Building a Digital Dungeon Master with Semantic Kernel, C#, and Azure

Build a solo RPG Dungeon Master using C# and Azure OpenAI

As a kid, I was fascinated by the possibilities of table top role playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, Shadowrun, and Mechwarrior, but rarely got to play them, aside from some combat encounters my brother and I set up and executed. Fast forward a few decades and I’m building software and AI solutions professionally with Leading EDJE, and one of my coworkers decided to start a RPG night.

I was hooked immediately at the idea of playing a character, exploring a game world and a game master’s story, and exploring the mechanics of a game system with characters and a setting that evolved as sessions went on. And then I met one of the hardest parts of these games: scheduling play sessions everyone can attend. I simply didn’t want to wait a few weeks between sessions, and so I got a bright idea: I could build my own virtual dungeon master and use it in the weeks between sessions to explore different settings and character options.

So I did. This article walks you through my approach of using Semantic Kernel, C#, and services in Microsoft Azure to build a digital dungeon master capable of handling simple gameplay scenarios.

Note: this article is intended for hobbyist use and doesn’t assume any ownership of properties claimed by Wizards of the Coast, Hasboro, or other publishers. I strongly recommend you purchase any game system…