I relised most things theses days are paid but what are the best free or open source tools for dnd for both players and dm’s? also where can i find free campaigns and addons for dnd without paying and are legal also without havint to write becasue im trying to get into dnd more but im kinda a new player.
Some of my favorite tools:
All have at the very least a free version, but most are fully free.
https://randomstore.scselvy.com/
https://rolladvantage.com/tokenstamp/
https://rolladvantage.com/diceroller/
https://ceryliae.github.io/5edmscreen/
https://tetra-cube.com/dnd/dnd-statblock.html
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheASMRGeek/videos
https://www.chaosgen.com/dnd5e
https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/
And finally, I made this spreadsheet to help with random encounter by level and environment.
Very nice list! I use a handful of these and there’s a few I’ve never seen before.
Do you have a source of battle music you like to use? That’s the biggest hurdle for me sometimes. I like to get good, roughly themed music pieces for combat. Finding ones that are looped or easy to loop (I am a novice at audacity), and that have no (or very few) lyrics is tough.
There are some great mixes on YouTube, like these below. But I also use a lot of RPG soundtracks, the Witcher, Skyrim, Fallout, FarCry, God of War, Final Fantasy. Etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K7nbzxh_jg
I would recommend checking out Owlbear Rodeo for virtual tabletop if you use or are wanting to use VTTs. Very lightweight, works well across devices, has all the tools you need to get started.
As for adventures, I would suggest looking on DMsGuild, there are many free offerings there and even more reasonably priced offerings from 3rd party publishers. If you start liking the game enough to put some money out, please give your money to the third parties making amazing content!
Kobold+ Fight Club
I really like Obsidian for keeping notes. It’s a decent self hosted wiki that has functional text editing options.
drivethrurpg.com and dmsguild.com have a lot of great free / PWYW content.
