Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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Here is the technique I use to track initiative in D&D and other RPGs as quickly as possible! Initiative Tents are the best system I've found for roleplaying games, helping players and DM know when their turn is coming up. Cheap and easy!

Contents:
00:00 Intro
00:17 Initiative in D&D
01:34 Sub-Par Ways to Track Initiative
03:26 Using Initiative Tents
05:54 How to Make Them
07:39 Using them as GM
12:45 Fairness and Transparency
14:13 Accurate Initiative
15:35 Player Tents and DM Screens
19:17 Index Cards
20:03 Other Initiative Systems
26:27 Support the Show

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