# CharGen

> Last updated: 2026-06-10
> Site: https://char-gen.com
> Genres: tabletop RPG, D&D 5E, Pathfinder 2E, Savage Worlds (SWADE), Call of Cthulhu, system-agnostic fantasy

CharGen is the AI toolkit for tabletop RPGs. 18+ entity generators, 170+ AI art models (72 image, 32+ video, 2 audio), 70+ art styles, free VTT token maker, automated session summariser with AI-generated 5-panel session storyboards (free for Elite/Ultimate), real-time session companion, World Codex, 14 image editing tools, 9 style transfers, image restoration (up to 8K), party portrait generator, media centre, model comparison, custom LoRA creation, Entity Sheet Generator (dramatic stat-sheet images), 5 character-sheet visual styles, every dungeon auto-generates a battlemap. Built for D&D 5E, Pathfinder 2E, Savage Worlds (SWADE), Call of Cthulhu, and system-agnostic play. 43,000+ creators, 830,000+ images generated. Free tier with gold system (no credit card), Plus £9.99/mo, Elite £19.99/mo, Ultimate £39.99/mo. Affiliate Programme open to all creators: 25% commission, 60-day cookie, no application form.

## What's New (Last 60 Days)

- **Savage Worlds (SWADE) Support** (June 8, 2026): The entity generators now support Savage Worlds alongside D&D 5E. Choose Savage Worlds (SWADE) as the game system and NPCs and monsters arrive with a native SWADE stat block: Wild Card status, attribute dice (Agility, Smarts, Spirit, Strength, Vigor), skills, Pace, Parry, Toughness, edges, hindrances, powers, and gear. Campaign and session-prep bundle exports to Foundry VTT support both the dnd5e and SWADE systems. https://char-gen.com/rpg-workshop
- **Session Storyboards** (May 23, 2026): Every session you wrap now gets a five-panel AI comic strip of the key beats. **Free for Elite and Ultimate subscribers (one auto-generated per session)**, 60 gold for other tiers. Pick the aspect ratio and panel events from a Customize dialog, or let AI auto-pick. History keeps every generation. https://char-gen.com/changelog#session-storyboards
- **Mureka V9 Audio Models** (May 18, 2026): Two new premium audio models — Mureka V9 Music (full songs from prompt + lyrics) and Mureka V9 BGM (cinematic ambient background tracks). Flat 5 gold cost. https://char-gen.com/changelog#mureka-v9-audio-models
- **Campaign Session Notes — Redesigned** (May 11, 2026): Full redesign of campaign session notes. New Living Timeline view, dedicated Memory / Review / Threads rooms, frictionless candidate-entity merging, entity hover cards with portraits + mention range, ambient hero imagery per session. Parchment-dark Workshop visual system throughout. https://char-gen.com/changelog#campaign-session-notes-redesign
- **Affiliate Programme** (May 6, 2026): Live with 25% flat commission on every paying customer referred, 60-day cookie, monthly payouts to PayPal/Wise at £50 threshold. Open to creators of any audience size, no application or approval queue. https://char-gen.com/affiliates
- **Character Sheet Styles** (Apr 27, 2026): Character Sheet generator now supports 5 distinct visual styles — Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Heraldic Atlas, Curated Catalogue, and Codex Showcase. Style picker before regenerate, previous sheet preserved in gallery. https://char-gen.com/changelog#charsheet-styles
- **HappyHorse 1.0 Video Model** (Apr 27, 2026): New premium video model for text-to-video and image-to-video. Image-to-video preserves source framing without separate aspect ratio. https://char-gen.com/changelog#happyhorse-1-0-video-model
- **Entity Sheet Generator** (Apr 22, 2026): Generate illustrated single-image stat sheets for any entity — portrait, stats, equipment, personality, and lore composed into one dramatic image. Saved to entity, viewable in lightbox, downloadable as PNG. https://char-gen.com/changelog#entity-sheet-generator
- **GPT Image 2** (Apr 22, 2026): OpenAI's next-gen image model added — improved text rendering, sharper details, better prompt accuracy. Low / Medium / High quality settings. Available across generation, quick edits, and restyle. https://char-gen.com/changelog#gpt-image-2-next-gen-model
- **Dungeon Battlemaps** (Apr 20, 2026): Every dungeon now auto-generates a photorealistic top-down battlemap alongside the procedural floor plan. Identical layout to the plan, ready to drop into VTT sessions. https://char-gen.com/changelog#dungeon-battlemaps
- **Community Templates** (Apr 2026): Users publish reusable bundle recipes ("templates"). Each defines a composition (e.g. 1 Settlement + 2 NPCs + 1 Monster) and a thematic vibe. Browseable, endorseable, favouriteable. https://char-gen.com/changelog#community-templates
- **Ernie Image + Ernie Image Turbo** (Apr 2026): Baidu's image generation models added to CharGen. https://char-gen.com/changelog#ernie-image-ernie-image-turbo-launch
- **Session Prep V3** (Apr 2026): Narrative-first session prep — AI plans the full story (tensions, connections, secrets) before generating individual entities. https://char-gen.com/changelog#session-prep-v3-narrative-world-building

