Online RPG Tools

Updated August 23 2026

(I culled dead links – if you find more, let me know!)

This list grew out of a post written by DMSamuel back in sept of 2011. If you have anything you would like added to this master list of Online RPG tools, send him an email at DnDeBrief AT gmail DOT com.

NEW links for 2026!

1. Inkarnate – free, browser-based mapping software (commercial license 25 USD)
2. Obsidian.md – campaign tracker, session prep (learning curve)
3. D&D 4e Compendium – all 4e D&D info in a browser (searchable database)
4. Continuing Mission – Star Trek Adventures Tips and Tools (for STA1 and STA2)
5. The Forge VTT – VTT for playing online
6. RollForYour.Party – Cool online Diceroller – Thanks for the tip Michael!
7. GM Assistant – campaign tracking and prep – Thanks for the tip Alex!
8. CharacterSheetOnline – Thanks for the tip Billy!
9. Lore Generator – awesome name generators – Thanks for the tip Craig!

Virtual Tables and Shareable Screen Apps:

1. Owlbear.Rodeo
2. Whiteboardfox
3. Whiteboard.team
4. Foundry Tabletop
5. WBO Whiteboard Online
6. Flinga Collaborative Thinking
7. Maptool – free, open source, has a learning curve
8. Roll20 – popular, free, but more features if pay fee
9. Arkenforge
10. d20Pro
11. Fantasy Grounds – currently updating to use unity engine
12. Twiddla Online Whiteboard – shareable drawing space
13. BattleGroundsGames
14. Site with a great list of virtual corkboards!

Dice Gadgets (free):

1. Online Customizable Dice Roller
2. Rolz Online Diceroller
3. Any Dice

VOIP (voice chat / video programs):

1. Discord
2. Big Blue Button
3. Jitsi
4. Whereby
5. Zoom
6. Ventrilo
7. Teamspeak
8. Zello

Free Map Creation Tools and Repositories:

1. Worldographer (previously Hexographer and Dungeonographer)
2. Gozzy’s Random Dungeon Map Creator
3. Inkwell Ideas Map Generators (dungeon, tavern, inn, etc)
4. Autorealm Mapper Program
5. Posterazor Map Tool
6. Dave’s Mapper
7. Pyromancers (Dungeon Painter)

Map Repositories:

1. RPG Mapshare
2. Dyson Logos Maps
3. Dungeoneering map share

Campaign Management tools:

1. Realmworks
2. Obsidian Portal
3. RPG Manager
4. Scabard
5. World Anvil
6. Chronica

Text Play by Post sites:

1. Rpol
2. RPGGeek
3. Gamersplane.com
4. Roleplayer Guild
5. Myth-Weavers
6. EN World

Miscellaneous & Chargen Tools:

1. D&DBeyond
2. 5th edition SRD and another: 5eSRD and another: Open5e
3. DonJon Random Tables
4. Random Fantasy Name Generator (and other genres)
5. D&D 5e Tools by Leugren
6. The Homebrewery for 5e D&D
7. Random Character Gen for older D&D Editions
8. Mad Irishman (Character Sheets for many different games)
9. Propnomicon How-To videos for making terrain and props
10. 4e D&D Cardmaking tools
11. Dingle’s Games D&D NPC, Encounter, and Monster Generators

• General List of Other Virtual Tabletop Resources

Defunct Links (preserved here for posterity):

1. GameTable
2. Wizards of the Coast D&D Virtual Table 
3. Dice Roller for Google Wave
4. Grumble Mapper
5. Gridmapper (Gridmapper tutorial)
6. BatttleMapr
7. Cartographer’s Guild
8. Wizards of the Coast’s Map-A-Week Archive
9. Phastinus
10. RPGFO
11. d6d20
12. 4e D&D Encounter Planner
13. Dungeon Master’s BattleScreen
14. Custom Calendar Generator
15. RealNPC fantasy NPC Generator
16. Online Pathfinder Character Generator
17. Gamma World (D&D) level 1 PC Generator
18. WotC’s Character Name Generator
19. G+ group
20. Infrno
21. Dice Roller MiniApp
22. Catch Your Hare
23. Invisible Castle
24. Fantastic Maps
25. 4e D&D Masterplan
26. Full Suite Fantasy RPG Generator Tools
27. RPG Attitude D&D 3.5 NPC Generator
28. Klooge Werks – Free demo, Full license for fee
29. Random Dungeon Creator (different from the above link)
30. Random City Map Generator
31. Random Inn Floor-plan Generator
32. HeroLab Character Generator
33. Ye Olde Map Maker
34. Dundjinni Map repository
35. Astral Tabletop
36. ScreenMonkey Lite 
37. A Web Whiteboard
38. iTabletop 
39. OpenRPG
40. Qex VTT
41. Wizards of the Coast Dice Roller
42. Skype
43. Dungeons Unlimited
44. Epic words
45. WebCampaignManager.net
46. Arcane Vault Assembly
47. Kobold Fight Club Encounter Builder for 5e D&D
48. Daniel’s Token Collection 1 (large file)
49. Daniel’s Token Collection 2 (large file)
50. 4e D&D Random Treasure Generator
51. Gamma World (D&D) Character Generator
52. PathGuy’s Star Wars Saga PC Generator
53. Pathguy’s 4e D&D PC Generator
54. 4e D&D Power2ool
55. Ski’s 4^th Edition Character Generator Or this alternate link: 4e CharSheetGen
56. Help Finding Local Gamers: FIND GAMERS