- Avrae is a free, comprehensive
and powerful bot for Discord.
That, in combination with D&D Beyond,
allows players and Dungeon Masters
to keep track of characters, run combat,
make attacks, cast spells
and look up rules quickly and easily.
Installing and getting
started with Avrae is simple.
First, visit invite.avrae.io.
From there, log into your Discord account
and select which server you
would like to add the bot to.
You must have the Manage
Server permission to do this.
Then make sure that all of
the requested permissions
are checked and click
Authorize, and you're done.
The bot will now be up and
running on your server.
Let's take a look at what it can do.
Players will be able to use Avrae
in combination with D&D Beyond
to quickly and easily create and import
characters ready for play.
First you can use the command !randchar
to automatically generate a set of stats
using the 4d6 drop the lowest method.
Take those stats with you
over to dndbeyond.com,
where you can use the character builder
to make your new adventurer.
Once your character is complete,
you can now import them
into the Discord server
by first making sure that
they are publicly viewable
and then copying the shareable link.
Jump back into Discord and use the command
!beyond followed by the link
to instantly import your character.
That's it, Avrae now knows
which character you're playing
and you can start rolling some dice.
Simple commands will let you do things
like make an Arcana check
or a Dexterity saving throw.
Avrae knows your stats and modifiers,
so it can take care of all of the rolling
and the math for you.
But now that we have our characters
and we can roll some dice,
we need some things to fight,
so let's take a look at
how you can use Avrae
for combat and tracking initiative.
When a fight breaks
out, the DM should type
!init begin, which tells
Avrae that combat has started.
Each of the players can
then type !init join
to make their own initiative
rolls and join the tracker,
while the dungeon master can add monsters
by typing !init madd followed
by the monster's name
and how many of them there are.
On your turn as either the
player or the Dungeon Master,
you're probably going to want
to make an attack or cast a spell.
For a standard attack you
simply enter the attack command
followed by the weapon you're using
and the name of who you're targeting.
Alternatively, for a spell,
you can use !cast, followed
by the name of the spell,
and any targets.
Avrae will automatically check the AC
and saving throws of your targets,
determine if you hit and
how much damage you deal,
and it will even keep
track of their hit points.
Avrae will also do things
like track spell slots,
how long spell effects will last for
and will apply some bonuses automatically,
so no more forgetting
to add the d4 from Bless
to your attack runs.
Finally, when your turn is over,
you and the Dungeon Master, or
the player whose turn it is,
can type !init next to
move to the next turn.
Another useful feature for both
players and Dungeon Masters
is being able to look up
things like rules, spells,
monsters, items, class features, feats
and so on with simple commands.
This can be really useful
if you want to remember
how grappling works, for example,
or you want to check the difference
between being stunned and paralyzed.
You can pull up details
on many different elements
of the game in the blink of an eye,
and you can even show monster
tokens to your players
to help them envision the
horrors they're facing.
You can find a full list of
commands at avrae.oi/commands
and on the Avrae dev Discord
server at support.avrae.io.
That should be enough to help
you get started with Avrae,
and once you and your party
have got to the grips with the basics,
there are many other features to look at,
including homebrew support,
custom user scripting
and much more.
Avrae is entirely free to
use and always will be,
so get started at invite.avrae.io.
