Dicey Fate

Dungeon Master Diaries is a podcast about Shadowdark and other role-playing games where two GMs talk about their recent experiences at the table, and hopefully give you something useful that you can take to yours. Links dungeonmasterdiaries.libsyn.com - Podcast website youtube.com - Youtube channel spotify.com - Spotify feed discord.gg - Discord server

Beyond Tabletop is a streamlined, web based suite of tools designed to enhance both online and in person roleplaying sessions. Developed as a lightweight alternative to bulky virtual tabletops, it focuses on speed, simplicity, and real time synchronization using Google Firebase technology. It is built for players who want digital character sheets and tactical maps without the steep learning curve or high system requirements of more complex platforms. Description Beyond Tabletop is designed to remove the "baggage" often associated with digital gaming tools. It offers a clean, mobile friendly interface that works on any device with a web browser. The platform provides dedicated support for Dungeons & Dragons 5e and Pathfinder, featuring automated character sheets and a highly intuitive mapping system. Rather than replacing the tabletop experience, it seeks to modernize the traditional pen and paper feel through real time collaboration and easy link sharing. System Overview & Key Features [feat]Real Time Firebase Integration Every change made to a character sheet or a map is updated instantly for all connected players. There is no need to refresh the page or manually save progress, making it one of the most responsive browser based tools for tracking combat and health. Streamlined Character Sheets The platform includes built in libraries for core classes, feats, spells, and conditions for 5e and Pathfinder. These sheets are designed to handle the tedious math of leveling up while remaining flexible enough for homebrew customizations and unique character builds. Simple Tactical Mapping The map tool focuses on core utility over flashy graphics. GMs can quickly upload background images, place tokens, and draw shapes to define the battlefield. It includes a built in initiative tracker and status effect markers that are visible to the entire party. Device Agnostic Design Because it is a lightweight web application, Beyond Tabletop runs smoothly on smartphones, tablets, and laptops. This makes it a perfect companion for in person games where players want to manage their sheets digitally without taking up massive space at the physical table. Easy Link Sharing Sharing a campaign or a specific map is as simple as sending a URL. There are no complicated server permissions or software invites required, allowing new players to join a session and see the game state in seconds. Donation Based The full suite of tools is available for free. The developers maintain the servers through the generosity of the community, ensuring that there are no paywalls or subscription tiers blocking access to essential gameplay features. Additional links beyondtabletop.com : Official Beyond Tabletop website beyondtabletop.com/blog : Official development blog and updates

Codex Cryptica is an AI-assisted worldbuilding and campaign management tool built around a living knowledge graph instead of a folder of loose documents. Every character, faction, location, and event you create becomes a linked entity, so your world stays connected and explorable as it grows. Genre-agnostic across fantasy, sci-fi, cyberpunk, horror, post-apocalyptic, western, steampunk, and more. /images/general-media/1785233703_njCGkGGx.png Worldbuilding & Lore Entities link automatically into a visual relationship graph. A full chronology view (calendar + timeline) tracks your world's history, and multi-generation family trees keep lineages straight without manual bookkeeping. AI Co-Author The Lore Oracle grounds every suggestion in your existing lore rather than generating generic filler. Dedicated generators cover NPCs, factions, settlements, magic items, languages, and full dungeon/delve locations. Complete with an interactive room-by-room Dungeon Canvas and GM dossier for anything you generate. Play & Session Tools A tactical VTT map, in-app group voice chat, and a Session Hub for prepping and running games sit alongside your lore. No separate tool needed to go from "wrote it" to "ran it." Share & Collaborate Publish a read-only link so players can browse the parts of your world you choose to share, even while you're offline. GM-only notes and hidden content stay private automatically. Local-First Codex Cryptica stores your campaign world directly in your browser instead of a server you don't control. There's no account required to start building, and no vendor deciding when your data is available. Your vault syncs optionally to Google Drive for backup and cross-device access, but the source of truth stays local. You can work fully offline, and generators fall back to local tables when there's no connection, so a dead wifi signal never stops a prep session. Because nothing is locked behind a proprietary format, you can export your vault as a set of plain Markdown files at any time, or import worlds built in other tools. The result is a campaign manager that behaves like a personal notebook rather than a subscription service. Your world exists whether or not Codex Cryptica's servers do. Generators Cryptica's public generators are AI powered RPG content tools covering NPCs, factions, locations, items, quests, languages, full dungeon/delve locations, and more! Each generator is theme-aware, adapting output to fantasy, sci-fi, cyberpunk, horror, post-apocalyptic, western, steampunk, and other genres rather than sticking to one setting. Subsequent generations can be aware of previous content, and use that in its generation, enabling a full session of world building just from the generators. Generated results can be copied directly for use at the table, or saved into a local Codex Cryptica vault to become a linked entity in a larger campaign world, connected to the characters, factions, and locations already there. The generators is also available inside Codex Cryptica for world aware generations. /images/general-media/1785233708_A6DCZHA0.png Links codexcryptica.com - Platform website discord.gg - Discord server patreon.com - Support the project