| All |
Mapping |
Inkarnate |
Turn your ideas into incredible fantasy maps with Inkarnate's easy-to-use online map-making platform. |
https://inkarnate.com/ |
5$ |
Monthly |
| All |
Mapping |
Azgaar's Fantasy Map Generator. |
Web application generating interactive and customizable maps. |
https://azgaar.github.io/Fantasy-Map-Generator/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
MapForge (Free) |
Tile asset-based mapping software that can make top down, isometric, and hex tactical maps. Free to use for low-res maps. |
https://www.mapforge-software.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
MapForge (Paid) |
Tile asset-based mapping software that can make top down, isometric, and hex tactical maps. High-res maps supported with this version. |
https://www.mapforge-software.com/ |
37$ |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
FlowScape |
Relaxing 3D landscape generator which can be used to make top-down maps. Paint forests, grow mountains, add your own 3D models. |
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1043390/FlowScape/ |
14.99$ |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
Cartography Assets |
A ton of mapping assets. Some free. Some for a small fee. |
https://cartographyassets.com/asset-category/maps/page/2/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
Watabou Village generator |
Right click on the map to get to all the options. They also make a city generator. |
https://watabou.itch.io/village-generator |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
Curufea's Random Cave Map Generator |
Self explanatory. Click the link and check what it does. Might be right up your alley. |
https://curufea.com/games/roguelike/map.php |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
Hex Kit |
For about fifteen bucks, you can get another cool mapping tool that uses hex tiles. |
https://cone.itch.io/hex-kit |
15$ |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
Dungeondraft |
Dungeondraft: about twenty bucks and is an excellent dungeon battle map creation program. Many of the battle maps you see on Pinterest have been created using this. |
https://dungeondraft.net/ |
19.99$ |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
Wonderdraft |
Made by the same folks as Dungeondraft, it's a great world map making program. |
https://www.wonderdraft.net/ |
29.99$ |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
Campaign Cartographer 3+ |
I grabbed this from Humble Bundle and got a bunch of free stuff along with it. This one has a learning curve, but you can do it. Not as easy as Dungeondraft or Wonderdraft. TONS of assets for it. I think I paid $32.00 for it. Spendy if you don’t get a deal like through Humble Bundle. Probably better off with Dungeondraft and Wonderdraft anyway but listed here in case this floats your boat as there are a LOT of assets for it. |
https://secure.profantasy.com/shop/default.aspx |
14.95£ |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
Dungeon Scrawl |
Another excellent, free dungeon generator. |
https://dungeonscrawl.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
Donjon |
A great, free, random dungeon/cave generator. There's a lot here! Pathfinder, and other systems. Not just for D&D. |
https://donjon.bin.sh/5e/dungeon/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Art (AI) |
ArtBreeder |
Artbreeder is an online service which creates landscapes (and portraits)
via AI |
https://www.artbreeder.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
One Page Dungeon |
One Page Dungeon creates a dungeon for you AND populates it and gives you some information so that you can run it. Provides a bit of story. |
https://watabou.itch.io/one-page-dungeon |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
Gozzys |
A random dungeon, cave, and wilderness map generator. |
http://www.gozzys.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
Battlemapp |
3D Battle map drawing tool. |
https://pixelbrushio.itch.io/battlemapp |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
Dice Grimorium |
Dice Grimorium is a project producing battle maps and tokens for fantasy role-playing games. |
https://dicegrimorium.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
Fantastic maps |
Fantastic Maps, Fantasy maps and mapmaking tutorials by Jonathan Roberts |
http://www.fantasticmaps.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
VTT |
Maptool |
Don’t let the name fool you, MapTool is far more than just maps. While it does include powerful tools for the creation of detailed maps, its primary role is a Virtual Table Top replacing pen, paper, battle mats, and dice. It is the primary and founding RPG product in the RPTools suite. MapTool includes Initiative, Chat, and Token Management functions that are easy, intuitive, and fully integrated into the product. The Chat Window supports HTML syntax and includes a feature-rich dice parser, MapTool is much more than mapping program. |
https://www.rptools.net/?page=maptool |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
