I've been using Lorekeeper for my Cypher System Ptolus game and it's been a real eye opener for me. So useful, for all the reasons you say. Just being able to say "give me a description of Lady Enis Sadar" or "describe the House Erthuo estate" and not have to go looking is so useful. It's great for generating both descriptions of, and stats for, NPCs. It's a real time-saver!
This is the main reason I use ChatGPT too. I'm DMing a few pbp (play by post) games. Mainly to polish up my own ideas and language. For example. Someone is searching through a dungeon cell for something to pick the lock with. Their roll isn't quite enough for an immediate success, but they do get a partial success (or success with complication), so I come up with the idea that they see some bones in the corner that might work, but if they go and look through them a rat will attack them from the shadows. So I got this description from chatgpt: You crouch down and begin sifting through the brittle bones, hoping to find something, anything, that might serve your purpose. Just as your fingers graze the pile, a sudden movement from the darkness makes you jerk back. A rat, large and scraggly, darts out from the shadows, its beady eyes gleaming as it startles you with its unexpected appearance.
I also like being able to explain a situation or describe a character then asking ChatGPT to "Write me a letter or announcement in a formal, flowery style for a fantasy medieval campaign that this character would have written about this situation." And it usually comes up with something quite good. Like: To the Esteemed Heroes of the Realm, I, Lord Chamberlain Porlyn Amberstead, write to you in the hopes that my words may reach those with the courage, strength, and wisdom necessary to answer a call that echoes across the lands of Averancia. It is a call born of desperation, but also of hope-the hope that you may be the ones to steer our duchy away from the precipice of ruin and towards a future of renewed glory. Our Duchy of Averancia was established a millennium ago on the shores of a newly discovered island continent. For centuries, the Redstone family guided our people, carving out a small yet prosperous domain from the wild and untamed lands that surrounded us. Though only a few leagues of our vast territory has been fully settled, it has been enough to sustain our people and nurture a peaceful, if isolated, society. Two hundred years ago, a devout Duke entrusted the reins of our duchy to the Church of Elion, embarking on a pilgrimage-or perhaps a crusade-to the Old Continent. The Church ruled Averancia for nearly a century, until a hero, Eldwin Anvilstar, arrived at our capital, claiming his rightful place as the Duke. With the Church's blessing, he reclaimed the throne, and the Anvilstar lineage has ruled ever since. But three years ago, our young Duke, Frederic Anvilstar, disappeared without a trace. Despite the best efforts of the lords of the realm, no sign of him has been found, and the Duchy has been left in turmoil. Trade and mercantile ties that once flourished have begun to unravel, and many of our adventurers and heroes have returned to the Old Continent, lured by tales of war and glory. As the de facto ruler of Averancia, I have taken it upon myself to seek out those who might have the power to restore our lands to their former greatness. To that end, I extend to you this invitation-a summons, if you will-to join us in this time of need. I offer coffers of silver and the gratitude of a nation to those who would aid us in our struggle. Your deeds, should you accept this call, may very well determine the fate of our duchy. The path ahead is fraught with danger, uncertainty, and great challenges, but I believe that with the right heroes, Averancia can rise again. Your arrival could be the turning point in this tale of despair and hope. I ask you to consider this call carefully, for the future of our land may rest upon your shoulders. May you find it within yourselves to answer. With the utmost respect and hope, Lord Chamberlain Porlyn Amberstead Duchy of Averancia
I uploaded Mythic to my custom GPT. Its pretty good at coming up with interesting stories. If you dont like the direction its going, just start over later and tweak your prompts
I think if you rely too much on AI it can come out weird, but it's not much different than using a table that you roll on to generate an encounter if you use it that way. And going the opposite way, the better your input, the better your output. If you just tell it "be my gm" you're going to get weird results compared to a good prompt with context for it to work with
I use chatGPT as a creative “wall” to bounce ideas off of to flesh out campaign ideas and adventures. I also use it to do the boring work I don’t wanna do “what’s in the box?” “3 death themed spells for my orc caster” I’ve used it for stat blocks and opening dialogue. I don’t understand the “robot bad” comments on here. It’s just a game you play with your friends. If your friends notice the content is AI generated then I think that’s a problem with the user, not the tool. You should be curating the information and making it your own.
