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Guild of Lost Lore Resource Library

Tools & Downloads

Practical ebooks, worksheets, drills, planners, and research utilities for players and Dungeon Masters who want less friction at the table.

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Use before you collect

A tool should solve a table problem.

This shelf is organized by the job you are trying to do—not by file type. Each resource links first to a short explanatory page, where you can understand its purpose, see how it works, and find the current version before downloading or using it.

Player resources

Know your character. Plan your turn.

Quick-reference resources for finding the right numbers, defining reliable options, and making decisions before initiative reaches you.

PC 101 Your Character Sheet ebook cover
Illustrated ebook · PDF

Learn to Read Your Character Sheet

Find the modifiers, defenses, saves, and features that answer the questions the game asks most often.

Best for: new players and returning players
Open the guide →
PC 101 Building Your Character Playbook ebook cover
Ebook + worksheet · PDF

Build Your Character Playbook

Define a common turn, burst option, defensive response, and escape plan you can use under pressure.

Best for: players who know their sheet but still stall
Build your playbook →
QUICK TURN PLAN
Printable planner

Quick Turn Planner

Track your target, action, movement, bonus action, and backup choice before your turn begins.

Best for: faster, more confident combat turns
Get the planner →
GM preparation, practice & research

Prepare a scene. Train a skill. Investigate a table.

Practical preparation tools, focused exercises, and research resources for building scenes, improving narration, examining campaign health, and turning observations into better questions.

Combat description practice tool
15-second practice drill

Better Combat Narration

A repeatable exercise for describing action clearly and vividly without slowing the fight.

Best for: sharpening one GM skill between sessions
Try the drill →
CAMPAIGN RELIABILITY
Interactive survey

Campaign Reliability Survey

Contribute structured observations about scheduling, continuity, attendance, and what helps campaigns endure.

Best for: groups examining campaign stability
Take the survey →
DATA & RESULTS
Dataset + results

Survey Results Dashboard

Inspect the published campaign-reliability dataset, results, and the context needed to interpret them responsibly.

Best for: researchers, designers, and curious GMs
Explore the results →
SCENE PREP WORKBOOK
Google Sheets workbook

D&D Beyond Scene Prep Workbook

Draft map and scene notes in structured rows, generate clean text blocks, and copy them into D&D Beyond Maps.

Best for: preparing several scenes outside the VTT
Open the workbook →
Choose by job

What do you need at the table?

Find the right numberStart with the character-sheet guide.
Choose fasterUse the playbook and turn planner together.
Practice a GM skillRun the narration drill in fifteen-second repetitions.
Inspect campaign dataUse the survey and results as a paired research tool.
Working principles

Keep the tools useful.

  • Read the resource page before downloading; it carries the latest context and version.
  • Print only what earns a place at your table.
  • Keep a blank master and duplicate it for each character or campaign.
  • Adapt prompts and labels to fit your group—the tool serves the table, not the reverse.
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