Medieval Fantasy City Generator |
Makes cities with some controls you can use to tweak the results. |
https://watabou.itch.io/medieval-fantasy-city-generator |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
RPG Map |
Make nice looking RPG maps easily. RPG Map is a tabletop oriented map editor with the “keep it clean & simple“ philosophy in mind. Run in browser Compatible with most systems. |
https://deepnight.net/tools/rpg-map/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
Worldographer |
Worldographer lets you quickly create or auto-generate and edit world/kingdom, city/village, and battle mat/dungeon maps for RPGs such as Dungeons & Dragons. |
https://worldographer.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
Dungeon Map Doodler |
"Super lightweight, super easy to use, free, and runs in your browser. Has just enough color/texture options that it’s pretty easy to make a hand drawn looking map with the vibe you want, I swear by it." |
https://www.dungeonmapdoodler.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
Mapgen 4 |
Procedural map generator allowing painting of terrain. This is fun. I’ve played around with this one a bit and I used the Watabou village generator to plop a village down in a map I created with this. |
https://www.redblobgames.com/maps/mapgen4/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Ready Made Maps |
r/dungeondraft |
Maps, and some tips. |
https://www.reddit.com/r/dungeondraft |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Ready Made Maps |
r/FantasyMaps |
Well... fantasy maps, as you could have guessed. |
https://www.reddit.com/r/FantasyMaps |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Ready Made Maps |
r/inkarnate |
World, city and battle maps. |
https://www.reddit.com/r/inkarnate |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Ready Made Maps |
r/battlemaps |
As the name might suggest, here you can find lots of battle maps for use in your favorite VTT. The selection of maps is ever growing, and you can usually find a few maps for any scenario you can think of. Everything posted here is free, although a lot of people provide a gridded and/or lower resolution version of their map, with the option to support them on Patreon to get access to higher quality and/or variant versions of the map. |
https://www.reddit.com/r/battlemaps |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Ready Made Maps |
r/Roll20 |
Despite the name, useful for more than just Roll20. Tons of people post battle maps and other resources that can be used with any VTT (often with links to their patreons, where you can get more/higher quality if you like the style). Free, though it might lead you to paid services if you are so inclined. |
https://www.reddit.com/r/Roll20 |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Ready Made Maps |
RPG Mapshare |
A free repository of maps and objects for role-playing games. |
https://rpgmapshare.com |
Free |
Lifetime |
| D&D 5e |
(Interactive) Maps |
Map of Toril |
Toril - the world where 5e takes place. |
https://www.dndcombat.com/toril/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| D&D 5e |
(Interactive) Maps |
Waterdeep Interactive Map |
An interactive map of the city of Waterdeep. |
https://www.aidedd.org/atlas/index.php?map=W&l=1 |
Free |
Lifetime |
| D&D 5e |
(Interactive) Maps |
Kara-Tur Interactive Map |
An interactive map of Kara-Tur. |
https://www.aidedd.org/atlas/index.php?map=K&l=1 |
Free |
Lifetime |
| D&D 5e |
(Interactive) Maps |
Faerun Interactive Map |
An interactive map of Faerun. |
https://www.aidedd.org/atlas/index.php?map=R&l=1 |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Printing |
Rasterbator |
This allows you to print large posters from your own printer on 8½x11" paper. Haven't used it in years, but I'm glad it's still around. |
https://rasterbator.net |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Image Editors |
Image Splitter |
If your players are having some issues with not being able to work with large maps, try splitting the map into smaller pieces and then put them back together in your VTT. |
https://splitter.imageonline.co/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Image Editors |
Paint.NET |
An excellent, free image editor. Combined with Donjon, you can create some cool stuff. Lots of support, with an active plugin community to make additional effects and filters. This will take some practice. You can either pay for it via Microsoft's store, or get the free version. Both are the same. The store helps to support the devs and provides automatic updates. |
https://www.getpaint.net/download.html |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Image Editors |
GIMP |
Another highly regarded image editor. New version is easier to use than previous versions (so I’m told). |
https://www.gimp.org/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Image Editors |
Photopea |
Free photoshop for all your random continent/world map generation. |
https://www.photopea.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Image Editors |
