Penci.ly for dungeon masters
Run a campaign you can see the shape of
NPCs, factions, locations, plot hooks and the session you are running on Thursday, on one canvas. Draw the line from a faction to the town it is squeezing, and the party can go anywhere without you losing the thread.
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What you can plan
The campaign, the session, and everything in between
Keep the long arc and this week's prep on the same board, so preparing a session is reading the board rather than rebuilding it.
Session prep
One card per scene, in the order you expect them, with the stat blocks, read-aloud text and maps attached to the scene they belong to.
NPCs and factions
Connect an NPC to the faction that employs them and the rival who wants them gone, so a name the party remembers is one you can place instantly.
Locations and maps
Drop a map image on the board and give the town its own sub-board with the shops, the rumours and the people who live there.
Plot hooks and branches
Lay out where the party might go and what happens if they do. Connections make the consequences visible before the table finds them.
Rules and homebrew
Keep house rules, custom items and the subclass you are testing in cards beside the encounters that use them.
What actually happened
Add a card after every session with the choices the party made. Next week's prep starts from what the table did rather than from what you planned.
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Example workflow
From campaign premise to Thursday night
Set the world in place
Put the region, the factions and the handful of people who matter on the board, and connect the ones who want something from each other.
Prep the session in front of you
Build the scenes you expect, attach the maps and stat blocks, and leave the branches you are not sure about as connected cards.
Update it at the table, or after
Note what the party chose, move the hooks they ignored, and the campaign board stays accurate instead of becoming fiction.
Questions about campaign planning with Penci.ly
Still have a question? Send it to our team and we will help you work out whether Penci.ly fits your project.
Put your next project where you can see it
Bring the ideas, references, tasks, and decisions together on one flexible canvas. Start free and shape the plan your way.