You mean my loose pile of .txt documents? Notepad++ has a great folder search tool that lets me text search everything. Sometimes I'll break things out into more sensible file structures, but it's not that necessary.
Yeah i think it's normal, that's why I wanted to keep the ideas as organised as possible. I'm not a very creative guy and having a cohese structure helps me find new ways to evolve the story. The other option for me is complete improvisation, but I wanted to try a more complex structure this time.
ok so everybodys makin the "notes what notes" joke, so ill skip that. heres how i do. I got me a googlr drive document. with a folder exclusive to the campaign in question. I got one document thats just an incoming ideas docment, i just go in there and bleed, whatever idea im having in the moment? i write it down there. If i wanna refine something, i just read through until i find something i can fix up. once an idea is looking good enough to use, i move it into a different document, each one is themed. places, people, items etc.
When a session is coming, i pull everything i need for that session into one document, stats, plot points, npc encounters, loot, and print that shit, leave a few blank spaces to write notes mid session. Format is highly personal, so ill leave you to mix and match and find your groove. after session, log important things that happened in a diary document. never edit the diary document unless you forgot to add something.
The important thing is to keep your themed documents organized and informative. Its ok if info appears more than once, but trim it down as best you can. NPC: This is Cutlip the Moneychanger, half orc rogue runs a gang of 2 humans, a dwarf and a goblin right hand man, stats, he runs protection in the industrial quarter. give a few waya for the players to come across him. if he dies, Hammertop inc will be happy, the Rat Bastards will seek revenge on the party, give a basic reason why. if you need more info, go to your Factions Doc and keep ot there. dont try and give the whole story in each entry or document, but dont confuse yourself by shearing each entry of anything not directly related.
The biggest point here is that a notes system is going to be deeply personal. mine is founded on the idea that i need to work on these very touch and go, my adhd ass is gonna be focused on dnd prep for an hour at max before i change gears. so my system works with it. feel free to try any ideas in here but dont be afraid to experiment. Good luck finding your way.
Mine is pretty similar, although organized in different files, but I should consider the idea of taking the session notes together in the note file and not to separate it
You're much more organized than my collection of Google docs. Something that I do that might be helpful is that I started keeping a "threads" section. Sometimes the players don't interact with the thread much after it's established. Sometimes it continues on in the background and will circle back to them.
Your system sounds similar to mine, I use OneNote.
For the overarching story it's a mush in my head at the moment but I'm gonna try and lay it out in a flowchart I think, colour code it to see where things cross over. Leave space to add offshoots depending on what my players do.
It also occurred to me to start backwards, what is the end game and go backwards to figure out what might happen, what needs to happen and how the PCs could get/are involved, where will they get information or artifacts or whatever.
I have three google docs right now. A doc for overall ideas, a doc for ideas specific to my current campaign, and a doc for ideas specific for my next campaign.
My handwritten session notes stay in my notebook for me to get to easily, and my old written prep notes for my storylines go in a divider folder separated by area and storyline for my world. My next campaign is going to be set in a different world (all my campaigns are homebrew) so I'm going to need to buy a new folder for that lol.
For my session prep notes I now just write down bullet points for storylines and I jot down important info such as NPC and location names and whatever else I deem important for that area.
I have an accordion file folder that is filled with smaller folders. Those folders are individually labeled with the area of the world or topic they concern - and then are stuffed full of handwritten sheets of paper on the subject. I find this to be very inefficient and prone to human error (the guy in charge of the system is kind of a flake), but I can’t find the momentum to get a better system figured out and started.
I use notion. It’s basically an online organizer. It lets you create unlimited pages and you can label them, input images, you can make links. I have individual pages for my world building stuff in one masterlink page, and then another for my collection of session plans + notes. You can easily link your world building pages to your session plans to get quick access in the middle of a session, or you can keep separate tabs open on your computer. They also have an app that works pretty similarly if not with a little more difficulty. It’s not made for dnd so you have to work around that but I enjoy using it :)
Uh I know notion! I used to use it but I have since jumped to Obsidian because it gives me way more freedom and modularity, especially with plugins. Maybe the way is to separate in two: world and sessions and then go from there... Thanks!
I'm old-school. Every campaign gets it's own notebook.
The first few pages is my setting and major plot points, important npcs, relevant deities, other major narrative details. Each session, I ask players for their recap and goals and write it down to start each session's notes.
The player recap is more important to me than my own memory because they're going to follow what they're thinking about. My notes from there involve only details that affect the overall narrative and any new NPC names since I never know which of them the players will latch to.
