I built a suite of free, zero-prep tools for DMs (NPCs, Settlements, and an Initiative Tracker). I'd love to receive some feedback

Hey fellow DMs!

I’ve been working on a set of tools for my own campaigns to cut down on prep time and handle those moments when players go completely off script. I finally polished them enough to share with the community. They are completely free (and forever will be), run in your browser, and work on mobile.

Here is what’s included:

🏰 Settlement Generator: Choose a size (Hamlet to Metropolis) and a biome. It generates a town with a unique trait, a local calamity, and scales the shops and taverns based on the population. You can even export the town card as a JPG for your notes. The chosen things to generate are based on the 2024 DMG for generating a settlement.

🎭 NPC Generator: For when they ask "What's the name of the random guard?". 1-click generates stats, hit points, physical descriptions, a secret (twist), and a trinket they are carrying. The generator can also create adventurers to help the PCs or battle them.

⚔️ Initiative Tracker: A combat manager that actually connects the DM's screen with the Players' screen so everyone knows whose turn it is, whose is damaged and how much, what conditions are active, and more.

The tools support both English and Spanish natively.

You can check them out here: https://ilic.cl/dm

Let me know what you think, if you have any feature requests!

Posted Mar 6, 2026, 3:43 PM UTC

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