# Summarize a tabletop RPG session for my players

Turns a session transcript or notes into a recap with key events, NPCs, loot, character moments, open threads, and a hook for next time.

- Topic: Fun & Games
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Advanced
- Tags: Meetings, Summarize, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/summarize-a-tabletop-rpg-session-for-my-players

## Prompt

```text
Turn my tabletop RPG session into a recap for my group.

**Game and setting:** [e.g. "D&D 5e, homebrew coastal city", "Call of Cthulhu", "Pathfinder 2e"]
**Player characters:** [NAMES, classes or roles, and players if helpful]
**Session transcript or notes:** [PASTE the transcript, my notes, or both]
**Recap style:** [in-world narrator / bullet summary / both]
**Spoilers to hide:** [anything the players must not learn yet]

Include:
1. A 1-paragraph "Previously on..." recap I can read aloud at the start of next session.
2. Key events in order, with where they happened.
3. Combat summary: who they fought, standout moments, near-deaths, and the outcome. Include damage numbers or spells only if they're in my notes.
4. NPCs met: name, role, attitude toward the party, and anything they promised or revealed.
5. Loot, rewards, and resources gained or spent (gold, items, XP or milestones).
6. Character moments: each player character's best moment, a choice that revealed their personality, and any flaws or bonds that came into play.
7. Open threads: unanswered questions, unresolved quests, and promises the party made.
8. A memorable quote from the table, if there's a good one in the transcript.
9. For me as GM only (kept separate): consequences to plan, threads to pay off, and a hook for next session.

Use only what happened in the transcript or notes. If something is unclear, such as who did what in a chaotic fight, mark it [CHECK] instead of guessing. Keep table chatter and out-of-game talk out of the recap.
```

## What to fill in

- NAMES, classes or roles, and players if helpful
- PASTE the transcript, my notes, or both
- in-world narrator / bullet summary / both
- anything the players must not learn yet
- CHECK

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