DM Minion for 5th Edition

As a DM who runs multiple groups, this app WAS indispensable. Now I cannot edit the race of PCs, I cannot keep creatures separated by campaign (they seem to be shared) and I lost 3 campaigns worth of data when I updated. I used to love this app, but it has become a headache to use.

Things work pretty well, when you don't have to manually insert a lot of data. Doesn't seem to accommodate multi-classing, and doesn't have monsters stats from certain Premades campaigns which have been out for a while now

Just updated and now the app crashes when I try to load the campaign I've been running. Not the first time this has happened. Tech support has been VERY GOOD about gettinf me back up and running but this is just becoming a damn nuisance. I love the app but a support call for every update is pretty annoying.

dice roller doesn't work, can't set negative initiative bonus, too much stuff needs to be typed in that could easily be put in a dropdown list, crashes.. this need some work to justify the 6 bucks i judt paid for this. this is still being maintained, isn't it?

Like the app. But one thing i noticed is the notes feature is pointless since i can't scroll to see the whole text

I like the app a lot for what it is but it still doesn't have the update for Volo's Guide To Monsters. Very disappointed that I can't use this because my players use this guide. Also disappointed that I cannot choose which stat to use as attack stat.

Needs to have the ability to choose what you use as your attack stat. Monks can use DEX instead of STR for instance but i have no way to imput this change. Also, it would be cool to be able to randomly roll shop inventories, like a city shop with good stock or a poor village stall or a traveling merchant ! In addition, It is handy to create with a couple of quick YouTube vids on how to imput or make or use customization features would be a welcome addition

Really great app. Not perfect but definitely extremely useful. Does what it's supposed to do, and then some. It's an indispensable tool for the modern day DM. There are a couple bugs but nothing gamebreaking. Being able to disable landscape mode and being able to scroll through long notes would make this app almost perfect.

Could use a few touch ups here and there. But besides a few things, like the view not letting you scroll to see the rest of the creature stats, it's not bad.

Why am I forced to use landscape? A challenge calculator for custom monsters would be great. I see that the monster database has LMoP and HotDQ but nothing newer why did you stop adding the campaign monsters?

This app is particularly useful for large groups with lots of conditions and a complex campaign. Everything can be stored in one easily accessible place. There are a couple of bugs here and there, but not too major. E.g. the pictures in the encounter screen don't show sometimes, but I feel these creases will eventually be ironed or and they're so minor the functionality of the app remains strong. Would definitely recommend to any DM juggling notes and who hates wasting paper taking initiative and conditions

Haven't used it in game yet but just fiddling with it I could see it's usefulness. Just wish the add monster button worked in the middle of an encounter. *Edit: Add monster Works now 4*

The Encounter screen needs work. It is incredibly hard to find the button to advance turns and the ability usage is counterintuitive. That said, it is the best attempts I have seen.

Overall, this app is fantastic; however, there are a few things Goathead could do to make it even better: 1. Add the ability to write in custom races, classes, and multiclasses. Homebrew classes, multiclassed PCs and non-PC race NPCs are impossible to enter accurately. 2. Variable and optional weapon dice such as for versatile weapons or the Blood Hunter's Crimson Rite. 3. Add class-specific actions for Monks and other such classes as a pre-created category and not as custom actions each time a character is being set up. 4. Add the ability to save custom actions for magic weapons, etc to a database so that they may be transferred between players. 5. The heavy crossbow's damage mod doesn't seem to be pulling from the correct ability and the range is not accurate to the PHB. 6. While this is minor, there are a few typographical errors (Quaterstaff, Asorb Elements) Thank you, Goathead, for creating this app and for considering these suggestions! I'm really enjoying your product!

If you DM, you will be very need anything else. It has all monsters and weapons ready to go.

... changing the amount of monsters in similar encounters changes that number of monsters in all encounters with that type of monster.

App lost all my campaigns in the last update, that's inexcusable

Few visual bug on my phone for the actions display in character description. Worth overall for sure on all the details. should allow to save encounter round of combat or add additional option as dice rolling and such in the encounters. I still recommend it.

