SessionKeeper 9+

I am a DM in multiple games, and I work multiple jobs. Suffice to say, I have very little free time of my own. This tool has been invaluable to me. I struggle with writing a comprehensive but brief recap after sessions, and my players have never taken to writing it on my behalf (regardless of the in-game incentives). This tool does that and then some. I love the Character Profiles that track each PC’s development throughout the campaign. I LOVE the DM Feedback received after a session, this helps me identify what work and what doesn’t.

I can’t wait to see this tool become more user friendly and further developed but I already love it in its current state.

All hail Greg!

This is an early review. I have used SessionKeeper twice so far. I used the trial / demo during a one-shot and once again during the session 0 of our Daggerheart campaign. I was impressed with how it picked up and summarized the chaotic brainstorming that we did during our session. Because the first session gives you the top tier features for free, the podcast summary was very intriguing and offered some extra view points and observations that I don’t not see originally. The automatic creation of the wiki was something as a GM will very much take advantage for my own notes.

The app is not without flaws though. It is still early in its release so it is expected. One player could not claim his profile. It was fixed by deleting the profile and having them start the process over again. Unfortunately it does not recognize Daggerheart ancestry and class names and comes up with weird misinterpretations of some of the words. For example the Fungril ancestry comes up as Fun-girl and thinks one of the player is a “Fun-girl”. A manual edit fixed this. But it does require some proofreading.

Overall I am impressed but like I said this is an early review. I may change my review as I use SessionKeeper more.

I don’t often get feedback from my players after a session. Did they laugh a litttle? Sure. Did we have fun? I think so.

SessionKeeper provides me direct feedback on player engagement and targeted suggestions to draw upon their specific skills to improve future play sessions in more honest ways than my players ever would. It’s a fantastic outside observer to our sessions above and beyond all of the great summaries and notes it offers.

No matter what your skill level as a DM you are, this will help you level-up your skills at the table.