Inkscape |
Inkscape, a free and open-source vector graphics editor for GNU/Linux, Windows and MacOS X. |
https://inkscape.org/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Image Editors |
Krita |
Krita, a professional free and open-source painting program - (also available on Steam/Windows/Epic for money) |
https://krita.org/en/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
VTT |
Virtual TableTop Wiki |
Link for a zillion and one VTT's. Check the left-hand column for
the VTT’s |
http://rpgvirtualtabletop.wikidot.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Character Tools |
[BAYDEWS' avatar maker!!] V2 |
Avatar Maker Free as long as you only use it to create your own
characters/avatars. |
https://picrew.me/image_maker/582810 |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
PDF Editors |
Sketch on PDF (Android) |
Enjoy sketching, styling, and highlighting on your PDF document! |
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.applikatio … |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
PDF Editors |
PDF Expert 7 (iOS) |
PDF Expert 7 is a fast and beautiful PDF editor for iOS. Edit PDF text, images and even links. Plus, annotate PDFs, fill out forms and sign contracts on your iPhone or iPad. |
https://pdfexpert.com/ios |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
GM Tools/Tips |
/r/DMAacademy |
Subreddit for Gamemasters |
https://www.reddit.com/r/DMAcademy/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| D&D 5e |
GM Tools/Tips |
r/DnDBehindTheScreen/ |
D&D Creative Resources & Worldbuilding. For DMs. By DMs. |
https://www.reddit.com/r/DnDBehindTheScreen/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| D&D 5e |
GM Tools/Tips |
/r/DnDHomebrew/ |
D&D Homebrew: A community for homebrewers and their games |
https://www.reddit.com/r/DnDHomebrew/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Character Tools |
PrintableHeroes |
Character and monster art that can either be printed and used as minis or
used as digital tokens. |
https://printableheroes.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
GM Tools/Tips |
The Homebrewery |
Make your homebrew documents look official! |
https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| D&D 5e |
GM Tools/Tips |
D&D Beyond |
Nice online tool to keep track of characters, campaigns, and more. Also has virtual sourcebooks and adventures that go |
https://www.dndbeyond.com/ |
2.99$ |
Lifetime |
| D&D 5e |
GM Tools/Tips |
Dungeon Master Tables |
A ton of tables for use with D&D |
https://dungeonmastertools.github.io/index.html |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Character Tools |
RPG sheets |
RPG sheets, the Internet's largest collection of strategic role-playing game character
sheets |
https://rpgsheets.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Character Tools |
Roleplaying Tips |
Roleplaying Tips, GM tools and resources. |
https://www.roleplayingtips.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
GM Tools/Tips |
Game-icons.net |
An ever-growing collection of free game icons. |
https://game-icons.net/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Character Tools |
Tokenstamp |
An RPG tool site with a tabletop token app and dice roller for
tabletop role playing games. RollAdvantage aims to provide tools and resources for tabletop role playing
games. All the tools aim to be easy to use, fast and accessible on the fly, and optionally in-depth if possible,
to make a GM’s life easier. |
http://rolladvantage.com/tokenstamp/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
GM Tools/Tips |
RPG Questions |
Q&A for gamemasters and players of tabletop, paper-and-pencil
role-playing games |
https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
GM Tools/Tips |
Symbol Codes |
Link to some cool runes and their
codes! |
https://sites.psu.edu/symbolcodes/languages/ancient/runes/ru … |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
GM Tools/Tips |
The Monsters Know What They’re Doing |
From the creator of the popular blog The Monsters Know What They're Doing comes a compilation of villainous battle plans for Dungeon Masters.
In the course of a Dungeons & Dragons game, a Dungeon Master has to make one decision after another in response to player behavior--and the better the players, the more unpredictable their behavior! It's easy for even an experienced DM to get bogged down in on-the-spot decision-making or to let combat devolve into a boring slugfest, with enemies running directly at the player characters and biting, bashing, and slashing away.
In The Monsters Know What They're Doing, Keith Ammann lightens the DM's burden by helping you understand your monsters' abilities and develop battle plans before your fifth edition D&D game session begins. Just as soldiers don't whip out their field manuals for the first time when they're already under fire, a DM shouldn't wait until the PCs have just encountered a dozen bullywugs to figure out how they advance, fight, and retreat.
