New DM: questions about sharing images/resources with players

[Trenloe]

Note: if you do want to preload images, but not give anything away to the players:
1) Turn image identification "on" in the campaign options.
2) Mask the image before you preload it.

The players will see an unidentified image in their images/maps campaign list (so there's no name to give it away) and if they open it they'll just see a blank image due to the mask.

[damned]

I have verified that this is now working (presumably I was trying to share something unsharable as a test before), and thanks to the two-client tip I know what the players will see. Lovely stuff, thank you!

One more minor question: I have been playing with the combat tracker and I can't work out how to reset the round after combat is done. I tried rolling all initatives again but that didn't seem to work. Is there a trick to this?

Click on New Round and Click on the Field with teh current round number and reset to 0 or 1?

[Andraax]

Click on New Round and Click on the Field with teh current round number and reset to 0 or 1?

It's easier to do a "Short Rest". This also removes effects with short durations that are left around.

[damned]

It's easier to do a "Short Rest". This also removes effects with short durations that are left around.

Sure - but a short rest in 5e implies many other things - that you do stop and rest for one hour and you can spend hit dice to recover lost hit points.

[Aedyn]

It's easier to do a "Short Rest". This also removes effects with short durations that are left around.

Does this not have wider repercussions like resetting short rest abilities (e.g. warlock spellslots)?

[Moon Wizard]

Yes it does. There's a Initiative->Clear All Initiatives option under the combat tracker menu that should be the correct way to reset only the initiatives.

Cheers,
JPG

[LordEntrails]

Myself, I generally don't bother to reset anything unless they are actually taking a short/long rest. Since I don't care what turn number it is, I just add the next encounter to the CT, clear any effects, and re-roll ALL initiatives.

[Aedyn]

Yes it does. There's a Initiative->Clear All Initiatives option under the combat tracker menu that should be the correct way to reset only the initiatives.

Cheers,
JPG

I have no problems resetting the initiative, it's just the round number. My inner OCD screams against starting a combat on round 33.

I realise it doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things, I just find it irrationally irritating. More a flaw with me than anything else.

[Trenloe]

I have no problems resetting the initiative, it's just the round number. My inner OCD screams against starting a combat on round 33.

I realise it doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things, I just find it irrationally irritating. More a flaw with me than anything else.

As damned mentioned - click on the round number field and type in the number you want the round to be - 0, 1, 926, whatever.

[Aedyn]

As damned mentioned - click on the round number field and type in the number you want the round to be - 0, 1, 926, whatever.

Whoops, I misunderstood what he originally wrote. So he did! Thanks for clarifying!