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Tavern is an independent companion app for 2014 and 2024 fifth-edition play. It keeps characters, dice rolls, attacks, spells, buffs, resources, notes, homebrew, print sheets, campaigns, and table tools in one place.

Tavern is for players who want fewer lookups on their turn, DMs who want smoother table flow, and groups that want digital help without making the session feel like spreadsheet work.

Yes. Open the public tour sheet to click through a real character sheet without logging in.

No. Tavern is independent tabletop software and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, endorsed by, or approved by any game publisher. SRD content is credited on the Attribution page.

Tavern reads the character choices, rebuilds the sheet, and maps unsupported or non-SRD labels into Tavern equivalents where needed. The goal is that your attacks, bonuses, spells, resources, and features still work in play.

Characters can come across from D&D Beyond or from a Tavern JSON file. Monsters can be imported from Open5e, from CritterDB, from pasted statblock text, or from a PDF. You can also export any character back out as JSON at any time.

Yes. Drop in a statblock PDF and Tavern reads the text layer, rebuilds two-column reading order, and returns an editable monster with each field marked by how confident the parser is, so you can check the ones it was unsure about. This runs entirely in your browser. There is no API key, no third-party service, and the file is never uploaded anywhere. If a PDF has no text layer, paste the statblock text instead and the same parser handles it.

Some names and feature text are not part of the open SRD content Tavern can ship publicly. Tavern uses equivalent names, short Tavern-authored summaries, and editable sheet entries so your mechanics still have a useful place to live.

No. Tavern does not provide paid sourcebook prose, artwork, logos, trade dress, or copied feature descriptions. Imports convert player choices into SRD rules, Tavern equivalents, placeholders, or user-authored text.

Yes. You can edit your own sheet, homebrew, notes, and table-facing labels. If you publish or share content, you are responsible for making sure you have the right to share what you entered.

Yes. Tavern can roll attacks, damage, spells, saves, skill checks, initiative, and common class or feature riders. Character-specific toggles such as advantage, buffs, and damage modifiers are kept near the roll flow.

Yes. Tavern supports active buffs and sheet modifiers so temporary effects can affect attacks, saves, checks, AC, and other roll math without rewriting the whole character.

Yes. Tavern includes a print layout built for table reference: core stats, attacks, saves, spellcasting, equipment, notes, and character details. Use browser preview before printing to PDF or paper.

Send the character, the feature name, what Tavern did, and what you expected to support@tavernapp.gg. Accuracy issues on imports, attacks, spells, buffs, and print layout are launch-priority fixes.

Yes. Tavern supports homebrew items, weapons, feats, traits, races, classes, spells, conditions, and monsters. You can make your own entries and attach them to characters or campaigns.

Yes. Magic item templates are available so you can start from a familiar structure, change the details, then save it as your own homebrew item.

Yes. Homebrew spells can be created in Tavern and then selected for compatible characters, including spell details, attack or save info, damage, and casting notes.

Fog of war can be painted by hand or left dynamic, opening around player tokens as they move. Vision respects walls and whether a door is open or closed, and can be limited to a facing cone rather than a full circle. Walls and lights can be imported from Dungeondraft, Dungeon Alchemist, or DungeonFog, and Tavern can also detect walls in a plain map image. Maps can be still images or looping video. There are custom token uploads, area-of-effect templates that roll saves and apply damage, a drag ruler that colours by movement budget, freehand drawing, undo, and shared handouts pushed to every player at once.

Around thirty slash commands. Players can attack, cast, save, check, roll initiative, make death saves, rest, equip and unequip inventory, spend and restore resources, manage spell slots and prepared spells, track concentration, conditions and exhaustion, and hand out gold or inspiration. Dungeon Masters get a command tree for applying damage and healing, setting conditions, calling initiative, splitting loot, and taking session notes. You can also link your Discord account and sign in with it.

Yes. There is a play view built for a phone at the table: the live map, a banner when the turn reaches you, and your own token to drag. Actions, bonus actions and reactions show as pips, alongside your attacks with their hit and damage totals, spells filtered to the slots you have left, and the movement you have remaining. Tavern can also be installed to your home screen and can send a push notification when your turn comes up.

Tavern already supports campaigns and table flow features, with DM-focused tools such as VTT maps, initiative, Discord roll support, and DM utilities tied to the paid launch path.

Yes. The Adventurer tier is free and includes enough to build, share, print, roll, join campaigns, and try the core app before paying.

Player, Dungeon Master, and Founder tiers are designed to support heavier use: unlimited characters, priority support, campaign hosting, VTT tools, DM features, and Founder recognition.

Use the forgot-password link on the sign-in form to get a reset email. If you never received the confirmation email in the first place, the sign-in form can send it again. Check your spam folder before trying a third time, since new senders often land there. If neither arrives, email support@tavernapp.gg.

Characters are private to your account unless you join a campaign or create a share link. Share links are bearer links, so anyone with the URL can view that sheet until you rotate or remove the link.

Yes. Account settings can export everything tied to your account as a single JSON download, covering every table Tavern stores your data in, not just your characters.

Use account settings to delete your account and characters. If you cannot access your account, email support@tavernapp.gg.