Easy to read and apply, The Monsters Know What They're Doing is essential reading for every DM. |
http://spyandowl.com/the-monsters-know |
28.99$ |
Lifetime |
| All |
Character Tools |
TitanCraft |
Titancraft Minis Customizable Monster Miniatures! Create gorgeously
unique monster minis for tabletop games. Order them delivered or 3D print at home! |
https://titancraftminis.com/en/ |
60$ |
Lifetime |
| All |
Character Tools |
Hero Forge |
An online character design application that lets users create and
buy customized tabletop miniatures and statuettes |
https://www.heroforge.com/ |
19.99$ |
Lifetime |
| All |
Character Tools |
Eldritch Foundry |
Eldritch Foundry is a character creator for customizing your tabletop
miniatures. Craft your legend! |
https://eldritch-foundry.com/?stage=0 |
29$ |
Lifetime |
| D&D 5e |
GM Tools/Tips |
D&D Compendium |
Over 1000 online resources for Dungeons & Dragons players and Dungeon Masters. Adventure Guides, Generators, Map Tools, Cheat Sheets, Plot Hooks, Music, Discord Servers, Subreddits, Character Creation and Leveling, Campaign Management Tools, Tips for Dungeon Masters, Traps & Puzzles, etc. |
https://www.dnd-compendium.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Worldbuilding |
2-Minute Tabletop |
2-Minute Tabletop, a website dedicated to enhancing your tabletop roleplaying with resources created by passionate artists and writers |
https://2minutetabletop.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Store |
DriveThru RPG |
RPG download store |
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
GM Tools/Tips |
Dyson's Dodecahedron |
RPG Blog |
https://dysonlogos.blog/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Worldbuilding |
Worldbuilding School |
World Building School, a place for the curious, for the people
who dream about creating a better world and like to escape with their imagination |
https://worldbuildingschool.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
GM Tools/Tips |
100 Things Found In A Haunted House |
Some cool ideas for a haunted house here |
https://www.dndspeak.com/2019/06/24/100-things-you-can-find- … |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Worldbuilding |
Mythcreants |
storytelling blog |
https://mythcreants.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Worldbuilding |
Legend Keeper |
Build immersive worlds for stories and RPG campaigns.
Start creating your world right now! |
https://www.legendkeeper.com/ |
5$ |
Monthly |
| All |
Worldbuilding |
Omnia Write |
Text editor engineered for creative writing |
https://www.omniawrite.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Worldbuilding |
Joplin |
Joplin is an open-source note-taking app. Capture your thoughts and securely access them from any device. |
https://joplinapp.org/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Worldbuilding |
Scabard |
- RPG Campaign Manager Bring Your RPG Campaign to Life |
https://www.scabard.com/pbs/ |
Free |
Monthly |
| All |
GM Tools/Tips |
Orbis |
This site lets you work out distances and costs for traveling in the Roman Empire. You could use it to work out what fantasy travel might look like if you’re needing some ideas. |
https://orbis.stanford.edu/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Worldbuilding |
D&D Speak |
This link has lots and lots of lists and ideas for your campaign. |
https://www.dndspeak.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Name generator |
Fantasy Name Generators |
Fantasy Name Generators, name generators, description
generators, guides and various tools |
https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Name generator |
Chaotic Shiny |
Chaotic Shiny, writing and gaming generators |
http://www.chaoticshiny.com/index.php |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Name generator |
Cult of Squid |
Cult of Squid, random name generator |
https://squid.org/rpg-random-generator |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Name generator |
Seventh Sanctum |
Names are often a problem to come up with, so there's a variety of generators for people, places, and things! |
https://www.seventhsanctum.com/index-name.php |
Free |
Lifetime |
| Path of Exile |
Name generator |
Path of Exile Forum |
List of Lists for names from the Path of Exile
forums |
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/70376 |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
GM Tools/Tips |
The Zhodani Base |
Links to sci-fi and fantasy generators via The Zhodani Base |
https://zhodani.space/stuff/generators/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Name generator |
Behind the Name |
Random Name Generator |
https://www.behindthename.com/random/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
