The Best Tools for Game Masters
As a Game Master, it’s often essential to have a few tools on hand to properly prepare your campaigns and run them with your players.
To help you out, we’ve put together a list of several GM tools. Whether you play in person or online, these tools can be very useful.
Lore: Organize Your Worldbuilding
To begin, you need to organize your setting. Whether you’re creating your own universe or using an existing one, structuring it is essential to get a clearer overview of the elements you’ll need during your campaign.
For that, you can use Lore, our worldbuilding software. Thanks to its templates, you can organize your pages by category and link them together.
Lore adapts to any type of tabletop RPG universe. With the template pack available to you, you can save even more time in your creation process!
Hero Forge: Create Characters Quickly
If you want to quickly create characters for your campaigns or your setting, Hero Forge can be a very interesting tool.
It allows you to fully customize miniatures: species, face, body, clothing, equipment, poses, and more.
Hero Forge can also support your creation process by generating random characters. This makes it useful not only for your main characters but also for NPCs encountered throughout the adventure.
Inkarnate: Customize Your World Maps
To create maps for your tabletop RPG settings, you can use Inkarnate. This tool lets you design personalized maps, with the many available assets making customization easy.
There are other software options that provide similar features. Check out our full article on how to create maps and game boards for tabletop RPGs.
Tome: Run Your TTRPG Campaign
To build your story, track your sessions, and organize your entire campaign, Tome is an essential tool for Game Masters.
Our storytelling software allows you to store all the information related to a campaign—and even run your sessions with your players.
With the Toolboard, you can roll dice and crystals, as well as draw playing cards.
Dungeon Alchemist: Build Game Maps
To create your RPG game boards, Dungeon Alchemist is an excellent option. The software offers extensive customization features to help you create maps that fit your universe.
There are many useful tools available for your role as a Game Master. Depending on your needs, image‑creation software or RPG books can also be helpful resources for your campaign.
