Friends & Fables

Friends and Fables is a text based roleplaying platform where an AI game master named Franz runs campaigns inspired by fifth edition tabletop rules. You play solo or with a party, in worlds other people have published or in one you build yourself, and the system tracks stats, takes notes and maintains continuity so nobody has to prepare a session. It is built for two overlapping groups: players who cannot get a regular group or a willing dungeon master together, and world builders who enjoy creation as much as play. Combat is turn based and tactical, with battlemaps, spells, abilities and monsters. The building toolkit includes a map maker for dungeons, taverns and whole continents, character and monster generators, custom items and spells, and a lore importer whose contents the game master weaves into the campaign. Sessions support travel between locations, branching quests and one shots, image generation for characters and places, text to speech narration, long term memory and parties of up to six players. The company states that it is not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast. The free plan allows up to twenty five turns a day, unlimited campaign slots, long term memory and three player campaigns. Starter is $19.95 per month and adds unlimited standard turns, text to speech, four player campaigns and one hundred bonus credits a month. Pro is $29.95 per month with five player campaigns and three hundred bonus credits. A premium tier runs $39.95 per month, and annual billing on any paid plan includes two months free.