Here is a collection of links to resources that can be useful for running OpenD6 or other games at home or online and to find people to play with. Please help us expand.
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Communities
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LFG (Looking For Group)Edit
- Looking for Group - Reddit
- Roll20 LFG subforums Note: Only for finding Roll20 games
- RPG Table Finder
- Game Groups at BoardGameGeek
- Meetup
- The Tangled Web
- Pen & Paper Games
- Battlegrounds Game-Matching Forum
Playing Tabletop Games OnlineEdit
Virtual Tabletops(VTT), Video Call softwares and other tools can be linked here. Please expand.
- Roll20 VTT, browser, free options
- The most popular VTT
- Have D6 Fantasy, D6 Space and D6 Star Wars character sheets easy play. Custom character sheets can be made and used by paying users
- Fantasy Grounds VTT,free options
- Very popular VTT, Windows/Mac/Linux
- VTT wiki for more, and a list
- Skype video groupcall, free
- SecureDice
General RPG ResourcesEdit
- RPGResources Reddit
- RPG-related software at BattlegroundGames
- RPG resources list
- GM resources at wiki.rpg.net
Random GeneratorsEdit
NamesEdit
- Fantasy Donjon
- SciFi Donjon
- https://www.name-generator.org.uk/
- https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/
- https://www.fakenamegenerator.com/
GeneralEdit
- Fantasy Donjon
- Sci-Fi Donjon
- RPG Random Tables - Reddit
- https://www.seventhsanctum.com/
- http://www.generatorland.com/
- http://www.rangen.co.uk/
- http://chaoticshiny.com/
Free Art Libraries Edit
- http://www.opengameart.org - Graphics, Sound Effects, etc.
- http://rpgmapshare.com - maps
- http://www.game-icons.net/ - online repository providing heaps of cool game related graphics(Creative Commons)
Graphics & Mapping toolsEdit
- http://www.blender.org - open source 3d graphics software
- http://www.gimp.org - open source 2d graphics software
- http://pyromancers.com - free online map maker
- http://rpgvirtualtabletop.wikidot.com/tokens - tokens (free & paid)
- Hero Poirtrait Creator
- http://www.rptools.net/index.php?page=tokentool - Token Creator
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/pymapper/ - Map Maker
- http://rpgvirtualtabletop.wikidot.com/mapping-software - List of various mapping tools
- http://www.gozzys.com - Random Map Generators for Dungeons, Caves, and Wilderness.
- http://donjon.bin.sh - Random Generators including Maps of various varieties.
Sounds Assets & Tools Edit
- http://audacity.sourceforge.net - open source sound recorder/editor
- http://www.freesound.org - sounds
- http://www.pdsounds.org - public domain sounds - sound library
- http://sounddogs.com/ - sound effects
- http://tabletopaudio.com/ - Original, 10 minute ambiences and music-loops for your tabletop role-playing games.
- Soundpad tool (Steam)
Game Campaign Management Sites & ToolsEdit
- ObsidianPortal (site)
- Scabard (Site)
- City of Brass (site)-
- Scrivener (Writing App)
- RealWorks(site)
- Epic Words (Site)
How to be a GamemasterEdit
Books about GamemasteringEdit
- XDM X-Treme Dungeon Mastery, by Tracy Hickman
- The Lazy Dungeon Master, by Sly Flourish
- Gamemastering By Brian Jamison 330 pages, free
- Grain Into Gold, A Fantasy World Economy A Simple and Sane Supplement for use with your Fantasy Role-Playing Game
Gamemastering articles Edit
- The Alexandrian, Game Mastery 101
- Sly Flourish, General RPG Advice & DM Deep Dive
- The Angry GM, RPG Advice with Attitude
- Campaign Mastery,Expert advice on creating and running exceptional campaigns.
- The Complete Hippo Massive collection of articles in Gming by user famoushippopotamus
- Economicon Thoughts about D&D fantasy economy and it's implications
Youtube Channels Edit
- How to be a Great Game Master channels
- Take20 GM Tips channels
- Matthew Colville Running the Game 58 video playlist