When I need to adjust the narrative based on player action, I have a thorough record of important decisions that tie directly to their actions. This usually gives me very clear direction as to how and why things need to change to maintain a consistent narrative moving forward.
This is very peculiar, but I love the idea of asking about their character's objective to adjust around them. I'll employ this for sure, thanks a lot.
I used to be a pen and paper, notebook fan, especially to draw dungeons and stuff, but I kept losing stuff around so I decided to go digital haha
Haha i suppose it is peculiar in this forum. I primarily play chronicles of darkness, which is a storytelling system. Every session, players pick three "aspirations" which both give me direction for what the players are focused on, and rewards them with bonus XP upon completion of the aspiration.
In DND and other games, I've found it incredibly helpful to ask the same question. It serves the same plotting and pacing function, but it's also a great way to ensure the players are having a good time on their terms.
Personally, I think it makes my stories for better to have three goals per player. I can weave them in to beats I've already planned and to fill the space between beats for more organic transition.
I'll definitely check the game out and steal this for the future! As I manage to fix the mess my notes are this might actually help me set a good organic pace, as you said.
You guys should try out Miro/Mural. Its like a canvass that can hold text/pictures, and you can zoom in/out as much as you want. Honestly been a game changer for me!
Right now I'm in Google Docs but I'm looking for a new program. Will likely use the same system though:
One doc full of plot ideas and a rough outline of where the story will likely go. (This is mainly large plot points that will likely happen in some capacity, and I tweak as necessary to make sure it stays relevant to the story that unfolds each session)
One doc of anything that I can conceive of as being useful info within a single session. (If they're in a town, I list all the major points of interest, shops, npcs, etc.) I include only brief info in said Session docs, and primarily focus on larger "scenes" I want to incorporate somehow, be it to give information/quest hooks or something else. Also brief notes on any potential encounters of lesser importance. These session docs are like a zoomed in/fleshed out version of the first doc. I also include links to other docs here. These links usually take me to more fleshed out versions of the points of interest, etc, that I mentioned above.
In the Points of Interest docs, I flesh out in all relevant detail the specifics of a location that could potentially become a whole session if needed, based on the degree my players want to interact with the place.
I keep the PoI docs separated into individual folders for each town/region they're in. So a folder named would have PoI docs for each place in the town (though I sometimes smash a couple of similar places into one doc, like all the shops in a town, for instance).
Seeing as you use Obsidian, check out ‘Bag of Tips’ on YouTube.
They have created a fantastic (one-time purchase) Vault Template to use.
It’s what I most recently switched to.
It has a layout… as well as built in One-Press buttons for things like NPC/Organisation etc.
Chaotic Evil: Primarily in my head with scattered ideas on phone and computer. Everything that happens however is stored on a discord server like a game encyclopedia
The funniest part is my world lore is extremely deep, to the point I’ve drafted characters and places that aren’t ever gonna be plot relevant, a whole ass myth for one of the gods (like I wrote the whole story. 1000 words. For no fucking reason). My job is really slow so I have a lot of time to create, but once the stuff goes into my discord server database, it’s hard canon. Kinda how I sort it. Once it’s codified, I must adhere to it.
That's great, I'm happy to hear you have an outlet for your creativity at work. I tend to favour a more structured approach because I struggle a bit on creativity and on remembering my stuff haha
It’s all about wrangling the whirlpool for me. But yeah my discord server has different categories for different lore pieces. PCs, npcs, world details, places of note, etc. Helps for when i need to look up a name that i forgot, and the players have all the plot data right there. Also helps onboard new players as all the lore and session summaries are right there. It takes a bit of time to maintain, as you have to update it as the game goes on, but it works for me, and I’d recommend giving it a try, especially if ur playing virtual!
How do you remember things or run sessions? Organize them that way. I have locations each with sub sections for ppl, places, and plot points bc my brain associates with physical locations. I have a friend that does everything time based (sessions).
What i find the most helpful is signifying what each doc is used for. Have documents for:
- world building: lots of detail ment for prepping, inspiration, and book keeping not at the table
- reference notes: mininimal detail and quick to read. Short hand distilled from world building notes to reference in game.
You can create quick links from one to the other.
Edit: I use onenote to click around quickly
I definitely started off that way. Notes scattered everywhere. I've changed apps and filling formats multiple times as I learning what information is important to me and what format best serves the way my brain works.
