Tabletop Arc

AI Session Archive: Build a Searchable Record of Every Game Session

An AI session archive is a searchable, structured record of every TTRPG session your group has ever played. Tabletop Arc turns raw audio into transcripts, scenes, and entity diffs that compound into a living campaign memory layer.

What is an AI session archive?

An AI session archive is a searchable, structured archive of every TTRPG session — transcripts, scenes, entities, and recaps — that compounds into a living campaign wiki. Tabletop Arc turns raw audio into a queryable record where every fact links to the moment it was established, giving your campaign evidence-grounded continuity that lasts years.

Why does a TTRPG group need a session archive?

By session twenty, your group has logged eighty hours of play. Half of it is referenced again in passing: "remember when the party met that smuggler in the harbor?" Without an archive, those references are lost. A searchable session archive turns every hour of play into permanent, queryable canon. The party meets the smuggler in session three; he reappears in session twenty-one; the canon ledger remembers him perfectly because every appearance is linked to the transcript segment that established it.

What does the AI archive capture?

For each session Tabletop Arc captures:

  • Audio — original recording, retained at your visibility setting (GM-only, members, or public).
  • Transcript — speaker-separated, time-coded, segment-level.
  • Scenes — semantic clusters of segments with summaries, participants, and locations.
  • Entity mentions — every NPC, location, faction, item, quest, or event referenced.
  • Lore observations — facts about each entity, with confidence and evidence segments.
  • Canonical diff — what changed in the world bible because of this session.
  • Recap — dual-track GM-private and player-safe outputs.

Every layer is searchable, exportable, and linked to the canon ledger.

How is search different from a normal CMS?

Search runs over structured, typed data. You can ask:

  • "Every scene where the Iron Crown faction was mentioned."
  • "All NPCs introduced in episodes 4–8 with motivation 'revenge'."
  • "Every transcript segment where the Lich first names the players."

These are queries against the canon ledger, not full-text matches against unstructured prose. That is the payoff of treating the archive as a memory layer rather than a folder of files.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long are sessions retained?
Audio retention follows your storage plan. Free includes 1 GB; Pro includes 10 GB; Legend includes 50 GB. Transcripts and structured canon are retained indefinitely on all plans.
Can I search across multiple campaigns?
Within an account you can browse all your campaigns. Search inside Tabletop Arc is currently scoped per campaign — that is the right boundary for canon, since two campaigns are two worlds.
Are session transcripts shared with players?
Visibility is GM-controlled. Audio defaults to GM-only; transcripts are GM-only by default. Player-safe recap and Lore Wall entries are shared.
How do I import old sessions?
Upload past recordings to existing arcs as additional episodes. Each one is processed identically to a fresh session. You can also enter manual recaps if you do not have audio.
Is the archive exportable?
Public arc data is exposed as JSON via the public arc API. Private campaign data exports on request — your data is yours.
How is the archive different from Discord logs?
Discord logs are a chronological pile of messages. The Tabletop Arc archive is a structured, indexed memory layer where every fact is typed, evidence-linked, confidence-rated, and queryable.

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