Where to Start with D&D
D&D Essentials
Campaign Managers
World Anvil (High customization, industry standard.)
Chronica (High customization, clean interface, LOTS of tools.)
Obsidian Portal (Decent Customization, works like a website for your campaign)
Notion (All-in-one planning, prep, and note-taking tool. Highly recommend but has a steep learning curve.)
Online TTRPG Play
Roll20 (Industry Favorite)
Astral Tabletop
Foundry VTT
TablePlop (web browser-based)
Lets-role
Fantasy Grounds
VTT TOOLS:
Token Stamps
2minutetabletop Token Editor
Tokens 1
Tokens 2
Map Making Tools
Free:
Village Generator - Watabou
Medieval/Fantasy City Generator - Watabou
Perilous Shores - Watabou
Inkarnate (Battlemaps, World Maps, and more.)
Hobbyte
Wizard of the Coast Mapper
Dungen Battlemap Generator
Paid:
DungeonDraft
Inkarnate (also has free options)
Random Generators and D100 Tables
Kassoon (D&D, Pathfinder, Warhammer)
DonJon (BARD RECOMMENDED) (D&D 5e, 4e, AD&D, General, Fantasy, Weird Fiction, Science Fiction, etc.)
Bard Podcast Wild Magic Surge Table
Town Notice Board D100
DnDspeak - D100 Compendium (submitted by community member Smiley)
Tavern Drinks by AuricanSlair
ChaoticShiny (100+ generators)(submitted by community member justcakethatisall#6476)
NPC Generator
Magic Shop Generator
D100 Voice Acting References
Riddles and Puzzles
NPCs
Rpg Tinker NPCS
Mini Worlds NPC Generator
Tetra Cube Character Generator (submitted by community member Jermithy)
NPC Generator (submitted by community member Jermithy)
Music
Bard Curated Playlists (Spotify specific and divided to areas, moods, and themes.)
PAID:
Bardly.io
Syrinscape
TabletopAudio
BattleBards
Epidemic (BARD RECOMMENDED) (Royalty-Free music beds, sound effects, and more!)
Safety Tools
Inclusivity Options
Combat Wheelchair
Accessibility in gaming by Jennifer Kretchmer
Dots RPG Project (Braille Polyhedral and Fate Dice)
D&D with Kids
Dungeon Class (How to play D&D with Kids Youtube Video)
Being A DM for Kids (Wizards of the Coast Article by Tom Olsen)
Teaching With DND
Adventure with Muk (Adventure guide and activity book)
Monster Slayers - Champions of the Elements (Adventure guide)
Hero Kids (Awarding winning but not D&D, exists as a separate system)
No thank you, Evil (Award-winning but not D&D, exists as a separate system)
MISC
Behind the Name
Mooks Minions Traits
Homebrewery Page Creator (Submitted by community member FearMongeringWarlord)
Storytelling Collective (Workshops on writing campaigns and other materials)
Canva (Free Graphic design tool)
Advanced Thieves Cant
Spelljammer 5e resources (submitted by @Smiley)
Spelljammer 5e GMBinder
Spelljammer 5e GMBinder2
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