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D&D Campaign Planner: a DM journal for every session

A dungeon master journal with campaign world pages, a party roster, 24 session plans, 16 NPC profiles, a scene list and goal pages, undated so it fits any campaign.

An undated campaign planner for dungeon masters and game masters with two campaign world pages (big story, factions, places, secrets and clues, threads and house rules), a party roster, 24 session plans (recap, hook, scenes and encounters, NPCs, loot and after-session notes), 16 NPC profiles, scene lists and goal pages.

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73 linked pages in the sample
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Real pages from this D&D campaign planner

Rendered by the same engine that builds yours, in the Dark Academia theme for iPad portrait.

What's inside

The pages, section by section.

Each section gets its own side tab. You can switch any of them off, or add sections from other planners, in the builder.

Campaign

Campaign world, party roster, session plans, NPC profiles and a scene list.

Campaign World2 pages
Party Roster1 page
Session Plan24 pages
Character Profile16 pages
Scene List2 pages

Goals

Goal planners, vision board and reviews.

Vision Board1 page
Goal Planner4 pages
Quarterly Reset4 pages
Year in Review1 page

Plus the linked calendar every planner has

Cover and contents · 2 pages
A cover with your name and a linked contents page that every tab returns to.
Year overview · 1 page
Twelve blank month grids to date yourself.
Year goals · 1 page
Your goals and their milestones in one place, filled in by the AI if you use it.
Monthly calendars · every month
A month grid with a focus list and notes. Every date links to its day or week.
Notes · 20 pages
Lined, dotted, grid or blank pages. You choose how many, up to 100.

The sample above comes to 73 pages over 12 months. Yours changes with the months, sections and notes pages you choose.

Who it's for

Who reaches for this one

Dungeon masters running a home campaign
Game masters for any tabletop RPG
New DMs planning a first campaign

AI goal planning

Goals people plan with it

Type a goal like one of these and the AI breaks it into a milestone for each month and a small action for each week, then prints them on your month and week pages. You read and edit every line before you download.

Your goal
Prep every session two days early
12 monthly milestonesWeekly actionsA motto each month
Your goal
Keep track of every NPC
12 monthly milestonesWeekly actionsA motto each month
Your goal
Finish the campaign's first arc
12 monthly milestonesWeekly actionsA motto each month

Plan my goals

Guide

How to use a D&D campaign planner

Running a campaign means juggling a world, a party of players, a cast of characters and plot threads that go on for months. A campaign planner keeps your prep in one linked book, so the clue from session three is still there in session twenty.

Build the world
The campaign world pages hold the big story, factions, places, secrets and clues, open threads and house rules.
Know your players
The party roster lists each player, their character, class, level, background and what they want from the game.
Prep each session
Every session plan has a recap, the hook, scenes and encounters, the NPCs involved, loot and after-session notes.
Keep a cast list
NPC profiles record what each character wants, how they speak and what they know.
Plan the arc
Scene lists and goal pages help you shape the next few sessions without over-preparing.

What to include in a D&D campaign planner

A dungeon master journal should be quick to use at the table. This one includes:

Calendar

Weekly and monthly pages

Twelve undated month pages for scheduling sessions and tracking in-world time. No weekly or daily calendar pages.

Campaign

Two campaign world pages, a party roster, 24 session plans, 16 NPC profiles and two scene lists.

Campaign World · 2 pages
Party Roster · 1 page
Session Plan · 24 pages
Character Profile · 16 pages
Scene List · 2 pages

Goals

A vision board, goal planners, quarterly reviews and a year in review, for campaign arcs and milestones.

Vision Board · 1 page
Goal Planner · 4 pages
Quarterly Reset · 4 pages
Year in Review · 1 page

Every section can be switched off in the builder, and sections from other planners can be added.

Digital vs printable D&D campaign planner

A digital campaign planner on a tablet behind the screen jumps from session plan to NPC in one tap, and you can paste maps and portraits onto any page.

Printed, the session plan works as a one-page run sheet for the table, with room to scribble what the players actually did.

