Post-session debrief
The debrief opens when you end a session. Fill it in immediately after play while the events are still clear. It takes five to ten minutes and keeps your world state accurate for next time.
Accessing the debrief
End the session from the session toolbar and the debrief opens automatically. If you closed it, go to Sessions in the world sidebar and open the most recent session record.
Debrief fields
| Field | What to put here |
|---|---|
| Key moments | Freeform notes on what happened — significant decisions, surprises, turning points |
| NPCs featured | Select from your entity list; NPC status changes are applied here |
| Narrative threads | Mark each touched thread as opened, advanced, or resolved |
| Lore revealed | Record what the party learned — feeds the player-facing lore log |
| World changes | NPC status updates, location changes, faction shifts |
| Next session hook | One sentence: where does the story pick up? |
Write the next session hook before you close the debrief tab. It is the one field that is hardest to reconstruct later.
Thread updates
When you mark a thread as advanced or resolved in the debrief, the Narrative Thread Tracker updates automatically. You do not need to open the tracker separately.
NPC status changes
Any status change you record in the debrief — an NPC dies, flips allegiance, goes missing — is applied as an entity override. The NPC's article is not rewritten; the override displays on top of it so you can track the change history.
Arc moment logging
You can log arc moments directly from the debrief for any character. You do not need player input to do this — if you observed a meaningful moment at the table, record it.
Players also get a rotating reflection question after each session, with a 48-hour window to answer. Their answer feeds into their character arc log automatically. GM and player arc entries are separate — both are visible in the arc log.
Example rotating questions players may receive:
- "What did your character lose or gain tonight?"
- "Who did your character trust more by the end of the session — and why?"
- "What moment surprised your character most?"
Player arc reflection
After you submit the debrief, each player with a campaign account receives one rotating reflection question. They have 48 hours to answer. The answer is appended to their character arc log and is visible to you in the arc panel.
How debrief data flows to the rest of the platform
- Thread updates appear in the Narrative Thread Tracker
- NPC status changes update entity overrides across the world
- Arc moments appear in the Character Arc Log (accessible from the Players view)
- The session appears as an entry in the World Timeline
- Lore revealed entries populate the player-facing lore log
Debrief data is not retroactive. If you skip a debrief, those session's thread advances and NPC changes will not appear in the platform record. Fill it in while the session is fresh.