@@brianistryin76 It's been great for idea bouncing for me too. I used to have to text like 3 people to ask questions. Now I just ask ChatGPT and it gives me some great feedback. I think the robot bad feelings are from creatives which feels ai is built on the back of "stolen" work. Which is a complicated argument. For me, I just needed something to help me with my game and it's doing that for sure!
@@D20Pub yeah you’re right, it’s complicated. With this topic (and with most other discussions) all nuance is out the window. Have you seen Campaigns Never Die? I could agree that’s too much AI.
Im using ChatGPT to bounce ideas off and make monsters of different AC than they appear in MM. Or helping me give a monster another flavor, like a mountaintroll from lotr instead of the normal dnd troll
@@Lord_Jan_Vejlin Awesome uses! I've been literally talking to it about ideas, asking it what it thought and asking it to make suggestions. It's been fun. Another method to brainstorm. It's also suggested monsters based on current needs, even told me about a monster I had never heard of that fit perfectly for the encounter my guys were going into
just tonight i was playing arround with the ideas for fighting pits in a thieves den where players can bet. I asked it about it and it came up with ideas for the betting system and player parpicipation in the pits
Um... great, I'm sold, but HOW? Feed it info... WHAT info? What kind of words? I am clueless. I've never used any AI. How do I do it? How much does it cost? I'm afraid that, by the time I figure out what to "feed" it, I might as well have made everything up myself. ...???
@@morsuljyn-dm all great questions! First, the basic version of ChatGPT is free. So you can start without any cost Second, what you feed it is entirely up to you. To start you could just ask it for ideas, or ask it to make a monster stat block more powerful. Anything you would normally Google, just ask ChatGPT instead and see what you get back Third, if you get to the point you want to feed it anything you just start with one thing and go from there. Give it a PDF Adventure module. Give it a web page and ask it how to adapt it to your game. Anything. You're only limited by your creativity 😁
@@D20Pub Showing more of my ignorance here, but how do I "give it" a PFD or a web page? I guess I would type in a URL, but do I have to type in the entire body of the PDF? And isn't that a copyright violation?
@morsuljyn-dm you can upload PDFs and it can read them. No, it's not a violation. You own it and the ai is simply going to help you with your own property.
It's very simple and you really don't need to feed it a ton of information. I just started out with I want to make a fantasy town for D&D. The town is located in a forest next to a river and is mostly populated by humans. What else can you tell me about this town? And it will make up a ton of stuff including population, primary industries, key locations with names and the names and races of the owners, and even potential plot hooks for the town. Then you can ask it for more details about the NPCs it made up, or about the shops it created, and just go to town on it. It's amazing!
Claude AI has a great grasp of RPG ideas and how games actually work. I think they must have fed it a lot of DnD and other RPG rules and blog. I love how it gives really cool ideas that you can work with it to refine and modify till its perfect for your game.
@@D20Pub To be fair, I have been running PBEM Traveller Campaign since 2002. Players come and go. My current iteration has a little over 18 months or so.
I’m creating, using, and play testing, a custom GPT I call “Star Trek Adventures RPG GM”. I have instructed it how to function, and to keep its focus on Star Trek Original Series era (my favorite era), and I uploaded into it every PDF I have for STA RPG so that it can reference that, and not random information it may get on the internet. My interest was for solo role play and, while I don’t lack for imagination, I feel like the AI can, just as a human DM would, surprise me when I give it freedom to do so. And it can come up with tons of useful information, presented in game terms, in mere moments. It doesn’t hold all the power, though. I created my senior staff, starship, and important lesser crew, myself the old fashioned way. I loaded that into my GPT as well so it would know all of that any time I would reference a character, or crew assignment, etc. I decided my orders were to explore a sector of space just outside of the Federation, so I rolled up the number and location of, “notable” systems that would warrant a survey based on really long range scans. Then I warped to the closest of those star systems. Once there I also manually generated the specifics of the star, planets present, moons, etc. At this point, however, GPT showed how amazingly useful it can be. I’d done plenty the old fashioned way but I wanted a lot more detail, just as a real starship would get while doing a survey. So I asked GPT to provide me with a descriptive paragraph about each planet then, in game terminology, present me with information about size, atmosphere, gravity, temperature, hydrography, life, tech level, natural resources and, finally, notable places of interest. I also asked that it generate a picture of each planet, as seen from space. The job it did with all that was outstanding, and threw some things at me worth exploring! I could have done all that detail work… but it’s A LOT to do. Plus, as I said, I’m solo playing so, while I don’t have a problem wearing the dual hats of Player and DM, the less DM’ing I have to do the more fresh the playing will be! And, I tell you this, Chat GPT is the best Oracle you could possibly want for a solo RPG experience!
