Free dungeon master resources abound on the Internet. It is truly a great time to play and run D&D. I’ve gathered a list of DM resources most are free but some are Pay What You Want.
The first section is resources on DriveThruRPG. The second section is DM resources on the DMs Guild. Also, at the bottom of the page, I have included paid DM resources because they are awesome.
Free Dungeon Master Resources on DriveThruRPG
There are so many free resources for dungeon masters on DriveThruRPG that this list barely scratches the surface. I’ve placed links below to a number of the resources I offer for free. If you would rather start your own search, here’s the link to DriveThruRPG.
- Fantasy Rumors & Odd Jobs
- Fantasy Warehouse – 1D100
- Items in a Wizard’s Chamber
- Items on an Adventurer’s Dead Body
- Wetlands: Swamps, Marshes, Bogs, and Fens
- Sword & Planet: A Campaign Guide
- 50 Fantasy Catastrophes – 1D100 Table
- Alchemical Tools & Ingredients – 1D100
- Items in a Bandit Hideout
- Items in a Royal Tomb
- Medicinal Herbs – 1D100
- Potion Ingredients – 1D100
- Seafaring Encounters
- Items in a Cottage 1D100
- Items in a Noble’s Bedchamber – 1D100
- Mountain Encounters 1D100
- Random Search Chart 1D100 – Fantasy Office
- Forests
- Mountains
- Culinary Herbs & Spices 1D100
- Port Master’s Office – 1D100 Fantasy Search List
- Aeraloth City Map
- Calaron City Map
- Dungeon Map 2800×1820
- Dungeon Map 3640×2170
- Dungeon Map 3440×1890
- 33 Dungeon Maps
Free DM Resources on DMs Guild
The DMs Guild is jam-packed with free resources for dungeon masters. I’ve gathered some examples of great resources, but you can find more here.
- The Legionnaire
- Deities and Demigods · FREE · Relatable Deities for your 5e Game
- NPC – Chronomage
- Barbarian: Path of the Titan
- The Horror, The Horror
- Mike’s Free Encounter #90: Steam & Ice
- Maka: The lost one
- Mike’s Free Encounter #89: Tilja’s Walking Towers
- Mike’s Free Encounter #88: D’Aoine Deighe
- NPC – Death Priest
- Mike’s Free Encounter #87: Tomb Remnants
- Sulphur: A Halloween One Shot
- All Weapons Viable – Revised Weapons Table by Baraz
- Mordenkainen’s Monsters of the Multiverse Random Height and Weight Tables
- NPC – Legendary Thief
- Mike’s Free Encounter #86: Airioch
- Just Dragons – D&D Streamlined (Beta)
- Crowns & Castles: Advisors and Kismet
- Way of the Sand Serpant
- The Quiver of Chaos
- The Pack Run
- McGovern Map Pack 2
- McGovern Map Pack 1
- Mike’s Free Encounter #84: Crater Bay
- Inn at the End of the Road – A Witchlight Supplement
Affordable DM Resources
These DM resources are a mix of both DriveThruRPG and the DMs Guild. These resources are not free, but they are excellent.
- Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e
- Wally DM’s Journal of Puzzle Encounters
- 30×20 Multi-Level Battlemap – Town of Seacliff
- 30×20 Multi-Level Battlemap – City of Saltspray
- The Book of Random Tables: Inns and Taverns
- The Lazy DM’s Workbook
- The Great Book of Random Tables
- The Book of Random Tables
- The Book of Random Tables: Quests
- The Book of Random Tables: Fantasy Shops
- The Book of Random Tables: Fantasy Space
- Prothero’s Guide to Spellweavery
- Puzzles, Predicaments, and Perplexities
- Monster Loot Vol. 1 – Monster Manual
- Crowns & Castles
- Ancestral Weapons
- Tessa Presents 45 Maps for Spelljammer and Light of Xaryxis
- Encounters in the Radiant Citadel
- Exploring Eberron