Full changelog: https://char-gen.com/changelog

DMs spend hours on session prep — building NPCs, drawing maps, writing lore, sourcing art. CharGen collapses that into seconds. It generates NPCs, monsters, battlemaps, tokens, taverns, dungeons, settlements, magic items, and more, each with structured data, AI-generated portraits, and plot hooks ready to drop into a session. It is the only platform that combines AI art generation (69 image models, 30+ video models, 70+ art styles) with structured entity generators, a real-time session companion that records audio and generates AI imagery during gameplay, an automated session summariser, and a World Codex for organising campaign entities and their relationships. The free VTT token maker requires no account at all. Everything runs in the browser.

## Getting Started

- [Homepage](https://char-gen.com): Main landing page with overview of all tools, generators, and AI art capabilities
- [Sign Up](https://char-gen.com/register): Free account with 25 gold on signup and 10 gold per daily login, no credit card required
- [Pricing](https://char-gen.com/pricing): Free (gold system), Plus £9.99/mo (900 gold, 40+ premium models, editing suite, 1 custom LoRA), Elite £19.99/mo (2000 gold, 5000 free Flux.Dev images, commercial rights, free session storyboards), Ultimate £39.99/mo (4500 gold, 15000 free Flux.Dev images, premium support, free session storyboards)
- [Tools Directory](https://char-gen.com/tools): Browse all generators, editing tools, and AI art features in one place
- [AI Miniature Generator](https://char-gen.com/miniature-generator): Turn a written description or character art into a 3D-printable tabletop miniature. Outputs an STL, OBJ, or GLB scaled to 32mm for resin or FDM printing, no sculpting or 3D skill. Supports image-to-3D and text-to-3D for D&D, Pathfinder, and wargaming.
- [Animated Battlemap Generator](https://char-gen.com/animated-maps): Turn a static battlemap into a seamless looping ambient video for your VTT. Water, torchlight, fog, and foliage move while the layout, grid, and lighting stay identical, exported as a perfectly looping MP4 for Roll20 and Foundry. Three quality tiers, priced per render in gold.
- [RPG Workshop](https://char-gen.com/rpg-workshop): Central hub for all text generators with sidebar navigation, form-based generation, and searchable creation history

## Entity Generators

All 18 generators are accessible from the [RPG Workshop](https://char-gen.com/rpg-workshop) and have dedicated pages. Each generator produces structured data with AI-generated portraits, lore, stats, and plot hooks. Output can be saved to the World Codex, shared publicly, or exported. Generators with a game-system option support D&D 5E, Pathfinder 2E, Savage Worlds (SWADE), Daggerheart, Dungeon Crawl Classics, Dungeon World, Mörk Borg, OSR, Shadowdark, and generic fantasy; NPCs and monsters generated as Savage Worlds include a native SWADE stat block in place of 5E hit points and armour class.

