Learn ArcForge. Stay in the story.
Everything you need to forge adventures, run the table, and move from first session to live play without fighting the toolset.
Start Here
Learn the flow, choices, rolls, combat, and how solo adventures carry forward into bigger stories.
Go from prompt to ready-to-run one-shot with the same guided path used on the home screen.
Use the Combat Manager, battle map, reader, and GM tools without juggling tabs.
Bring tactical scenes into play with the same fantasy map atmosphere used across ArcForge.
Getting Started
The Forge (Adventure Wizard)
Running Your Adventure
Solo Play
Characters & Party
Account & Subscription
Getting Started
Everything you need to go from sign-up to your first adventure.
1Create Your Account
Sign up with Google or email and password. You'll land on the Dashboard, your home base for everything.
2The Dashboard
Your dashboard shows all your saved projects and the main creation paths: Write Your Own (free, no limits), The Forge (ArcForge writes it for you), Character Manager, and more.
3Choose a Game System
ArcForge supports D&D 5e, Pathfinder 2e, and a Custom system where you define your own rules. Select your system when creating an adventure and all content will follow those rules.
4Install the App
ArcForge is a Progressive Web App. On mobile, tap "Add to Home Screen" in your browser menu. On desktop, look for the install icon in your address bar.
The Forge (Adventure Wizard)
Create complete, ready-to-run adventures with The Forge or templates.
1Single Adventure (Free)
Create a complete one-shot in minutes. Fill in party details, choose a setting and tone, and ArcForge builds full scenes, NPCs, loot tables, and read-aloud text.
2Campaign Arc (Champion & up)
Create multi-session campaigns with 2-20 connected sessions. Choose an arc type (mystery, war, heist, etc.) and get narrative continuity, recurring villains, cliffhangers, and level progression.
3Classic Templates (Free)
Pick from 6 pre-built adventure archetypes: The Dungeon Crawl, The Mystery in Town, The Wilderness Trek, The Heist, The Siege, or The Festival Gone Wrong. No wait time - instant 5-scene adventures ready to run.
4Customization
Set party level, number of players, player names and backstories, session length, tone, themes, and constraints. The more detail you give, the more tailored your adventure.
Running Your Adventure
Use the session reader and GM toolkit to run games at your table.
1The Session Reader
Open any project to see your scenes laid out with read-aloud text, GM notes, skill checks, and NPC details. Navigate scenes with the sidebar or keyboard shortcuts.
2GM Toolkit
The sidebar has 25+ tools: Combat Manager, Dice Roller, NPC Tracker, Loot Manager, Spell Reference, Battle Map VTT, Random Encounters, Name Generator, Shop Manager, and more.
3Editing Content
Everything is editable. Click the Edit button in the toolbar to modify any scene, NPC, or detail. Your changes save automatically.
4Player Hub
Invite your players with a join code. Each player gets their own hub with a character sheet, HP tracking, and spell management, and can join your live session and the shared battle map.
5Exporting
Export your adventure as a PDF, or use VTT export for FoundryVTT and Roll20. Share adventures with other users via link.
Solo Play
Play a solo RPG adventure with interactive storytelling and full mechanics.
1How It Works
Create a character (name, class, race) and jump into an interactive adventure. You make choices, roll skill checks, fight enemies, and progress through a living story.
2Character Progression
Earn XP, level up, gain gold, find loot, and equip items. Your character sheet tracks HP, ability scores, inventory, and experience.
3Combat & Skill Checks
Combat uses initiative-based turns with real enemies, loot drops, and death saves. Skill checks show DCs, advantage/disadvantage, and stakes before you roll.
4Continue as Campaign
When your solo adventure ends, convert it into a full campaign. Your character, story, inventory, and progress carry over into a multi-session Campaign Arc.
Characters & Party
Manage your characters across adventures and campaigns.
1Character Manager
Access the Character Manager from the dashboard to create, edit, and track characters. Characters can be reused across multiple projects.
2Character Library
When creating an adventure, pick from your saved characters in the party setup step. Their backstory and details get woven into the adventure.
3PDF Import
Import existing character sheets from PDF, images, DOCX, or JSON, and import whole campaigns from Word documents. ArcForge reformats them so your existing material is ready to run.
Account & Subscription
Manage your plan, usage, and account settings.
1Free Tier (Squire)
2 ArcForge adventures per month, 2 battle maps per month, and up to 10 saved projects, plus unlimited Write Your Own adventures. Full access to Classic Templates and Solo Play.
2Upgrading
Visit the Pricing page to upgrade. Ranger raises your monthly adventures and battle maps and adds a larger library and version history. Champion unlocks Campaign Mode, NPC and loot persistence, the ArcForge NPC Builder and Game Master Advisor, commercial use rights, and watermark-free PDF exports. Archmage raises every limit to the maximum.
3Account Settings
Change your password, enable two-factor authentication, manage theme preferences, and view your usage from the account settings page.
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