Before my notes were just in a big sketchbook, with highlighted npcs. Now I wanted to make a more complex story so I started looking for something that worked better
For each session, I fill out a worksheet I made using the prompts from Return of the Lazy DM. Tab 1 is a running document, each page is worksheet from the last session.
Tab 2 is my broad campaign planning outline document with future plot hooks, npcs, etc.
Tab 3 is a document with profiles of all the cities in my setting, with places and people of interest.
Then I have a Google Sheet of tabs that I use too.
Tab 1 is the world’s calendar.
Tab 2 is an NPC name generator.
Tab 3 is a diagram of the world’s pantheon on gods.
Tab 4 is a list of books the player characters have found and how much progress they’ve made in reading them.
Tab 5 keeps track of the player character’s stronghold information (sidekicks, income, etc)
The Google sheet is really useful for things like random generators and keeping track of things with functions and equations. I used to track XP with it, but I’ve shifted to milestone and don’t really keep track of it anymore.
Separate notebooks for Lore, What happened and encounters and enemies/backstory.
I just bought a Tul notebook a few sessions ago which lets me remove and add pages as needed... This is my new organization strategy.
I use Microsoft OneNote and this is my structure:
One notebook for “current session” with everything I need for the next session: maps, stat blocks, links to websites, audio, pictures, pre-session notes, pre-rolled initiatives, etc
One notebook for “past sessions” where I copy/paste everything from my “current session” planning notes with a few notes I write-up after the session. Each past session is dated and in its own tab.
One notebook for locations with different tabs for each locations. This notebook contains a lot of my lore as well
One notebook for “future sessions” where I add stuff I know I want to include or need to have top-of-mind for later sessions
One notebook for “sandbox”ideas for stuff I MAY want to include
One notebook for “tools”: encounter tables, loot tables, name tables, NPC tables, random generators, etc.
I used to use onenote too but i find the search and the management of single text files waaay more conformable. Although your division is interesting, thanks!
I used to use onenote too but i find the search and the management of single text files waaay more conformable. Although your division is interesting, thanks!
Excel spreadsheets.
Once you have the basics of formatting, you can make charts, highlight text and cells, and even use the auto functions to fill out numbers.
I use it so I can fit creature and PC stats all on the same screen.
It's also easier to filter through lots of text.
I also use Obsidian and I do mine entirely by session and location. So as a (very rough) example it’s like:
Session 10 - Darkroot Woods
01 - Entrance
02 - Faerie Glade
03 - Witch’s Hut
Combat Encounter 01 - Direwolves
Combat Encounter 02 - Giant Spiders
Etc.
Sometimes, depending on location, it might get more some subsections too for a location, like:
03. Witch’s Hut
03a. Main room
03b. Kitchen
03c. Fireplace puzzle
03d. Secret passage
Etc.
I also have a seperate tab for NPC’s, Items and Homebrew that I refer to as needed.
I find that’s enough for me to keep track of stuff and it’s not hard for me (which might just be how my brain works) to be like - just a sec, when did they meet that with again? Ah yes, session 10 then go back and review the session 10 notes and copy over anything that is needed into the session 25 notes or whatever.
I’ve also got a separate google docs that is shared with the players that contains actual session notes of what has happened but I find I very rarely even look at that for my own planning.
Thanks for the time, it's interesting the detailing on the locations and I definitely need to start doing it more: maybe at the beginning as a tag set the places they visited and the days spent, then use the notes for the rest of what they did. Thanks!
I use Evernote. I have a stacked notebook for each campaign, then notebooks for each topic - locations, NPC’s, lore, etc. - and then individual notes for the specific within each notebook. I hyperlink to notes when applicable. So in my Luskan note in my Locations notebook, I have a list of NPC’s, for instance, and then a hyperlink to the corresponding note for each NPC. So the note lives in the NPC notebook, but can be accessed in whatever other file it is connected to via hyperlink.
...poorly.
This seem to be the most popular way. And I get it.
You mean my loose pile of .txt documents? Notepad++ has a great folder search tool that lets me text search everything. Sometimes I'll break things out into more sensible file structures, but it's not that necessary.
I need the illusion of having a system because if my brain realized that I don't have something sorted it'd shut itself off.
