DnD Session Notes — Combat, Roleplay, and DM Recap from Any Recording
Upload your 8-hour D&D or Pathfinder session to Musely. Seed-ASR 2.0 transcribes at 97.3% accuracy with character tracking, combat/RP separation, and 4 presets.
Musely DnD Session Notes Generator converts D&D, Pathfinder, and tabletop RPG session recordings into structured session notes using Seed-ASR 2.0. It distinguishes DM narration from player dialogue, separates in-character speech from [OOC] table talk, tracks combat encounters with initiative and key rolls, and preserves game mechanics like ability checks and spell names. Provide your Campaign Info with PC names (e.g., Lyra the Elf Wizard, Gronk the Half-Orc Barbarian) and Musely attributes actions correctly. Choose from 4 presets: Full Session Notes, Combat Summary, RP Highlights, and DM Recap. Processes sessions up to 480 minutes via map-reduce with 10-second overlap at 97.3% accuracy.
Under the Hood
🤖TTRPG Engine
Notes Output
Generate D&D Session Notes in 3 Steps
Upload Your Session Recording
Drag and drop your 4-8 hour D&D or Pathfinder session recording into Musely. Accepts MP3, MP4, WAV, M4A, OGG, WebM, and MOV files up to 480 minutes. Works with recordings from in-person microphones, Roll20, Foundry VTT, Discord, or Zoom.
Add Campaign Info and Pick a Preset
Enter your campaign name and PC roster in Campaign Info (e.g., Curse of Strahd, PCs: Lyra the Elf Wizard, Gronk the Half-Orc Barbarian). Choose Full Session Notes for complete recaps, Combat Summary for tactical reviews, RP Highlights for character moments, or DM Recap for plot threads. Pick chronological, scene-based, or character-focused structure.
Download Your Session Notes
Musely returns structured notes with scene headers, character attribution, combat details, NPCs encountered, loot found, and open plot threads. [OOC] tags mark rules discussions. Copy to clipboard or download as Markdown, DOCX, or TXT to paste into your campaign wiki.
Who Uses Musely DnD Session Notes
Generate DM recaps with open threads for prep
I run Curse of Strahd weekly and prep used to take 4 hours because I had to rewatch session recordings. Musely's DM Recap preset pulls out plot points, NPC relationships, loot, and crucially the open threads my players expect me to remember. Cut my prep time to 45 minutes.
Create shareable session recaps for the whole party
I volunteered as party scribe and quickly realized manual note-taking meant I missed half the roleplay. Full Session Notes with character tracking captures every scene with attribution. I paste into our shared Notion the next morning. Saves 3 hours and the party finally has consistent notes.
Turn recorded sessions into episode descriptions and chapter markers
Our actual-play podcast records 4-hour Pathfinder sessions. Musely's map-reduce handles the full 480 minutes in one upload. The RP Highlights preset finds memorable quotes for social clips, and Full Session Notes becomes our show notes and episode description.
Review combat encounters to refine tactics
Combat Summary preset captures initiative order, key rolls, and tactical decisions round by round. My group reviews the previous session's fights before each game to refine rotations and ability usage. Spell names and class features stay intact — no more scrolling through 3-hour recordings.
Track long-form narrative across multi-session arcs
My homebrew campaign has run 34 sessions. Musely preserves narrative continuity across the map-reduce chunks, so story beats don't get lost between segments. DM Recap with open threads lets me plan reveals that reference conversations from 20 sessions ago.
Catch up remote players who missed a session
Our Roll20 group has players across 3 time zones. When someone misses a session, I share Musely's Full Session Notes with character tracking so they can reread before the next game. Combat vs RP separation helps them get up to speed in 10 minutes rather than watching a recording.