VTT |
Foundry Virtual Tabletop |
Foundry VTT is a standalone application built for experiencing multiplayer tabletop RPGs using a feature-rich and modern self-hosted application where your players connect directly through the browser. |
https://foundryvtt.com/ |
59$ |
Lifetime |
| Pathfinder (1,2), Starfinder |
GM Tools/Tips |
Archives of Nethys |
A great source for Pathfinder/Starfinder/Path 2E sourcebooks and information |
https://aonprd.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| Pathfinder 2 |
GM Tools/Tips |
Pathbuilder |
Pathfinder monster creator |
https://pathbuilder2e.com/app.html |
Free |
Lifetime |
| Pathfinder 2 |
GM Tools/Tips |
pf2.tools monster |
Pathfinder monster creator |
https://monster.pf2.tools/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| Pathfinder 2 |
GM Tools/Tips |
pf2.tools |
Pathfinder Tools Essential Pathfinder Second Edition Resources. A collection of tools,
utilities, and other essential resources for playing and mastering Pathfinder Second Edition. Get the
most out of the Pathfinder 2e tabletop role playing game. I’ve got a monster creator which is a subset
of these tools (posted above), but this is the larger set of tools. The monster creator is part of this. |
https://pf2.tools/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| Pathfinder 2 |
GM Tools/Tips |
/r/Pathfinder2e/ |
Full Pathfinder 2e books overview on Reddit |
https://www.reddit.com/r/Pathfinder2e/comments/oga5c1/full_p … |
Free |
Lifetime |
| Pathfinder 2 |
GM Tools/Tips |
Pathfinder 2 easy Library |
Pathfinder 2 | Converting Adventures from 1st Edition The world of Pathfinder Second Edition (2E) is
fundamentally the same as First Edition (1E), except that it takes place after all published 1E content.
However, the 2E system works just as well for running 1E materials, after making a few adjustments. |
https://pf2easy.com/index.php?id=9675&name=Converting%20Adve … |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
GM Tools/Tips |
d20 Monster Filter |
This is useful for finding monsters appropriate for a
specific encounter. |
http://www.d20srd.org/extras/d20monsterfilter/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| D&D 5e |
GM Tools/Tips |
Weak Magic Items for 5e |
Weak Magic Items for 5e. Not applicable to settings that rely on
having powerful magical items, but great for those where magic items are a bit more understated and
you want something more interesting and fun than a +1 sword. |
https://www.lordbyng.net/inspiration/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
GM Tools/Tips |
/r/onePageDungeon/ |
(small, contained adventure ideas in single page
format) |
https://www.reddit.com/r/onePageDungeon/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
GM Tools/Tips |
/r/monsteraday/ |
(monsters...) |
https://www.reddit.com/r/monsteraday/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| D&D 5e |
GM Tools/Tips |
D&D 5e Statblock Generator |
D&D 5e Statblock Generator
Based on Statblock5e and Open5e |
https://tetra-cube.com/dnd/dnd-statblock.html |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Sound |
POND5 |
Music, sound effects, motion graphics, and images. You'll need to check out their plans. They do have a free account, but it doesn't look like the assets are free. Best to just poke around to see if they have something you want. |
https://www.pond5.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Sound |
Tabletop Audio |
A website with a collection of atmospheric background audio/music,
especially for tabletop games. Good web interface if you use it on a mobile/tablet at the table, and the
audio files can be downloaded to be included in your virtual tabletop of choice. You direct-link and make
playlists as well. Search on genre, atmosphere, or specific locations. |
https://tabletopaudio.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Sound |
VoiceChanger.io |
Online Voice Changer. So... you record something. Then run it through this
online changer and check what it produces. You can then save it. I used it to tell one of my players that
his deity was no longer answering his prayers and this new deity (Correllon Larethian) was willing to
listen. I put in some echo effects and made my voice a lot deeper. It was just a recording, but it was
effective. |
https://voicechanger.io/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Sound |
Zapsplat |
Zapsplat Sound Effects. You can grab some good, free, sound effects with this. You can pay for some if you want, but I've found their free sounds to work just fine. |
https://www.zapsplat.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Sound |
voicemod |
Voicemod: I grabbed the free version just to see how it works. Not bad.
