Purple Cat Help

Getting started

• Getting Started — your first ten minutes
• Core Concepts — campaigns, maps, tokens, characters, systems
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Playing on a Phone — the bar, the three tabs, the sheets

Running a game

• Campaigns — creating one, inviting people, settings
• Maps — building the play area, grids, layers
• Tokens — the pieces on the map
• Drawings, Fog of War, and Lighting
• Initiative and Combat
• The Timeline — the strip beside the map: rounds and turns, timed effects, writing a duration function
• Buffs — how items, feats, conditions and timed effects change a number, and how to see why
• Parties and Factions
• History and Restore — every change recorded; see what changed, who, and put any earlier state back
• The Treasury — hauls, loot, handing treasure out, merchants, party treasure

Characters and rules

• Character Sheets
• Game Systems and Modules
• Dice
• Actions — the buttons that roll, damage, and heal

Content and assets

• The Library — your reusable art, and how it gets sorted
• Artwork — the art on a particular token or character
• AI Features — art, map, and statblock generation
• Import and Export

Talking

• Chat, Voice, and the Combat Log
• Asking Bert — the assistant in the chat: how-to answers, what is on your map, and small changes
• Sharing and Permissions

Your account

• Settings
• Your Data — export, delete, close your account
• Billing

When something goes wrong

• Troubleshooting
• Error Messages — what the two kinds of message mean, and what Report sends
• FAQ

What changed

• Changelog — every release, newest first, and the full notes for each one

Legal

• Legal — the documents governing your use of the hosted service
• Terms of Service
• Privacy Policy
• AI Policy

For builders

• API Documentation — writing action scripts
• Self-Hosting — running your own instance
• Module Development — building a game system

Purple Cat is in alpha. Things will change, and occasionally things will break. Export your campaigns if they matter to you.