There is no approval process for products released on DMsGuild, once you click "Make Public" it will be available to customers.
We expect all creators to follow our guidelines to the best of their knowledge.
New products are checked regularly by Admins, as well as the community can Report products they feel may have guideline issues.
If a title contains something not inline with our Guidelines or Standards a Partner Rep will deactivate the title and reach out to you directly. Most issues can be resolved with simple edits, but your Rep will know the best options for your title.
Storytelling Collective
If you're looking to start your journey as a D&D creator we encourage you to check out our friends at Storytelling Collective. They provide incredible workshops, support, and books on many creative adventures, including tabletop RPG writing!
Below is a video from Storytelling Collective Director and accomplished TTRPG writer Ashley Warren on what it really takes to write a D&D adventure!
1. Cover Thumbnail
Make sure your cover thumbnail has your title's name and your name on it. This will help customers find your title easily, and will make a lasting first impression on them.
Your cover thumbnail can be the first page of your product, but we do not recommend this as it’s easily looked over by customers. A simple cover goes a long way at drawing in a customer. For great examples of simple, but effective cover images, see our Product Recommendations article.
Cover thumbnails should be 736 x 953 pixels.
2. Product Description
Product descriptions should be thorough, accurate, and clear to help customers understand what your title is all about. It should be complete—telling the customer everything they need to know about the product.
You can also add graphics, Youtube embeds, and external links to your product description to highlight outstanding aspects of your title or to link to related titles on our marketplace.
Please ensure your product description contains a few sentences, at least. For inspiration on what to include in your product description, see our Product Standards Recommendations article..
3. Product Limit
We ask partners to limit the amount of products made public to 3 titles per 24 hour period. Our homepage ribbons are limited to 3 new products per partner per 24 hour period, so submitting more than that also limits the amount of visibility your product will receive! We want as many eyes to see your products as possible.
4. Links to Outside Platforms
Only URLS to certain domains are permitted in your product description. All URLs are allowed within your title's download files (such as a PDF) or in the Purchase Note, which is delivered to customers upon purchasing your title. Please note, URLs linking to third-party marketplaces should not appear in the PDF Preview of your title. You can adjust your preview using our Manage previews of my titles tool.
For a list of allowed URLs, see our Allowed URLs article. You can also find this list on DMsGuild by going to Set up a new title or Edit a title listing > Product page text
5.AI-Generated Art Creation Method Filter
If your title contains AI-generated images you are required to indicate this using the Creation Method filter.
In order to enable this filter, head to your Account page > Edit a title listing > Select a title. Scroll down to the Category Assignments section > Filters. Under Format near the bottom of the filters list, you'll see a box labeled Creation Method. Click the black triangle and it'll expand the dropdown list, where you can then select AI-Generated.
The following policy applies to all DriveThru Marketplaces, including DMsGuild. DMsGuild defines “AI-Generated art” as images created through the use of artificial intelligence algorithms and techniques trained on pre-existing data sets. (Examples: Midjourney, Artbreeder).
- DriveThru Marketplaces require partners to set the AI-generated content filter on all game rulebook and adventure products. If AI tools were used to generate any of the content in your title, you are required to indicate this using the Creation Method filter, and this should be stated in the product description.
- DriveThru Marketplaces do not accept any standalone artwork products that utilize AI-generated tools to make content, or included token, map, or art "packs".
- Products on DriveThru Marketplaces cannot include VTT, assets such as Tokens, Maps, Handouts, Image packs, or Videos that are the result of AI generation.
- Roll20 and DriveThru Marketplaces do not accept any product that include any text generated by AI language generators. A final product should be the result of human creativity and not AI generation. Products should begin and end with human writing. AI should be used as a tool and not a replacement. We acknowledge enforcement challenges and trust in the goodwill of our partners to offer customers unique works written with human creativity.
- DriveThru Marketplaces are including "AI prompt" products in the types of titles not accepted to be published.
Images created with generative AI can be used on your cover image or in your product PDF only.
Our Partner Relations team reserves the right to add or remove filters if a title is not properly marked. Titles that do not comply are subject to removal from the marketplace. Repeat offenders may have their publishing permissions revoked. Approval requests may be denied for suspected AI-generation.
A full statement of intent regarding our policy update can be found in our AI Generated Artwork Policy Updates forum post. DriveThru reserves the right to update or modify these policies at any time. Community content program policies are dictated by the publisher that owns it.
For a list of artwork resources you can use in your products, visit our Artwork Resources for Your Products article.
The use of translation software that utilizes AI is acceptable if it is trained on proprietary, curated data. Translations using software trained on open source data should not be used for DriveThruRPG titles.
DeepL is a free translator that can be used to translate products to other languages.