You can use 8 different sound/voicemod effects in the free version, but it looks like the free stuff changes every 24 hours. Lots of potential. And lots and lots of choices. Not just for real time voice modding. There's a soundboard option, too. Allows you to customize things and set up keybinding.
Setup was easy. |
https://www.voicemod.net/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Sound |
free sound |
Free Sound collaborative database of creative-commons licensed sound for
musicians and sound lovers. Have you freed your sound today? Just for grins I typed "cracking an egg"
and "rubber band" and they've got several versions of both of thos |
https://freesound.org/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Sound |
Arcane Anthems |
Free sounds made by Arcane Anthems |
https://www.patreon.com/arcaneanthems/posts?filters[tag]=fre … |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Sound |
Melodice |
Melodice is crowdsourced website with music playlists for board games. |
https://melodice.org/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Worldbuilding |
World Anvil |
Create your world.
Manage your Campaign.
Plan your novel.
Be a Hero. |
https://www.worldanvil.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Worldbuilding |
Campaign Logger |
How to Become the Most Organized Game Master You've Ever Been + Track Every Detail Without Spending Hours on Prep Time Even if
Your GM Alignment is Chaotic Overwhelmed |
https://www.roleplayingtips.com/campaign-logger/ |
5$ |
Monthly |
| All |
GM Tools/Tips |
Kassoon |
Tools, articles, useful bits. Tools and mods for games and D&D as well as free downloads and code. |
https://www.kassoon.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| Pathfinder 2 |
GM Tools/Tips |
Pathfinder Second Edition Conversion Guide |
The official resource for converting Pathfinder material from first to second edition. |
https://paizo.com/products/btq01zyf?Pathfinder-Second-Editio … |
Free |
Lifetime |
| D&D 5e |
GM Tools/Tips |
NPC Generator |
DnD NPC Generator |
http://www.npcgenerator.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
GM Tools/Tips |
Eigengrau's Generator |
A generator unlike any other, Eigengrau's Generator procedurally generates towns and NPCs, all in paragraphs suitable to read out to players. |
https://eigengrausgenerator.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
GM Tools/Tips |
NPC Statblock Compendium |
It "creates NPC-ified versions of all the PC subclasses." |
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-b1P2uN6F6Ua15GNI78TNadI27V … |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
VTT |
Fantasy Grounds Unity |
Your favorite RPG game systems are playable with FG. While you can play ANY game on Fantasy Grounds, these systems allow you to buy preloaded content that is ready to play. Less prep time for the GM means more playtime for the players and a more enjoyable online experience overall.
Even for those wanting to run their games in person, Fantasy Grounds helps keep all your information handy and helps keep the game moving along at a fast pace.
Available as a lifetime purchase, or as a monthly subscription. |
https://www.fantasygrounds.com/ |
39$ |
Lifetime |
| All |
VTT |
Astral |
Astral TableTop is the easiest way to create, host, and play tabletop roleplaying games online or in person.
Free
Pro $9.99/month ($8.25/mo for annual plans)
Pro+ $14.99/month ($12.99/mo for annual plans) |
https://www.astraltabletop.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
VTT |
Roll20 |
Play games anywhere. Share them with anyone. With Roll20® as your virtual tabletop, your adventures are limitless. |
https://roll20.net/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
Dungeon Alchemist |
AI-Powered Map Generation
Ever felt uninspired, technically challenged or just bored when creating your game maps?
We’re happy to introduce you to Dungeon Alchemist, our Intelligent Map Generation App!
Dungeon Alchemist is AI-powered Fantasy Game Mapmaking Software that enables you to make high-quality content fast! |
https://www.dungeonalchemist.com/ |
37 |
Lifetime |
| All |
VTT |
Owlbear Rodeo |
Owlbear Rodeo is an attempt to make a web app to run tabletop encounters without the complicated setup process needed for other VTTs. |
https://www.owlbear.rodeo/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
VTT |
Planar Ally |
PlanarAlly is an open-source Virtual TableTop (VTT) web tool that aims to help you and your players discover the various fictive worlds out there. It's designed to be usable without any internet access to accomodate your dark dungeons and has a variety of features to enhance your immersion like lighting and vision limitation. |
https://www.planarally.io/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| D&D 5e |
VTT |
Shard Tabletop |
Ready to play solution including the complete 5th edition System Reference Document (SRD), tokens for over 300 monsters, and a set of starter adventures is FREE for both players and Gamemasters.