@@D20PubI doubt you can do all that in free access mode, but I’m paying $20 a month for Pro. It’s well worth it… I’ve spent more and gotten less back so many times in my life!
@interstellardave the playground is how I use the custom assistants inside the website. I haven't tried using my custom assistants in the app. Did you have to make yours public to use it in the app?
oh ok. I'm doing solo RPG since my imagination is uber wild I could only express it in a few words. chatGPT made a Frankenstein out of my ideas and it's fun reading I made copies of it in my excel format to track it all down. I'm using Excel as my Map maker too .fun fact you can make a complete house CAD like appearance buildings houses but trees I have a hard time with it. time doesn't synchronize with others so. yeah this chat good enough.
The best thing about AI is that I don't have to start with a blank piece of paper. During sessions and while playing I am very creative.. but during preparation I often can't get myself to start the process. That's when ChatGPT comes to the rescue.
@@Frederic_S True that. I've started using prompts as simple as, "I want to do something interesting for my group but I have no idea what." And it's great to have something respond.
Yes! I've done the same! haha. It's been really awesome. I even found a cool monster I never heard of before (I might have shared this in the video) simply by describing the situation and saying "I need a monster that fits with this theme and will challenge a party of X level"
I'm using ChatGPT to play solo DnD as 'MachoMandalf' in a LOTR-themed universe and while it's doing an ok job fulfilling this ridiculous campaign as far as dialogue and setting, I keep thinking an experienced DM could use it to huge effect
@@riley539 it seems like 90% of the videos about chatgpt and D&D revolve around the idea of solo play. While I understand that, I definitely think it will be the most effective as a tool to simply help narrators with their games. Are you satisfied with it as a DM for you? Is that the only option you have for playing right now?
@@D20Pub it is terrible at most mechanics, like leveling or the spell book but the narration is impressive and funny sometimes. I've never played tabletop DnD (I'm a closet nerd) but was interested after playing baldur's gate 3. And text adventures on PC were big when I was a kid so it's a little nostalgic
@@riley539 you've never played tabletop DND?! Oh man. My heart breaks a little for you. What about play by post? Have you heard of that? That's how I play
I find the notion of ChatGPT or any AI in the pursuit of a TTRPG completely distasteful and pointless. It will never be used at any of my tables or be welcome in any game I play in. The point of the game is you and your player's creativity. AI actively diminishes your using your creativity. If you have difficulty in writing descriptions, practice or lean into the things you are good at. Art and creativity are encouraged by the limitations we have. You find ways to make the experience your own. AI just sidesteps that and generally produces a lesser product. You should be ashamed of yourself for suggesting this. Beyond the fact it hurts creativity, the generation of these models hurts the planet with their absurd amount of power requirements.
I feed chatgpt my pdfs and ask it for stuff out of it as I do Prep for sessions, so instead of generic stuff it's ideas fit in perfectly into my setting and incorporate npcs from other notes and matches the vibes. Think so many of the haters have only tried basic prompting for generic stuff
@@GodOfMoxie This is what I've done as well. I did the custom assistant because I was sick of having to start new chats and upload 20 documents each time. Plus, the custom assistant is giving me way better answers than my paid subscription of ChatGPT where I upload all the documents into each chat. How about you? It's doing well?
