Hawthorne Guild
Welcome to the DM Tool
This tool is intended to make it easy for you to DM in the Hawthorne Server from initial game listing to logging your session.
For new DMs, it provides a guided step-by-step workflow:
For experienced DMs, you can save/load templates to your common settings to quickly spin up a new game.
Multi-session Support:There is now a copy function that copies the game details for the next part of a multi-session game, with the DM and Player's number of games automatically incremented by 1.
Game Setup
The first step is to create a game listing and game ad. Fill in the information on this tab, and use tabs 2 and 3 to create those postings in discord. Don't forget to save!
Hint:You can save as a template so that these settings can be re-loaded for future games/sessions.
Templates
Use templates to quickly load your common settings for faster game setup.
Game Posting to #Game-Listings
If you use a permanent session lobby, copy the link to your lobby below. If you don't, leave it blank and we'll create it in Step 6.
Review the game listing below, click the "copy to clipboard" button, then post this in #game-listings
Game Listing Text:
Game Advertisement
Now that you have your game listing posted, it's time to create a game advertisement. In discord, right-click and copy a link to your game listing and paste it in the field below. Then click on the "copy to clipboard" button and post it to #game-advertisement
Game Advertisement Text
Once you've posted your advertisement, make sure you save your data here, and feel free to close out of the tool. Come back and proceed to Step 4 when you've picked your players!
Player & DM Setup
There are 2 ways to manage your player roster data:
1. Manually enter
the player details below.
2. Create a link to a custom data entry page, and share the link with your
selected players. Once they've completed the form, press Sync Data button to pull the data into
the tool.
| Player Name | Character Name | Level | Level (Playing As)
Optional if a player is playing at a lower level than their current level |
Games on Server
including this game. Welcome Wagon = 1 game |
Actions |
|---|
Dungeon Master Details
DM Collaborators
If you sought DM community support via #DM-collaboration, please log here to credit your collaborators.
Plan / Declare Loot
This tab will help you plan and declare player and DM loot rewards for this session. Note: you can declare loot at any time (up to the end of the session).
The rules for the type and amount of loot you can award in your session is documented in the DM Guide. A summary can be found below:
You can choose to pre-determine loot (select appropriate loot from the Allowed Content, according to the rules above), use the HGENLOOT bot to roll for loot, or a combination of both.
If you choose to pre-determine (select your own loot from the AC), Use the form below to help you declare your selected loot. Enter your pre-determined loot below (one item per line). This will automatically format the Discord declaration below.
Hgenloot Bot
You can also use the bot to randomly roll loot if you do not wish to select the treasures yourself.
Please refer the Bot Patch Update for the full explanation of the Hgenloot bot. You can use the bot to roll for all of your loot, or partially (in combination with pre-determined loot, if applicable). If in combination, enter the number of predetermine permanents and/or consumables below.
The base DM loot is 1 rolled loot item based on your DMPC's level. You can increase the number of loot slots (choices to pick from) with incentives, primarily by choosing New Hires (players with less than 10 games) and Welcome Wagon (a player's first game). There maybe additional incentives based on events on the server, which you can choose with the "Additional Incentives" button below.
Reply to your declaration with this command (copy and paste won't work, type this command):
As a Jumpstart DM (DMing your first 10 games on the server), you get an additional loot roll (type this command):
Once you have rolled your loot, edit your original declaration post with "and selects:" and write the loot you chose from the loot pool (1 for normal loot, 1 for jumpstart if applicable).
Session Lobby
For voice games, create a session lobby in #session-lobby. Use the session lobby header below to ping all players at game start. For instructions on creating a voice lobby, see instructions here
For PBP Games, create your In Character "IC" and Out-of-Character "OOC" threads in #Play-by-Post channel.
Copy this message and post it to your session lobby channel to notify all players.
Session Details
Log your actual session data here. The roster is automatically synced from the Setup tab.
Session Log
Copy the session-log below and past it in #session-logs
Session Summary for your players:
MAL Update
Copy this tab-delimited row and paste it into your MAL spreadsheet.
Paste your copied MAL update here.
Record Keeping
A summary of your generated links and logs for your personal records.
| Record Type | Link / Content |
|---|---|
| Game Listing | |
| Game Ad | |
| Game Lobby URL | |
| Player Treasure Log(s) | |
| DM Treasure Log(s) | |
| DM Collaboration Log | |
| Session Log |