🎲 Random Loot Chest Generator for D&D Campaigns

A customizable loot generation app built to make Dungeon Master life easier.

Instead of manually deciding what every player finds after each fight, dungeon, or quest, this app lets you create fully customizable loot pools and animated treasure chests for your campaign.

You can import large item lists, organize loot by rarity and level, create unique chest types, configure drop modifiers, add guaranteed rewards, and instantly generate randomized loot openings with visual effects and history tracking.

Originally built for a real D&D campaign with friends, the goal was simple:

Make loot openings feel exciting, fair, and game-like without forcing the DM to manually roll or improvise every reward.

✨ Features

• 🎁 Custom chest creation
• 🎲 Weighted random loot generation
• 💎 Rarity system (Common → Legendary)
• 📈 Level-based item filtering
• ⚙️ Custom rarity modifiers
• ✨ Optional guaranteed same-rarity drops
• 📜 Loot history tracking
• 📦 Import / Export full campaign state
• 🤖 AI-friendly item import format
• 🔥 Animated chest openings with fullscreen flash effects
• 🧩 Item inspection modal
• 📱 Designed for fast use during live campaigns

🧠 How It Works

1. Add items manually or import them as JSON
2. Assign rarity, level, and type to each item
3. Create loot chests with custom rules
4. Open chests during your campaign
5. Let the app handle randomized drops automatically

The DM stays in control of the loot pool and progression, while players get a more immersive and exciting reward experience.

🎮 Why I Built It

Our DM constantly had to stop the session to decide:

• what loot should drop
• if the reward was balanced
• whether the item matched player progression

So I built a system where:

• the DM prepares the loot beforehand
• the randomness feels fair
• chest openings become part of the experience

Now opening a chest feels closer to opening loot in an actual RPG game.

🛠️ Tech

Built with:

• JavaScript
• HTML
• CSS
• LocalStorage persistence

Includes a custom loot engine with weighted rarity calculations and configurable chest logic.