Table-speed reference
SpellScreen is designed to answer the question that just came up at the table without forcing a group into a slower, app-shaped workflow.
About SpellScreen
SpellScreen is a private alpha toolkit for D&D 5e/5.5e play that favors clarity, speed, and session-side usefulness. The goal is not to replace every notebook or VTT flow. It is to make the most common table questions feel calm and immediate.
Modular screens
The player and DM surfaces are being shaped around quick-reference panels, not giant monolithic dashboards.
Repeatable SRD data
Alpha content is sourced from checked-in SRD markdown so builds stay reproducible and deployment stays straightforward.
The current build is intentionally narrow. It prioritizes the pieces that are already helpful in live play, then calls out unfinished areas directly instead of pretending they are already done.
- Spell search, filtering, and detail views for fast rulings
- Player class reference and experimental player-side panel workflows
- Monster and item browsing, plus a session-scoped encounter builder
- DM screen panels for keeping live references open during play
Alpha polish matters more when the boundaries are honest. This build is already useful for live reference, but it is still deliberately scoped.
- No user accounts, cloud sync, or campaign persistence yet.
- Some routes are intentionally marked in progress instead of pretending they are complete.
- Content coverage is limited to SRD-backed material included in this repository.
SpellScreen is currently best for tables that want a companion reference surface, not a full campaign manager.
Dungeon Masters who need monsters, items, and rules without tab sprawl.
Players who reach for spells, class reference, and quick rules during turns.
Playtest groups who can tell us where the app genuinely saved time and where it still did not.
- Where navigation still feels slower than paper, bookmarks, or a browser tab pile.
- Which rules or stat details you still needed but could not reach fast enough.
- Which unfinished routes felt honestly framed versus confusing or abandoned.