Card Deck Initiative

Card Deck Initiative replaces the standard d20-based initiative system in Foundry VTT with a card-based draw system, inspired by Savage Worlds (SWADE). It utilizes Foundry's core Cards API to manage a deck, discard pile, and hand distribution for initiative.

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Features

- Card-Based Initiative: Combatants draw cards from a configurable deck instead of rolling dice.
- Deck Management: Automatically creates a standard 52-card deck (including Jokers) if one doesn't exist. Handles shuffling automatically when the deck runs out.
- Joker Mechanics:
    - Joker Splash: Displays a visual splash screen and plays a sound effect when a Joker is drawn.
    - Customizable: Toggle the splash screen on/off and upload your own custom sound effect via settings.
- Round Management:
    - Auto-Redraw: Option to automatically redraw cards for all combatants at the start of a new round.
    - Reset on New Round: Option to clear initiative (recall cards) at the start of a new round if not auto-redrawing.
    - Cleanup: Automatically deletes the initiative deck and discard pile when the combat encounter ends (configurable).
- Visuals:
    - Displays the drawn card suit and value on the Combat Tracker.
    - Hover Preview: Hover over the card icon in the tracker to see a large preview of the card.
    - Sorting: Sorts combatants based on card value (King > Queen > ... > 2). Suits are used as tiebreakers (Spades > Hearts > Diamonds > Clubs).

System Support

Works with most systems that use the standard Combat Tracker. It overrides the default rollInitiative function.

Daggerheart (Special Support)
This module includes specific enhancements for the Daggerheart system:
- Roll All Button: Adds a "Roll All" button to the combat tracker header for GMs.
- Turn Navigation: Adds Previous/Next Turn buttons to the footer for easier flow control.
- UI Cleanup: Hides system-specific "Spotlight" buttons to reduce clutter.

Settings

- Initiative Deck Name: The exact name of the Cards deck to use. Defaults to "Initiative Deck".
- Auto-Redraw Every Round: If enabled, automatically draws new cards for everyone when the round advances.
- Reset Initiative on New Round: If enabled, clears all initiative cards when the round advances (useful if you want manual draws each round).
- Delete Deck on Combat End: Automatically deletes the created Deck and Discard pile when the combat is deleted to keep your Cards sidebar clean.
- Enable Joker Splash: Toggles the visual splash screen and sound effect for Jokers.
- Joker Splash Sound Path: File path to the audio file played when a Joker is drawn.

Installation
1. Inside Foundry VTT, go to the Add-on Modules tab.
2. Click Install Module.
3. Search for "Card Deck Initiative" or paste the Manifest URL (if manually installing).
4. Enable the module in your game world.