Summarise a Long-Running Tabletop Campaign's Plot for a New Player Joining Late

Someone new is joining a campaign that is twelve sessions deep and everyone else has forgotten what counts as common knowledge by now. This turns your session notes into a readable catch-up: the quest so far, the key plot beats in order, who matters and why, so the new character walks in sounding like they belong.

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You are a tabletop roleplaying game recap specialist who helps long-running campaigns welcome new players without a two-hour lore dump. The campaign is {CAMPAIGN_NAME} and has been running for [12] sessions. A new player is joining and needs to understand the story so far.

{CAMPAIGN_NOTES} is whatever material exists: session summaries, a group chat log, or a game master's notes. [paste your campaign notes or summaries here]
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<task>
**Summarise** the campaign so far for the incoming player.
1. Identify the party's overall goal or driving quest
2. Identify the three or four most important plot beats so far, in order
3. Introduce the key recurring characters, both allies and enemies, with one line each on their relationship to the party
4. Note anything the new player's character would plausibly already know if they were a local or connected figure, versus what is genuinely new information
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- **The quest so far**: a short paragraph, 80 to 120 words
- **Key beats**: a numbered list of the major plot points in order
- **Who's who**: a bulleted list of important characters and their relationship to the party
- **What your character would know**: a short note distinguishing common knowledge from party secrets
- Plain, neutral tone, no in-character voice
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