Your personal, private Dungeon Master — right on your own computer.
Chronicle is a beautiful, mobile-first solo Dungeons & Dragons app. A patient AI storyteller runs the game, remembers every detail of your world, and keeps perfect continuity from one session to the next. You play from your phone or tablet; everything stays private on your home Wi-Fi.
It feels like opening a leather-bound journal with warm parchment pages and candlelight — a Dungeon Master who is always ready, never gets tired, and never forgets what happened last time.
Chronicle works on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Setup takes about 20–30 minutes the first time, and you only do it once. Pick your computer and follow the simple, picture-guided steps:
New here and not sure where to begin? Start with the User Guide — it walks you through everything, one calm step at a time.
- A Windows, Mac, or Linux computer (laptop or desktop)
- A phone or tablet on the same home Wi-Fi
- A Claude account (a Claude Pro or Max subscription powers the storyteller — the guide shows you how to sign in)
- About 20–30 minutes the first time
Chronicle reads its settings from two JSON files at the repo root — config.json for
non-secret settings and secrets.json for passwords (both git-ignored). You don't have
to create them to start: a fresh checkout boots from the committed defaults. To change
anything, copy the templates and edit:
cp config.example.json config.json
cp secrets.example.json secrets.jsonSee the Configuration guide for every setting, the settings-vs-secrets split, and how to point image generation at a remote GPU host.
- 📖 User Guide — start here
- 🖼️ Adding pictures — optional illustrations of your world
- 🎨 Customizing your story — art styles, world flavor, tone
- ⚙️ Configuration — settings, secrets, and remote GPU hosts
- 🆘 Help & troubleshooting — calm fixes for common hiccups
Your stories stay safe and private — nothing ever leaves your home network.
Ready to begin? Pick your computer above and let's get your personal Dungeon Master set up. You've got this. 🕯️
Building on Chronicle or curious how it works? See the Developer & Architecture Guide.