Less Prep. More Play. Way Better Fights.
Prep shouldn't feel like a second job.
DMForge handles the busywork — initiative, encounter math, stat-block lookups, condition tracking — so you can focus on the part only you can do: running a great game. The core toolkit is free, no credit card.
You're still the DM. We just handle the heavy lifting.
Trusted by DMs running 5e, 2024 rules, and everything in between.
Sound familiar?
It’s 9pm. The game starts at 7 tomorrow.
You’ve got six browser tabs open — stat blocks, half-written homebrew, the NPC you started last Tuesday, a map you sketched at 2am, and two you’ve forgotten about. The encounter math isn’t working. Your notes are scattered across three apps. And you still haven’t worked out what happens when the party goes left instead of right.
We’ve been there. Don’t cancel — we’ve got you.
Forge a Better Session
Everything your table needs. The core toolkit’s free; paid tiers add the AI.
Combat That Doesn’t Kill the Momentum
Ever lost the table flipping through the Monster Manual mid-fight? DMForge puts initiative, HP, conditions, damage-per-round, and death saves in one view. Drag creatures from the Codex straight into combat, and track effects with duration timers. No tab-switching, no “hang on, let me check.” Just combat that keeps moving.
DM’s Journal — Your Whole Campaign in One Place
Your prep, in one place that travels with you. Notebooks with search, @-linked creatures and scenes, Read Aloud and DM-Only blocks, and a floating notes widget on every screen. Export to PDF or share a page with your players.
The Creature Codex — Full Stat Blocks, Zero Googling
Every ability score, resistance, immunity, and legendary action — across 300+ monsters and NPCs, each with full art. Searchable by CR, type, and environment. Drag it in, drop it, roll initiative.
At-the-Table Tools — Your In-Session Safety Net
The “my players just did what?” safety net. Roll dice, generate loot, and conjure an instant NPC — name, quirk, and all — in one click, from any screen.
Campaign Builder — Your World, Generated
Turn a premise into a campaign: story arcs, acts, quests, scenes, and NPCs, ready to run. Set the tone and flavor — DMForge builds the skeleton.
Scene to Combat in One Flow
Build a scene, populate it with creatures and NPCs, set the atmosphere — then send the whole thing into combat in one click. Initiative order, stat blocks, conditions: it all comes along. Planned to running in seconds.
Encounters That Match Your Actual Table
Filter by difficulty, environment, time of day, tone, and faction. DMForge builds XP budgets for your real party — not a hypothetical group of four level-fives. A balanced “deadly” fight for your table in seconds. The good kind of deadly.
2014 to 2024 Rules Translator
Running a mixed table — half on the old Player’s Handbook, half on the new one? The Rules Translator shows exactly what changed, side by side, spell by spell. No more mid-session arguments about whether Shield Master still works that way.
Map Forge — Battle Maps on Demand
Atmospheric battle maps with rooms, hazards, and cinematic art — sized, themed, and ready to drop on the table.
Built by a DM who was tired of the same problems you have.
DMForge isn’t another generic “AI dungeon” that writes your campaign for you. It’s a precision toolkit that handles the mechanical busywork — initiative tracking, encounter balancing, stat-block lookups, condition management — so you can do the part only a human DM can: run a great game.
One App. Not Five.
Most DMs run on a patchwork: one site for stat blocks, a separate app for encounters, a notes app, a random generator someone linked on Reddit, and a spreadsheet you’ve been hacking since 2019. DMForge puts it all in one place.
| What you’re juggling now | What DMForge replaces it with |
|---|---|
| Spreadsheet combat tracker | Combat Tracker with per-round damage history |
| Searching online for monster stats | Creature Codex with full stat blocks + drag-to-encounter |
| Random encounter generator | Encounter Forge with XP balancing for your party |
| Scattered NPC notes | NPC Codex with personality + motivation + attitude |
| Scene descriptions written at 2am | Scene Builder with atmosphere, lore + sensory details |
| Googling “does 2024 change Counterspell” | Rules Translator with side-by-side comparisons |
And it’s deliberately not a virtual tabletop — no maps-and-tokens setup, no lost Sunday wiring up a grid. Just the prep-and-run toolkit for DMs who’d rather play.
Built for Players Too!
Your players deserve good tools too.
DMForge isn't just a DM tool — it's the whole table's companion. Your players can:
- Build characters with the Player Creation forge
- Generate portraits that actually look like their character
- Craft backstories that don’t read like a Wikipedia stub
- Look up rules mid-session without breaking the flow
- Roll dice when their physical set has mysteriously vanished (again)
- Stay connected to the campaign between sessions
Crafted by Dungeon Masters
DMForge was built by lifelong tabletop players who got tired of juggling spreadsheets, PDFs, and 47 browser tabs mid-session.
We’re not a tech company that decided D&D was trendy — we’re DMs who got fed up.
Every DM deserves tools as epic as the stories they tell: simple, fast, out of your way when you don’t need them, right there when you do.
We forge the tools. You forge the legends.
Simple, Fair Pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you're ready for the full arsenal.
🗡️Apprentice
Always free.
The core toolkit. No AI, no catch.
- DM's Journal — all your prep in one place
- Combat Tracker — no more spreadsheet nightmares
- Creature Codex — stat blocks at your fingertips
Ready for AI-powered generators? Step up to Adventurer!
Start Free!⚔️Adventurer
or $96/year — save $24!
Unlock the AI forge. Reclaim your prep night.
- Everything in Apprentice, PLUS:
- Scene Generator — atmosphere + images, instantly
- Encounter Generator — balanced fights for YOUR party
- Campaign Builder — story arcs, acts & NPCs on tap
- Rules Translator — edition differences, side by side
- Player Creation — the full character forging experience
- 50 rules calls + 3 portraits + 3 backstories/mo
- 3 campaigns + 30 encounters/mo
🧙♂️Archmage
or $192/year — save $48!
The full spellbook. Unleashed.
- Everything in Adventurer, PLUS:
- Map Forge — visual maps on demand (Archmage exclusive!)
- 200 rules calls + 20 portraits + 20 backstories/mo
- 20 campaigns + 20 maps + 100 encounters/mo
Every tier carries the same promise: You're still the DM. DMForge handles the heavy lifting so you can focus on the story, the players, and the table. We forge the tools. You forge the legends.
Curious about exact limits? See the full feature breakdown →
From the Forge
Tips, guides, and battle-tested wisdom from the DM trenches.
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Your Next Session Starts Here
Your next session doesn’t have to start with 2am panic. It can start with prep that’s already done.
No credit card, no signup wall — just the tools, and a lot more time at the table doing what you actually love.
Only 100 spots. Ends June 30, 2026, or when the last spot is claimed. First come, first forged.