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Create your first realm

Set up the realm that will hold your worlds, cast, and lore.

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  1. Create it
  2. What to do next

A realm is the container for a setting. Creating one takes a name and nothing else. Everything below can be changed later, except the address the name gives it.

Create it#

  1. Open the app and choose New realm.
  2. Give it a name. This becomes its public address, so it must be unique across DMRealm and a few names are reserved. A name can be up to 160 characters but an address only 80, so a long name's address keeps just its first words. If another realm already uses that address, you are asked to pick a different name.
  3. Pick the game system if you already know it. This decides the shape of stat blocks and can be changed later.
  4. Create. You land on the realm's home with an empty workspace.

What to do next#

  • Write three NPCs. They are the fastest way to feel how records and links work.
  • Add a world (plane) and give it a region or two, even without a map.
  • Link one NPC to one place by typing @ in its description.

Try it in the app

Guided tours run inside the app — open the screen and choose Help.

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