This thread is a collection of tools and advice for writing adventures. I’ll add more as I think of them.
Ideas & Organization
- Reedsy, which has tons of advice and tools (like free-to-use character name generators!)
- draw.io for flowchart diagrams and mindmapping
- Canva, moodboard creator
Writing
- Let’s Design an Adventure: Boxed Text by Shawn Merwin
Adventure Structure
- Bite-Sized Dungeons by Traverse Fantasy
- Cyclic Dungeon Generation by Sersa Victory
Editing
- Ten Tangible Tips For Editing Your RPG Manuscript by Sam Sorensen
- Eight Intangible Tips for Editing Your TTRPG Manuscript by Playful Void
Layout
- Grid System 101 by Explorers Design
Art, Images, and Stock
Since the expansion of Generative AI, not all of these tools are as reliable as they used to be. If you can filter by submissions older than 2022, you can avoid the worst GenAI offenders. Otherwise, tread carefully and do your research when using stock art.
- Pexels, free stock photography.
- Unsplash, free stock photos and illustrations.
- MoMa UK Public Domain Collection, collections of UK public domain art.
Accessibility
- Coblis Color Blindness Simulator, useful for seeing how images appear to people with varying degrees of color blindness.
- Coloring for Colorblindness, more examples of colorblindness and some accessible starter palettes.
- How to Make Your PDF Compliant with Accessibility Standards, a lot of tips and info on how to improve PDF user accessibility.