---
title: "Session"
description: "Inside a Session, a player and a GM are presented with different options and things that they can do."
canonical: "https://www.questportal.com/documentation/636prqVVF3/session"
section: "Documentation / Sessions"
source: "Quest Portal documentation"
version: 244
---

# Session

> A session is the area where plans are made, the stories told and dice cast to determine the fates.

Inside a Session, a player and a GM are presented with different options and things that they can do.

## Player Experience

![](https://cdn.questportal.com/raw/uploads/L3IEF2WwYTMOceZ1Na4y8D4Zatj2/image/f1383e0a-78d6-44c5-bd03-cfbfc11de240)

From here you will be able to access the following:

- [Chat: Text](https://www.questportal.com/documentation/6qBLTP2KuD/campaign-text-chat) & [Chat: Voice](https://www.questportal.com/documentation/XhWxe1ORoI/campaign-voice-chat)
- [Measure, Select and Move](https://www.questportal.com/documentation/vkMz2A0uE8/measure-and-area-tools)
- [Character Sheets](https://www.questportal.com/documentation/pYSgGF8SyG/character-sheets) - and the ability to create another from right within the session.
- [Notes](https://www.questportal.com/documentation/vcEsWOPKmq/notes)
- [Library](https://www.questportal.com/documentation/NrvFxHT__T/global-library)
- [AI Assistant](https://www.questportal.com/documentation/Yb0-dxbYaV/game-master-assistant) (Quest Portal Pro Subscription)
- [Dice](https://www.questportal.com/documentation/uW87zSfxNi/dice)
- [Tokens](https://www.questportal.com/documentation/mZR9aqwxSD/tokens)
- Encounters - Follow the running encounter: the turn order, the round and whose turn it is.
- The "Chat with Us" bubble incase you need help from Quest Portal.
- Go full screen (icon in the bottom right).

## GM Experience

![](https://cdn.questportal.com/raw/uploads/L3IEF2WwYTMOceZ1Na4y8D4Zatj2/image/779996d2-480a-41bc-9161-5d67d1ae76c1)

From here you will be able to access the following:

- [Chat: Text](https://www.questportal.com/documentation/6qBLTP2KuD/campaign-text-chat) & [Chat: Voice](https://www.questportal.com/documentation/XhWxe1ORoI/campaign-voice-chat)
- [Maps and Map Tools](https://www.questportal.com/documentation/uDMa4MztOB/maps-and-map-tools)
- [Character Sheets](https://www.questportal.com/documentation/pYSgGF8SyG/character-sheets) - Plus any GM characters that you make. They will be hidden from your players unless you make them visible. any rolls from them will automatically be hidden.
- [Notes](https://www.questportal.com/documentation/vcEsWOPKmq/notes)
- [Library](https://www.questportal.com/documentation/NrvFxHT__T/global-library)
- [AI Assistant](https://www.questportal.com/documentation/Yb0-dxbYaV/game-master-assistant) (Quest Portal Pro Subscription)
- [Scenes](https://www.questportal.com/documentation/c0fnafucWx/scenes) - This is where the magic of scene creation happens, from maps to music. This is a highly recommended read.
- Encounters - The Initiative Tracker. Plan and run combat turn by turn, with hit points and armor class beside the turn order. See [Initiative Tracker](https://www.questportal.com/documentation/page-89c5b56bfcd7f2ba04305561/initiative-tracker).
- [Dice](https://www.questportal.com/documentation/uW87zSfxNi/dice)
- [Tokens](https://www.questportal.com/documentation/mZR9aqwxSD/tokens)
- The "Chat with Us" bubble incase you need help from Quest Portal.
- Go full screen (icon in the bottom right).

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Part of the [Quest Portal documentation](https://www.questportal.com/documentation.md) (Documentation / Sessions). HTML version: <https://www.questportal.com/documentation/636prqVVF3/session>.
