Fantasy heroes — a sorcerer, tiefling, and dragonborn — before a floating city

Where Game Masters Stay in the Story

Your players get the adventure. You should too.Your players get the adventure. You should too.

Running a session shouldn’t feel like juggling tools. ArcForge keeps everything in one place so you stay in the story, not buried in tabs.

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Free to start • No credit card • Stay in the story

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Sessions run

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Trusted by a growing mix of first-time GMs, veteran GMs, and solo players building stories in one workspace.

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Pilgrim Path Sunday

Uncover the rare herb that only grows in the Feywild

A quieter request on the surface, but old roads often hide the strangest turns.

Hook brief

Too frail to make the journey but knows exactly what must be done. The task: uncover the rare herb that only grows in the Feywild. But there's a catch - an old enemy of the party is involved.

Build This Hook - Free Play This Solo - Free Write Your Own

Quest giver

Old Gerrick · Retired Adventurer

Reward

500 gold pieces

Objectives

Uncover the rare herb that only grows in the Feywild

Make a critical decision that affects the outcome

Navigate through dangerous terrain to reach the objective

Complication

An old enemy of the party is involved

Live daily GM hook on the homepageFree signup unlocks this hook in the WizardSolo play unlocks the moment you sign upReusable for sessions, one-shots, and detours

The story is flowing
then you stop

You need a note. A rule. A map. Initiative. The scene breaks while you hunt through tools and the tension leaks out of the table.

Find a note

You leave the moment to dig through prep, docs, or old session notes.

The table waits.

Open another tab

Now you are juggling maps, rules, music, and combat in separate places.

The pacing slips.

Check initiative

Combat admin takes over and the energy shifts from story to management.

The tension drops.

ArcForge Replaces This With

One workspace for scenes, combat, maps, notes, and GM tools, so the story keeps moving while you stay at the table.

Scene Notes

Combat Tracker

Battle Maps

Dice Roller

NPC Tools

Quest Manager

Get Started In Minutes

Create Your Campaign

Set up your campaign in seconds. Name it, invite your players, and choose your game system.

Build Your Adventure

Build scenes with ArcForge or write your own. Add NPCs, encounters, maps, and loot - all in one place.

Run Your Session

Go live with your players. Track initiative, run combat on the VTT, and narrate your story in real time.

Built For Every GM

Whether you've never rolled a d20 or you've been running campaigns for decades, ArcForge keeps you at the table, not behind a wall of tabs.

Your Toolkit

Veteran GM?

Import your existing campaigns, write your own scenes, and use ArcForge as your full session-running toolkit.

Import campaigns from Word, PDF, or text files
Manual scene editor with full creative control
NPC tracker, loot tables, quest manager
Every feature works. Free, no limits.

First Session

New to GMing?

ArcForge builds complete adventures for you. Just pick a genre, add your players, and go. No prep experience needed.

Get a full adventure in minutes
Read Aloud text written for you
GM tips and guidance in every scene
Built-in combat & initiative tracker

Learn & Play

New to TTRPGs?

Never played a tabletop RPG? ArcForge teaches you the rules as you play through a solo adventure. No group needed.

ArcForge acts as your Game Master
Rules Companion explains mechanics live
Dice rolls, combat, inventory & leveling
No group or experience required

One workspace replaces all of this

The tools GMs actually juggle
and where ArcForge replaces them

Most GMs are running 6 to 8 tools at once without realizing it. ArcForge is built to be the one that replaces them.

The typical GM tab stack

Session & campaign notesNotion, Google Docs, or Word

Rules referenceD&D Beyond or browser bookmarks

Battle maps & VTTRoll20, Foundry, or printed sheets

Ambient musicSpotify, YouTube, or Syrinscape

Initiative trackerA spreadsheet or index cards

NPC & faction notesScattered files or sticky notes

Encounter & name tablesSeparate generator sites

Dice rollingPhone app or physical dice mid-session

Every alt-tab breaks the story.

Everything you need. One tab.

Session & campaign notesScene builder + campaign manager

Rules referenceRules companion in every scene

Battle maps & VTTBuilt-in VTT with tokens + fog of war

Ambient musicAmbient track system built in

Initiative trackerFull combat tracker with HP + conditions

NPC & faction notesNPC database with secrets + relationships

Encounter & name tablesEncounter generator inside the Wizard

Dice rollingDigital dice in the session view

Close the other tabs - start free See a sample adventure first

About ArcForge

“I didn't build ArcForge to organize my notes. I built it because I wanted running the game to feel as immersive as playing it. When your tools disappear into the background, you get to actually be at the table with your players.”