@@zofifi7549 True. People are starting to restrict access to their content. One thing I've done is create the custom chat bots which I give the data that I've paid for.
i created a project folder inside chatgpt where i am building my whole DND world . its helping with creature creation i then use other image creators to build the look described by chatgpt .. i am creating a world with multiple kingdoms and a opening scenario .. and when i finally start the campaign i will have it help with each session
@@Farreach oh that's really cool! Does the project folder remember and save and index all your documents? I think that's a new feature isn't it? In order for me to accomplish the same thing, I had to create the custom bot
@@D20Pub Just an observation. He's from Arkansas, has a similar accent and delivery as you. It's refreshing to hear from someone who does not categorically scorn the use of AI.
Anyone saying using AI kills creativity, doesnt know how to use AI and are being left behind. You can engineer your prompts to have AI be as involved as you want it to be in the creative process, even the process of controlling that balance of creativity between you and the AI, requires creativity. Or you can just get it to do everything without any real input or guidance, and you get your soulless mess. It's as creative as you are.
@@archnme89 I agree with you. I've fed it all my notes and all the posts from my play by post game. That made it much better but it still has issues. The custom assistant I built for my Ptolus website is working amazing. It's been really helpful but it can't do anything without a person at the helm ☺️
@@D20Pub I've tried randomly generated dungeons and they just felt lifeless and dull. It was fun for a one off but not sustainable or interesting long term. Also, if I'm not willing to put in the time to be creative why should my players be willing to put in the time to engage with the game? Generative large language models just don't offer the craft or polish of creating something my self. Not to mention, I'd rather "AI" do the dishes than my hobbies. If I'm not the one playing the game, what's the point of the game?
@@DanielJPool I wish AI could do the dishes for sure! I kind of feel bad using it for my play-by-post game, but the fact of the matter is it is generating incredible content and helping me and my players enjoy the hobby because otherwise I wouldn't be able to keep up. That said, everyone has their own taste and that's the joy of the world right? 🙂
@@randomjester9983 I hear you. With the way my life and schedule is currently, ChatGPT makes my game better and faster and remembers way more than me 😉
@@doublestarships646 That’s amazing, that’s perfect. Don’t mistake me, I don’t have issues with AI as a whole. It can be used to relive humanity of its hardest labours and solve our most difficult problems, it should allow us to less time with our work and more time with our hobbies and passions. What I don’t like, however, is when it blends into those hobbies and passions.
I use ChatGPT to do 'research' for me. Like, "I need 20 names of villages that sound like they are in medieval England."
@@toddzircher6168 for sure! Great ability!
I've been using Lorekeeper for my Cypher System Ptolus game and it's been a real eye opener for me. So useful, for all the reasons you say. Just being able to say "give me a description of Lady Enis Sadar" or "describe the House Erthuo estate" and not have to go looking is so useful. It's great for generating both descriptions of, and stats for, NPCs. It's a real time-saver!
I'll have to check out Lorekeeper! Thanks for sharing!
This is the main reason I use ChatGPT too. I'm DMing a few pbp (play by post) games. Mainly to polish up my own ideas and language. For example. Someone is searching through a dungeon cell for something to pick the lock with. Their roll isn't quite enough for an immediate success, but they do get a partial success (or success with complication), so I come up with the idea that they see some bones in the corner that might work, but if they go and look through them a rat will attack them from the shadows. So I got this description from chatgpt: You crouch down and begin sifting through the brittle bones, hoping to find something, anything, that might serve your purpose. Just as your fingers graze the pile, a sudden movement from the darkness makes you jerk back. A rat, large and scraggly, darts out from the shadows, its beady eyes gleaming as it startles you with its unexpected appearance.
I also like being able to explain a situation or describe a character then asking ChatGPT to "Write me a letter or announcement in a formal, flowery style for a fantasy medieval campaign that this character would have written about this situation." And it usually comes up with something quite good. Like:
To the Esteemed Heroes of the Realm,
I, Lord Chamberlain Porlyn Amberstead, write to you in the hopes that my words may reach those with the courage, strength, and wisdom necessary to answer a call that echoes across the lands of Averancia. It is a call born of desperation, but also of hope-the hope that you may be the ones to steer our duchy away from the precipice of ruin and towards a future of renewed glory.
