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Generators & Quick Tools
Name rollers, encounter builders, and idea engines, including the procedural generators on our own Forge.
Generators break prep deadlock: a name you can pronounce, an encounter you can run, a hook you can steal. Some of the best are free.
The classics (free)
- donjon (donjon.bin.sh) — the veteran suite: names, dungeons, loot, calendars, towns.
- Fantasy name generators — hundreds of culture-flavored name lists when you just need one more tavern keeper.
Our own Forge — 13 procedural generators
We built the suite we wanted to use: random encounter, npc, trap, puzzle, dungeon room, villain, patron, religion, culture, d100 table, minion group, legendary creature and proactive rp. Each result can be copied as markdown or shared as a link that rebuilds the same roll. Browse community results at the Forge feed. The Summon Art & the Forge guide describes each one.
Tips
- Roll before the session, not during — then improvise freely knowing the bones exist.
- A generated NPC plus a Codex grab plus summoned art is a complete table-ready character in under two minutes.