In my opinion this is by far the best DM Tool for Andriod on the Market. I have tried a lot but I cannot give it 5-stars right now because there are some issues but I do not want this to affect peoples interest in trying as we need to grow the community around the application to make change. 1. The biggest issue which doesn’t affect the game but looks bad is that I bought the FULL version, however, when I try features it tells me to upgrade – this will leave a sour taste in peoples’ mouth for sure; 2. I use a tablet and even when using the encounters feature, the next button is hard to push and I keep selecting the bottom NPC in the left-handed list. This button needs to be improved so that the flow of the encounters is not disrupted; 3. Login does absolutely nothing from what I can tell; 4. Party, can we can just mention that a party member couldn’t make it? This way it saves me a lot of removal and re-adding of party members? 5. The images of the characters and monsters seem to sometimes work and sometimes fail throughout the application; 6. Some of the tools do not do anything such-as dice, as it won’t even load; Looks amazing and is extremely usable.

I love this app so far. Worth every penny.

Easy to use

I don't believe apps should track initiatives. Encounters part feels clunky cause of it. Need to spend time getting your adventure setup. Would be nice to have some pre-built adventures.

So far it has met and exceeded requirements. New update has improved scaling on my phone.

Great app. Very customizable. Support is responsive. Awesome job!!

I love this tool as it has made my life so much more easy BUT i am only giving 3 stars because big problem is no way to multiclass players also would be great to be able to turn off auto rolling

I'm enjoying the app so far, but I've only just gotten to the character creation screen and I'm unable to edit the race/subrace section of the character. Seems pretty weird to me, but the app is really packed with features.

Wish it supported, homebrew games better.

I was looking for an encounter manager... Init & HP of players & monsters This can do more than that. I'm not sure I want it to, but I think I can ignore what I don't want... such as rolling attacks and damage. What sold me on trying this is the database lookups. To add a monster, just pick it from a list, and its stats are imported! Also spells! I asked be able to add a monster from DB in the Encounter setup window, and it was added! Would also like more flexible layout and button size to work on phones.

Awesome for keeping things organized. I had a little trouble getting the hang of the combat tracker, but after a few battles it became more intuitive. This has definitely upgraded my groups game. Awesome App!!!!!!!!

Certain bugs haven't been addressed. Can't add monsters to a fight or a condition to players or monsters while in combat. Othwise, it does well for tracking initiative and combat.

Great app when it works. i have a samsung galaxy tab 4, and 75 to 80 percent of the time, it crashes at startup. But its good when it works.

When I cast barkskin on a player attacks that roll less than 16 but more than their normal AC still hit. Also if you change a characters base AC while they have barkskin cast on them it stacks on top of the 16 instead of taking the better of the 2.

Haven't used it in game yet but just fiddling with it I could see it's usefulness. Just wish the add monster button worked in the middle of an encounter.

The app runs smoothly and the level of detail is solid. The encouner interface is a bit bulky and confusing. Missing a fair amount of actions. Could be easily rectified in updates happy with my purchase.

Has many good features. However, some buttons are not intuitive, like the clone monster button. Also, if you start combat by accident, there is no way to go back.

I love this tool as it has made my life so much more easy BUT i am only giving 3 stars because big problem is no way to multiclass players also would be great to be able to turn off auto rolling

It wasn't forced to landscape mode, I could manually enter in monsters initiative, and I could multiclass PC. Other than that a darn fine job.

This app is awesome for organizing a campaign. All your notes on encounters NPCs, all your players' characters, all the monsters and their basic combat info from the 5 ed MM are there. You can only see said monster info in the combat tracker though, or at least as far as I found. That's another thing, there is a bit of a learning curve to it (not too bad) but it is a great tool once you learn it.

ThIs app is very useful tool for us DMs. However there are a few small changes that I would like. When adding multiple monsters it would title them individually for example monster 1 monster 2 etc. to be used in correspondence with miniatures. Secondly I noticed there are many bugs still that prevent you from hitting X's in the corner and making it unable to back out...

Great tool for a dm. Makes it easier to keep track of initiative and enemy encounters.