Premium:
Adventurer - 2,99$/month
Gamemaster - 5,99$/month
Gamemaster pro - 9,99$/month |
https://www.shardtabletop.com/ |
Free |
Monthly |
| D&D 5e |
Worldbuilding |
PC subclasses turned into NPCs |
It "creates NPC-ified versions of all the PC subclasses." |
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-b1P2uN6F6Ua15GNI78TNadI27V … |
Free |
Lifetime |
| D&D 5e |
GM Tools/Tips |
D&D Jumping calculator |
A tool for 5e to quickly and easily calculate jumping |
https://fexlabs.com/5ejump/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| D&D 5e |
VTT |
EncounterPlus |
EncounterPlus for D&D 5E
VTT & DM Tool for 5E combat tracking on iOS
Designed to help Dungeon Masters to run D&D 5E combat encounters more easily. You can track initiative, health, statistics, and conditions for various creatures. Now with Battle Map support. |
https://encounter.plus/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Worldbuilding |
Tiddlywikki |
Used TiddlyWiki to manage a Carbon 2185 campaign. It's not a RPG specific tool, but I found it easier than other Campaign Managers as it uses markup language in the text editor. It also allows you add images or linking to external ones. |
http://www.tiddlyhost.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
Icograms |
Allows you to quickly make isometric maps. Not fantasy or sci-fi as far as I can tell. But fun to poke around and mess with. |
https://icograms.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Worldbuilding |
GM Binder |
Does essentially the same thing the Homebrewery does. Just adding it cuz it gives another source for this stuff. |
https://www.gmbinder.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| Pathfinder 2 |
GM Tools/Tips |
Wanderer's Guide |
Semi-automated character manager for Pathfinder 2e |
https://wanderersguide.app/ Wanderer's Guide |
Free |
Lifetime |
| Pathfinder 2 |
GM Tools/Tips |
Action Cards |
Action cards for Pathfinder 2
Special note: These cards were made by Dungeon Alchemist Discord user McMoogle of Cold Iron Cardsmithing. |
https://www.reddit.com/r/Pathfinder2e/comments/pz304b/eventu … |
Free |
Lifetime |
| D&D 5e |
GM Tools/Tips |
Monsterizer |
The Monsterizer is a full-featured monster builder tool to help you build and balance monsters for 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons. Start from one of over 300 monsters and NPCs in the SRD, or start fresh and build your monster from scratch. |
https://rpgbot.net/dnd5/tools/monsterizer/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
Townscaper |
Build quaint island towns with curvy streets. Build small hamlets, soaring cathedrals, canal networks, or sky cities on stilts. Block by block. |
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1291340/Townscaper/ |
6$ |
Lifetime |
| All |
General |
Flag Creation Tool |
Create your own flag, or have the system generate one for you by grabbing the random resources on the site and mashing things together. Kinda fun! |
https://flag-designer.appspot.com/#d=9&c1=1&c2=1&c3=3&o=2&c4 … |
Free |
Lifetime |
| Earthdawn |
General |
Earthdawn - Character sheet |
An interactive Character sheet generator for Earthdawn |
https://travelingwizardrpg.wordpress.com/2021/01/13/steps-%c … |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
Map Assets |
A HUGE collection (8,000) of map making assets available for free! |
https://www.reddit.com/r/Roll20/comments/d7x59o/free_mapmaki … |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
General |
Forgotten Adventures |
Offers free map making assets and player/NPC tokens. Very high quality. |
https://www.forgotten-adventures.net/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| D&D 5e |
GM Tools/Tips |
7Tools |
Name generator
True coin splitter
Monster generator |
https://7ark.dev/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
General |
Freepik |
Lots of free images and icons. Easy editing of .psd files to add/subtract layers to customize whatever scene you wish. |
https://www.freepik.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
VTT |
Vorpal Board |
Play any game off your shelf using our combination of table streaming and component scanning technology.
