Planning the shape of how you want your tabletop RPG sessions to run? You want to think about when the session should start and stop; avoid late arrivals and early departures due to life.
Greg Aldin's SessionKeeper data shows the sweet spot for planning: about 3 hours.
Greg Aldin's SessionKeeper data shows the sweet spot for planning: about 3 hours.
The Typical D&D Session Runs Just Under Three Hours
Half of all sessions run between two hours and about three and a half. One in fourteen runs five or more.
table.sessionkeeper.ai
October 13, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Planning the shape of how you want your tabletop RPG sessions to run? You want to think about when the session should start and stop; avoid late arrivals and early departures due to life.
Greg Aldin's SessionKeeper data shows the sweet spot for planning: about 3 hours.
Greg Aldin's SessionKeeper data shows the sweet spot for planning: about 3 hours.
Everyone assumes that the "fun" is about resolving conflicts - usually combat - but what if I told you a fair number of TTRPG game sessions have no combat in them at all?
#sessionkeeper data says that's true!
table.sessionkeeper.ai/p/tables-ski...
#sessionkeeper data says that's true!
table.sessionkeeper.ai/p/tables-ski...
Tables Skip the Fight but Never the Talking
Seven sessions in a thousand have no roleplay in them. Two hundred and eighty have no fight.
table.sessionkeeper.ai
October 14, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Everyone assumes that the "fun" is about resolving conflicts - usually combat - but what if I told you a fair number of TTRPG game sessions have no combat in them at all?
#sessionkeeper data says that's true!
table.sessionkeeper.ai/p/tables-ski...
#sessionkeeper data says that's true!
table.sessionkeeper.ai/p/tables-ski...
What happened in your most recent TTRPG session and how does that compare to thousands of other sessions?
#sessionkeeper has some insights you can use to compare what happened at your table with what happens across a large cross-section of tables!
table.sessionkeeper.ai/p/the-five-s...
#sessionkeeper has some insights you can use to compare what happened at your table with what happens across a large cross-section of tables!
table.sessionkeeper.ai/p/the-five-s...
The Five Shapes of Combat in D&D
Trace the fighting across a session and it takes one of five shapes.
table.sessionkeeper.ai
September 23, 2026 at 11:44 PM
What happened in your most recent TTRPG session and how does that compare to thousands of other sessions?
#sessionkeeper has some insights you can use to compare what happened at your table with what happens across a large cross-section of tables!
table.sessionkeeper.ai/p/the-five-s...
#sessionkeeper has some insights you can use to compare what happened at your table with what happens across a large cross-section of tables!
table.sessionkeeper.ai/p/the-five-s...
It doesn't surprise me that the GM speaks a plurality of the time in most TTRPG sessions. #sessionkeeper has data that quantifies how much the GM is usually speaking.
table.sessionkeeper.ai/p/the-dm-spe...
table.sessionkeeper.ai/p/the-dm-spe...
The DM Speaks Half
At the typical table, the DM talks as much as every player put together.
table.sessionkeeper.ai
September 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
It doesn't surprise me that the GM speaks a plurality of the time in most TTRPG sessions. #sessionkeeper has data that quantifies how much the GM is usually speaking.
table.sessionkeeper.ai/p/the-dm-spe...
table.sessionkeeper.ai/p/the-dm-spe...
Greg from #SessionKeeper has published a new blog about data from real tabletop RPG sessions!
table.sessionkeeper.ai/p/in-search-...
table.sessionkeeper.ai/p/in-search-...
In Search of the Roleplay Table
The fighty table and the talky table are mostly the same table.
table.sessionkeeper.ai
August 24, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Greg from #SessionKeeper has published a new blog about data from real tabletop RPG sessions!
table.sessionkeeper.ai/p/in-search-...
table.sessionkeeper.ai/p/in-search-...
#SessionKeeper is an amazing way to make your tabletop RPG sessions more fun and help you GM the best game you can.
To build awareness they've launched a Substack that explores the anonymized and aggregated data from real game sessions.
table.sessionkeeper.ai/p/surprising...
To build awareness they've launched a Substack that explores the anonymized and aggregated data from real game sessions.
table.sessionkeeper.ai/p/surprising...
Surprisingly Little Stabbing
28% of TTRPG sessions never roll initiative at all.
table.sessionkeeper.ai
August 18, 2026 at 6:02 PM
#SessionKeeper is an amazing way to make your tabletop RPG sessions more fun and help you GM the best game you can.
To build awareness they've launched a Substack that explores the anonymized and aggregated data from real game sessions.
table.sessionkeeper.ai/p/surprising...
To build awareness they've launched a Substack that explores the anonymized and aggregated data from real game sessions.
table.sessionkeeper.ai/p/surprising...
We've been using SessionKeeper for our latest D&D campaign, and I have to say I'm really impressed with it.
They've just added the ability to share each session summary now, so here's a summary of our latest. The podcasts that accompany each episode are a highlight.
share.sessionkeeper.ai/s/MnNSPs
They've just added the ability to share each session summary now, so here's a summary of our latest. The podcasts that accompany each episode are a highlight.
share.sessionkeeper.ai/s/MnNSPs
Festival of Rotting Flesh: The Dead Rise in Alenford — For Whom the Bell Tolls
Session recap from For Whom the Bell Tolls, recorded by SessionKeeper
share.sessionkeeper.ai
April 8, 2026 at 1:02 PM
We've been using SessionKeeper for our latest D&D campaign, and I have to say I'm really impressed with it.
They've just added the ability to share each session summary now, so here's a summary of our latest. The podcasts that accompany each episode are a highlight.
share.sessionkeeper.ai/s/MnNSPs
They've just added the ability to share each session summary now, so here's a summary of our latest. The podcasts that accompany each episode are a highlight.
share.sessionkeeper.ai/s/MnNSPs