Our Duchy of Averancia was established a millennium ago on the shores of a newly discovered island continent. For centuries, the Redstone family guided our people, carving out a small yet prosperous domain from the wild and untamed lands that surrounded us. Though only a few leagues of our vast territory has been fully settled, it has been enough to sustain our people and nurture a peaceful, if isolated, society.
Two hundred years ago, a devout Duke entrusted the reins of our duchy to the Church of Elion, embarking on a pilgrimage-or perhaps a crusade-to the Old Continent. The Church ruled Averancia for nearly a century, until a hero, Eldwin Anvilstar, arrived at our capital, claiming his rightful place as the Duke. With the Church's blessing, he reclaimed the throne, and the Anvilstar lineage has ruled ever since.
But three years ago, our young Duke, Frederic Anvilstar, disappeared without a trace. Despite the best efforts of the lords of the realm, no sign of him has been found, and the Duchy has been left in turmoil. Trade and mercantile ties that once flourished have begun to unravel, and many of our adventurers and heroes have returned to the Old Continent, lured by tales of war and glory.
As the de facto ruler of Averancia, I have taken it upon myself to seek out those who might have the power to restore our lands to their former greatness. To that end, I extend to you this invitation-a summons, if you will-to join us in this time of need. I offer coffers of silver and the gratitude of a nation to those who would aid us in our struggle. Your deeds, should you accept this call, may very well determine the fate of our duchy.
The path ahead is fraught with danger, uncertainty, and great challenges, but I believe that with the right heroes, Averancia can rise again. Your arrival could be the turning point in this tale of despair and hope. I ask you to consider this call carefully, for the future of our land may rest upon your shoulders.
May you find it within yourselves to answer.
With the utmost respect and hope,
Lord Chamberlain Porlyn Amberstead
Duchy of Averancia
@@accessyourinnerlight971 nice! It's helping me even with "what would this bad guy do" which has been great
I uploaded Mythic to my custom GPT. Its pretty good at coming up with interesting stories. If you dont like the direction its going, just start over later and tweak your prompts
@@AliciaGuitar Very cool!
I think if you rely too much on AI it can come out weird, but it's not much different than using a table that you roll on to generate an encounter if you use it that way. And going the opposite way, the better your input, the better your output. If you just tell it "be my gm" you're going to get weird results compared to a good prompt with context for it to work with
@@1TrashCrap all true for sure!
I use chatGPT as a creative “wall” to bounce ideas off of to flesh out campaign ideas and adventures. I also use it to do the boring work I don’t wanna do “what’s in the box?” “3 death themed spells for my orc caster” I’ve used it for stat blocks and opening dialogue.
I don’t understand the “robot bad” comments on here. It’s just a game you play with your friends. If your friends notice the content is AI generated then I think that’s a problem with the user, not the tool. You should be curating the information and making it your own.
@@brianistryin76 It's been great for idea bouncing for me too. I used to have to text like 3 people to ask questions. Now I just ask ChatGPT and it gives me some great feedback.
I think the robot bad feelings are from creatives which feels ai is built on the back of "stolen" work. Which is a complicated argument.
For me, I just needed something to help me with my game and it's doing that for sure!
@@D20Pub yeah you’re right, it’s complicated. With this topic (and with most other discussions) all nuance is out the window.
Have you seen Campaigns Never Die? I could agree that’s too much AI.
@@brianistryin76 I have not. I'll check it out!
This us how I use it as well
Im using ChatGPT to bounce ideas off and make monsters of different AC than they appear in MM. Or helping me give a monster another flavor, like a mountaintroll from lotr instead of the normal dnd troll
@@Lord_Jan_Vejlin Awesome uses! I've been literally talking to it about ideas, asking it what it thought and asking it to make suggestions. It's been fun. Another method to brainstorm. It's also suggested monsters based on current needs, even told me about a monster I had never heard of that fit perfectly for the encounter my guys were going into
just tonight i was playing arround with the ideas for fighting pits in a thieves den where players can bet.
