D&D General I built a free web tool to automate 5e prep (Visual Encounter Graph, Cursed Items, Shops). Looking for veteran feedback!

[Cmcccombs01]

Hello everyone,

I’ve been working on a passion project to help solve my own DM prep burnout, and I wanted to share it with the community here to get some veteran eyes on it.

It’s a completely free, browser-based web app called Delver's Grimoire: DM Co-Pilot. I built it to automate the administrative heavy lifting so I can just focus on the story.

I just pushed a massive "Masterwork" update today and would love your thoughts on the new tools:

• Visual Encounter Balancer: It plots 400+ SRD monsters on an interactive graph by CR and HP so you can visually balance fights to avoid accidental TPKs (and you can generate/download PDF stat blocks).
• Cursed Item Creator: Generates powerful magic items your players will want to use, attached to deeply unsettling, narrative-driven curses.
• Tavern Rumor Mill: Type in a town or NPC, and it generates 3 rumors (one true, one false, one dangerously misleading).
• The Dragon's Hoard: Select a boss CR, and it calculates a balanced loot pile of GP, art objects, and magic items.
• Dynamic Shops: Generates quirky shopkeepers and instant inventory tables with GP prices.

There are no accounts, no paywalls, and no ads. It's just a tool I built for my table that I'm opening up to the public.

I would love to know what the experienced DMs here think of it. I have a "Tavern Suggestion Box" right on the app. If you have a few minutes to test it out, please let me know what features you think I should build next!

Link: Delver's Grimoire | DM Co-Pilot

 

[Cmcccombs01]

UPDATE: The "Ultimate Masterwork" is live!

I've officially added the most requested feature: Adventure Export. You can now generate an entire session—Matchmaker pitches, visual encounter graphs, maps, and loot—and download the whole thing as a single .md file to keep forever.

I also fixed the Tactical Dungeon Map logic so it generates both the ASCII grid and the AI description at once. If any DMs want to test a "Loot Hoard" for a high CR dragon, I'd love to know if the gold counts feel right!

Check it out at: www.delversgrimoire.com

 

[Cmcccombs01]

UPDATE: The "Ultimate Masterwork" is live!

I've officially added the most requested feature: Adventure Export. You can now generate an entire session—Matchmaker pitches, visual encounter graphs, maps, and loot—and download the whole thing as a single .md file to keep forever.

I also fixed the Tactical Dungeon Map logic so it generates both the ASCII grid and the AI description at once. If any DMs want to test a "Loot Hoard" for a high CR dragon, I'd love to know if the gold counts feel right!

Check it out at: www.delversgrimoire.com

thank you