The Monster Generator (Beta) is here!
Announcing the Monster Generator Beta: A free, powerful 5E monster builder for GMs. Instantly create balanced, flavorful monsters with rich lore and tactical depth.
Announcing the Monster Generator Beta
Links
- Read on the website (with interactive tutorial)
- Watch the Video (1 minute)
It's been about three months since I announced the Foe Foundry Alpha with the vision of creating a free toolkit for Game Masters who want to create monsters that are powerful, flavorful, and easy to run.
Since then, we've created dozens of new monsters, added hundreds of unique powers, and launched a GM Tips and Advice Newsletter.
But, the heart of this whole endeavour has always been the Monster Generator.
Great news - the Beta Monster Generator is now available for Desktop. A mobile-friendly design will come soon, don't worry!
Features
Here are the key features:
- Customize your monster by choosing powers from the monster's loadout
- Randomize individual powers, or re-roll the whole statblock if you want fresh inspiration
- Customize the HP and Damage by changing the hearts and skulls and see the values update instantly
- Switch between different variants by choosing the nav pills at the top
- A Monster Card showing off the monster's art and powers
Accessing the Monster Generator
You can access the new monster generator from the Forge Icons that appear next to each statblock.
What's Next? The Journey Through Beta
With the release of the generator, I'm excited to transition the site from Alpha to Beta. The focus during Beta is going to be making the generator as useful and powerful as possible. Here are the planned enhancements:
- Generator Mobile Layout - I'll add a mobile-friendly version of the generator shortly
- Monster and Power Search - you should be able to find monsters and powers easily, without having to know in advance what you want to look for
- Monster Discovery - an interactive index where you can easily explore all the available Foe Foundry Monsters with the ability to sort and filter by type, family, CR, and environment
- Accounts - integration with Patreon, Discord, and Google to set up your account
- Save Monsters - save your monsters
- Share Monsters - share your creations with the world!
- Integrations & Exports - export to Markdown, PDF, and FoundryVTT
I can’t wait to see what you build with Foe Foundry — and I’d love your feedback as the project grows.
Thanks for reading, and thanks for playing.
-Cordialgerm (Evan)