Monster Maker

A tool for creating of Monsters for Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition.

License

All source code is available under the GNU General Public License. See LICENSE for details.

Dependencies

• Ruby (and Bundler) 3.4.7
• PostgreSQL
• Node.js 24
• Yarn

*can probably be skipped but who knows

Getting started

To run Monster Maker yourself, clone the repo and then install the needed dependencies:

$ bundle install
$ yarn install

Then set up the database:

$ rails db:create
$ rails db:migrate

# optional:
$ rails db:seed

Finally, run the test suite to verify that everything is working correctly:

$ rspec

If the test suite passes, you'll be ready to run the app in a local server:

$ rails server

API

This tool offers the following endpoints:

• /api/monsters - shows all monsters in JSON format.
• /api/monsters/:id - shows a specific monster by ID in JSON format.

Also check out Beholder, the mobile-friendly companion app.