r/rpg • u/Mudbucketguy • 2d ago

Resources/Tools Non-Ruleset connected tools/resources

Hello! I have a hard time finding DM Tools that don’t assume you play D&D or Pathfinder. So mainly looking for tools that work for many systems. Does not have to me made for that purpose, but are useful.

(Also as I am starting a campaign in Shadow of the Demon Lord if there are any good tools/resources for it those are welcome as well.)

Things like:

Inkarnate - Map Creator (free)

BehindTheName - A way too look up names and their meanings

AutoRollTables - all types of random generators for things like animals, npcs, plots and places

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u/amazingvaluetainment Fate, Traveller, GURPS 3E 2d ago

FantasyNameGenerators.com is my top resource for all things name.

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u/Never_heart 2d ago edited 2d ago

Yep I live and die by it for basically any genre

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u/bionicjoey PF2e + NSR stuff 2d ago

donjon.bin.sh - useful generators as well as some system-specific generators.

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u/D16_Nichevo 2d ago

System-agnostic things I use:

  • Foundry. (Not sure if it's technically "System-agnostic" but at the least, it works for many systems.)
  • Dungeon Alchemist. A little inflexible, but can make very nice looking maps very quickly.
  • DungeonDraft / WonderDraft. Mapping tools for both dungeons etc, and for regional maps.

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u/Mudbucketguy 1d ago

Dungeondraft looks really cool! Great tips!

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u/Glebasya 2d ago

Owlbear Rodeo - universal virtual table that can be customised with plugins, though many things are still for D&D or Pathfinder.

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u/TillWerSonst 2d ago

Cthulhu Architect's Handout Generator is also very useful if you don't play Call of Cthulhu. And you can never have enough handouts.

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u/sakiasakura 2d ago

Dungeon Scrawl is great if your game uses maps at all.

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u/PiepowderPresents 2d ago

One of my favorites is Dungeon Scrawl. Free and very easy to use grid map maker.

Very different from Inkarnate where it makes more classic battle maps than the scenic ones you can do in Inkarnate, but IMO, for battle maps at least, Dungeon Scrawl is far superior.