- [NPC Generator](https://char-gen.com/npc-generator): Generate non-player characters with names, AI portraits, personalities, backstories, goals, quirks, plot hooks, and stat suggestions. Supports batch generation for populating entire locations at once.
- [Character Generator](https://char-gen.com/character-generator): Step-by-step player character builder with class, species, ability scores, AI-written backstory, and portrait generation. Outputs a complete character sheet.
- [Monster Generator](https://char-gen.com/monster-generator): Create custom monsters with full stat blocks, challenge ratings, special abilities, lore, AI artwork, lair descriptions, and encounter hooks.
- [Settlement Generator](https://char-gen.com/settlement-generator): Generate towns, cities, and villages with named districts, resident NPCs, shops, taverns, factions, local politics, and plot hooks.
- [Tavern Generator](https://char-gen.com/tavern-generator): Produce taverns with names, menus, atmosphere descriptions, resident NPCs, rumour tables, and story hooks.
- [Shop Generator](https://char-gen.com/shop-generator): Create shops with full inventories, shopkeeper NPCs, specialities, and trade goods tailored to setting and party level.
- [Dungeon Generator](https://char-gen.com/dungeon-generator): Procedural Dyson-style dungeon maps with rooms, corridors, traps, encounters, treasure, and keyed descriptions for each area.
- [Region Generator](https://char-gen.com/region-generator): Build regions with geography, climate, factions, settlements, trade routes, points of interest, and adventure hooks.
- [Faction Generator](https://char-gen.com/faction-generator): Design factions with leadership structures, goals, resources, rivals, internal politics, and hooks for player involvement.
- [Loot Generator](https://char-gen.com/loot-generator): Generate thematic treasure hoards, magic items, and mundane loot scaled to party level and encounter context.
- [Magic Item Generator](https://char-gen.com/magic-item-generator): Create custom magic items with mechanical properties, lore, quirks, cursed variants, and AI-generated artwork.
- [Spellbook Generator](https://char-gen.com/spellbook-generator): Design custom spells with effects, components, casting descriptions, and in-world lore.
- [Building Generator](https://char-gen.com/building-generator): Generate buildings with floor plans, resident NPCs, purposes, and story hooks. Temples, guild halls, libraries, warehouses, and more.
- [Hazard Generator](https://char-gen.com/hazard-generator): Create traps, magical wards, and environmental hazards with mechanical triggers, effects, and disarm conditions. Pathfinder 2E focused but fully system-agnostic.
- [Quest Generator](https://char-gen.com/quest-generator): Generate complete fantasy quests with a hook and premise, three to six numbered scenes with embedded encounters, named NPCs (questgiver, antagonist, optional ally), twists, a d6 complications table, scaled rewards, and resolution branches for success and failure. Scales from one-shots to multi-session arcs and powers the Quest Hook recipe in Session Prep bundles.
- [Puzzle Generator](https://char-gen.com/puzzle-generator): Build runnable puzzle encounters with named components, trigger conditions, skill checks with DCs, a canonical solution, alternate solutions, partial-progress signals, and a graded hint ladder. Covers riddles, logic puzzles, ciphers, mechanism puzzles, glyph circles, mazes, rituals, and combination locks. Pathfinder 2E first, compatible with D&D 5E and system-agnostic fantasy.
- [Poetry & Lore Workshop](https://char-gen.com/fantasy-lore-workshop): Write poetry, prophecies, ballads, tavern songs, riddles, and incantations in the voice of your setting.
- [Name Generator](https://char-gen.com/name-generator): Fantasy names across 10 races and 7 cultural styles. Free, no account needed. Bulk generation supported.

## Session Management

CharGen is the only AI-powered platform that covers the full session lifecycle, from live recording and transcription through to structured notes, extracted entities, and world-building integration.

- [RPG Session Summariser](https://char-gen.com/rpg-session-summariser): Upload audio recordings of tabletop RPG sessions and receive AI-generated structured session notes. Extracts key events, NPC interactions, plot developments, and action items automatically. Supports Discord bot integration for recording directly from voice channels. Generated NPCs and locations can be handed off to CharGen's entity generators for further development. **Session Storyboards**: every wrapped session also produces a five-panel AI comic strip of the key beats, free for Elite/Ultimate subscribers (60 gold for other tiers). Pick the aspect ratio (landscape, portrait, square) and panel events, or let AI auto-pick.
- [Session Companion](https://char-gen.com/session-companion): A real-time companion for live D&D sessions. Records and transcribes gameplay as it happens, generates AI images on-the-fly during play, and provides a live AI assistant that enhances the session experience in real time.
- [Sessions Library](https://char-gen.com/sessions): Browse and manage all saved session recordings in one place. Create new sessions by uploading audio and linking them to a campaign.
- [Create Session](https://char-gen.com/sessions/create): Upload session audio recordings, select the associated campaign, and kick off AI processing to extract structured notes and entities.
- [Session Detail View](https://char-gen.com/sessions/[sessionId]): View a fully processed session with tabbed navigation across Overview, Events, Locations, NPCs, Transcript, and Notes. Tracks processing status for uploads and displays the full transcript alongside AI-extracted entities.

