Getting started
QuestMaster runs the map, the rules, your world, and optional AI in one live campaign. Here's the quickest path from zero to running a session.
1. Sign up free (no card)
On the sign-in page, create your account with one click:
- Magic link (email)
- Discord
You start on the free Apprentice plan - 2 campaigns, up to four players each, and bring-your-own AI key (free). Every new account is automatically seeded with a ready-made sample campaign so you can explore the encounter tracker, maps, character sheets, and worldbuilding tools right away. The sample is fully editable, deletable, and restorable - poke at it before building your own.
2. Add your AI key (to use AI features)
AI is bring-your-own-key and free on every plan. To generate NPCs, items, maps, recaps, and use the DM chat, add a provider key - see the full step-by-step key setup guide. You can skip this and run everything by hand; AI is always optional.
3. Create your first campaign
From your home launcher, click New campaign, give it a name (setting and tone are optional), and you’re in. Switch between campaigns anytime from the sidebar.
4. Invite your players
Open a campaign’s Invite Players page to generate a share link. Players build a character through a guided creator; you review and approve each submission, which adds them to your party with a personal player portal.
5. Run a session
Build encounters, push maps to a shared player monitor / TV, track HP, conditions, initiative and movement live, and log session events. When you want a hand, the AI assistant suggests - you always decide.