Creating visuals for your campaign used to mean hours in Photoshop, fiddling with map generators, or settling for images that only kind of matched your vision. Now? You can generate detailed fantasy visuals — maps, scenes, towns, and more — directly inside ChatGPT, just by using markdown.

🧭 Introduction: The Third Encounter Pillar In every campaign, there comes a time when the players stop swinging swords and start asking...

Items That Do More Than Roll for Initiative Your players just looted a busted compass, a half-burned recipe book, and… a glass lizard...

“Roll initiative!” may be the most iconic phrase at any D&D table, but sometimes the most dramatic moments don’t come from drawing a...

Encounters are the moments that stick. They’re where stories unfold, secrets get whispered, dice hit the table, and players make choices the

AI Should Be Your Familiar, Not Your Master A new scientific study warns that artificial intelligence can erode our ability to think...

3 Act Structure Storytelling is hard, especially for new Game Masters. Many struggle with pacing, character depth, and making their...

You’ll learn the key elements of a good prompt, including Goal, Return Format, Warnings, and Context.

Over the next few weeks, I will walk through my process of creating a real, fully fleshed out, playable campaign.

The GM’s Eternal Struggle with D&D Player Unpredictability You’ve mapped out the dungeon, built out the villain’s motivations, and...

Session prep has always been a balancing act—managing time and effort while creating a structured plan that still allows players to take...

AI is a powerful tool for Game Masters, but like any tool, its effectiveness depends on how you use it.

Part 1: "The Caravan of Whispers" Dreaming Phase with AI Over the next few weeks, I will walk through my process of creating a real,...

In this Blog We Discuss Inspiration Board:  Capture ideas from anywhere using notes, apps, and AI tools to build a repository of creative...

Dreaming: Using AI to Create Starting Scenarios for Your Campaign AI tools can be a game-changer for Game Masters, helping you create...

How AI is Revolutionizing RPG World-Building for Game Masters RPG world-building has always been about creating something out of nothing,...

Villains shape the heart of every great campaign, the shadows against which heroes shine brightest. But weaving complexity into your...

As a Game Master (GM), have you ever spent hours preparing NPCs, designing maps, or plotting out encounters, only to feel like you’re...

Discover 9 creative ways to start your D&D campaign without the classic tavern trope. Learn more!

Introduction Storytelling is at the heart of every memorable RPG session. Whether it’s a hero rising to meet their destiny or a...