I asked it about it and it came up with ideas for the betting system and player parpicipation in the pits
@Lord_Jan_Vejlin That's epic! I had it generate gross income and costs for running a DND tavern 😁
Um... great, I'm sold, but HOW? Feed it info... WHAT info? What kind of words? I am clueless. I've never used any AI. How do I do it? How much does it cost? I'm afraid that, by the time I figure out what to "feed" it, I might as well have made everything up myself. ...???
@@morsuljyn-dm all great questions!
First, the basic version of ChatGPT is free. So you can start without any cost
Second, what you feed it is entirely up to you. To start you could just ask it for ideas, or ask it to make a monster stat block more powerful. Anything you would normally Google, just ask ChatGPT instead and see what you get back
Third, if you get to the point you want to feed it anything you just start with one thing and go from there. Give it a PDF Adventure module. Give it a web page and ask it how to adapt it to your game. Anything.
You're only limited by your creativity 😁
@@D20Pub Showing more of my ignorance here, but how do I "give it" a PFD or a web page? I guess I would type in a URL, but do I have to type in the entire body of the PDF? And isn't that a copyright violation?
@morsuljyn-dm you can upload PDFs and it can read them. No, it's not a violation. You own it and the ai is simply going to help you with your own property.
It's very simple and you really don't need to feed it a ton of information. I just started out with I want to make a fantasy town for D&D. The town is located in a forest next to a river and is mostly populated by humans. What else can you tell me about this town? And it will make up a ton of stuff including population, primary industries, key locations with names and the names and races of the owners, and even potential plot hooks for the town. Then you can ask it for more details about the NPCs it made up, or about the shops it created, and just go to town on it. It's amazing!
Claude AI has a great grasp of RPG ideas and how games actually work. I think they must have fed it a lot of DnD and other RPG rules and blog. I love how it gives really cool ideas that you can work with it to refine and modify till its perfect for your game.
@@RadeFoxxy Very cool! I'll have to check it out!
I have been running play by email Traveller RPG since 2002. I have not tried chat gpt.
@@KhanTrav play by email for over 20 years?! That's a hell of a campaign!
@@D20Pub To be fair, I have been running PBEM Traveller Campaign since 2002. Players come and go. My current iteration has a little over 18 months or so.
@@D20Pub Yeah, I've done something similar. I have a one-on-one AD&D game I've been playing by text chat since 1992. I'm Dming that one.
I’m creating, using, and play testing, a custom GPT I call “Star Trek Adventures RPG GM”. I have instructed it how to function, and to keep its focus on Star Trek Original Series era (my favorite era), and I uploaded into it every PDF I have for STA RPG so that it can reference that, and not random information it may get on the internet.
My interest was for solo role play and, while I don’t lack for imagination, I feel like the AI can, just as a human DM would, surprise me when I give it freedom to do so. And it can come up with tons of useful information, presented in game terms, in mere moments.
It doesn’t hold all the power, though. I created my senior staff, starship, and important lesser crew, myself the old fashioned way. I loaded that into my GPT as well so it would know all of that any time I would reference a character, or crew assignment, etc.
I decided my orders were to explore a sector of space just outside of the Federation, so I rolled up the number and location of, “notable” systems that would warrant a survey based on really long range scans. Then I warped to the closest of those star systems. Once there I also manually generated the specifics of the star, planets present, moons, etc.
At this point, however, GPT showed how amazingly useful it can be. I’d done plenty the old fashioned way but I wanted a lot more detail, just as a real starship would get while doing a survey. So I asked GPT to provide me with a descriptive paragraph about each planet then, in game terminology, present me with information about size, atmosphere, gravity, temperature, hydrography, life, tech level, natural resources and, finally, notable places of interest. I also asked that it generate a picture of each planet, as seen from space. The job it did with all that was outstanding, and threw some things at me worth exploring!
