Announcing the Beta

It's been about three months since I announced the Foe Foundry Alpha with the vision of creating a free toolkit for Game Masters who want to create monsters that are powerful, flavorful, and easy to run.

Since then, we've created dozens of new monsters, added hundreds of unique powers, and launched a GM Tips and Advice Newsletter.

But, the heart of this whole endeavour has always been the Monster Generator.

Great news - the Beta Monster Generator is now available for Desktop. A mobile-friendly design will come soon, don't worry!

A New 5E Monster Generator

Sometimes, a picture (or a video), is worth a thousand words.

Here are the key features:

• Customize your monster by choosing powers from the monster's loadout
• Randomize individual powers, or re-roll the whole statblock if you want fresh inspiration
• Customize the HP and Damage by changing the hearts and skulls and see the values update instantly
• Switch between different variants by choosing the nav pills at the top
• A Monster Card showing off the monster's art and powers

Accessing the Monster Generator

You can access the new monster generator from the Forge Icons that appear next to each statblock.

New Showcase Tutorial

There's also a fun new showcase tutorial to show off the generator:

What's Next? The Journey Through Beta

With the release of the generator, I'm excited to transition the site from Alpha to Beta. The focus during Beta is going to be making the generator as useful and powerful as possible. Here are the planned enhancements:

• Generator Mobile Layout - I'll add a mobile-friendly version of the generator shortly
• Monster and Power Search - you should be able to find monsters and powers easily, without having to know in advance what you want to look for
• Monster Discovery - an interactive index where you can easily explore all the available Foe Foundry Monsters with the ability to sort and filter by type, family, CR, and environment
• Accounts - integration with Patreon, Discord, and Google to set up your account
• Save Monsters - save your monsters
• Share Monsters - share your creations with the world!
• Integrations & Exports - export to Markdown, PDF, and FoundryVTT

I can’t wait to see what you build with Foe Foundry — and I’d love your feedback as the project grows.

Thanks for reading, and thanks for playing.

– Cordialgerm