Free System-Agnostic RPG Tools for Any Fantasy or Historical Campaign
Created for the Children of New Rome roleplaying game.
FOR GAME MASTERS
System-agnostic. Free. No sign-up. Built for our own table — useful at yours.
CAMPAIGN DRIFT
Five integers, one sheet, ticked between sessions. Tracks the invisible weather of a campaign — the cistern level, the patron's patience, the heresy rumour, winter coming — so the GM can write the next session by glancing at the lowest two numbers.
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PREP IN A GLANCE
Six NPCs in five lines each: name, one detail, wants, lies, would die for. The "lies" field is the differentiator — every NPC is playable in a scene the moment you roll them. Period names weighted by community.
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WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
Six rumours per roll — three true, two false, one twisted. Each comes with the source you heard it from, the GM-only reality behind it, and a concrete hook if the players pursue it. Drop into any tavern or market.
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PREP THREE, EXPECT FOUR
Roll an obstacle and prep three ways past it: the obvious road, the oblique road, and the wrong road. The fourth road is what the players invent — because they always do.
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MASS COMBAT
Every Battle Group on both sides, one screen, three boxes apiece. Steady, Wavering, Broken — tap to advance as the dice say so, nothing else to remember. Built for the Battle Groups expansion, but the three-step track is older than that: any system with a morale ladder, a stress track, or a clock will sit in it without complaint.
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These tools are free forever. They were built for Children of New Rome, our 9th-century historical RPG, but they work with any system.
Running a battle? Try the free Battle Groups expansion →