Free GM Resource: Pocket Bard

It seems lately there has been a bit of an anti-AI sentiment in the greater gaming community and while I'm not on the bandwagon, I get it. I use AI regularly, but probably not to it's potential and definitely not as a creative tool. Now if I was smart maybe I'd type up my posts here and have ChatGPT give it a once-over for editing so I wouldn't have to correct so many spelling mistakes and my grammar would be better, but I prefer using it as a database and/or file conversion tool. I'm not going to spend days typing in my recipes into my new cookbook software....

...but I digress....as I do, and as AI would remove completely.

....Anyway, this week's Free GM Resource is Pocket Bard, a TTRPG audio app where "Every note, sound, and piece of art in Pocket Bard is thoughtfully crafted by real humans. We work with talented composers, musicians, and visual artists because we believe in supporting our creative community!"

I don't know what the TTRPG audio equivalent of AI generated seven finger hands is, but I'm sure it wouldn't be pretty. The app is a paid app ($6.99/mo $49.99/yr) but it has a free trial/option and it works on Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac, so it does have a bit more functionality than just an app (I don't know about you, but when I hear "app" I only think of mobile devices)

The Pocket Bard website has some sample audio to check out so you don't have to download & register the app to see if you might like it. Big bonus IMNSHO.....

In the free collection you can sample:

• Fantasy Essentials
• Sci-Fi
• Seafaring
• Desert
• Cozy (Lo-Fi)

There are five other collections listed for the paid (Open Worlds) section and there are a lot of sub-categories for each collection (Fantasy Essentials had 17!).

Is Pocket Bard for everyone.....certainly not. Could it be right for you? How the hell would I know? Go check it out and see for yourself.