Free online tools for building characters, encounters, maps, and more!
Stuff I Built!
- MPGen – My own Mighty Protectors character generator!
Collections – Large groupings of useful tools.
- O.G.R.E. – ENWorld provides a configurable engine for building random generators, and there are lots of them hosted here. Make dungeons, encounters, characters (and their names and backgrounds), wilderness, vehicles, planets… and more.
- DonJon – Tools for random encounters, dungeons, treasures, magic shops, and more, spanning multiple games and genres.
- /r/BehindTheTables – Not exactly random generators, but lots of tables you can roll against to generate NPCs, plots, histories of places, and more.
- Myth-Weavers – Random dungeon, cave, town, NPC, and treasure generators (from the “Site tools” menu).
- Kassoon – Generate monsters, plots, NPCs, towns, and more.
Names – Random name generators for any occasion.
- Name-Generator – Multiple name generators including fantasy, hero, villain, street name, and more.
- FantasyNameGenerators – Over 140 name generators just under the “Fantasy” menu alone!
- BehindTheName – Name generator with options for specifying ethnicity, along with some fantasy and other options. It can also generate a rand life story to go with the name.
- Reedsy – Generate names by archetype, language, etc.
- NameGenerator – Multiple generators including fantasy, clan names, and kingdom names.
- FakeNameGenerator – Uses census data to generate a detailed random persona, down to social security numbers, credit cards, and blood type. It’s… er… a little scary, actually.
Maps
- Dave’s Mapper – Dungeon map generator with lots of options.
- Wizards of the Coast – Map generator from the D&D folks
Encounters
- The Goblinist – Configurable D&D 5e random encounter generator.
- Tetra-Cube – Monster stat-block creator with many options.
Items
- Weak Magic Items for 5e – Generate random kinda-sorta useful magic items, of the sort that characters might find interesting but aren’t likely to throw off the balance of the game. This one’s fun.
Characters
- RPGTinker – Just refresh the page and get a new NPC every time!
- Tetra-Cube – NPC generator with character pictures (more about background than stats).
- NPCGenerator – Just what its name suggests.