Tavern Scribe Blog
Release notes, GM craft, and table stories from the Tavern Scribe team.
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- Session Prep
How to Prep a D&D Session in 15 Minutes Using Campaign Memory
A 15-minute D&D session prep workflow: open last session's recap, scan open quests, check NPCs and loot, and prep only what you can't improvise.
Tavern Scribe Team 
Session NotesThe 9 Best D&D Session Notes Apps in 2026 (Free & AI Options Compared)
An honest comparison of nine D&D session notes apps — Tavern Scribe's AI notetaker alongside World Anvil, Kanka, LegendKeeper, Obsidian, Notion, Roll20's journal, OneNote, and plain paper — with a feature table, pros and cons, and a verdict for every kind of table.
Daniel Noel
Campaign TrackingHow to Track a D&D Campaign (Without Becoming the Campaign's Secretary)
What actually needs tracking in a D&D campaign (and what doesn't), three honest ways to do it — notebook, wiki, or automatic tracking from recordings — plus a starter structure you can copy tonight.
Tavern Scribe Team
Ai Session RecapHow to Summarize a D&D Session from Audio with AI (Free, 2026)
Yes — AI can summarize D&D sessions from audio, free to start. Record your table, upload the file, and get a recap, event timeline, and campaign newspaper.
Tavern Scribe Team
Virtual TabletopA New Kind of VTT: How Tavern Scribe Fills the Gap
Most VTTs are map viewers with extras bolted on. Tavern Scribe is built differently: one free workspace for maps, tokens, combat, dice, notes, and atmosphere. Here is every feature inside it.
Tavern Scribe Team- Ttrpg Notetaker
Free TTRPG Notetaker and Virtual Tabletop in One Tool (2026)
Looking for a free TTRPG notetaker that doubles as a virtual tabletop? Here's how Tavern Scribe combines shared session notes, maps, tokens, and AI recaps in one workspace, at no cost.
Tavern Scribe Team - Newspaper Writers
Meet the Writers Behind Your Campaign
Tavern Scribe runs its own AI newsroom: ten distinct writer voices covering your D&D sessions, each publishing only when they find material.
Tavern Scribe Team - Session Prep
The Most Exhausting Part of Session Prep Isn't the Prep
Most DMs waste 30-60 minutes before prep even starts, doing archaeology through old notes instead of creative work. Here's why, and how to fix it.
Daniel Noel
