If you want to become a better Dungeon Master in Dungeons and Dragons or another TTRPG or just make your job easier, you’re not alone.

With that in mind, we’ve put together a list of some of the best Dungeon Master resources available to help

Below you can find DM resources ranging from mapmakers to music, homebrew, and more.

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MAP-MAKING:

• Dungeon Alchemist: Dungeon Alchemist | Amazing Maps in Seconds
  Inkarnate: Inkarnate – Create Fantasy Maps Online
• Talespire: TaleSpire
• Dungeondraft: Dungeondraft
• DunGen: DunGen.app
• Dungeon Scrawl: Dungeon Scrawl | Free Online D&D Map Maker

HOMEBREW HELP:

• Homebrewery: The Homebrewery – NaturalCrit
• Tetra-cube (statblock): D&D 5e Statblock Generator
• Giffyglyph’s (statblock): https://www.giffyglyph.com/monstermaker/app/
• Token Stamp: https://rolladvantage.com/tokenstamp/
• Fateful Force Token Maker: VTT Token Maker – The Fateful Force
• Fantasy Calendar Maker: Fantasy Calendar – Level up your narrative

MUSIC:

• Tabletop audio: https://tabletopaudio.com/
• Syrinscape: https://syrinscape.com/

POWERFUL WEBSITES:

• Donjon: donjon; RPG Tools (bin.sh)
• 5etools: 5etools
• Mythical.ink: D&D 5E Loot Table Generator (mythical.ink)
• Thievesguild: https://www.thievesguild.cc/
• Casper’s Tabletop tools: Casper’s Tabletop Tools
• Kassoon: Tools, D&D, articles, useful bits – Kassoon.com

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ENCOUNTER HELP:

• Battle Sim: Battle Sim (battlesim-zeta.vercel.app)
• Kobold Fight Club: https://koboldplus.club/

VTT:

• Foundry: https://foundryvtt.com/
• Owlbear Rodeo: Owlbear Rodeo
• Roll20: https://roll20.net/welcome
• Fantasy Grounds: https://www.fantasygrounds.com/

Videos(s):

• Matt Colville’s “Running the Game” series: Intro: Running the Game
• Mystic Arts’ “Let’s make an adventure” series (there’s an advanced DM playlist too!): Let’s prep a Session! | Making an Adventure
• Bonus Action’s “Dungeon Master Tips and Tricks” series: Everything You Need To Know About DnD Magic Items (features lots of actual play DM examples like Matter Mercer, Brennan Lee Mulligan, etc)
• Sly Flourish (The Lazy DM) “60 Second DnD Tips” series: Running for First-Time Players
  

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