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Play Notes

The template’s metadata:

---
id: play_notes
title: Play Notes
type: play_notes
level: session
purpose: Capture what happened during play for campaign continuity
author: Mimir Team
variables:
  - name: session_number
    type: number
    description: The session number
    default: 1
    required: true
  - name: module_name
    type: string
    description: Name of the current module
    default: "[Module Name]"
    required: false
  - name: session_date
    type: string
    description: Date of the session
    default: "[Date]"
    required: false
---

Play Notes: Session {{session_number}}

Section titled “Play Notes: Session {{session_number}}”

Date: {{session_date}} Module: {{module_name}} Duration: [Actual play time]

What Happened

Section titled “What Happened”

Quick bullet points of key events

Section titled “Quick bullet points of key events”

Player Reactions

Section titled “Player Reactions”

What engaged or frustrated players

  • [Player]:
  • [Player]:
  • [Player]:
  • [Player]:

Dangling Threads

Section titled “Dangling Threads”

Unresolved situations and loose ends

Section titled “Unresolved situations and loose ends”

DM Notes

Section titled “DM Notes”

What worked, what didn’t, ideas for next time

Section titled “What worked, what didn’t, ideas for next time”

NPCs This Session

Section titled “NPCs This Session”

Introduced

Section titled “Introduced”
  • [Name]: [Role/description]
  • [Name]: [Role/description]

Interacted With

Section titled “Interacted With”
  • [Name]: [What they did/said]
  • [Name]: [What they did/said]

Loot & Rewards

Section titled “Loot & Rewards”
  • Gold:
  • Items:
  • Information:
  • Allies/Favors:

Cliffhanger/Ending

Section titled “Cliffhanger/Ending”

How the session ended

For Next Session

Section titled “For Next Session”

Player Goals

Section titled “Player Goals”

What players want to do

Section titled “What players want to do”

DM Prep Needed

Section titled “DM Prep Needed”

What you need to prepare

Section titled “What you need to prepare”

Consequences to Implement

Section titled “Consequences to Implement”

What happens because of player actions

Section titled “What happens because of player actions”

Rules Questions

Section titled “Rules Questions”

Any rules that need clarification

Section titled “Any rules that need clarification”

Memorable Quotes

Section titled “Memorable Quotes”

Great lines from the session

Section titled “Great lines from the session”