Guides for Dungeon Masters
Practical, tool-agnostic advice on recording your sessions, keeping notes that survive the week, and remembering what happened last time — written for people running Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop RPGs.
How to record your D&D session so the audio is actually usable
Where to put the mic at a real table, how to record Discord and Zoom games, cheap gear that helps, and what good enough session audio actually means.
· 7 min read
How to Take Notes During a D&D Session Without Wrecking the Game
A working note system for DMs: what to capture mid-session, what can wait, the one-line-per-beat method, player scribes, and the 10-minute post-game dump.
· 8 min read
How to Write a D&D Session Recap Your Players Will Actually Read
A short, practical method for D&D session recaps: previously-on framing, what to cut, how to hide reveals, a worked example, and a skeleton you can copy.
· 7 min read
How to Remember What Happened Last Session (and Rebuild a Campaign You've Lost the Thread Of)
Forgot what happened last session? A practical system for D&D campaign memory: what to record, how to rebuild lost context, how to restart after a break.
· 7 min read
How to Record and Transcribe a D&D Session on Discord
How to record an online D&D game on Discord with Craig, pick the right download format, and turn four hours of audio into a searchable transcript.
· 7 min read