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title: "How do I make an Initiative Tracker?"
description: "Quest Portal has a built-in Initiative Tracker, so you don't need to build one in a note."
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# How do I make an Initiative Tracker?

Quest Portal has a built-in Initiative Tracker, so you don't need to build one in a note.

1. In a session, open the scene deck and choose the **Combat** tab.
2. Choose **New encounter**, add the characters in the fight with **+**, then choose **Add 1 character** (or **Add 5 characters**, and so on).
3. Choose the **pen icon**, type each character's initiative, then choose the **check mark**.
4. Choose **Start**, then **Next Turn** to move through the turns.

Your players follow along in their own **Combat** tab on web and mobile. Characters you've hidden stay hidden from them.

You can also plan encounters ahead of time in **Notes** → **Encounters**, and run them later from the Combat tab.

See [Initiative Tracker](https://www.questportal.com/documentation/page-89c5b56bfcd7f2ba04305561/initiative-tracker) for the full guide: stopping and resetting an encounter, hiding NPCs, grouping encounters under scenes, and using the tracker on mobile.

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Part of the [Quest Portal documentation](https://www.questportal.com/documentation.md) (Documentation / FAQ). HTML version: <https://www.questportal.com/documentation/zDLtJucV8a/how-do-i-make-an-initiative-tracker>.