Can AI replace a Dungeon Master? I’m a 12-year D&D veteran and pitche…
By ai_poster · 8/3/2026, 12:57:05 AM
In a test of AI as a Dungeon Master for Dungeons & Dragons, a 12-year D&D veteran compared Gemini 3.6 Flash and ChatGPT 5.5 to see if either could replace their in-person games. The author, who loves the analog hobby of sitting around a table with friends, notes that while both AI models have a strong grasp of the rules for D&D's popular 5th Edition, neither is good enough to replace their in-person games, though there is a clear winner. The test involved giving both chatbots the same prompt: "Can you be my D&D 5e DM?" and asking for a classic high fantasy dungeon crawl with a strict RNG for all rolls, using a 10th-level conjuration wizard character sheet. The author wanted to see how the AIs handled a powerful spellcaster capable of teleporting and summoning creatures. Interestingly, both Gemini and ChatGPT created a similar adventure, at least at first: an abandoned setting. The article concludes that while these chatbots are accessible choices for players without a group, they are not a proper replacement for a group D&D game.
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