I could have done all that detail work… but it’s A LOT to do. Plus, as I said, I’m solo playing so, while I don’t have a problem wearing the dual hats of Player and DM, the less DM’ing I have to do the more fresh the playing will be! And, I tell you this, Chat GPT is the best Oracle you could possibly want for a solo RPG experience!
@@interstellardave that's really cool! Did you use a custom gpt assistant? Do you just interface with it through the playground area?
@@D20PubI doubt you can do all that in free access mode, but I’m paying $20 a month for Pro. It’s well worth it… I’ve spent more and gotten less back so many times in my life!
@interstellardave I'm absolutely paying for pro. Haha. But is the only way you can use your custom assistant to use the playground?
@@D20PubThe term “playground” is stumping me. Don’t know what that is, by name. I’m doing everything within the desktop app.
@interstellardave the playground is how I use the custom assistants inside the website. I haven't tried using my custom assistants in the app. Did you have to make yours public to use it in the app?
this is accurate
Are you using ChatGPT in your games?
@@D20Pub kind off
@@rock_ok person of few words 😉
oh ok. I'm doing solo RPG since my imagination is uber wild I could only express it in a few words. chatGPT made a Frankenstein out of my ideas and it's fun reading I made copies of it in my excel format to track it all down. I'm using Excel as my Map maker too .fun fact you can make a complete house CAD like appearance buildings houses but trees I have a hard time with it. time doesn't synchronize with others so. yeah this chat good enough.
chatgpt I mean. wink wink
The best thing about AI is that I don't have to start with a blank piece of paper. During sessions and while playing I am very creative.. but during preparation I often can't get myself to start the process. That's when ChatGPT comes to the rescue.
@@Frederic_S True that. I've started using prompts as simple as, "I want to do something interesting for my group but I have no idea what." And it's great to have something respond.
Yes! I've done the same! haha. It's been really awesome. I even found a cool monster I never heard of before (I might have shared this in the video) simply by describing the situation and saying "I need a monster that fits with this theme and will challenge a party of X level"
I'm using ChatGPT to play solo DnD as 'MachoMandalf' in a LOTR-themed universe and while it's doing an ok job fulfilling this ridiculous campaign as far as dialogue and setting, I keep thinking an experienced DM could use it to huge effect
@@riley539 it seems like 90% of the videos about chatgpt and D&D revolve around the idea of solo play. While I understand that, I definitely think it will be the most effective as a tool to simply help narrators with their games. Are you satisfied with it as a DM for you? Is that the only option you have for playing right now?
@@D20Pub it is terrible at most mechanics, like leveling or the spell book but the narration is impressive and funny sometimes. I've never played tabletop DnD (I'm a closet nerd) but was interested after playing baldur's gate 3. And text adventures on PC were big when I was a kid so it's a little nostalgic
@@riley539 you've never played tabletop DND?! Oh man. My heart breaks a little for you. What about play by post? Have you heard of that? That's how I play
I find the notion of ChatGPT or any AI in the pursuit of a TTRPG completely distasteful and pointless. It will never be used at any of my tables or be welcome in any game I play in. The point of the game is you and your player's creativity. AI actively diminishes your using your creativity. If you have difficulty in writing descriptions, practice or lean into the things you are good at. Art and creativity are encouraged by the limitations we have. You find ways to make the experience your own. AI just sidesteps that and generally produces a lesser product. You should be ashamed of yourself for suggesting this. Beyond the fact it hurts creativity, the generation of these models hurts the planet with their absurd amount of power requirements.
@@JeremiahMcCoy I am already ashamed of myself in many other ways. I will add this one to the list now. Thank you
I feed chatgpt my pdfs and ask it for stuff out of it as I do Prep for sessions, so instead of generic stuff it's ideas fit in perfectly into my setting and incorporate npcs from other notes and matches the vibes. Think so many of the haters have only tried basic prompting for generic stuff
@@GodOfMoxie This is what I've done as well. I did the custom assistant because I was sick of having to start new chats and upload 20 documents each time. Plus, the custom assistant is giving me way better answers than my paid subscription of ChatGPT where I upload all the documents into each chat. How about you? It's doing well?
