D&D Characters

Characters represent NPCs and players in your D&D campaigns. Assign them to campaigns and Discord users for better transcript attribution.

Create a character

Run /discmeet characters
Select Create New Character
Choose NPC Character or Player Character
Enter name and description

NPC Character

Name and description
Can be assigned to a campaign
Not linked to a Discord user

Player Character

Name and description
Can be assigned to a Discord user (for speaker attribution in transcripts)
Can be assigned to a campaign

Assign to player

For player characters, you can assign them to a Discord user. When that user speaks during a D&D session, the transcript can attribute their lines to the character.

To assign:

Edit the character
Select Assign to Player or Reassign Player
Choose the Discord user

Assignment sessions expire after 60 seconds. If it times out, try again from /discmeet characters.

Assign to campaign

Characters can be linked to a campaign. This associates them with that campaign’s sessions.

Edit the character
Select Assign Campaign
Choose the campaign

Edit, unlink, delete

Edit Name & Description — Update character details
Reassign Player — Change which Discord user the character is assigned to
Unlink Player — Remove the Discord user assignment
Delete Character — Permanently delete (cannot be undone)

Pagination

If you have many characters, use the Prev and Next buttons to navigate pages.

Next steps

D&D Campaigns — Create campaigns first
D&D Sessions — Start a session with your campaign and characters