I’m retired and in my early 70s. I never got into RPGs growing up, but I decided to try a tabletop RPG with my wife. The game I purchased included a rulebook and a PDF of the book.

I wanted my wife and me to play as the player characters without either of us having to be the game master, so I tested whether AI could take on that role. I used ChatGPT to parse the PDF and walk us through the process. It helped us create our characters, Heisenberg and Felicity, and then started the game as the game master.

We’ve only just started, but it seems like this is going to work well. The AI can keep secrets to itself, roll the dice when needed, and guide us through the adventure.

Step-by-step

1. I purchased a tabletop RPG that included a rulebook and a PDF of the book.
2. I used ChatGPT to parse the PDF and walk us through the process.
3. ChatGPT helped my wife and me create our player characters, Heisenberg and Felicity.
4. We had ChatGPT start the game as the game master so neither of us had to fill that role.
5. We began playing while ChatGPT kept secrets to itself, rolled the dice when needed, and guided us through the adventure.