you can easily create 10 and then copy paste them out to a word document. 10 clicks you have 100 names to use on the fly and then if the players ask the name of that random street urchin you described for color you can just pick a name, note it in your journal and there you go an npc who in a few sessions time can try to pick pocket the players.
I'll add the amazing The Monsters Know blog for monster strategies. This website is good for calculating average DPR if you don't have the time to do the math. Oh, and this thread has some epic D&D music, if you're looking for it. Of the ones on your list, I use the Tetra Cube stat block creator, Otherworldly Incantations (which has been inactive for over a year, btw), the Homebrewery, Inkarnate, World Anvil, and HeroForge.
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Big supporter of Hero Forge, I have purchased mini's from them on a number of occasion, it can be a bit pricey with shipping but excellent service, great mini's and of course customizable which is kind of the big selling point.
Seconded! I have a membership there just for the access to the tools and the downloadable pics. Use them to make game tokens and character portraits and consider it 100% fair and well spent coin.
I'm a huge fan of Owlbear Rodeo for sharing maps of locations with players. What it does best is simplicity, for anyone not sure if they want to invest the time into learning roll20 or foundry. I first started using it with an online group I was running, but now I use it with my in-person group too (by laying a tablet in the middle of the table).
Initiative trackers (there are many) are a godsend. I don't use many electronic tools at the table.
The biggest thing for me has been resin and pla printing. Good, affordable terrain is almost non-existent, and it adds a great visual element to the game. So going from cheep battle mats to all the terrain I could ever want is a huge boon. I just created a huge castle, as my 13th level party has taken over and fixed a huge castle fortress that was crumbling and inhabited by the thralls of a beholder that dwelled below.
I have plans for an attack on that castle, so I printed and painted it. And damn, I can't wait to crash through their walls with my fire giants (who the party provoked in a session about 10 weeks ago).
Seriously, my players love the big set pieces and elaborate battles, and I love having this stuff that I couldn't afford before 3d printing.
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Many people post threads here wondering where to find a dm tool for a specific job. Heres my list:
D&D 5e Statblock Generator - Creates stat blocks that look official.
Otherworldly Incantations - Creates great articles.
D&D Compendium - lots of resources for a dm.
Dungeon Map Doodler - A smooth, simple, dungeon mapper.
The Homebrewery - To create official-looking books.
Inkarnate - 5-star map maker!
World Anvil - Great for creating worlds, D&D or not.
Shard Tabletop - So much better than roll20 for D&D!
Kobold Fight Club - Encounter difficulty calculator + Random Encounters
Kanka - Also a great place for creating worlds!
donjon - Great for random gens.
Medieval Fantasy Cities - A bit complicated, but looks good when you get the hang of it.
Hero Forge Custom Miniatures - A prime choice for color customized minis
Hextml - Hex mapping tool
Dice For the Dice Gods: A D&D 5e Resource Compendium - Another resource collection
Fantasy name generators.- For all your naming needs!
Dungeonomics - Another campaign manager tool
Adventurer's Codex - I think I might have too many campaign management tools.
Scabard - Yet another campaign management tool, but this one has an AMAZING relationship tool.
Wix - Not directly Dungeons and Dragons, but rather a website creation tool
Obsidian Portal - Another campaign management tool.
Improved Initiative - Tracker for combat. Really helpful for d&d.
Eldritch Foundry - Custom Minis and Free tabletop tokens. Not in color, though.
Roll Advantage - Create tokens via a picture.
Terrain Tinker - Printable terrain. Getting out of Kickstarter soon!
Game-icons.net - Free Game Icons for VTT
Roll20 - A classic. Allows for more customization than most virtual tabletops
Chaotic Shiny - A D&D complete random generator
Power Score - A blog that is very useful
Dmsguild - Buy and sell d&d Products!
Dungeon Mastering.com - A blog with cool stuff. Unfortunately hasn't been active for several years.
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I AM A CAT PERSON. /\_____/\
She/her pronouns please. (=^.^=)
Improved Imitative Tracker: -amazing tool for tracking encounters and initiative and HP and NPC dice rolls.
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**Streams hosted at at twitch.tv/LaternNoir
I use fantasy name generator for specific places or NPCs but I also generate a list of about 100 names using
https://www.randomlists.com/random-names
you can easily create 10 and then copy paste them out to a word document. 10 clicks you have 100 names to use on the fly and then if the players ask the name of that random street urchin you described for color you can just pick a name, note it in your journal and there you go an npc who in a few sessions time can try to pick pocket the players.
I'll add the amazing The Monsters Know blog for monster strategies. This website is good for calculating average DPR if you don't have the time to do the math. Oh, and this thread has some epic D&D music, if you're looking for it. Of the ones on your list, I use the Tetra Cube stat block creator, Otherworldly Incantations (which has been inactive for over a year, btw), the Homebrewery, Inkarnate, World Anvil, and HeroForge.
All stars fade. Some stars forever fall.
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Homebrew (Mostly Outdated): Magic Items, Monsters, Spells, Subclasses
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If there was no light, people wouldn't fear the dark.
Seconded! I have a membership there just for the access to the tools and the downloadable pics. Use them to make game tokens and character portraits and consider it 100% fair and well spent coin.
"Teller of tales, dreamer of dreams"
Tips, Tricks, Maps: Lantern Noir Presents
**Streams hosted at at twitch.tv/LaternNoir
Added a lot more tools.
Supreme Cat-lover Of The First Grade
I AM A CAT PERSON. /\_____/\
She/her pronouns please. (=^.^=)
Added more tools.
Supreme Cat-lover Of The First Grade
I AM A CAT PERSON. /\_____/\
She/her pronouns please. (=^.^=)
I'm a huge fan of Owlbear Rodeo for sharing maps of locations with players. What it does best is simplicity, for anyone not sure if they want to invest the time into learning roll20 or foundry. I first started using it with an online group I was running, but now I use it with my in-person group too (by laying a tablet in the middle of the table).
Initiative trackers (there are many) are a godsend. I don't use many electronic tools at the table.
The biggest thing for me has been resin and pla printing. Good, affordable terrain is almost non-existent, and it adds a great visual element to the game. So going from cheep battle mats to all the terrain I could ever want is a huge boon. I just created a huge castle, as my 13th level party has taken over and fixed a huge castle fortress that was crumbling and inhabited by the thralls of a beholder that dwelled below.
I have plans for an attack on that castle, so I printed and painted it. And damn, I can't wait to crash through their walls with my fire giants (who the party provoked in a session about 10 weeks ago).
Seriously, my players love the big set pieces and elaborate battles, and I love having this stuff that I couldn't afford before 3d printing.