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The Ultimate Guide to TTRPG Campaign Managers in 2024


I’m fascinated by the opportunities that technology unlocks for tabletop roleplaying game campaign management. Nearly a decade ago, I kickstarted one of the best choices out there. But by 2016, few options (if any) were keeping up with technology. I ranted about it—twice. Since those rants, this micro-industry has taken off. Now we have an overwhelming number of options. Some options are built for TTRPGs. Some are not. So where do we start? Let’s dive into the features, strengths, and weaknesses of the best options available.

TTRPG Software

LegendKeeper

A look at the Legendkeeper UI showing a map with pins.

LegendKeeper is a modern web app that makes it easy to design, build, and share worlds for any kind of story.

LegendKeeper is a fast and flexible tools for worldbuilding and TTRPG campaign management. The tool is surrounded by a passionate founder and active community. The use of modern technologies under the hood make this app fast to use. I’d argue that no other program offers workflows this fast and easy to use. I’ve got an article to help you get started.

Key Features

Strengths

Weaknesses

Cost

LegendKeeper has a free 14-day trial to let you try it out. After that, it’s either $9/month or $90/year.

World Anvil

A look at the World Anvil dashboard

Write Articles to Detail and Keep Track of Everything in Your World. Create Your World. Manage Your Campaign. Plan Your Novel. Be a Hero. Worldbuilding Prompts. Master Your Campaign. Make Worlds Interactive. Wow your players. Be the best Gamemaster.

World Anvil is a gargantuan suite of tools for building worlds, managing RPG campaigns, and writing novels. You organize your content in wiki-like articles. Even better than their amazing product is the community around it. The passionate founders interact with the massive community through annual contests, weekly streams, and a bustling Discord server. No other programs out there come with more features out of the box. I’d even argue that no other program offers as rich of a way to present your world to an audience.

Key Features

Strengths

Weaknesses

Cost

World Anvil has a free tier to let you play with common features. Three paid tiers offer monthly and yearly subscriptions or a one-time “Lifetime Membership” payment. These tiers range from tools for novice writers to professionals looking to monetize content. At the time of writing, monthly paid memberships start as low as $7.

Honorable Mentions

Non-TTRPG Software

Obsidian

An overview of the Obsidian UI showing a map with pins, dice roller, and other features.

A second brain, for you, forever. Obsidian is a powerful and extensible knowledge base that works on top of your local folder of plain text files.

Obsidian is a powerhouse for organizing notes. If you forced me to pick one option from this article, Obsidian wins by a mile. This knowledge base works from local files and features are extended by community-built plugins. There’s a strong TTRPG presence in the community and a handful of plugins that are designed for roleplaying games.

Key Features

Strengths

Weaknesses

Cost

Obsidian is free. You can add Sync (backup to access across devices) for $10/month or $96/year. Publish to a public website for $10/month or $96/year. Neither of these is required and free alternatives exist.

Notion

Overview of Notion UI showing cards with images

Too many tools? Too much chaos? With Notion, all your work is in one place. Get started for free. Better shared docs. Hassle-free wiki software. All your projects tracked. Infinite flexibility.

Notion is an awesome app to manage anything and works just as well to manage a TTRPG campaign. Everything fits into a database model with slick features for sharing and presenting different views of your data.

Key Features

Strengths

Weaknesses

Cost

You can do almost everything you need (in TTRPGs) for free. For $8/month you can invite more guests and get a 30-day page history.

Honorable Mentions