That sounds pretty cool, not bothered to make anything custom assistant but will check out how to set that up now, to not have to re-upload again.
Also been using card conjure and ai image gens to make and print cards for magic items for my player.
@GodOfMoxie 🙂 nice
@GodOfMoxie I've already done it for Ptolus. Do you need one for a different setting?
Two words "stolen data"
@@zofifi7549 True. People are starting to restrict access to their content. One thing I've done is create the custom chat bots which I give the data that I've paid for.
@@D20Pub Are you certain your custom chat bots do not use any data from the main chatGPT?
@zofifi7549 No. They absolutely do. But I can't do anything about that. Is there an AI you prefer?
i created a project folder inside chatgpt where i am building my whole DND world . its helping with creature creation i then use other image creators to build the look described by chatgpt .. i am creating a world with multiple kingdoms and a opening scenario .. and when i finally start the campaign i will have it help with each session
@@Farreach oh that's really cool! Does the project folder remember and save and index all your documents? I think that's a new feature isn't it?
In order for me to accomplish the same thing, I had to create the custom bot
1:28 fyi
@@pgaven9396 what's specific about that time?
@D20Pub it's when you get right into things.
@pgaven9396 oh thanks!
You sound just like Boogie 2998. Can you do Francis?
@@bunnycatch3r I don't know any of those names 🤣
@@D20Pub Just an observation. He's from Arkansas, has a similar accent and delivery as you. It's refreshing to hear from someone who does not categorically scorn the use of AI.
@bunnycatch3r interesting 🤔 I'll check him out
Thanks for letting me know to hide your channel.
@@Scoo Absolutely! You're welcome!
Tired of hearing you talk about Tools. Every 10 seconds you name drop it
@@TheCydog1 The video title mentions the tool and your surprised I'm talking about it? Not sure how to help you there. Have a blessed day
Anyone saying using AI kills creativity, doesnt know how to use AI and are being left behind. You can engineer your prompts to have AI be as involved as you want it to be in the creative process, even the process of controlling that balance of creativity between you and the AI, requires creativity. Or you can just get it to do everything without any real input or guidance, and you get your soulless mess. It's as creative as you are.
@@archnme89 I agree with you. I've fed it all my notes and all the posts from my play by post game. That made it much better but it still has issues. The custom assistant I built for my Ptolus website is working amazing. It's been really helpful but it can't do anything without a person at the helm ☺️
AI? That's gonna be a big "Nah" from me.
@@DanielJPool Everyone is entitled to their own. Do you mind sharing why? Hate the idea of AI generated content? Worried about skynet? 😁
@@D20Pub I've tried randomly generated dungeons and they just felt lifeless and dull. It was fun for a one off but not sustainable or interesting long term. Also, if I'm not willing to put in the time to be creative why should my players be willing to put in the time to engage with the game? Generative large language models just don't offer the craft or polish of creating something my self. Not to mention, I'd rather "AI" do the dishes than my hobbies. If I'm not the one playing the game, what's the point of the game?
@@DanielJPool I wish AI could do the dishes for sure! I kind of feel bad using it for my play-by-post game, but the fact of the matter is it is generating incredible content and helping me and my players enjoy the hobby because otherwise I wouldn't be able to keep up. That said, everyone has their own taste and that's the joy of the world right? 🙂
Hah ai is smarter than me
@@bravojr I wouldn't say smarter. Can process more information faster, yes.
Yeahhh no thank you, I prefer keeping the soulless slop away from a game built on soul and creativity
@@randomjester9983 I hear you. With the way my life and schedule is currently, ChatGPT makes my game better and faster and remembers way more than me 😉
Soulless AI literally figured out your entire DNA structure so we can combat cancer lmao
@@doublestarships646 That’s amazing, that’s perfect. Don’t mistake me, I don’t have issues with AI as a whole. It can be used to relive humanity of its hardest labours and solve our most difficult problems, it should allow us to less time with our work and more time with our hobbies and passions.
What I don’t like, however, is when it blends into those hobbies and passions.