Signup & First Steps

Getting started as a Gamemaster is free. You’ll sign up with your email, verify a code, and create your first campaign — and RPGLMS sets up a personal House for you automatically along the way. Creating campaigns and parties works on the Free tier; only AI generation requires an upgrade.

Create your account

1. Roll for initiative

   Launch the app and tap anywhere on the title screen — the prompt reads ROLL FOR INITIATIVE. A d20 rolls and, since you’re not signed in yet, you land on the login screen.

   

2. Choose Email, then Sign me up!

   On the login card (heading RPGLMS, tagline “Leveled-Up Learning”), tap Email. The sign-in dialog opens on Requesting Credentials; tap Sign me up! to switch to registration — the header becomes Sign Up, Adventurer!

   

3. Fill the registration form

   Enter your Email, First Name, Last Name, and Password — a live checklist shows the password requirements. There is also an optional Class code field if a teacher gave you one. A legal notice above the button reads “By continuing you agree to the…” — tapping Continue is your acceptance; there are no consent checkboxes to tick. Submit stays disabled until the fields are filled and the password is valid.

   

4. Verify your email

   We email an 8-character code. Enter it on the Verify account screen and tap Create account. There is no separate completion screen — a valid code signs you straight in.

   

5. Meet Your Hero

   First sign-in opens the Meet Your Hero avatar sheet over Base Camp — this happens once, automatically. Pick your Face (skin, hair, ears, lips), Fit (helmet, armor, guards, cloak) and Fab (glasses, earrings, headband), or tap the green arrow to skip. Nothing here is permanent; you can change all of it later from the Player Journal. Options marked with a padlock unlock with a Patron+ subscription — the free set still builds a complete character.

   

Make your first campaign

1. Find the Gamemaster Quarters tab

   On Base Camp, a brand-new account lands on a single card with two tabs — Party Memberships and Gamemaster Quarters. Switch to the Gamemaster Quarters tab; below the divider you’ll also find a Guidebook button.

   

2. Tap Create Campaign

   In Gamemaster Quarters, tap Create Campaign. The hint below explains: “Create your first campaign to begin your story. A personal house will be set up automatically.” (A separate Create House button is intentionally hidden until you have a campaign — and only ever appears for active Sovereign members.)

3. Fill the campaign form and save

   Give the campaign a title, subject, and audience; optionally add a first class and attach Lore. Save it. The server creates the campaign and auto-creates a personal House named after you — so you don’t have to set one up first. You’re taken straight into the Campaign Builder.

4. You're in the Campaign Builder

   This is where you author paths, nodes, and content. See Create a Campaign → Path → Node for the full authoring flow.