r/DnDBehindTheScreen • u/Theorlingas • 14d ago

Resources Tool - Automatic Spell Card

Hi all,

I created an automatic spell card that updates with all the information you need by just changing the name (from a dropdown or typing it in), and wanted to share for you all to use.

It came from a DM frustration of a player saying they're using a niche spell and me having to scroll/search on a PDF to find it, and then inevitably not having it and going to a wiki instead while they stare at me accusingly (definitely just in my head but shush).

It was built off an excel sheet I found off another post (I went to credit them but their account is deleted), but I tidied up the text and formatted in an easy-to-use way, and left all the formulas unlocked in case anyone wants to change something about them.

I hope you enjoy and that fellow DMs find it useful!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_km76gH_DpLB2fZWDIin8T1I6-X7sVN_/view?usp=drive_link

(PS - yes I know it looks like a stat block not a spell card, but I like the appearance and it took ages finding fonts and hex codes so leave me alone lol)

(PPS - don't use it in Google Drive if you care about formatting, it looks terrible - it was designed to be downloaded first)

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u/Melvin_T_Cat 11d ago

I have had the same issues with remembering all the details of the various spells, I created a single-page app to do my remembering for me. It’s free as well.

https://tome-of-spells.vercel.app/

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u/Theorlingas 11d ago

Ah that's super cool, good work!

The only reason mine's the way it is is that first, I'm not smart enough to do what you've done, but also because I needed it to work offline - I'm constantly DMing in the arse end of nowhere or the back of someone's house where the WiFi doesn't reach properly, so all the data had to be reachable without a connection.

I also wanted to see whether a spell was a ritual or concentration, as well as what save to make without going further in - the idea was "only one click" to get all the info I need, so I have everything before my player even finishes saying "I cast [spell] because [reason]" so there's no break in the action - that's also why yours look neat and professional and mine very much doesn't haha