Archivist TTRPG Features for GMs and Players

Tools for Smarter TTRPG Sessions

Archivist works wherever you play: Discord, Foundry VTT, Obsidian, and more. Learn about integrations →

Core Features

Automated TTRPG Session Recaps and Campaign Summaries

Summaries

Session Recaps & Campaign Overviews

After each game, Archivist writes a session recap. Campaign overviews pull those together so you can track arcs, prep ahead, or catch up after a break.

  • Plot developments and character choices
  • NPC encounters and revelations
  • Combat highlights and turning points

Prefer cinematic, snarky, or serious? Customize the tone.

Track Characters, Items, Locations, and Factions in Your TTRPG Campaign

Archivist auto-detecting characters, items, factions, and locations in a TTRPG session

Compendium

Characters, Items, Locations, and Factions—Tracked Automatically

A searchable campaign compendium. Entities are detected as they appear in play, then updated when they show up again.

  • Auto-detect and categorize as entities appear
  • Descriptions update when entities recur
  • Search across the full campaign

Archivist AI-Powered TTRPG Chatbot

Ask Archivist

People Forget. Archivist Remembers.

Ask Archivist questions grounded in your campaign history—what happened last session, who an NPC is, or help planning the next arc.

  • Recall facts — "What kind of dragon are we hunting again?"
  • Summarize beats — "What happened between the party and the king?"
  • Prep and brainstorm — arcs, shops, plot hooks

Available in-app, on Discord, and in Foundry VTT.

Archivist chatbot interface showing memory of campaign events and characters
Archivist interactive campaign timeline with session, arc, and beat tracking

TTRPG Campaign Timeline Tool. Track Arcs, Beats, and Sessions

Timeline

Campaign Timeline

Each session breaks into Steps (play-by-play), Minor Beats (summarized sequences), and Major Beats (key events). Edit, reorder, or expand any node.

  • Zoom from a single step out to multi-session arcs
  • Track storylines that span many sessions
  • Different from recaps: structured blocks, not a narrative summary

Quest Log: Campaign Objective Tracker for TTRPGs

Quest Log

Campaign Objective Tracker

Quest Log keeps objectives current across the campaign. Compile from completed sessions, review suggested changes, then approve what becomes canon.

  • Statuses: Planned, In Progress, Blocked, Failed, Done
  • Review diffs: merge, split, edit, or reject before approving
  • Export a player-ready PDF
Quest Log - campaign objective tracker with status, progress, and diff drawer review

Customize TTRPG Campaign Summaries and Chatbot Personality

Customize

Make Archivist Sound Like Your Table

Set the writing tone for session recaps and the personality of Ask Archivist. Describe what you want in plain language—noir mystery, bullet points, bardic tall tales.

  • Tone and format for summaries (e.g. noir, concise, bulleted)
  • Separate personality setting for Ask Archivist
  • Set during campaign setup; change anytime
Archivist's customization tools for TTRPG summaries and chatbot tone

Exploration & Insight

Hero Awards and Key Moments for Your TTRPG Sessions

Session Highlights

Hero Awards and Key Moments From Every Session

After each session, every player gets a Hero Award card recognizing their standout contribution—plus illustrated Key Moments for full-party turning points. Add your own moments anytime.

  • Hero Awards—Canonical, Silly, or Spicy tone per character
  • Key Moments—reveals, comebacks, betrayals, and plans that somehow worked
  • Filter by character, faction, or location

Campaign Connections and Data Visualization for TTRPG Story Analysis

Data Studio

Campaign Connections

Data Studio maps how characters, items, locations, factions, and events connect across your campaign. Filter down to one entity—or a few—and see where they show up.

  • Relationship graphs for people, places, and factions
  • Timeline layouts (rows, clock, semi-circle) for who was involved when
  • Playground mode to try filters and layouts freely
Cast Analysis Radar Chart showing player 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 with data partitioning and permissions
Journals

Private Prep and Player Notes

Prep notes, world lore, player logs, and reference docs outside live sessions. Each journal has its own permissions; Ask Archivist only uses what the current viewer can see.

  • Private by default; share when you choose
  • Players can keep journals hidden from the GM
  • Ask Archivist refuses private content it should not see

Sharing & Showcasing

Published campaigns showcasing your TTRPG stories and adventures

Campaign Showcase

Publish a Public Campaign Page

Publish a full campaign or selected sessions with a shareable link. Overview, summaries, characters, timeline, and highlights go live; raw transcripts stay private.

  • One public link; unpublish anytime
  • Appears in the community gallery of published campaigns

TTRPG Session Handouts - Two-Page Session Summaries

Session Handouts

Two-Page Session Handouts

Generate a PDF handout from a completed session in seconds. Choose which sections to include, pick a theme, and reorder before you export.

  • Pulls in your recap, Key Moments, Hero Awards, quests, and Cast Analysis
  • Five themes: Parchment, Azurelight, Nightwire, Verdant, Infernal Ink
  • Download PDF, email players, or save to Artifacts
Parchment Session Handout 2.0 — two-page PDF spread

Parchment

Parchment theme trading card

Parchment

Digital Trading Cards

Digital Trading Cards

Generate a card for any character, item, location, or faction. Details fill in from your campaign; edit before you download or share.

  • Themes: Parchment, Azurelight, Nightwire, Verdant, Infernal Ink
  • High-res PNG download or share to social