▲ 18 r/rpg_generators
Create an app for printing exactly 1 square = 1 inch. Free.
It's also integrated with full DM preparation tools. You can get it here for free: https://bukanpawkemon.itch.io/dalang-campaign-dashboard
u/BukanPokemon — 4 days ago
▲ 71 r/DnDIY
Printed my first battle map at true 1-inch scale, no more taping grids by hand
Finally got a proper physical map at the table instead of doing the tape-and-marker thing.
Ran into the usual pain trying to get scale exactly right, print settings quietly scaling things down, having to redo it two or three times before it lined up. So I built a feature into a campaign tool I've been making, Dalang, that calibrates the grid against your actual map image and exports straight to a print-ready PDF at true 1 inch per square. Pick a paper size, position the page, done, first try.
Preview on how to setup: https://youtu.be/xU7x-ElGnW0
It's a broader campaign prep and session tool, not just for this, but the map-printing part specifically came out of exactly this problem. Free, pay what you want, if it's useful: https://bukanpawkemon.itch.io/dalang-campaign-dashboard
Happy to answer questions on paper size, print settings, or anything else if it helps with your own setup.
u/BukanPokemon — 7 days ago
▲ 0 r/TTRPG
Dalang - Campaign Dashboard, a free desktop app for prepping and running D&D campaigns
I built a desktop app for DMs called Dalang - Campaign Dashboard. Wanted to share it here since the mods gave the go-ahead.
The idea is keeping a whole campaign in one place instead of it being scattered across docs, spreadsheets, and browser tabs. Locations can have nested sub-locations, and NPCs, quests, and treasure all stay linked to the place they belong to, so nothing ends up orphaned when you're prepping.
For running the session, there's a live mode with a battle map, fog of war, and an initiative tracker. There's also a separate player-facing window you can put on a second monitor or share on a call, so your own DM notes never end up visible to the table.
It ships with a built-in 5e SRD compendium, spells, monsters, equipment, so you're not tabbing out to a browser mid-combat to check something. You can also add your own homebrew monsters, magic items, and equipment, and they work anywhere the official content does, same stat blocks, same lookup, no separate system for your own stuff.
Everything runs locally. No account, no cloud. Free, pay what you want. To see/download please visit the this itch io links: https://bukanpawkemon.itch.io/dalang-campaign-dashboard
My Campaigns, the screen you land on every time you open the app.
The Active Campaign hub, ready to start a prepared encounter.
Locations, with sub-locations nested underneath
Built-in D&D 5e SRD reference, shared across all your campaigns rather than being campaign-specific.
u/BukanPokemon — 12 days ago
Dalang - Campaign Dashboard, a free desktop app for prepping and running D&D campaigns
I built a desktop app for DMs called Dalang - Campaign Dashboard. Wanted to share it here since the mods gave the go-ahead.
The idea is keeping a whole campaign in one place instead of it being scattered across docs, spreadsheets, and browser tabs. Locations can have nested sub-locations, and NPCs, quests, and treasure all stay linked to the place they belong to, so nothing ends up orphaned when you're prepping.
For running the session, there's a live mode with a battle map, fog of war, and an initiative tracker. There's also a separate player-facing window you can put on a second monitor or share on a call, so your own DM notes never end up visible to the table.
It ships with a built-in 5e SRD compendium, spells, monsters, equipment, so you're not tabbing out to a browser mid-combat to check something. You can also add your own homebrew monsters, magic items, and equipment, and they work anywhere the official content does, same stat blocks, same lookup, no separate system for your own stuff.
Everything runs locally. No account, no cloud. Free, pay what you want. To see/download please visit the this itch io links: https://bukanpawkemon.itch.io/dalang-campaign-dashboard
Quick screenshots if you want a look before clicking through: Imgur
Disclosure per rule 5: the app's code was written with AI assistance. No AI-generated content ships inside the app itself.
Windows only for now. Happy to hear bugs, feedback, or anything that's missing.
u/BukanPokemon — 12 days ago
▲ 93 r/DMAcademy
How young is too young to start playing D&D?
Hi everyone, I'm curious about your experiences introducing kids to D&D.
What's the youngest age you've successfully run a game for? At what age do you think children can start understanding the rules, roleplaying, and staying engaged?
I'm not necessarily looking to run a full rules-heavy campaign. I'm happy to simplify mechanics and focus more on storytelling and imagination if that works better for younger players.
I'm especially interested in hearing from parents or DMs who have introduced D&D to children under 10. Thanks!
u/BukanPokemon — 25 days ago
Looking for an easy, beginner-friendly one-shot to run, any recommendations?
Been mostly running a longer async campaign (Dragon of Icespire Peak, over Telegram) but want to put together an easy, self-contained one-shot on the side, low prep, simple to run, good for players who might not know 5e well.
What's worked well for you? Looking for something with:
- Not too much combat complexity, don't want to juggle a huge encounter
- Clear structure I can prep quickly
- Works for level 1 characters ideally
Open to free or paid, just want something solid I can actually run without weeks of prep. What's your go-to?
u/BukanPokemon — 28 days ago