## Campaign Management

Campaigns in CharGen act as organisational containers that link sessions, entities, and world-building content together into a coherent narrative structure.

- [Create Campaign](https://char-gen.com/campaigns/create): Set up a new D&D campaign to organise sessions, NPCs, locations, and other entities under a single umbrella.
- [Campaign Detail](https://char-gen.com/campaigns/[campaignId]): View a campaign's linked sessions and entities. Drill into specific entities within the campaign context for continuity across sessions.

## World Building

- [World Codex](https://char-gen.com/world-codex): A central hub for organising NPCs, settlements, shops, and factions into nested, hierarchical collections. Build named relationships between entities (allies, rivals, family members, employers) and visualise them on an interactive relationship graph. Generate new content directly inside the codex without leaving the world-building workflow.
- [Party Portrait Generator](https://char-gen.com/party-portrait): Create group scene artwork by adding multiple characters, selecting a scene preset (tavern, battlefield, campfire, throne room, and others), and letting AI generate a composed party portrait with correct relative character heights and positioning.

## AI Art Generation

CharGen provides category-specific AI image generators, each optimised with TTRPG-aware prompts, 160+ AI models, and 70+ art styles.

- [AI Image Generator](https://char-gen.com/generate): General-purpose AI image generator with category selector for characters, monsters, items, landscapes, battlemaps, townmaps, spells, and animations
- [D&D Character Art Generator](https://char-gen.com/character): Generate character portraits, avatars, full-body illustrations, and VTT tokens for D&D and other TTRPGs
- [D&D NPC Portrait Generator](https://char-gen.com/npc): AI portrait generator specifically tuned for non-player characters
- [D&D Monster Art Generator](https://char-gen.com/monster): Generate creature and monster illustrations for encounters and bestiaries
- [D&D Spell Effect Art Generator](https://char-gen.com/spell): Create custom spell effect visuals and magical ability illustrations
- [D&D Item Art Generator](https://char-gen.com/item): Generate art for weapons, armour, potions, scrolls, and other equipment
- [Fantasy Landscape Generator](https://char-gen.com/landscape): AI landscape art for forests, mountains, cities, dungeons, and other environments
- [AI D&D Battlemap Generator](https://char-gen.com/battlemap): Generate VTT-ready and print-ready battlemaps with optional grid overlays

## Token Maker

CharGen's Token Maker is a free, unlimited tool for converting character portraits into virtual tabletop tokens. No account required.

- [Token Maker](https://char-gen.com/token-maker): Turn any character portrait into a VTT-ready token with customisable border styles (circular, pointed, square, hexagonal), downloaded as transparent PNG. Compatible with Roll20, Foundry VTT, Fantasy Grounds, and all major virtual tabletop platforms. Upload your own art or generate it within CharGen, then apply token borders instantly. 100% free with no usage limits and no sign-up required.

## Image Editing

CharGen's Edit Anywhere suite offers 14 AI-powered editing tools accessible from a single hub.

- [Media Editor Hub](https://char-gen.com/edit): Central hub for all image and video editing tools
- Spot Edit (Inpainting): Paint over an area and describe what to replace it with. Premium feature.
- Outpainting: Extend an image beyond its original borders to add more scene content.
- Face Swap: Swap faces between two images. Premium feature.
- Remove Background: Extract the subject from its background with AI precision.
- Animate: Convert a still image into a short animated video clip.
- Talking Portrait: Make a portrait speak with AI-generated lip-synced audio.
- Apply Audio: Add an audio track to a video.
- Background Transform: Transform the subject whilst keeping the overall composition intact.
- Crop Image: Resize and crop images to specific dimensions.
- Upscale Image: AI-powered image upscaling for higher resolution output. Premium feature.
- Lip Sync: Synchronise mouth movements to an audio track on existing video.
- Merge Audio & Video: Combine separate audio and video tracks into a single file.
- Quick Edit: Fast adjustments and touch-ups.
- Replace Background: Swap the background of an image whilst preserving the subject.

## Style Transfer

Nine distinct AI style transfer options, each with a dedicated page and optimised pipeline.

