Tool
Tavernbard
- Strength. The homepage describes an AI game master for Discord, including a play path that uses an AI subscription you already have.
- Weakness. That play path still depends on an AI subscription you already have, /pricing returned 404, and a $49.99 homepage figure was not confirmed as a monthly plan.
Checked October 15, 2026
AI game master for Discord. Homepage describes a free path that uses your own AI subscription.
Tavernbard is an AI game master aimed at Discord. The homepage described a free play path that uses your own AI subscription. A $49.99 sample also appeared in the crawl; confirm what is free versus paid on the live site. /pricing returned 404. We did not join a server or create an account.
Best for
- Tabletop-style games run in Discord
- Groups that already pay for a model subscription
Not ideal for
- In-engine NPCs inside Unity or Unreal
- A dedicated pricing page — that URL 404’d
What we checked
Docs checked means we opened the official site and the pricing and docs URLs on this page. We did not run a successful local install, so this is not a smoke test.
No local install attempted (SaaS/desktop/extension or install not feasible without account).
Notes from this check
- tavernbard.com/pricing returned 404.
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