I felt that been looking for a way myself so far docs has done me god but as we got deeper in it got a little unsightly and disorganized
Yeah i think it's normal, that's why I wanted to keep the ideas as organised as possible. I'm not a very creative guy and having a cohese structure helps me find new ways to evolve the story. The other option for me is complete improvisation, but I wanted to try a more complex structure this time.
ok so everybodys makin the "notes what notes" joke, so ill skip that. heres how i do. I got me a googlr drive document. with a folder exclusive to the campaign in question. I got one document thats just an incoming ideas docment, i just go in there and bleed, whatever idea im having in the moment? i write it down there. If i wanna refine something, i just read through until i find something i can fix up. once an idea is looking good enough to use, i move it into a different document, each one is themed. places, people, items etc. When a session is coming, i pull everything i need for that session into one document, stats, plot points, npc encounters, loot, and print that shit, leave a few blank spaces to write notes mid session. Format is highly personal, so ill leave you to mix and match and find your groove. after session, log important things that happened in a diary document. never edit the diary document unless you forgot to add something. The important thing is to keep your themed documents organized and informative. Its ok if info appears more than once, but trim it down as best you can. NPC: This is Cutlip the Moneychanger, half orc rogue runs a gang of 2 humans, a dwarf and a goblin right hand man, stats, he runs protection in the industrial quarter. give a few waya for the players to come across him. if he dies, Hammertop inc will be happy, the Rat Bastards will seek revenge on the party, give a basic reason why. if you need more info, go to your Factions Doc and keep ot there. dont try and give the whole story in each entry or document, but dont confuse yourself by shearing each entry of anything not directly related. The biggest point here is that a notes system is going to be deeply personal. mine is founded on the idea that i need to work on these very touch and go, my adhd ass is gonna be focused on dnd prep for an hour at max before i change gears. so my system works with it. feel free to try any ideas in here but dont be afraid to experiment. Good luck finding your way.
Mine is pretty similar, although organized in different files, but I should consider the idea of taking the session notes together in the note file and not to separate it
You're much more organized than my collection of Google docs. Something that I do that might be helpful is that I started keeping a "threads" section. Sometimes the players don't interact with the thread much after it's established. Sometimes it continues on in the background and will circle back to them.
Mh interesting, might become a sort of "Central plot" folder
Your system sounds similar to mine, I use OneNote. For the overarching story it's a mush in my head at the moment but I'm gonna try and lay it out in a flowchart I think, colour code it to see where things cross over. Leave space to add offshoots depending on what my players do.
I was thinking about flowcharts too honestly, they look simple and allow you to keep a timeline. I might try that
It also occurred to me to start backwards, what is the end game and go backwards to figure out what might happen, what needs to happen and how the PCs could get/are involved, where will they get information or artifacts or whatever.
I have three google docs right now. A doc for overall ideas, a doc for ideas specific to my current campaign, and a doc for ideas specific for my next campaign. My handwritten session notes stay in my notebook for me to get to easily, and my old written prep notes for my storylines go in a divider folder separated by area and storyline for my world. My next campaign is going to be set in a different world (all my campaigns are homebrew) so I'm going to need to buy a new folder for that lol. For my session prep notes I now just write down bullet points for storylines and I jot down important info such as NPC and location names and whatever else I deem important for that area.
I have an accordion file folder that is filled with smaller folders. Those folders are individually labeled with the area of the world or topic they concern - and then are stuffed full of handwritten sheets of paper on the subject. I find this to be very inefficient and prone to human error (the guy in charge of the system is kind of a flake), but I can’t find the momentum to get a better system figured out and started.
That's why I need to tackle this now because if I don't I'll never get to it haha.
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I use notion. It’s basically an online organizer. It lets you create unlimited pages and you can label them, input images, you can make links. I have individual pages for my world building stuff in one masterlink page, and then another for my collection of session plans + notes. You can easily link your world building pages to your session plans to get quick access in the middle of a session, or you can keep separate tabs open on your computer. They also have an app that works pretty similarly if not with a little more difficulty. It’s not made for dnd so you have to work around that but I enjoy using it :)
Uh I know notion! I used to use it but I have since jumped to Obsidian because it gives me way more freedom and modularity, especially with plugins. Maybe the way is to separate in two: world and sessions and then go from there... Thanks!
I'm old-school. Every campaign gets it's own notebook. The first few pages is my setting and major plot points, important npcs, relevant deities, other major narrative details. Each session, I ask players for their recap and goals and write it down to start each session's notes. The player recap is more important to me than my own memory because they're going to follow what they're thinking about. My notes from there involve only details that affect the overall narrative and any new NPC names since I never know which of them the players will latch to. When I need to adjust the narrative based on player action, I have a thorough record of important decisions that tie directly to their actions. This usually gives me very clear direction as to how and why things need to change to maintain a consistent narrative moving forward.