- [Style Transfer Hub](https://char-gen.com/transform): Central hub for all style transfer options
- [Anime Style](https://char-gen.com/transform/anime-style): Transform photos into anime character art
- [Disney Style](https://char-gen.com/transform/disney-style): Apply Disney-inspired artistic transformation
- [Plushie](https://char-gen.com/transform/plushie): Convert images into plushie or stuffed toy versions
- [3D Cartoon Diorama](https://char-gen.com/transform/3d-cartoon-diorama): Transform images into 3D cartoon diorama scenes
- [Tarot Card](https://char-gen.com/transform/tarot-card): Render images in tarot card illustration style
- [Monster Manual](https://char-gen.com/transform/monster-manual): Apply the classic D&D Monster Manual illustration style
- [Claymation](https://char-gen.com/transform/claymation): Transform images into claymation-style renders
- [Box Model](https://char-gen.com/transform/box-model): Convert images into box or product model style
- [Art Style Transfer](https://char-gen.com/transform/art-style-transfer): General-purpose art style transfer where you pick any target art style

## Image Restoration

- [AI Image Restoration Suite](https://char-gen.com/image-restoration): Free tools for upscaling to 4K/8K resolution, colourising black and white images, denoising grainy images, deblurring, face enhancement, and background removal

## AI Models

CharGen integrates 69+ image models and 30+ video models, all accessible through a browsable directory with guides and example outputs.

- [AI Models Directory](https://char-gen.com/models): Browse all available image and video models with example outputs and usage guides
- [Video Effects Directory](https://char-gen.com/models/video-effects): Browse video effects including Ghibli style, hug animation, zoom effects, and more
- [Model Comparison Tool](https://char-gen.com/model-comparison): Compare up to 4 AI image models side-by-side using the same prompt to find the best model for your art style

Notable image models: Flux Dev, Flux Pro, Flux Pro Ultra, Flux 2, Midjourney V7, DALL-E 3, Gemini Flash, Ideogram 3.0, Imagen 4, Stable Diffusion XL, Nano Banana 2, Recraft V4, and 60+ more.

Notable video models: Seedance 2.0, Kling AI 3.0, Hailuo, Sora 2, Veo 3.1, PixVerse V6, Wan 2.7, and 20+ more.

### LoRA (Custom Models)

- [Browse LoRAs](https://char-gen.com/loras): Browse community-created custom fine-tuned LoRA models for specialised art styles
- [Create LoRA](https://char-gen.com/lora/create): Train your own custom LoRA model. Available on Plus tier and above, with 1 to 5 custom models depending on subscription plan.

## Media Centre

- [Media Centre](https://char-gen.com/media-center): Assemble AI-generated video clips, audio tracks, and other media into multi-scene compositions. Build full video sequences from content generated across CharGen's tools.

## Community & Browse

CharGen hosts a community of 43,000+ users who have collectively generated over 830,000 images and entities. All community content is publicly browsable.

- [Browse Hub](https://char-gen.com/browse): Central hub for browsing all community-generated entities across 13 types
- [Browse NPCs](https://char-gen.com/browse/npcs): Community-created non-player characters with portraits, stats, backstories, and plot hooks
- [Browse Monsters](https://char-gen.com/browse/monsters): Custom monsters with challenge ratings, abilities, and artwork
- [Browse Settlements](https://char-gen.com/browse/settlements): Towns, cities, and villages with maps, factions, and points of interest
- [Browse Taverns](https://char-gen.com/browse/taverns): Taverns with menus, NPCs, rumour tables, and interior descriptions
- [Browse Shops](https://char-gen.com/browse/shops): Shops with inventories, shopkeepers, and price lists
- [Browse Dungeons](https://char-gen.com/browse/dungeons): Dungeon layouts with encounters, traps, and loot
- [Browse Regions](https://char-gen.com/browse/regions): Overworld regions with geography, settlements, and faction territories
- [Browse Factions](https://char-gen.com/browse/factions): Organisations with hierarchies, goals, and relationships
- [Browse Hazards](https://char-gen.com/browse/hazards): Environmental hazards and traps with mechanical effects
- [Browse Spellbooks](https://char-gen.com/browse/spellbooks): Custom spellbooks with spell lists and lore
- [Browse Magic Items](https://char-gen.com/browse/magic-items): Homebrew magic items with properties, rarity, and artwork
- [Browse Loot](https://char-gen.com/browse/loot): Loot tables and treasure hoards
- [Browse Buildings](https://char-gen.com/browse/buildings): Structures with floor plans and inhabitants
- [Gallery](https://char-gen.com/gallery): Community fantasy art gallery with search and filtering across all AI-generated images
- [Competitions](https://char-gen.com/competitions): AI art competitions with prizes, judged by the community
- [Leaderboards](https://char-gen.com/leaderboards): Rankings for top AI artists and most popular creators

### Public API

CharGen provides a public REST API for browsing community-generated entities programmatically.