Vorpal Board is free for all your remote players, all that you need is one host subscription. Nothing to install, right in your browser. |
https://www.vorpalboard.com/ |
59.99$ |
1 Year |
| All |
General |
Tavern Generator |
A neat tavern generator that could be used in conjunction with Dungeon Alchemist to make some amazing taverns/inns. |
https://www.herebetaverns.com/tavern-generator |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
GM Tools/Tips |
City Generator |
City generator |
https://rpggenerator.com/citygenerator/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| D&D |
Mapping |
Interactive Map of Greyhawk |
Interactive map of Greyhawk |
https://www.annabmeyer.com/greyhawk-maps/online-map-1/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
GM Tools/Tips |
DnDCombat |
A tool to simulate fights. |
https://www.dndcombat.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
Dungeon Generator |
An online dungeon-generator. |
http://dungeon-generator.fantasy-calendar.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Worldbuilding |
Kanka |
Kanka is a community driven worldbuilding and tabletop RPG campaign management tool perfect for worldbuilders and game masters alike. We help you create and organize your campaigns and worlds with our @mentions system and a whole range of features such as calendars, interactive maps, timelines, organisations, families, and as many characters as you can come up with! |
https://kanka.io/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
VTT |
GATE - Grid And Token Environment |
Easily play tabletop games like D&D with your friends. GATE was built with simplicity in mind - allowing people to play games and connect with friends online.
If you're hosting the game, your friends can download the demo version and join your games for free. No need to convince them to spend a dime. |
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1689250/GATE/ |
5$ |
Lifetime |
| D&D 5e |
GM Tools/Tips |
5E Magic Shop Generator |
A magic item shop inventory generator based on Sane Magic Item Prices for 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons. Quickly create shops and share the price list with your players. |
https://5emagic.shop/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Art (AI) |
This Person Does Not Exist |
"This Person Does Not Exist" creates a picture of a non-existing person every time you refresh the page (created with AI - StyleGAN2). |
https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Art (AI) |
Midjourney |
Creates art (portraits, landscapes,...) via AI. Text input is done via their Discord server. |
https://www.midjourney.com/home/ |
10$ |
Lifetime |
| All |
Art (AI) |
Stable Diffusion (self-hosted) |
Stable Diffusion creates pictures from text input on your own hardware. Works best on 512x512 pixel. |
https://github.com/CompVis/stable-diffusion |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Art (AI) |
Stable Diffusion (online service) |
Stable Diffusion creates pictures from text input |
https://beta.dreamstudio.ai/ |
10£ |
Lifetime |
| All |
VTT |
Tableplop |
Free, easy-to-use virtual tabletop and toolset for pen-and-paper roleplaying games. |
https://new.tableplop.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Art (AI) |
artflow |
Creating avatars/portraits from text (text to image AI). |
https://artflow.ai/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| DSA5 |
Wiki |
TDE 5 rules wiki - DSA 5 Regelwiki [German] |
The official Ulisses TDE 5 rules wiki - Das offizielle Ulisses DSA 5 Regelwiki [German] |
https://ulisses-regelwiki.de/start.html |
Free |
Lifetime |
| DnD5e, Pathfinder 2 |
(Interactive) Maps |
Interactive Midgard Map |
A interactive map of midgard, a Kobold Press Setting (German: Mythgart) |
https://midgardmap.koboldpress.com/ |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Mapping |
Fantasy Town Generator |
Create settlements full of characters in seconds. Highly customisable. |
www.fantasytowngenerator.com |
Free |
Lifetime |
| All |
Sound |
BBC Sound Effects |
The BBC Sound Effects Archive is available for personal, educational or research purposes. There are over 33,000 clips from across the world from the past 100 years. These include clips made by the BBC Radiophonic workshop, recordings from the Blitz in London, special effects made for BBC TV and Radio productions, as well as 15,000 recordings from the Natural History Unit archive. You can explore sounds from every continent - from the college bells ringing in Oxford to a Patagonian waterfall - or listen to a submarine klaxon or the sound of a 1969 Ford Cortina door slamming shut. |
https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/ |
Free |
Lifetime |