Archivist TTRPG Features for GMs and Players
Tools for Smarter TTRPG Sessions
Whether you're a GM, player, or worldbuilder, Archivist lets you capture your story, keep it structured, draw real insight from it, and share it with your table.
Archivist works wherever you play: Discord, Foundry VTT, Obsidian, and more. Learn about integrations →
Core Features
Where your campaign foundation is built. Archivist turns every session into structured notes, entities, and timelines you can rely on.
Automated TTRPG Session Recaps and Campaign Summaries
Summaries
Automated TTRPG Session Recaps & Campaign Overviews
Detailed session recaps after every game, plus campaign overviews to track story arcs, prep ahead, or catch up after a break.
- Major plot developments and character choices
- Key NPC encounters and hidden revelations
- Combat highlights and dramatic turning points
- Seamless continuity between sessions to keep your story on track
Want your summaries cinematic, snarky, or serious? Customize the tone to match your table's style.
From raw notes to structured recaps—effortlessly.
Track Characters, Items, Locations, and Factions in Your TTRPG Campaign
Captured, Catalogued, Described. Automatically.
Compendium
Automatically Track Every: Character, Item, Location, and Faction
A searchable compendium that grows with every session and stays current as your world evolves.
- Auto-detection and categorization as entities appear in play
- Descriptions evolve as entities recur across sessions
- Instant search across your growing world archive
Archivist AI-Powered TTRPG Chatbot
Ask Archivist
People Forget. Archivist Remembers.
Your AI Chat Assistant for Campaign Memory, Story Recaps & Worldbuilding Support
Ask your campaign chatbot anything—past, present, or future—and get fast, in-universe answers from your session history.
- Recall facts instantly — "What kind of dragon are we hunting again?"
- Summarize story beats — "What happened between the party and the king?"
- Brainstorm and prep — plan arcs, populate shops, or improvise plot hooks.
Available in-app, on Discord, and in Foundry.
Chat with your world.
Your campaign, one timeline
TTRPG Campaign Timeline Tool. Track Arcs, Beats, and Sessions
Timeline
Visualize Your TTRPG Campaign Timeline
A living, layered history of your entire story.
Campaign Timeline is a structured, interactive timeline view of your TTRPG campaign—including major arcs, session summaries, and pivotal story beats.
- From single steps to multi-session arcs—and everything in between
- Follow storylines across the entire campaign
- Visit the key events that define your story
Quest Log: Campaign Objective Tracker for TTRPGs
Quest Log
Your Campaign's Objective Memory
Keep active goals in one place.
Quest Log keeps objectives current. Compile from completed sessions, review suggested changes, and approve canon updates.
- Compile completed sessions into one canonical objective list.
- Review quest diffs with merge, split, reject, and manual merge rollback tools.
- Track status, merge drafts into existing quests, and share a player-ready PDF.
Campaign objectives in one canonical view
Customize TTRPG Campaign Summaries and Chatbot Personality
Customize
Make Archivist Sound Like Your Table
Match your campaign's tone, style, and voice—no prompts or tags required.
Want your campaign recaps to read like a noir mystery? Prefer your session summaries in bullet points? Just tell Archivist—tone, structure, and all.
- Natural language input—just describe the vibe
- Custom tone & format (e.g., noir, flowery, bulleted)
- Give Ask Archivist a personality that fits your world
Your story, your style.
Exploration & Insight
See the story behind the story. Highlights, connections, and cast analysis reveal how your world and players evolve over time.
Track the Highlights of Your TTRPG Campaign
From session zero to legend—your story grows with you.
Highlights
Your Story, One Moment at a Time
Short, punchy highlights—dozens per session, filtered by who they matter to.
Archivist surfaces high-impact moments from every session: emotional turns, key decisions, critical hits, character-defining lines—whatever made your table lean in, laugh out loud, or stop and cheer.
- Trace shared history across entities
- View the story from a character's perspective
- Surface standout campaign moments
Many GMs use highlights to reward standout roleplay with Inspiration. It's not just memory—it's motivation.
Campaign Wikis and WikiLinks for TTRPG World Organization
WikiLinks
Wiki Without the Work
Archivist automatically tags and connects your characters, items, locations, factions, and highlights—so every note becomes part of an organized, easy-to-navigate world.
- Smart tagging across campaign notes, summaries, and session history
- Hover cards give instant previews without breaking flow
- Create manual and custom tags whenever you need them
Campaign Connections and Data Visualization for TTRPG Story Analysis
Campaign Connections
Visualize How Your World Fits Together
Explore your campaign through a living map that reveals how characters, items, locations, factions, and story events weave together over time.
- Trace relationships across your story's web of people and places
- Follow curated timeline views to see who was involved, when, and how
- Jump into the Playground to freely explore and uncover hidden connections
Your story, connected.
Compare players across engagement metrics
Cast Analysis
Understand How Your Table Actually Plays
Start with a single-session snapshot, then compare sessions to find real table patterns.
- Conversation share and spotlight balance within a session
- Energy and pacing trends across multiple sessions
- Sentiment and AI insights that explain what changed and when
Journals
Private and Shared Notes
Journals hold prep, world lore, player logs, and reference material—everything outside live sessions. Each document has explicit permissions, and the chatbot only answers from what the viewer can see.
- Partitioned private and shared documents.
- Permission-aware AI responses.
- Organized structure without exposing hidden content.
Published campaigns showcase your story progression
Campaign Showcase
Share Your World with Your Table or the Wider TTRPG Community
Archivist lets you publish full campaigns or selected sessions so players, friends, and followers can explore your story online.
- Create a public link for your campaign
- Showcase sessions, arcs, and world content
- Join the community gallery of published campaigns
TTRPG Session Handouts - Generate Clean, Shareable Session Summaries
Session Handouts
Clean, Shareable Session Summaries
One click and seconds away from a polished, two-page handout—ideal for sharing, printing, or fast recall.
- Automatically formats your session into a concise 2-page summary
- Includes recap, outline, character highlights, moments, valuable info, key items, and more
- One click to download, print, or share with your group
One Click. Two Pages. Total clarity.
Create beautifully formatted cards in seconds.
Digital Trading Cards
Polished, Shareable Trading Cards for Your World
Archivist builds a formatted trading card for any character, item, location, or faction—auto-filled with key details and fully editable before you download or share.
- Auto-fills name, description, stats, and thematic callouts
- Full customization of text, traits, and card elements
- Download high-res PNGs or share directly to social platforms