Play with the AI Game Master

On an AI-run campaign the Game Master is an AI that narrates, voices NPCs, asks for rolls and keeps the story consistent. You play by telling it what your character does. For how it works and what it will and won't do, read the AI Game Master overview; this part is the hands-on version.

Before you start

Take a turn

1. Open Talk

   At the table, open the Talk tab. Before anyone has played it says Describe what your character does to begin the adventure ⚔️.

2. Say what you do

   Type in Describe what your character does… — I search the drowned shrine for another way out — and press Enter (Shift+Enter for a new line).

3. Wait for the reply

   While it writes, the chat shows Game Master is weaving the scene… (with your GM's name if it has one). Its reply arrives in the chat, and with GM voice on, it's read aloud too.

Roll when it asks

1. Open your dice

   When the GM wants a roll, your dice tray shows The Game Master asked for with a 🎲 chip for the roll. Press Dice in your dock if the tray is closed.

2. Roll and send

   Press the chip (or pick the roll under Roll for, which uses your sheet's modifiers), press Roll …, then Send to GM ✨. The roll goes to the table as a verified card and the GM carries on from it — that counts as a turn.

If the GM set Dice rolls to GM rolls for players (the default), the AI rolls for you instead and shows the result.

For the GM: keep it on course

1. Watch the lantern

   In GM screen → Run, The lantern shows the credits left this month, shared by the table and drawn from the GM's balance. At 20 or fewer it warns Nearly out — the GM runs out first, for everyone. Top up buys more.

2. Tend its memory

   GM screen → Memory lists what the AI holds as canon — NPCs, Locations, Open threads, Bonds, Facts, Decisions. Edit an entry, set its importance (★1–★5), give an NPC a Voice, or Retire what should no longer come up.

3. Prep and recap

   GM screen → Prep: Draft recap or Draft session prep (1 credit each, from the GM's balance). Read and edit the draft, then Save to journal — a recap is shared with the party, prep stays GM-only.

4. Tune how it plays

   In settings, the AI model (Standard at 1 credit a turn, Premium at 4), Reply length, Dice rolls, Turn tracker, Auto-recap and XP awards change the AI's behaviour from the next turn.

If something's off

“This campaign isn't in session. An admin needs to start a session before you can play.”

Ask the GM to press Start session (part 4).

“This table is out of AI Game Master credits…”

The GM's balance is empty. The GM can top up or upgrade; until then, turns stop for everyone.

“This table has used its AI Game Master budget for the month…”

The campaign has a monthly ceiling of its own. It resets on the 1st (UTC).

Premium turns are running as Standard

On Plus, Premium only runs on bought credits; without them the turn quietly uses Standard.