Digital sizes: iPad portrait, iPad landscape, Android portrait, Android landscape, E-ink
Printable sizes: A5 print, A4 print, Letter print, Half letter

An example week in a D&D campaign planner

One goal, followed through a single week. The milestone and weekly actions are the kind of lines the AI goal step writes onto your month and week pages; the daily notes are what you add by hand.

Goal

Prep every session two days early

Milestone for October

Session 8 prepped by Thursday

This week's actions

Write the recap the day after each game
Draft the hook and three scenes
Add any new NPCs

SundaySession 7 played. Wrote the after-session notes straight away.
MondayRecap for session 8 done. The party owes the harbourmaster a favour.
TuesdayHook and three scenes drafted. One combat, one social, one puzzle.
WednesdayTwo new NPC profiles: the smuggler and her brother.
ThursdayPrep done. Added a secret to the campaign world page.

Plan your own goals

Formats

Download it for your device.

Every format is included in the price. Switch between them and download again whenever you like.

iPad — Portrait
GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo, Collanote, ZoomNotes
iPad — Landscape
GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo
Android tablet — Portrait
Samsung Notes, Penly, Flexcil, Xodo, Noteshelf
Android tablet — Landscape
Samsung Notes, Penly, Flexcil, Xodo
E-ink tablet
reMarkable, Kindle Scribe, Boox, Supernote
Printable — A5
Print at home or at a print shop, fits A5 binders
Printable — A4
Print at home on standard A4 paper
Printable — US Letter
Print at home on US Letter paper
Printable — Half Letter
Fits Happy Planner classic and half-letter discs

Theme

Starts in this look.

Dark Academia

Dark mode with warm brown leather and old-library gold.

Prefer something else? Pick from 13 themes, including dark mode and an e-ink theme, and change the accent colour.

See all themes

Questions

D&D campaign planner questions

Read the full FAQ

Is it official Dungeons & Dragons material?

No. It's an independent planner for running any tabletop roleplaying game, with no rules or content from any publisher.

Can players use it?

It's set up for the game master, but the NPC profiles work as character sheets for backstory and notes.

Is there a free D&D campaign planner?

You can build this D&D campaign planner and flip through every page in your browser for free, with a watermark. The tabs and links work in the preview, so you can check the layout before you pay. The clean PDF is $12 once, or included in Pro at $49 a year for unlimited planners. There is no free download of the full planner.

Does it work with GoodNotes, Notability, Samsung Notes and e-ink tablets?

Yes. Download the iPad size for GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo, Collanote or ZoomNotes; the Android size for Samsung Notes, Penly, Flexcil or Xodo; or the E-ink size for reMarkable, Kindle Scribe, Boox and Supernote. The links work in any app that follows PDF links, usually in read mode rather than pen mode. Every size is included in the price.

Can I print the D&D campaign planner?

Yes. Choose A5, A4, US Letter or Half Letter in the builder for a printable PDF with a wider inner margin for hole punching. Printable and digital sizes come with the same purchase, so you can use the D&D campaign planner on a tablet and print the pages you want on paper.

Does the AI fill in the D&D campaign planner for me?

Only the goal parts, and only if you want it to. Type up to six goals and the AI writes a milestone for each month and a short action for each week onto your month and week pages, plus a motto for each month. You can edit every line before you download. Everything else, from the calendar pages to the trackers, is yours to fill in by hand. You can try it 3 times a day without an account.

How many pages is the D&D campaign planner?

With the default settings it comes to about 92 pages. That includes 12 month pages, the Campaign and Goals pages and 20 notes pages. Switching off sections makes it shorter, and the builder shows the total as you change things.

Make it yours in about a minute.

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D&D Campaign Planner: a DM journal for every session

Real pages from this D&D campaign planner

The pages, section by section.

Campaign

Goals

Plus the linked calendar every planner has

Who reaches for this one

Goals people plan with it

How to use a D&D campaign planner

Build the world

Know your players

Prep each session

Keep a cast list

Plan the arc