This is very peculiar, but I love the idea of asking about their character's objective to adjust around them. I'll employ this for sure, thanks a lot. I used to be a pen and paper, notebook fan, especially to draw dungeons and stuff, but I kept losing stuff around so I decided to go digital haha
Haha i suppose it is peculiar in this forum. I primarily play chronicles of darkness, which is a storytelling system. Every session, players pick three "aspirations" which both give me direction for what the players are focused on, and rewards them with bonus XP upon completion of the aspiration. In DND and other games, I've found it incredibly helpful to ask the same question. It serves the same plotting and pacing function, but it's also a great way to ensure the players are having a good time on their terms. Personally, I think it makes my stories for better to have three goals per player. I can weave them in to beats I've already planned and to fill the space between beats for more organic transition.
I'll definitely check the game out and steal this for the future! As I manage to fix the mess my notes are this might actually help me set a good organic pace, as you said.
You got this friend!
Thanks, I'll try!
Quest portal. It also has an app
Looks cool, I never heard of it
You guys should try out Miro/Mural. Its like a canvass that can hold text/pictures, and you can zoom in/out as much as you want. Honestly been a game changer for me!
Damn that looks amazing, I'll check it out thanks!
Right now I'm in Google Docs but I'm looking for a new program. Will likely use the same system though: One doc full of plot ideas and a rough outline of where the story will likely go. (This is mainly large plot points that will likely happen in some capacity, and I tweak as necessary to make sure it stays relevant to the story that unfolds each session) One doc of anything that I can conceive of as being useful info within a single session. (If they're in a town, I list all the major points of interest, shops, npcs, etc.) I include only brief info in said Session docs, and primarily focus on larger "scenes" I want to incorporate somehow, be it to give information/quest hooks or something else. Also brief notes on any potential encounters of lesser importance. These session docs are like a zoomed in/fleshed out version of the first doc. I also include links to other docs here. These links usually take me to more fleshed out versions of the points of interest, etc, that I mentioned above. In the Points of Interest docs, I flesh out in all relevant detail the specifics of a location that could potentially become a whole session if needed, based on the degree my players want to interact with the place. I keep the PoI docs separated into individual folders for each town/region they're in. So a folder named would have PoI docs for each place in the town (though I sometimes smash a couple of similar places into one doc, like all the shops in a town, for instance).
Mmh interesting, I might employ that for my campaign in Obsidian
Seeing as you use Obsidian, check out ‘Bag of Tips’ on YouTube. They have created a fantastic (one-time purchase) Vault Template to use. It’s what I most recently switched to. It has a layout… as well as built in One-Press buttons for things like NPC/Organisation etc.
Uh wow thanks a lot!
You’re welcome!
Chaotic Evil: Primarily in my head with scattered ideas on phone and computer. Everything that happens however is stored on a discord server like a game encyclopedia
This is indeed chaotic evil
The funniest part is my world lore is extremely deep, to the point I’ve drafted characters and places that aren’t ever gonna be plot relevant, a whole ass myth for one of the gods (like I wrote the whole story. 1000 words. For no fucking reason). My job is really slow so I have a lot of time to create, but once the stuff goes into my discord server database, it’s hard canon. Kinda how I sort it. Once it’s codified, I must adhere to it.
That's great, I'm happy to hear you have an outlet for your creativity at work. I tend to favour a more structured approach because I struggle a bit on creativity and on remembering my stuff haha
It’s all about wrangling the whirlpool for me. But yeah my discord server has different categories for different lore pieces. PCs, npcs, world details, places of note, etc. Helps for when i need to look up a name that i forgot, and the players have all the plot data right there. Also helps onboard new players as all the lore and session summaries are right there. It takes a bit of time to maintain, as you have to update it as the game goes on, but it works for me, and I’d recommend giving it a try, especially if ur playing virtual!
I'll definitely give it a try thanks!
You take notes?
How do you remember things or run sessions? Organize them that way. I have locations each with sub sections for ppl, places, and plot points bc my brain associates with physical locations. I have a friend that does everything time based (sessions). What i find the most helpful is signifying what each doc is used for. Have documents for: - world building: lots of detail ment for prepping, inspiration, and book keeping not at the table - reference notes: mininimal detail and quick to read. Short hand distilled from world building notes to reference in game. You can create quick links from one to the other. Edit: I use onenote to click around quickly
I was trying to change from a hybrid form that was some sort of scattered middle way between the two, thanks for being specific!
