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Absolutely - specifically Nurl does:

For GMs

• allow you to create and manage multiple game groups
• allow you to take private notes with TTRPG enhanced features that you can't get in Notion/Google/etc.
• allow you to have a chat thread with your group
• allow you to create and manage combat encounters
• allow you to create/manage NPCs
• help you plan for your session
• help support you during a session so you can focus on telling the story

For Players

• allow you to join multiple groups that play different games
• allow you to create/manage your characters
• allow you to take public notes with TTRPG enhance features (same as above except everyone in the group can see and contribute)
• allow you to chat with your group
• allow you to have a simplified and easy to use battle experience
• help you become "fluent" in the game you are playing faster

For Publishers

• allow you to have your own private database to manage your games/rules easily
• allow you to see analytics (high level) on who is playing your game system

Yes, and thank you for that question. We are actually working on a re-design of the website to help with this topic.

At the highest level - you can think of Nurl as your "TTRPG hub". Whether you are a GM or player - it's all the tools you need (and more - like planning tools, etc.) in a single place. If you are in multiple groups that play different games - you can have a single app to manage everything and just switch from group to group when it's time (like how Discord/Slack does with servers). Eventually, we will support translating characters and NPCs into different game formats. For example, you are in a D&D group with a character you really love but joined a new Aliens group and wanted to bring your D&D Barb into the Alien world - Nurl could do that because it's your personal TTRPG hub.

It is important to note that Nurl is first and foremost targeting groups who play IRL/hybrid. We are not a VTT and have no ambition to become another VTT. Foundry and Roll20 have that covered and are great tools if you want a fully virtual experience.

Our vision is to build an app that gives you the high-end tech solution but not become the "star" of the game session. Instead, be the "NPC" hanging around and at your disposal when you need (i.e. the story, players, and game session remain the stars).

I hope that answers your question?

I appreciate that you point this out. You do have to apply and pay a fee for most highly-rated awards (nothing is free today). However, I'm proud to say that we did not apply, rather were nominated (by individuals) and won our category.

We are bootstrapped (indie hackers) who are just trying to build a tool that we have always wanted - and hope others can enjoy as well (along with our victories).

I totally get it (why we are working on a new website). So, think of it more like a "hub" or "operating system" for all your TTRPG games.

A single place to do different things based on which type of player you are in a game:

GM's can...

1. Get help planning for a game session with a streamlined framework we created
2. Manage NPCs via our "Contacts" feature
3. Take private notes that seamlessly connect to the game and features (think Notion had a baby with Google docs)
4. Manage real-time meta updates for the players (i.e. location, weather, time, duration, etc.)
5. Build and run battles in our "combat arena"

Players can...

1. Get help planning for a game session with a player version of the previous #1
2. Manage their character in a much easier way via Nurl simplifying the sheet and rules to be easier to understand
3. See the public "Contacts" the GM has revealed
4. See group level information (health, battles, etc.)
5. Create a personalized dashboard of game-specific widgets to use during game-play

Groups can...

1. Contribute to public notes (like the GM notes, except available to everyone)
2. Have a group chat where they can ask Nurl game specific questions instead of stopping the flow of the game (non-cheating parameters built in)

Users can...

1. Adjust accessibility settings to account for being colorblind, on the spectrum, or having ADHD (probably a later release since this one is more difficult).
2. Have many groups to switch between - say one group plays dnd, the other pathfinder
3. Translate characters from one game to another - say you really love your druid in dnd and want to translate that into pathfinder for you second group

...so much more. We still have a lot of work to do but it is all coming together. I hope you can at least see the vision of where we are headed and give Nurl a shot in the future.

If not, I still appreciate you and have enjoyed the conversation.

• Casey Baggz, Founder & CEO (life-long GM)

It's a TTRPG OS-level app to enhance your IRL/hybrid game sessions (not a VTT). We bring all the tools you need into a single place and simplify the rules/information of the game you are playing. It helps make the game easier for all players (GM & Players - experienced or new) and inclusive (i.e. colorblind, Austism, ADHD, etc.).

We will be launching v1 soon - but today you can join the waitlist on the website - the site is pretty outdated but we will be updating it soon with a new design.

Nurl is also meant to be game agnostic with features that will also create a platform for publishers/writers to add their own systems. v1 will include support for dnd5e (not 2025 yet), Shiver, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Nightfell, and Shadow scar (RPG day game).

Thanks for the help! I'll ship those updates today.

Oh, good idea! Going to work on adjusting that and validate.

I appreciate the attention to detail! The AC feature is still in development and I am currently working on figuring out the consistency part because the data on the DDB side is actually inaccurate (unfortunately). For example, this same character in DDB somehow has a "+27" attributing to their HP from CON which in no way matches the actual CON breakdown. Even Foundry is having to adjust some data points around AC. So, it has been a quite the revealing experience building out this feature. It's totally random too which makes it even harder to find the data loop-holes.

On the gold side, we are purposefully displaying it in a format that it more familiar to people but will have the breakdown of each item if you click the "manage" button. We are using the same D&D conversion rate which is uses GP as the baseline valuation (i.e. 1 pp = 10 gp).

On this missing skills side, in this preview we are indeed hiding the skills and proficiencies but we do show those once you save the character (you can see in our screen shot on the website). However, what I'm hearing from that feedback is that you would find it more valuable to also include that in this preview as well?

I definitely appreciate all the points you bring up and will take everything into consideration on adjusting where we can before we launch.

Thanks for the great feedback. I'll do my best to figure out how to make that part easier to read taking in your idea as a starting point.

This is amazing. ✨

Hello! Yes, I am looking for a Co-Founder who will be the functioning CTO, similar to myself being the Founder & CEO. These are not paid positions yet (equity only) but we are close to getting funding - so they will be soon. Since it's just me, trying to stay ahead of the curve for anyone qualified and ready.

Thank you so much for this question Obituary! From my perspective it's not so much about looking up rules not being holistic - rather a blocker to a game session and potentially to the game itself (i.e. some rules are very abstract and require X level of experience...which even then is not reliable). Thus, Nurl instead helps to try and streamline that experience when it needs to happen, doing so in a way that a 13 year old can understand. Of course, it's opt in, so you don't have to use that feature - but speaking from experience (I'm a GM with a hybrid group of 6 players. All are new except one who has been playing for 20 years), it has been an invaluable resource in our group.

The holistic nature being more around character sheets and other tools you need to play a game.