Gaming Tools and Resources
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This page contains links to programs, generators, and other gaming tools and resources used and recommended by the community.
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Character/NPC Generators
Jamis Buck/Myth-Weavers NPC Generator Written by Jamis Buck, maintained by Myth-Weavers
Dingle's NPC Generator: (Written and recommended by Dingle)
Heroforge: Contains extensive character generators for both D&D 3.5e and 4.0e. Needs Microsoft Excel (or something that can view Excel files) to work. (Recommended by Exterminatus)
Pathguy's D&D 3.5e Char Generator: Useful browser-based character generator that generates a char sheet (equipment costs and such have to be manually put in) for pre-epic games (Epic characters are for some reason are not working and will stall you). It takes a long time to load, although there is a lighter version available), and does not include some sources. (Recommended by Mordae)
Pathguy's D&D 4.0e Char Generator: Same as above generator except it is dedicated to 4e instead. Not having used it I'm not sure about 4.0e "epic". It is a very large web page, with no light version available. (Recommended by Exterminatus)
PCGen: Open source character generator that is mainly used with the d20 system but extensible. Includes only OGL content, but one can easily add custom sources for homebrews or non-included sourcebooks. (Recommended by Exterminatus)
Redblade: Contains D&D 3.5e and earlier editions character generators and other related generators. Last updated August 28, 2009. (Recommended by Exterminatus)
City/Town Generators
CrystalBallSoft City Generator: Generates residents, professions, power centers, imports/exports, and other useful details. No maps, but organizes buildings into wards for easy reference. (Recommended by Mordae)
Jamis Buck/Myth-Weavers Town Generator: Written by Jamis Buck, maintained by Myth-Weavers
Generator Collections
Pathguy's generators: Includes character generators for many systems, and several other generators (mainly for D&D 3.5e). (Recommended by Mordae)
Serendipity: A site that contains many generators. It has name and place generators, as well as other esoteric ones. It contains a few links at the bottom. Used mainly for if your muse is stuck or you need a name for your village/city/monster/BBEG quick. (Recommended by Exterminatus)
Seventh Sanctum: Contains many generators for names of many things, including dragons, fictional species, anime, and what-ifs. Not all of them are be guaranteed to be usable. (Recommended by Exterminatus)
Mapping Tools
DabbleBoard: A free online "whiteboard" that allows anonymous editing of your maps. Let your players edit the map on their turn! No more waiting for a GM update! (Recommended by DrMorganes)
ditzie: A free online mapping tool, designed specifically for use with PbP games by a member of the MW community. Still in development, but usable. Quickstart instructions & links to examples at [1] (Recommended by Siege & Cyco)
GoogleDocs: I've used the GoogleDocs spreadsheet for maps. It ends up working a bit like DabbleBoard, but requires people to have a Google account. The owner of the GoogleDoc must give edit permission to each player. (Recommended by DrMorganes)
Hexographer: Very nice hex map generator, including both manual editing and automatic generation tools. Good-looking terrain, with the capability to create and include your own. Java-based, compatible with all platforms. Direct export to PNG for upload into MW. Low-cost, actively maintained software. (Recommended by Mordae)
Map Tool: If you have lots of pre-made stuff to copy/paste inside, this tool is great. It allows Line of Sight effects and has GM and player views, allowing you to export both of those views to an image. Supports hexagonal and square maps, and last (of my way too short list), but not least, coordinates in the image. (Recommended by InaVegt)
Name Generators
Hobgoblin.net Name Generator: I use this one on a pretty regular basis. While I have never played a LotR game, I always enjoy running the Tolkien names a few times and just reading them. (Recommended by Darkxarth)
Rinkworks Fantasy Name Generator: A flexible random name generator, which generates a number of names at a time, pays attention to what syllables are pronounceable in English, and can generate in various preset flavours of name or can be instructed exactly what to make. (Recommended by Naleh)
Spell Generators
SpellGen 2.0: I never did get around to using it, but it seems fairly good. I certainly have never seen another spellbook generator. (Recommended by Darkxarth)
- 2.0 Has dependencies probably making it a poor choice for the average windows user.