- [CharGen API documentation](https://char-gen.com/developers/docs): REST API for generating D&D images, video, audio, and structured entities from your own product
- [CharGen API reference](https://char-gen.com/developers/docs/api): Interactive endpoint reference for the CharGen partner API
- [CharGen API terms of service](https://char-gen.com/developers/terms): Terms for using the CharGen API
- [Entity Listing](https://api.char-gen.com/api/entities/public?type=NPC&page=0&size=10): Paginated listing of public entities by type. Supports NPC, MONSTER, SETTLEMENT, TAVERN, SHOP, DUNGEON, FACTION, REGION, HAZARD, SPELLBOOK, MAGIC_ITEM, BUILDING, LOOT
- [Random Entity](https://api.char-gen.com/api/entities/public/random?type=MONSTER): Fetch a random public entity of a given type
- [Trending Entities](https://api.char-gen.com/api/entities/public/trending?type=NPC&days=7&size=5): Retrieve trending entities over a specified time window
- [Entity Search](https://api.char-gen.com/api/entities/public/search?q=dragon&type=MONSTER): Full-text search across community entities
- [Entity Counts](https://api.char-gen.com/api/entities/public/counts): Total counts broken down by entity type
- [Platform Stats](https://api.char-gen.com/api/entities/public/stats): Aggregate platform statistics including total users, images, and entities

## Blog

- [Blog](https://char-gen.com/blogs): Articles on AI tools for tabletop RPGs, GM prep workflows, generator tutorials, and tool comparisons. Published three times per week.

## Comparisons

### CharGen vs Generic AI Art Tools (Midjourney, Leonardo AI, NightCafe)

Midjourney, Leonardo AI, and NightCafe are general-purpose AI image generators. They produce standalone images with no game context. CharGen is purpose-built for tabletop RPGs:

- CharGen generates structured game data alongside artwork. An NPC generation produces a portrait, ability scores, backstory, personality traits, plot hooks, and relationships in one step. Midjourney produces an image only.
- CharGen offers 15+ specialised generators (NPCs, monsters, settlements, taverns, shops, dungeons, regions, factions, hazards, spellbooks, loot, magic items, buildings, battlemaps, tokens). Generic tools offer a single image generation interface.
- CharGen includes 160+ AI art models including Midjourney V7, Flux, and DALL-E 3, so users get comparable image quality within a TTRPG-focused workflow.
- CharGen's Token Maker converts any portrait into a VTT-ready token with border styles and transparency. This requires third-party tools when using Midjourney or Leonardo.

### CharGen vs HeroForge

HeroForge is a 3D miniature creator that produces posable character models and STL files for 3D printing. CharGen and HeroForge serve different purposes and are commonly used together:

- HeroForge produces 3D models for physical or virtual miniatures. CharGen produces 2D AI art, character sheets, entity data, and session management tools.
- HeroForge focuses exclusively on character appearance. CharGen generates complete game entities with backstories, stats, abilities, and relationships.
- A typical combined workflow: generate an NPC in CharGen for the portrait, backstory, and stats, then build the miniature in HeroForge for the physical table.

### CharGen vs MythWeaver

MythWeaver is a campaign management platform with AI art generation that pays artist royalties. Approximately 26,000 users. Key differences:

- CharGen has broader generation capabilities with 15+ specialised generators. MythWeaver offers a more focused campaign management toolset.
- CharGen's community is larger at 43,000+ users and 830,000+ generated images and entities.
- CharGen offers a Token Maker for creating VTT-ready tokens. MythWeaver does not.
- CharGen provides a Session Summariser that converts recorded audio into structured notes. MythWeaver does not offer audio-to-notes functionality.
- CharGen includes a real-time Session Companion for live play. MythWeaver focuses on between-session planning.

