Aug, 23th 2009) It's one year later, but I ain't dead yet. Hopefully I'll find more time to improve the tool in the next weeks… Ok, forget the JOAL idea, as I don't have a Notebook with 5.1 sound 
General Information
The “GM Tool” is a simple tool written in Java to aid gamemasters in running their gaming sessions and mangaging their notes, handouts, player characters, etc. It was specifically designed to work on a small notebook (like the EEE PC, which is small enough not to use up all space on the gaming table), but will work on most computers/notebooks.
Features
- Character list to view characters from (virtually) any system in a simple tree-view (customizable with Plugins)
- Online-Support (store your characters, notes and pictures on your webspace, so you can download them everywhere directly into the tool)
- Plugin system to add custom character sheets to view characters in a “smoother”, system-specific way
- Note list to prevent loose paper chaos
- Image list with Thumbnails and the possibility to display the images on a 2nd screen (for example a video projector) with one click
- Drawing onto the 2nd screen (for example to improvise location maps or mark specific parts of the image, etc.)
- Possibility to add (moveable&resizable) tokens to displayed images (to indicate character positions, etc.)
- “Fog of War” feature: The image can be displayed “hidden” until you reveal parts of it
- Function to determinate distances and radiusses on your images/maps (including correct scaling)
- MP3 list and simple MP3 playing function (with one click)
- Prepare the lists and save them as a campaign file, that can be quickly loaded shortly before your session
- Zip-Support: Box all your files for a session in one .zip file
- Easy usage and highly customizable
- Button to check if an update is available
- Dice Roller (customizable for any system with Plugins)
to Come:
- OpenAL-support (allowing the usage of 3-dimensional sounds)
- Combat sheet (with plugin-ability)
- Sound-Playlists (and more advanced MP3 player)
- Language-Files to translate the complete tool into other languages
Download
Changelog:
- Plugin System optimized (can now understand .jar and .class files in subdirectories)
- DiceRoller Plugin added → Make your own dice roller to support your system
- Please note: If you're using the GURPS Sheet, download the newest version as the old one is no longer compatible.
Older Changes:
- “Fog of War” support enhanced: The drawn shape will be display in the preview image
- Problems with drawn shape not perfectly fitting the actual revealed area fixed
- Improved distance function: Now you can also determine a radius
- Added support for thicker lines, line endings will be round
- Anti-Alliasing is enabled
- Don't forget: The Manual is now available!
- Grids.zip - four hex-grids (800×600 .jpg)
Screenshots
- Simple Character (tree) view (with an unfinished custom GURPS sheet (right next to the tree view)
- Picture (on the 2nd screen, with moveable tokens)
- Image on the 2nd screen, with Hexgrid-Background, drawn parts and movable tokens (right-click menu visible)
- GURPSSheet example of the PCs Tab
- Draw a shape in the preview and cick with the right mouse button: Voila, this part of the map is revealed
Manual and HowTos
- Privacy concerns?
