Effortless Campaign Management with Kanka.io
The Familiar Challenge: When Your RPG Campaign Outgrows Your Notes.
Picture this: It's game night. Your players have just encountered the mysterious merchant they met three sessions ago. One player asks, "Didn't he mention having a sister in the capital city?" Another chimes in, "And wasn't he somehow connected to that noble house we helped?"
You freeze, frantically flipping through notebooks, searching digital files, and scrolling through chat logs. Somewhere, buried in your notes, is the information you need—if only you could find it.
For Game Masters, this scenario is all too familiar. As your campaign grows in complexity and depth, so does the challenge of keeping track of it all:
- Character details scribbled across multiple notebooks
- Location descriptions buried in word documents
- Plot threads tracked in spreadsheets (or worse, only in your memory)
- Campaign timelines that become increasingly difficult to maintain
- Player-accessible information mixed with GM-only secrets
In the heat of gameplay, disorganized worldbuilding leads to inconsistencies, forgotten plot points, and unnecessary session delays. The richer your world becomes, the harder it is to manage—until now.
Introducing Kanka.io: Your Campaign Command Center
Kanka.io transforms how Game Masters create, organize, and run their campaigns by providing a unified platform for all your worldbuilding needs. Gone are the days of scattered notes and forgotten details. With Kanka, your entire campaign world lives in one accessible, organized digital space.
One Platform, Infinite Possibilities
What sets Kanka apart is its comprehensive approach to campaign management. Rather than using multiple tools, Kanka offers everything you need in one place:
- Character Management: Create detailed NPC profiles with custom attributes, secrets, and relationships
- Location Tracking: Build a connected world with nested locations, maps, and points of interest
- Timeline Building: Visualize your campaign's history and future events
- Faction Organization: Manage competing groups with hierarchies and conflicting goals
- Quest Tracking: Document adventures, side quests, and player objectives
- Note Organization: Keep campaign sessions, player handouts, and worldbuilding details organized
- Journal Entries: Record session summaries and important events
Each element in your world can be interconnected, creating a living, breathing campaign that evolves with your story.
Building Your World: From First NPC to Epic Campaign
Character Creation That Brings NPCs to Life
Creating memorable NPCs is at the heart of great campaigns. Kanka's character system gives you the tools to develop NPCs that your players will remember long after the campaign ends.
Beyond Basic Character Sheets
With Kanka, character creation goes far beyond stat blocks:
- Custom Attributes: Define traits specific to your game system or campaign
- Character Secrets: Keep hidden motivations visible only to you
- Dynamic Relationships: Link characters through family ties, organizational roles, or mysterious connections
- Visual Representation: Upload character portraits or link to AI-generated images
- Character Status: Track whether NPCs are alive or deceased
- Location Tracking: Note where characters are currently located
- Inventory Management: Keep track of important items characters possess
Location Management That Creates a Coherent World
From sprawling continents to the hidden room in the back of a tavern, locations form the backbone of your campaign setting. Kanka's location management system helps you create a world that feels consistent and interconnected.
Features That Make Your World Feel Real
- Hierarchical Organization: Create parent-child relationships between locations (continents, countries, cities, buildings)
- Map Integration: Upload custom maps and place pins for points of interest
- Character Associations: Link inhabitants and visitors to specific locations
- Historical Events: Connect important events to their locations
- Location Secrets: Hide information from players until the appropriate time
- Custom Fields: Add details specific to your world (population, climate, magical properties)
Quest Management That Keeps Your Campaign on Track
Tracking quests—from main storylines to side adventures—becomes effortless with Kanka's quest management system.
Quest Features That Drive Your Story Forward
- Quest Hierarchies: Create main quests with nested side quests
- Character Connections: Link quest givers, targets, and involved NPCs
- Location Tagging: Connect quests to relevant locations
- Quest Status: Track progress from "not started" to "completed"
- Reward Documentation: Record promised and delivered quest rewards
- Private Notes: Keep your future plans hidden from players
The Power of Interconnection: Everything Is Related
What truly sets Kanka apart is how every element of your campaign can be connected. This web of relationships transforms your notes from static information into a living, breathing world.
Relationship Mapping That Reveals the Bigger Picture
In Kanka, you can create explicit connections between:
- Characters and other characters (family, allies, enemies)
- Characters and locations (birthplace, current residence)
- Characters and factions (membership, leadership)
- Locations and events (historical significance)
- Items and characters (ownership, creation)
- Quests and nearly everything else
These connections make preparation easier and improvisation smoother. When your players unexpectedly decide to learn more about a minor NPC, you can instantly see their relationships, history, and role in the broader world.
Real-Time Campaign Management: Running Games With Confidence
Kanka truly shines during actual gameplay, transforming from a preparation tool into an active campaign assistant.
In-Session Features That Enhance Gameplay
In Kanka, you can create explicit connections between:
- Quick Search: Find any campaign element in seconds
- Permission Settings: Reveal information to players as it becomes known in-game
- Mobile Accessibility: Access your campaign from any device
- Update Notifications: Keep players informed of new revelations
- Dashboard Customization: Organize information based on session needs
Secrets and Revelations: Information Control at Your Fingertips
One of Kanka's most powerful features is its permission system, allowing you to control exactly what information players can see.
Gradual Information Revelation
- Entity Permissions: Control visibility of entire characters, locations, or other elements
- Attribute Permissions: Reveal specific details while keeping others hidden
- Timed Revelations: Schedule information to become visible at specific dates
- Campaign Secrets: Keep GM-only notes completely private
- Player Theories: Create spaces for players to document their own theories and notes
This system allows for dramatic revelations, maintained mysteries, and player discoveries that feel organic to your storytelling.
Organization Beyond Characters and Locations
Kanka's comprehensive approach extends to every aspect of your campaign.
Calendar and Timeline Management
Create custom calendars specific to your world, track important dates, and visualize how events connect across time. Link characters to events and show how the history of your world unfolds.
Faction and Organization Tracking
Track political powers, religious orders, criminal enterprises, and other groups that shape your world. Define hierarchies, track changing allegiances, and visualize conflicts between competing interests.
Item and Artifact Documentation
Document important items from legendary artifacts to plot-critical documents. Track ownership history, magical properties, and connections to quests and events.
Journal Entries and Session Notes
Record session summaries, in-world documents, and player handouts in a searchable format. Link entries to relevant characters and events for easy reference.
Start Your Journey to Effortless Campaign Management Today
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