D&D 5e Generators and Tools for Dungeon Masters
Tools and Taverns is a D&D 5th Edition toolkit for Dungeon Masters and players: random generators for NPCs, settlements, quests, and encounters, plus session tools like an initiative tracker and dice roller. No login, no cost.
Recently Added
- Dungeon Crawl Generator - Interconnected, party-scaled delve with optional side rooms and 2024 Low-to-High encounter budgets
- Session Recap Generator - Turn your session beats into a dramatic recap to read aloud
- Personal Quest Hook Generator - Generate a personal story arc for one character: goal, stake, obstacle, hook, and resolution
- Initiative Tracker - Track combat turn order, HP, and conditions with no login; works offline in your browser
- Tavern Menu Generator - Tavern menus with food, drink, prices, and atmosphere by quality and setting
- Mini Dungeon Generator - Generate a 3-room dungeon with atmosphere, connections, and optional encounters
- Travel Event Generator - Random travel events and encounter hooks by terrain type and party level
- Trap Generator - Traps by CR band, type, and location with detection and disarm DCs
- Loot Hoard Generator - Loot hoards by CR band and source with coins, gems, art, and magic items
2024 Encounter Math Upgrade
The Encounter Generator now runs on the D&D 2024 rules: pick a Low, Moderate, High, or Deadly tier and it multiplies the per-character XP budget by your party size, then hands back an XP receipt alongside the encounter.
All D&D 5e Generators
- Fantasy Name Generator
- NPC Generator
- Monster Generator
- D&D Deity Generator
- Weather Generator
- Building Generator
- D&D Settlement Generator
- D&D Scene Generator
- D&D Religion Generator
- D&D Shop Generator
- D&D Quest Hook Generator
- D&D Faction Generator
- D&D Rumor Table Generator
- D&D Encounter Generator
- D&D Loot Hoard Generator
- D&D Trap Generator
- Travel Event Generator
- D&D Mini Dungeon Generator
- D&D Dungeon Crawl Generator
- D&D Tavern Menu Generator
- Villain Generator
- Puzzle Generator
- Curse Generator
- Wild Magic Surge Roller
- Character Traits Generator
- Character Backstory Generator
- Personal Quest Hook Generator
Tools for Running the Game
Latest Updates
v1.38.0
July 26, 2026Added
- A new Legal & Licensing page at /legal spells out exactly which SRD documents the site draws on, with the full required attribution statements and trademark notices. It is linked from the footer.
Changed
- SRD attribution across the site (footer, About page, and machine-readable discovery files) now uses the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 statements for SRD 5.2.1 and SRD 5.1, replacing the outdated Open Gaming License 1.0a notice.
v1.37.2
July 26, 2026Fixed
- Aligned the Weather Generator action with its Climate and Season controls on desktop while preserving the stacked mobile layout.
Guides
- How to Prep a D&D Session (New DM Guide) - A 30-minute prep checklist for new DMs
- How to Take Campaign Notes You Will Actually Use - Retrieval-first notes that survive mid-session lookups
- D&D Loot by Level: How Much Treasure to Give - Gold and magic item pacing, tier by tier
- D&D 2024 Encounter Building Rules: New XP Budgets Explained - The new XP budgets, minus the multiplier math
- How to Use Random Generators in Your D&D Campaign - Make random results feel authored, in prep and at the table
- How to Create Memorable D&D NPCs - Quirks, motivations, voices, and stat blocks
- D&D 5e Tavern Guide: Names, Menus, Rumors, and Bar Fights - Atmosphere, menus, rumors, and bar fights
- D&D Settlement Guide: Hamlets to Cities - Hamlets to cities, and everything in between
- D&D Encounter Balancing Guide - XP budgets, action economy, and pacing
- D&D Shop Pricing Guide - Pricing, stocking, and running shopkeepers
- How to Create D&D Gods and Pantheons: 5e Deity Guide - Gods, domains, clergy, and divine factions
- How to Run D&D 5e Combat Faster - Speed up combat and cut the table slog
- 100 D&D NPC Personality Quirks - A browsable list of 100 NPC quirks
- How to Improvise as a D&D Dungeon Master - Run the game off-script with a safety net
Feedback
Tools and Taverns grows from what the community asks for. If you have a new idea, a tool or generator you wish existed, or anything I could do to make the site better, I want to hear it. Your suggestions shape what gets built next.
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