How to Use Fables & Potions
A Dungeon Master's guide to crafting incredible D&D adventures with our suite of AI-powered tools.
Chapter 1: The Encounter Builder & Combat Tracker
The heart of your DM prep. Create balanced, narratively rich combat encounters and run them seamlessly with an integrated initiative tracker and battle grid.
- Use the builder to set your party's level, size, biome, and desired difficulty.
- The AI will generate a balanced fight with a setting, monster objective, and map suggestion.
- Click 'Load Encounter' to send all creatures to the Initiative Tracker.
- Add your players, roll for initiative, and click 'Start Combat' to run the fight.
Chapter 2: The Campaign Generator
Brainstorm an entire D&D campaign from a single idea. This tool provides a complete narrative framework, saving you hours of preparation.
- Choose a primary theme for your campaign (e.g., 'Horror', 'Intrigue').
- Select a villain archetype to serve as your main antagonist.
- Add any custom ideas or specific plot points you want to include.
- The AI will generate a full campaign outline, including a title, central conflict, three-act plot structure, and starting hook.
Chapter 3: The NPC Generator
Go beyond simple name generators and create fully-realized characters that bring your world to life. Perfect for when your players decide to talk to a random guard.
- Enter a simple concept for your character (e.g., 'a retired city guard' or 'a mysterious herbalist').
- The AI will generate a complete NPC profile, including a fitting name, detailed appearance, personality traits, background history, and a compelling secret to be used as a plot hook.
Chapter 4: The Magic Item Generator
Forge legendary artifacts and unique treasures that will become the centerpiece of your players' adventures. Turn loot into lore.
- Provide a short concept for the magic item you want to create (e.g., 'a sword that controls fire' or 'boots that let you walk on walls').
- The AI will design a complete magic item, including a creative name, item type, rarity, attunement requirements, detailed lore, and balanced D&D 5e properties for your game.
Chapter 5: The Puzzle Generator
Challenge your players' wits with custom-made puzzles. Create riddles, logic puzzles, traps, and more to add another layer of engagement to your dungeons.
- Select the type of puzzle you want (e.g., 'Riddle', 'Logic Puzzle').
- Choose a difficulty level that is appropriate for your party.
- The AI will generate a full puzzle with a descriptive setup, discoverable clues, and a clear solution for the DM.
Chapter 6: The Shop Generator
Quickly populate your world with unique vendors. Generate everything from a humble village blacksmith to a magical curiosity shop in a bustling metropolis.
- Select the type of shop and the size of the town or city it's located in.
- Provide an optional custom prompt for more specific results.
- The AI will create a shop with a unique name, a memorable shopkeeper, and a list of appropriate items for sale with prices.
Chapter 7: The Town Generator
Instantly create a detailed town for your D&D campaign, complete with culture, leadership, key locations, and hidden secrets.
- Select the size of the settlement (from a tiny village to a bustling city).
- Provide an optional custom prompt for any specific ideas you have.
- The AI will generate a full town profile, including population, culture, a leader, key locations, and plot hooks.
Chapter 8: The D&D Solo Mini-Game
Play a D&D mini-game by yourself! This AI-powered solo adventure lets you make choices that shape the story, perfect for testing character ideas or when you just want to play.
- Start a new story or load a saved game.
- The AI Dungeon Master will describe the scene and present you with choices.
- Select a pre-written choice to automatically succeed and advance the narrative.
- Write your own custom action for a more unpredictable outcome, which may require a dice roll to determine success or failure.