Public discussion
Use shared boards for help, examples, and conversations about running games and using the tools.
Between games
Forge Community
Ask other GMs for help and keep campaign discussions together.
Forge Community gives the suite a place for useful discussion. Ask a practical question, share material that helped your game, or keep a campaign conversation in a room with the appropriate members.
What it helps you do
Campaign rooms
Keep player discussion in campaign rooms whose membership matches the group.
Private GM spaces
Discuss preparation and GM matters in rooms with the appropriate access.
Shared sign-in
Use the connected Forge account workflow rather than maintaining an unrelated campaign identity.
Choose how to keep in touch
Use member messages and notification preferences to follow the conversations that help you.
Getting ready
Use the connected Forge sign-in and confirm which account is active. Begin with public help and examples if you are exploring the tools. Campaign membership and GM access come from the linked campaign roles; they are separate from the board’s normal trust level or posting activity.
Before discussing a game, choose the intended audience. A public help topic, a player-facing campaign room, a private GM room, and a member message serve different purposes. Prepare only the recap, handout, or example appropriate to that audience rather than copying private preparation into the first visible board.
How to use Forge Community
Find the discussion that fits your need
Open Forge Community and look for relevant public help, examples, or campaign discussion. Read the existing context before replying or starting a new topic. Use the shared board to ask a practical question about preparation, a tool workflow, or a decision at the table, so other members understand the problem you are trying to solve.
Give enough context for useful help
Describe the game situation, what you tried, and the point where you need advice. For a tool question, identify the app and the action you were taking. For a GM question, explain the player choice or preparation difficulty. Remove material that would reveal a private NPC, planned twist, or confidential group detail in a public topic.
Use the campaign room for player discussion
Check the room’s membership, then post an approved recap, a player question, or material the group can discuss between nights. Keep the topic anchored to the relevant adventure or played event. Let players clarify their plans and questions without treating every proposed idea in the thread as an action already completed in the game.
Keep GM preparation in the private room
Use the appropriately restricted GM space for secrets, opposition plans, or candid preparation discussion. Confirm the access rather than relying on a familiar category name. A person’s board trust level does not give them the GM role for your campaign, and old or inactive membership should not be used as proof of continuing access.
Choose messages and notification preferences
Use member messages for a conversation intended for particular members and review your notification preferences for ongoing topics. Follow the discussion at a pace that helps you prepare. The board handles its ordinary discussion and notification behaviour; simply linking an NPC or game does not enable automated in-character responses.
Bring the useful result back into preparation
Take the advice, clarifications, or shared example that helped and adapt it to your game. Add the accepted idea to Mentor, prepare the relevant NPC or item, or revise a player-facing recap. Keep the original campaign record and your GM decision distinct from another member’s suggestion or a public example template.
A game example
Ask for help with a clue that did not land
For example, post a public question about players missing a clue, describing the decision and information they actually had without revealing your campaign’s private twist. Discuss possible repairs with other GMs. In your campaign room, ask the players what they understood from the approved recap. Use those responses to adjust the next Mentor night, and keep the remaining opposition plans in the private GM room. The discussion helps the GM make a better decision; it does not rewrite the campaign automatically.
What you keep
Reusable discussion
Public questions, replies, and practical examples that others can find and learn from.
Campaign communication
Player-facing topics and private GM discussions organised around the correct membership and audience.
Useful follow-up
Member conversations and chosen notification preferences, plus ideas the GM can bring back into the preparation tools.
How it fits with the other apps
Common questions
Why can I sign in but not see a campaign’s private GM room?
Account sign-in and campaign role are different checks. Confirm the active Forge identity and current campaign membership or GM assignment. A matching email address, old membership, or high board trust level alone is not the campaign’s permission record.
Can an NPC already reply automatically in any room?
Automated in-character exchanges have separate enablement and pilot requirements and are still in development. Ordinary community discussion and member notifications do not establish that this NPC feature is available or permitted in the room.
Usage guide based on the 7 October 2026 project summary, reviewed 8 October 2026. Examples illustrate possible games. Some connected features require sign-in, GM permissions, or a configured local table.