Step 01
Record or upload your session
Record your session however your table already does — a phone on the table works. When the night wraps, upload the audio or video; both are supported.
Session Recaps
AI D&D Session Recap Tool
Tavern Scribe is a free AI D&D session recap tool: record your session, upload the audio or video, and the AI turns it into a written recap, searchable campaign memory, and an in-world campaign newspaper. Every event in the recap links back to the exact timestamp in your recording, and it works for D&D, Pathfinder, and any other TTRPG system.
From recording to recap
Upload the session your table already recorded. The recap, timeline, and character updates write themselves.
How it works
How the AI summarizes a D&D session from audio.
No designated notetaker, no recap homework between sessions. The recap is generated from the recording your table already makes.
Step 02
AI turns the recording into a recap
Upload audio or video and get a complete session breakdown automatically: a written session summary, a chronological event timeline, character updates, and quest progress.
Step 03
Jump back to the moment it happened
Every event in the recap stays linked to the exact timestamp in your recording, so you can search any campaign moment and jump straight to it at the table.
Sample recap
What an AI-generated session recap looks like.
Here's the kind of recap a session recording comes back as. This one is an example written for a fictional table — your recaps are built from what actually happened at yours.
Example — a recap of a fictional session
Session 12 — The Bell Under Harrowmere
The party returned to Harrowmere at dusk to find the fishing town silent and the chapel bell missing from its tower. Brother Aldric, the last priest, finally confessed: the bell was never rung to call the faithful. It was rung to keep something asleep beneath the lake.
Kessa picked the lock on the chapel crypt — a natural 20 she will not let anyone forget — and the party descended into flooded catacombs, where they found the bell dragged below by townsfolk under the sway of a drowned cult. Dain held the stairwell alone for three rounds while Yara unbound the bell's silencing runes, dropping to 4 HP before Serit's healing word pulled him back from the brink.
The night ended on a cliffhanger: the bell rung, the lake boiling, and a voice from the water speaking Yara's true name — the one she never gave anyone at this table.
Quest completed: Silence in Harrowmere. New quest: The Name Beneath the Lake. Character updates: Dain (near death, vow sworn against the cult), Yara (secret exposed). Loot: the Sunken Bell's clapper, 340 gold, and a waterlogged ledger nobody has dared to read yet.
In a real campaign, each of those moments is an event in your timeline, linked to the exact timestamp in the recording where it happened — with character and quest updates applied to your campaign automatically.
Know the difference
Recap vs. transcript vs. campaign newspaper.
A transcript
A transcript is the word-for-word record of everything said at the table — four hours of crosstalk, rules lookups, and snack negotiations included. It's the raw material a recap is built from, but nobody re-reads a transcript to remember what happened.
A session recap
A session recap is the story distilled: what the party did, what changed, and what's hanging over the next session — readable in a few minutes. In Tavern Scribe, the recap comes with an event timeline, character updates, and quest progress, each linked to its timestamp in the recording.
A campaign newspaper
A campaign newspaper is an in-world artifact, not a summary: an AI newsroom of ten writers covers your session with headlines, articles, and comedic roasts of your party's decisions. It's the recap your players will actually open — generated from the same recording.
An honest comparison
Tavern Scribe vs. dedicated D&D notetakers.
There are solid dedicated AI notetakers for TTRPGs — tools that turn session recordings into session notes, and if notes are all you need, one of them will serve you well. The difference is where the recap lives.
| Capability | Tavern Scribe | Dedicated AI notetakers |
|---|---|---|
| AI session notes and recaps from recordings | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in virtual tabletop for live play | Yes | Typically no |
| In-world campaign newspaper | Yes | No |
| Free core workspace for the whole table | Yes | Varies |
Tavern Scribe's recap tool is built into a free virtual tabletop and campaign workspace: the core workspace and VTT are free for the whole table, and AI processing is metered through silver — so the recaps land in the same place you run maps, tokens, initiative, and shared notes, instead of a separate notes app.
Questions
AI session recap FAQ.
What is an AI D&D session recap tool?
An AI D&D session recap tool turns a recording of your tabletop session into a written summary of what happened, so nobody has to take notes during play. Tavern Scribe goes further than a summary: upload your session audio or video and it generates a written recap, a chronological event timeline, character updates, and quest progress — each event linked to the exact timestamp in the recording where it happened.
What kinds of files can I upload?
Tavern Scribe supports both audio and video session uploads for AI processing. Record your session however your table already does, upload the file, and the recap is generated from there.
Does it work for Pathfinder and other TTRPG systems?
Yes. Tavern Scribe works for any tabletop RPG system — D&D, Pathfinder, Daggerheart, Call of Cthulhu, and homebrew campaigns. It processes any session audio or video recording, so the recap covers whatever story your table is telling.
Is the AI session recap tool free?
The core Tavern Scribe workspace — campaign management, the live virtual tabletop, maps, tokens, and shared notes — is free. AI session processing uses silver, and your first campaign starts with 100 free silver, no subscription required. After that, you can get silver through monthly subscriptions or one-time silver packs, and players can charge up shared campaign pools to help fund recaps together.
Can my whole table see the recaps?
Yes. Recaps and campaign memory are shared across the campaign, so Game Masters and players all work from the same session history. Anyone who missed a night can catch up from the recap instead of asking the table to re-tell it.
Does Tavern Scribe train AI on my campaign recordings?
No. Tavern Scribe does not train on your campaign data. Your campaign material stays yours, and core campaign management also works without any AI processing at all.
What is the difference between a session recap and a campaign newspaper?
A session recap is a clear written account of what happened — the story beats, character updates, and quest progress. A campaign newspaper is an in-world artifact generated from the same recording: an AI newsroom of ten distinct writers publishes headlines, articles, and comedic roasts about your party. Tavern Scribe generates both.
Stop taking notes
Let the recap write itself.
Start free, play your session, and upload the recording. Your first campaign starts with 100 free silver for AI processing — no subscription required.
Keep exploring: the free virtual tabletop your recaps are built into, and the campaign newspaper generated from the same recordings.
