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Realms of Shod

Overview
  • Getting Started

    • Quickstart
    • Storytelling
    • Using the H.U.B.
    • Sculpting Realms
    • Collaborating
    • Coins
  • Understanding the Interface

    • Navigation
    • Media Controls
    • Story Tools
  • Realms Sandbox

    • Play Modes
    • Gamestream
    • Transcripts
    • Compendium
  • World Building

    • Import / Export
    • Entities
  • Integrations

    • Discord
  • API Reference

    • Authentication
    • Realms API
    • Compendium API
    • Sessions API
  • Support

    • FAQs
    • Contact & Feedback
    • Privacy
Story Tools

Understanding the Interface

Story Tools

Story Tools give the realm creator quick access to story-related actions available from anywhere in the realm.


The Story Tools panel showing Upload Table Recording and Create Entity
Story Tools open from the portal sidebar.

The Story Tools panel is accessible via the portal sidebar and is only visible to the realm creator. It surfaces two actions that would otherwise require navigating to a specific mode, so you can act on them from wherever you are in the realm.


If your group recorded a session outside of Realms of Shod, or you forgot to start recording, you can upload the audio file after the fact. The platform transcribes it, splits it into scenes, links compendium entities, and generates a session summary exactly as it would during a live session.

Accepted formats: MP3, M4A, AAC, OGG, Opus, WAV, WebM, and FLAC. Files must be under 500 MB and no longer than six hours. The upload form shows the detected duration and an estimated coin cost before you commit. Processing happens asynchronously after the upload completes and can take up to 20 minutes depending on the length of the recording.

The upload button is disabled while a live session is active to prevent conflicts.


Opens the entity creation form without leaving your current mode. Useful when a new character, location, or item comes up mid-session and you want to add it to the compendium right away.

Fill in a name, choose an entity type, optionally add a description, and set which realm members can see it. The entity is created immediately and available for linking in transcripts and messages. Relationships can be added to the entity afterwards from the compendium.

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