CASE STUDY / 2026

Goblio

A tabletop campaign workbench that connects preparation, play and a deliberately limited player view.

ROLE
Product concept and development
PROJECT
Local-first workspace for tabletop role-playing game masters
STAGE
Active product development
Goblio campaign board showing linked scenes, a quest, a faction and the campaign source and license note.
Goblio campaign workspace. The visible starter adventure is adapted from “Jungdetektive – Der erste Fall” by Blackbonsai, revised by blackcat2447, under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Keep campaign thinking connected.

01 / THE SETUP

Goblio gives a game master a visual space to prepare a campaign. Boards hold linked scenes, characters, places, clues, factions and quests, so the same story material can be arranged around a session without copying notes between documents.

Goblio campaign board in run mode, with a protected layout and session controls.
Run mode brings session tools to the board while protecting its prepared layout.

One library, many ways to prepare.

02 / THE SYSTEM

Cards live in a reusable campaign library and can be placed on more than one board. An infinite canvas, relationships and editable layouts make it possible to connect the story first, then shape the board around the way a group plays.

Goblio player preview showing a shared campaign card while private game-master material remains hidden.
The player preview shows how a game master can reveal selected campaign material.

Keep private prep private.

03 / AT THE TABLE

Run mode brings scene queues, session notes, timers, dice and other table tools into the same workspace. A separate player display shows only the cards and images the game master explicitly shares. Campaign drafts are stored locally, with optional account-based sync.