News, tutorials, and notes on ScryRPG, your familiar, campaign operations, and tabletop RPG tools.https://scryrpg.com/en-ushttps://scryrpg.com/blog/best-ai-tools-for-dnd-2026/https://scryrpg.com/blog/best-ai-tools-for-dnd-2026/The honest 2026 guide to AI tools for D&D. Eight recommendations by job (prep, rules, voices, art, maps) with every tool's drawbacks named, ours included.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTgm-toolsaitipsopiniondnd5eScrydiverhttps://scryrpg.com/blog/printable-dnd-monster-and-spell-cards/https://scryrpg.com/blog/printable-dnd-monster-and-spell-cards/Stop running combat out of three open books. Build monster, spell, NPC, item, and encounter card decks in ScryRPG, with printing and exports free on every plan.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTgm-toolsfeatureencountersdnd5eScrydiverhttps://scryrpg.com/blog/balancing-dnd-encounters/https://scryrpg.com/blog/balancing-dnd-encounters/How the DMG's XP budgets, multipliers, and difficulty thresholds work in plain language, where the math goes blind, and the heuristics that fill the gap.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTgm-toolsencountersdnd5etipsScrydiverhttps://scryrpg.com/blog/let-players-shop-between-sessions/https://scryrpg.com/blog/let-players-shop-between-sessions/Shopping episodes drag because they make four players wait while one buys. The fix is not to cut shopping. It is to move it off the clock, between sessions.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTgm-toolsshopstipsdnd5eScrydiverhttps://scryrpg.com/blog/manage-party-inventory-in-discord/https://scryrpg.com/blog/manage-party-inventory-in-discord/Party inventory does not break at the table. It breaks between sessions, when the notes stop matching the game. The fix is keeping the record where your table talks.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTinventorygm-toolsdiscordtipsScrydiverhttps://scryrpg.com/blog/how-to-split-loot-in-dnd/https://scryrpg.com/blog/how-to-split-loot-in-dnd/Six fair ways to divide D&D treasure, from need before greed to a self-balancing loot auction, each tested on the same hoard so you can pick one tonight.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTlootgm-toolstipsdnd5eScrydiverhttps://scryrpg.com/blog/ai-dungeon-master-assistant/https://scryrpg.com/blog/ai-dungeon-master-assistant/AI can help a GM run a better campaign, but only when it supports prep, notes, rules lookup, and campaign memory instead of replacing the table.Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTgm-toolsaitipsfamiliarcampaign-managementScrydiverhttps://scryrpg.com/blog/dnd-session-notes-template/https://scryrpg.com/blog/dnd-session-notes-template/A practical template for promises, clues, NPCs, loot, unresolved threads, and prep reminders your future self will need.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTgm-toolsdnd5etipscampaign-notesfamiliarScrydiverhttps://scryrpg.com/blog/the-campaign-was-always-the-category/https://scryrpg.com/blog/the-campaign-was-always-the-category/Inventory was the starting point: ScryRPG's larger promise is a campaign manager where lore, characters, your familiar, and your table connect.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTopiniongm-toolsproductScrydiverhttps://scryrpg.com/blog/psychology-of-loot/https://scryrpg.com/blog/psychology-of-loot/Why rolled treasure feels better when probability, scarcity, reveal, and table politics all matter.Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTgm-toolsgame-designtipsinventorylootopinionScrydiverhttps://scryrpg.com/blog/how-many-magic-items/https://scryrpg.com/blog/how-many-magic-items/The answer isn't a number. It's knowing what kind of power you're actually giving. A framework for evaluating magic items by impact, not rarity.Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTgm-toolsgame-designdnd5etipsScrydiverhttps://scryrpg.com/blog/what-scrying-should-feel-like/https://scryrpg.com/blog/what-scrying-should-feel-like/A look at the Arcane Modern rebuild: faster navigation, richer item reveals, provenance controls, and a UI built for campaign play.Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTannouncementproductScrydiverhttps://scryrpg.com/blog/your-players-have-too-much-gold/https://scryrpg.com/blog/your-players-have-too-much-gold/Your TTRPG economy is running on one person's effort: yours. Gold sinks won't fix that. Tradeoffs will. Here's how to build an economy that works for you.Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTopiniongame-designgm-toolsshopsinventoryScrydiverhttps://scryrpg.com/blog/why-scryrpg/https://scryrpg.com/blog/why-scryrpg/TTRPG inventory is broken. The fix isn't just better tracking. It's recognizing that inventory can be a place where stories happen.Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTopinioninventoryencumbrancegm-toolsScrydiverhttps://scryrpg.com/blog/dnd-shop-examples/https://scryrpg.com/blog/dnd-shop-examples/Complete inventories with items, prices, shopkeepers, and mystery goods you can drop into any D&D session.Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTgm-toolsdnd5eshopsScrydiverhttps://scryrpg.com/blog/shop-design-guide/https://scryrpg.com/blog/shop-design-guide/The design principles that separate forgettable shops from ones that make your entire economy come alive.Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTgm-toolsgame-designdnd5eshopsScrydiverhttps://scryrpg.com/blog/gm-as-curator/https://scryrpg.com/blog/gm-as-curator/The myth of the wholly original GM is holding you back. Great GMs curate, adapt, and combine. The creativity is in the selection, not the raw materials.Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTgm-toolsopinioncommunitygame-designScrydiverhttps://scryrpg.com/blog/encumbrance-punishes-players/https://scryrpg.com/blog/encumbrance-punishes-players/The most dropped rule in TTRPGs fails because it penalizes engagement. The fix is giving players a reason to care.Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTopinionencumbranceinventorygame-designgm-toolsScrydiverhttps://scryrpg.com/blog/introducing-item-identification/https://scryrpg.com/blog/introducing-item-identification/Why mystery items deserve a place in your game, and how to make the reveal land at the table.Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTfeatureinventorygm-toolsScrydiverhttps://scryrpg.com/blog/new-dm-session-zero/https://scryrpg.com/blog/new-dm-session-zero/What to cover, what to skip, and how to make session zero fit the table you actually have.Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTnew-dmtipsgm-toolsScrydiver