April 7, 2023

Jason's 8 Favorite Web Apps

Jason's 8 Favorite Web Apps

[#104] This month, we’re doing a series of DM Tips in list form. This week, Jason steps up with a handful of web apps to help you manage your games.

- https://www.dndbeyond.com/ is the gold standard for managing characters online, it’s official, and...

[#104] This month, we’re doing a series of DM Tips in list form. This week, Jason steps up with a handful of web apps to help you manage your games.
  • DNDBeyond is the gold standard for managing characters online, it’s official, and there’s a very robust FREE tier for players in your campaign. This is the Chrome extension that Jason recommends to add additional bells and whistles.
  • Improved Initiative is an app for browser and mobile to track exactly what you think.
  • For character models you can turn into portraits and even custom miniatures, there’s HeroForge and TitanCraft
  • For a no-frills but free Virtual Tabletop, Owlbear Rodeo is basically in continuous development, getting better with each update.
  • Fast Character can whip up a playable 5e character in just a few seconds for a late-arriving player or setting up one-shots. Here’s a PDF of the PC Jason and Jim whipped up and here's the Race/Class Dice Jason mentioned
  • Dungeon Alchemist produces really good usable maps, including motion-enhanced versions.
  • If you play over Zoom, Fathom Notetaker can really enhance your notes

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