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Thrackdown Name Generators is a collection of free, browser-based tools for creating names for tabletop games, RPG campaigns and narrative settings. The collection currently includes generators for warbands, gangs and factions, with options designed to produce multiple varied suggestions at once rather than requiring repeated single-name rolls. The generators are system-neutral and can be used for wargaming, TTRPG campaign preparation, worldbuilding, solo play, NPC-controlled forces, rival organisations, cults, mercenary groups and other fictional factions. Each generator is built from curated word lists, categories and procedural combinations, with an emphasis on producing names that feel intentional while retaining enough variation for repeated use. The tools are completely free to use and require no account or registration.

Fantasy World Generator is a free, offline Android toolkit for solo players, game masters and worldbuilders. Its oracle answers yes or no questions with shifting odds and a Chaos Factor, tracks open plot threads and NPCs, and can open any of the app's 43 generators mid-scene, feeding the result straight back into the story. Every result comes from handwritten tables running on the device, with no account, and no AI anywhere in it.

LegendKeeper is a browser-based worldbuilding application and campaign management tool designed for tabletop role-playing games and creative writing. Developed independently by Braden Marshall and the LegendKeeper team, the platform functions as a collaborative digital wiki and interactive map archive. It is engineered specifically to assist Game Masters and authors in organizing lore, structuring narratives, and tracking geographical locations without the mechanical overhead of a virtual tabletop (VTT). Description LegendKeeper operates as a centralized, cloud-based repository for campaign data. Instead of providing digital dice rollers, tactical grids, or character sheets, the software focuses entirely on documentation and worldbuilding. Users construct interconnected wiki pages to detail characters, factions, and histories, which can then be directly linked to customizable, interactive maps. The platform supports granular permission settings, allowing a Game Master to selectively share specific articles or map pins with players while keeping underlying secrets hidden.

Red Moon Roleplaying is an actual play podcast that stays in-character and focuses on immersion and atmosphere, using dark ambient background music to get the feeling right. The show was created by a team of Swedish and British roleplayers and won the Silver ENnie for ”Best Podcast” at GenCon 2019 as well as the Silver ENnie for “Best Podcast” at the online ENnie Awards in 2020 . It has also won the Fenix award for ”Best Podcast” in both 2018 and 2019 at GothCon, and ranked 7th in the Actual Play category of EN World’s audience poll of “Favorite RPG Podcasts of 2018”, 9th in 2019, 7th in 2020, 6th in 2021 and 4th in 2022. Links redmoonroleplaying.com - Official website youtube.com - Youtube channel podcasts.apple.com - Apple Podcasts feed patreon.com - Patreon page

Tabletop Gold is an actual play podcast for people who love the game as much as the story. Our cast of actors, musicians, writers, and lifelong nerds digs deep and keeps things moving: crunchy rules, real drama, and genuine laughs. We've got multiple campaigns (Pathfinder 2E and Starfinder 2E so far!), fully edited video, consistent releases, and a community that keeps growing. Actual play that takes the rules seriously without taking itself too seriously. Campaigns Roughnexx Join our adventures in space as a group of (more or less) normal folks run afoul of the major powers that run the show in the Pact Worlds. Roughnexx is an anthology actual play set across Starfinder Second Edition's published setting, where every adventure is a new mess, and the stakes are always bigger than they should be. The Band of Gold A wide network of adventurers explores the mysteries of Golarion with the Pathfinder Society. Pathfinder 2E actual play. Exclusively on Patreon! The Gold Mine The companion series for TTG's actual play shows. Behind the scenes talk, GM and player advice, and a deep dive into why we play games. Exclusively on Patreon! The Roots of Ruin Our production of the Abomination Vaults adventure path for Pathfinder 2E. A mysterious lighthouse holds secrets from long ago, and a band of adventurers is the only thing that can dig them out. Free for everyone, on our main feed! Links tabletopgold.com - Official website youtube.com - Youtube channel spotify.com - Spotify feed podcasts.apple.com - Apple Podcasts feed patreon.com - Patreon page

Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition (D&D 5E) is a heroic fantasy tabletop roleplaying game published by Wizards of the Coast. Released in 2014, it is the edition that brought D&D from a niche hobby into mainstream pop culture - showing up in TV shows, podcasts, and actual-play streams, and introducing millions of new players to the hobby for the first time. 5E was designed after a massive public playtest ("D&D Next") with the explicit goal of being approachable to newcomers while still satisfying veteran players. The Basic Rules are free, and a game can start with nothing more than those rules, some friends, and a set of dice (or a digital dice roller app). In 2024 the core rules received a significant revision, now commonly referred to as Dungeons & Dragons 5.5E (2024). Both versions are fully compatible and most groups mix material freely. The system it directly evolved from is Dungeons & Dragons 4E (2008) Description In D&D 5E, players create fantasy adventurers (a half-orc barbarian, an elven wizard, a tiefling rogue) and one player takes on the role of the Dungeon Master (DM). The DM builds and describes the world, voices the non-player characters (NPCs), controls the monsters, and acts as both the lead storyteller and the rules referee. There is no board. The game is a conversation: the DM describes a scene, the players say what their characters do, and the dice decide what happens when the outcome is uncertain. A typical session runs three to four hours with a group of three to six players plus the DM. The game describes itself as resting on "Three Pillars": Combat, Exploration, and Social Interaction. A single session might include all three, from tracking a monster through the wilderness and negotiating with a shady merchant to fighting a troll at the entrance to a cave. Combat is the most mechanically detailed of the three and tends to take up the largest share of table time, though groups are free to lean as hard into roleplaying or exploration as they like. The default assumption is a high-fantasy world filled with magic, monsters, and ancient ruins. The flagship published setting is the Forgotten Realms, but Wizards of the Coast has released adventures across a range of worlds, and many DMs create their own. The game does not ship a single canon story. Every table's story is different, shaped by what the players do. 5E is designed to be approachable. The core philosophy is "rulings over rules," meaning that when something comes up that the rules do not explicitly cover, the DM is encouraged to make a quick call and keep the game moving rather than stopping to look things up. The rules reward creativity and improvisation, and the system explicitly expects that no one at the table has memorized the entire rulebook. That said, the DM carries most of the preparation work between sessions: building encounters, preparing maps, and keeping the story moving. Players can show up with nothing but their character sheet and a set of dice.