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GM Buzzer/Alarm

Hey, first post on the forums, so thanks for everyone's patience. i've played games online, used VTTs like Map Tool and Fantasy Grounds, so I'm familiar with certain nuances of online play. One thing I've always hoped for was a way to buzz/alarm some of my players when it's their round in initiative because they may be checking Facebook, reading a webcomic, or tabbed out of their browser. Just a real simple function that could work as a macro where the GM sends a notification sound to the player. On the player end they'd hear a chirp or some other noise alerting them that the GM wants their attention at that present moment. I suppose you could work this into the GUI with the GM's side of the virtual tabletop with a button you can press when your cursor is placed on a player's portrait or whatever. Once again, thanks for reading! I'm sorry if someone suggested something like this before me. 
Would be nice to tie this to the turn window too.  Just a slightly diff noise than the chat chirp that the gm can trigger, or that is triggered by the turn indicator going to your token.
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You could always queue this up or something equally annoying in the Jukebox if you have players who are straying from your game.
Kristin C. said: You could always queue this up or something equally annoying in the Jukebox if you have players who are straying from your game. This sound is a bit "cruel", so I think that it would work, if only this particular alert klaxon could be streamed via the Jukebox to one of our players and not to all of them ;)
Axel Castilla said: Kristin C. said: You could always queue this up or something equally annoying in the Jukebox if you have players who are straying from your game. This sound is a bit "cruel", so I think that it would work, if only this particular alert klaxon could be streamed via the Jukebox to one of our players and not to all of them ;) Hahahaha, that's what I was thinking too. I don't want to punish my players so much, just remind them that I need their attention. Nothing wrong with a little multitasking during a game, especially if I'm figuring out how to divide loot up amongst players or one of my players is doing something really ambitious during his round in combat. 
I too would support the ability to play jukebox sounds for a specific player or players. Maybe a setting like how you can show handouts/journals to specific players. I can think of some good in-character / ambience uses for that capability in addition to poking them to take their turn.
could connect it to the Character Sheet, only visable to GMs...maybe with a whisper box next to it for a quick msg with sound...