Musely vs. Other Session Notes Options
| Feature | Musely | Otter.ai | Fireflies | Manual Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTRPG-Specific Presets | ✓ 4 (Full Notes / Combat Summary / RP Highlights / DM Recap) | ✗ Generic meeting summary | ✗ Generic meeting summary | ✗ N/A |
| Character / NPC Tracking | ✓ Campaign-aware with PC names | ✗ Generic Speaker 1/2 | ✗ Generic | ⚠ Manual effort |
| Combat vs RP Separation | ✓ Yes with [OOC] tagging | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ Manual |
| Max Session Length | ✓ 480 minutes (map-reduce) | ⚠ 40 min (free) | ⚠ Varies by plan | ✗ N/A |
| Game Mechanics Preserved | ✓ Dice rolls / skill checks / spell names | ✗ Sanitized | ✗ Sanitized | ⚠ Manual |
| Session Structure Options | ✓ Chronological / Scene-based / Character-focused | ✗ Linear only | ✗ Linear only | ✗ N/A |
| Data Retention | ✓ Session-only | ✗ Retained | ✗ Retained | ✓ Local |
What DMs and Players Say
4.9/5 based on 1,820 reviews
“DM Recap preset saved my campaign. I run Curse of Strahd for 5 players weekly and used to spend 4 hours rewatching recordings for prep. Musely captures open plot threads, NPC relationships, and loot automatically. My prep is now 45 minutes and my players are impressed I remember everything.”
“Our actual-play podcast records 4-hour Pathfinder sessions. Musely's 480-minute limit handles full episodes in one upload with map-reduce that preserves narrative continuity. RP Highlights finds the clips that go viral on TikTok. Replaced a human note-taker we were paying $75 per session.”
“Combat Summary preset changed how our tactical group plays. We review every combat encounter by round, refine ability rotations, and spot positioning mistakes. Spell names and class features stay correct, and I don't have to scrub through 3-hour sessions. Saves our group 2 hours of review per week.”
Frequently Asked Questions
Musely DnD Session Notes Generator converts 8-hour TTRPG recordings into structured notes at 97.3% accuracy using Seed-ASR 2.0 with campaign-aware character tracking. It separates combat from RP, tags [OOC] table talk, and offers 4 presets: Full Session Notes, Combat Summary, RP Highlights, and DM Recap. Sessions up to 480 minutes via map-reduce.
Otter.ai produces a flat meeting transcript with generic Speaker 1/Speaker 2 labels and sanitizes gaming terminology. Musely understands TTRPG conventions — PC/NPC/DM attribution, [OOC] tagging, combat versus RP separation, and preservation of dice rolls, skill checks, and spell names. Musely also handles 480-minute sessions versus Otter's 40-minute free limit.
Provide your campaign info and PC roster in the Campaign Info field (e.g., 'Curse of Strahd, PCs: Lyra the Elf Wizard, Gronk the Half-Orc Barbarian'). Musely attributes dialogue and actions to the right characters, distinguishes PCs from NPCs, and preserves spell names and magic items correctly throughout the notes.
Musely processes D&D and tabletop RPG sessions up to 480 minutes (8 hours) in a single upload. The map-reduce strategy with 10-second chunk overlap preserves narrative continuity across the entire session, consolidating character actions, combat sequences, and NPC interactions into cohesive notes.
Musely's prompting is trained on TTRPG conventions to distinguish DM narration, in-character player speech, and out-of-character table talk (rules discussions, jokes, snack breaks). OOC moments are marked with [OOC] tags in Full Session Notes, and the Combat and RP presets skip OOC entirely for focused recaps.
Musely includes 4 TTRPG presets: Full Session Notes (chronological with scene headers and [OOC] tags), Combat Summary (initiative order, round-by-round highlights), RP Highlights (character interactions and memorable quotes), and DM Recap (plot points, NPCs, loot, open threads, and prep for next session).
Musely accepts any audio or video recording from Roll20, Foundry VTT, Discord (via Craig Bot or OBS), Zoom, or in-person mic setups. Formats include MP3, MP4, WAV, M4A, OGG, WebM, and MOV. Speaker diarization is on by default and handles multi-mic and single-mic recordings alike.