Nolan

Founder & Game Master

Automation when you want it. Full control when you don't.

ArcForge handles the heavy lifting so you can focus on what matters: your story and your players.

From the beta

GMs who closed the other tabs

“Prep used to eat four to six hours. Notes in Notion, encounters somewhere else, music in another tab. ArcForge gave me one place where the scene, the NPC, and the encounter live together. My last session took 45 minutes of prep and ran better than anything I'd spent hours on.”

Marcus T.

GM of 8 years - Beta tester

“The daily hook is the reason I come back every morning. I grab it, and by lunch I've got an adventure scaffolded out. It became part of my routine in a way that makes me actually look forward to prep instead of dreading it.”

Dara L.

Weekly game runner - Beta tester

“I tried solo play skeptically. Twenty minutes in I was fully immersed - choices that mattered, dice rolls with real stakes. The AI GM remembered details I mentioned in scene one and brought them back in scene three. That surprised me.”

Joel F.

First-time solo player - Beta tester

“Notion, D&D Beyond, Roll20, YouTube, two extra tabs. That was me. Now it's ArcForge and that's it. Sounds small. It's not. When you're not alt-tabbing you actually get to be in the room with your players.”

Priya M.

Campaign GM since 2018 - Beta tester

Replace your notes, your tools, and your prep workflow
with one system built to run your campaign

Everything you need scenes, NPCs, maps, combat, and notes working together in real time

ArcForge Scene Builder

Create rich, detailed scenes that understand your campaign, NPCs, and plot

New

Learn & Play Solo

ArcForge teaches you TTRPG rules as you play through a solo adventure with skill checks, combat, inventory, XP & leveling

New

Player Companion

Players join via invite code with their own dashboard, character sheet, HP tracking, and spell management

New

Campaign & Character Import

Import campaigns from Word docs and characters from PDF, images, DOCX, or JSON. Everything reformats automatically.

New

Built-In Virtual Tabletop

Battle maps, tokens, fog of war, and real-time player sync. Run encounters without any external tools.

Initiative & Combat

Track initiative, HP, conditions, and damage with a full combat tracker built for live sessions

Visual Scene Editor

Drag-and-drop scene management with flow diagrams showing how your adventure plays

NPC Database

Create and organize NPCs with stats, secrets, and relationship tracking across your campaign

Music & Ambience

Set the mood with ambient YouTube tracks for taverns, battles, dungeons, and more

For creators

Make TTRPG content? ArcForge is your prep engine.

GMs with channels, podcasts, and actual-play streams use ArcForge to generate session material, build adventure frameworks, and demonstrate live prep workflows. If you create GM-facing content and want access, a press kit, or a collab conversation - reach out.

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Common Questions

Is ArcForge really free?

Yes! Our free tier includes 2 adventures per month, unlimited manual campaigns, all session-running tools (combat tracker, initiative, timers), and access to every core feature. No credit card required.

Do I need to use automation?

No. Automation is completely optional. Many Game Masters use ArcForge purely for running sessions - every tool, combat tracker, dice, music, maps, and notes works on its own. Your creativity runs the show. The Forge just helps when you want it.

Can I import my existing campaign?

Yes. Upload Word docs, PDFs, or text files and ArcForge reformats them into organized scenes. You can also manually create everything from scratch.

What game systems does ArcForge support?

ArcForge is system-agnostic and works with any tabletop RPG. Whether you play popular systems or homebrew rules, the tools adapt to your needs.

Can I use it during live sessions?

That’s what it’s built for. Track initiative in real-time, manage combat, display handouts, roll dice, and switch between scenes while you run your game.

What is Learn & Play Solo?

ArcForge acts as your Game Master, teaching you TTRPG rules as you play through a solo adventure. Make choices, roll skill checks, manage inventory, gain XP, level up, and fight in combat. No group needed.

How does the Player Companion work?

Players join your campaign using an invite code and get their own dashboard with character sheet, HP tracking, ability scores, spell slot management, and equipment.