Mechanics before narrative
Uncertain actions resolve mechanically first. Narration only describes what the dice already decided.
Tactical AI Game Master console
Play the game. Skip the novel.
A persistent tactical AI Game Master built for encounter-driven adventures, accurate bookkeeping, meaningful character progression, and player-chosen companions across any genre.
- Verified dice
- Every roll is generated here, recorded permanently, and can never be edited after the fact — not by you, not by the Game Master.
- Authoritative state
- Hit points, fatigue, conditions, positions and ammunition live in records, not in a conversation that drifts.
- Exact saves
- Save mid-encounter and resume on the exact round, actor, posture and unresolved decision you left behind.
Capability manifest
Ten things the console guarantees
The external AI stays the Game Master. This console makes it reliable by holding the records, the dice and the rules of engagement.
Persistent characters
Attributes, skills, advantages, injuries, points and advancement history live in structured records.
Persistent companions
Chosen companions keep their sheet, gear, orders, loyalty and control mode. They are never quietly forgotten.
Deterministic dice
The Game Master requests rolls; the console generates them and writes them permanently. No unverified numbers.
Tactical encounters
Rounds, initiative, current actor, posture, cover, range and hazards are always on screen.
Accurate inventory and ammunition
Every item has one owner and one location. Magazines, spare rounds and charges are counted, not narrated.
Short modular quests
Two to five meaningful encounters by default. No mandatory grand villain, no forced riddles.
Save and resume
Manual saves, validated automatic saves and recovery anchors that restore an exact decision point.
Genre-neutral play
Science fiction, fantasy, modern, horror or historical — the record structures do not care which.
GURPS-first design
Built around technology levels, character points, fatigue and active defenses, while staying open to other systems.
Turn protocol
How a turn actually resolves
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Configure the campaign
Rules system, edition, technology level, starting points, tactical detail, narration length, dice visibility and failure policy.
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Declare an action
You submit one action. It receives a unique action identifier, an idempotency key and the campaign version you were looking at.
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The Game Master requests mechanics
The external AI decides which rolls are required — attack, defense, damage, injury, morale — and calls for each one before describing anything.
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State changes are validated
Proposed changes are checked against ownership, version, entity existence and immutable dice. Invalid patches apply nothing at all.
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Save and resume exactly
A save answers where the party is, what time it is, who is present, whose turn it is and which decision is waiting.
Division of authority
The external AI is the Game Master and owns every judgement call. This console never invents narration, loot, rulings or enemy tactics on its own — if the Game Master cannot be reached, the turn simply does not advance.
Unofficial project notice
Darth Ludicrous GameMaster II is an independent, unofficial project. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Steve Jackson Games, OpenAI, DreamHost, or any other tabletop RPG publisher. GURPS is a trademark of Steve Jackson Games. Users are responsible for complying with the licenses and terms governing any rules material they provide.