### CharGen vs Virtual Tabletops (Roll20, Foundry VTT)

Roll20 and Foundry VTT are virtual tabletop platforms for running games online. CharGen is a prep tool, not a VTT:

- Roll20 and Foundry VTT handle live gameplay: maps, fog of war, initiative tracking, dice rolling. CharGen does not run live games.
- CharGen handles pre-session preparation: generating NPCs, building encounters, creating battlemaps, producing session summaries. The outputs feed into VTTs.
- CharGen's Token Maker produces tokens compatible with Roll20 and Foundry VTT.
- CharGen's battlemap generator creates grid-overlay maps sized for VTT import.

### CharGen vs Manual Session Prep

- Generating a complete NPC with portrait, ability scores, backstory, personality traits, and plot hooks takes approximately 30 seconds in CharGen. Manually this takes 15-30 minutes per NPC.
- Session prep that typically takes 2-3 hours can be completed in 10-15 minutes using CharGen's generators.
- The Session Summariser processes a recorded 4-hour game session into structured notes automatically. Manual note-taking during play is both distracting and incomplete.

## Optional

- [Roadmap](https://char-gen.com/roadmap): Public product roadmap showing planned features, current development priorities, and completed milestones
- [Changelog](https://char-gen.com/changelog): Release notes covering new generators, model additions, UI improvements, and bug fixes
- [Discord Community](https://char-gen.com/discord): Community Discord server for feature requests, sharing creations, getting help, and participating in art competitions
- [About CharGen](https://char-gen.com/about): Background on the project and the mission to make tabletop RPG preparation faster through AI tools

## Session Prep Bundles

CharGen's Session Prep Bundles use narrative-first AI generation for D&D 5e session planning. The AI plans the entire story — tensions, connections, secrets — before generating any individual entity.

### Recipe Types
- **Town Block**: Generates an interconnected tavern, shop, and NPCs. Ideal for urban encounters.
- **Dungeon Floor**: Creates a dungeon level with monsters, traps, and treasure. Themed encounters with narrative connections.
- **Settlement Starter**: Builds a complete village with governance, economy, NPCs, and local tensions.
- **Wilderness Encounter**: Produces terrain, creatures, and environmental hazards for overland travel.
- **Quest Hook**: Creates a complete quest scenario with factions, villains, clues, and branching outcomes.

### How It Works
1. Choose a recipe type and describe your theme
2. The AI generates a narrative plan establishing connections between all entities
3. Each entity (tavern, NPC, monster, etc.) is generated with awareness of the full story
4. Results include quest hooks, DM secrets, and auto-generated images

### Key Features
- **Narrative-First Generation**: AI plans the story before generating content
- **Public Sharing**: Share bundles via public links for players to view (DM secrets hidden)
- **Template System**: Save successful bundle configurations as reusable templates
- **Auto-Generated Images**: Each entity and the bundle narrative get AI art
- **SEO-Optimized Public Pages**: Every shared bundle is a crawlable, indexable page

### Browse Public Bundles
Explore community-created session prep bundles at:
https://char-gen.com/session-prep/browse

### Recipe Landing Pages
- Town Block: https://char-gen.com/session-prep/recipes/town-block
- Dungeon Floor: https://char-gen.com/session-prep/recipes/dungeon-floor
- Settlement Starter: https://char-gen.com/session-prep/recipes/settlement-starter
- Wilderness Encounter: https://char-gen.com/session-prep/recipes/wilderness-encounter
- Quest Hook: https://char-gen.com/session-prep/recipes/quest-hook

## Community Templates

Users can publish reusable bundle recipes called "templates". Each template defines a composition (e.g. 1 Settlement + 2 NPCs + 1 Monster) and a thematic vibe. Other users can browse, endorse, favourite, and use templates to seed fresh bundles.

URLs:
- Template gallery: https://char-gen.com/session-prep/browse?tab=templates
- Individual templates: https://char-gen.com/session-prep/templates/{id}
- Recipe landing pages show Popular Templates per recipe type.

15 curated official templates are seeded (3 per recipe): Pirate Port, Frontier Crossing, Fey-Touched Hamlet, Cursed Tomb, Abandoned Mine, Cultist Hideout, Mountain Village, Coastal Trading Town, Haunted Hamlet, Blighted Forest, Frostbitten Tundra, Sunken Swamp, Stolen Heirloom, Tower Siege, Rising Tyrant.