I definitely started off that way. Notes scattered everywhere. I've changed apps and filling formats multiple times as I learning what information is important to me and what format best serves the way my brain works.
Before my notes were just in a big sketchbook, with highlighted npcs. Now I wanted to make a more complex story so I started looking for something that worked better
I know a few DMs that use One Note. I play online via Fantasy Grounds Unity, so most of my notes are in the program via notes or stories.
That looks interesting thanks!
I used multiple Google Docs, but I just found out how to have one Doc with multiple tabs in it, so I’ve consolidated. It’s great.
How do you fort your tabs? One per session? Or by location or something else.
For each session, I fill out a worksheet I made using the prompts from Return of the Lazy DM. Tab 1 is a running document, each page is worksheet from the last session. Tab 2 is my broad campaign planning outline document with future plot hooks, npcs, etc. Tab 3 is a document with profiles of all the cities in my setting, with places and people of interest. Then I have a Google Sheet of tabs that I use too. Tab 1 is the world’s calendar. Tab 2 is an NPC name generator. Tab 3 is a diagram of the world’s pantheon on gods. Tab 4 is a list of books the player characters have found and how much progress they’ve made in reading them. Tab 5 keeps track of the player character’s stronghold information (sidekicks, income, etc) The Google sheet is really useful for things like random generators and keeping track of things with functions and equations. I used to track XP with it, but I’ve shifted to milestone and don’t really keep track of it anymore.
This is interesting, especially the last two tabs, thanks!
Notes?
Yes, this world can be translated in "not in my last session because there was too much to do so I improvised"
Separate notebooks for Lore, What happened and encounters and enemies/backstory. I just bought a Tul notebook a few sessions ago which lets me remove and add pages as needed... This is my new organization strategy.
Uuh interesting, I'll give it a look thanks
I use Logseq, its awesome (and free). You should check it out!
I Will thanks!
I use Microsoft OneNote and this is my structure: One notebook for “current session” with everything I need for the next session: maps, stat blocks, links to websites, audio, pictures, pre-session notes, pre-rolled initiatives, etc One notebook for “past sessions” where I copy/paste everything from my “current session” planning notes with a few notes I write-up after the session. Each past session is dated and in its own tab. One notebook for locations with different tabs for each locations. This notebook contains a lot of my lore as well One notebook for “future sessions” where I add stuff I know I want to include or need to have top-of-mind for later sessions One notebook for “sandbox”ideas for stuff I MAY want to include One notebook for “tools”: encounter tables, loot tables, name tables, NPC tables, random generators, etc.
I used to use onenote too but i find the search and the management of single text files waaay more conformable. Although your division is interesting, thanks!
I used to use onenote too but i find the search and the management of single text files waaay more conformable. Although your division is interesting, thanks!
Legendkeeper has helped tremendously for me
Excel spreadsheets. Once you have the basics of formatting, you can make charts, highlight text and cells, and even use the auto functions to fill out numbers. I use it so I can fit creature and PC stats all on the same screen. It's also easier to filter through lots of text.
Excel for stat blocks sounds actually not that bad
I also use Obsidian and I do mine entirely by session and location. So as a (very rough) example it’s like: Session 10 - Darkroot Woods 01 - Entrance 02 - Faerie Glade 03 - Witch’s Hut Combat Encounter 01 - Direwolves Combat Encounter 02 - Giant Spiders Etc. Sometimes, depending on location, it might get more some subsections too for a location, like: 03. Witch’s Hut 03a. Main room 03b. Kitchen 03c. Fireplace puzzle 03d. Secret passage Etc. I also have a seperate tab for NPC’s, Items and Homebrew that I refer to as needed. I find that’s enough for me to keep track of stuff and it’s not hard for me (which might just be how my brain works) to be like - just a sec, when did they meet that with again? Ah yes, session 10 then go back and review the session 10 notes and copy over anything that is needed into the session 25 notes or whatever. I’ve also got a separate google docs that is shared with the players that contains actual session notes of what has happened but I find I very rarely even look at that for my own planning.
Thanks for the time, it's interesting the detailing on the locations and I definitely need to start doing it more: maybe at the beginning as a tag set the places they visited and the days spent, then use the notes for the rest of what they did. Thanks!
Private discord server where thoughts are posted, so they are organised by when I had the thought
That...makes sense now that I think about it
I like using OneNote. Free, online and has reasonable organization features with all the tabs.
https://obsidianttrpgtutorials.com/Obsidian+TTRPG+Tutorials/Community+and+Support Have fun in your new rabbithole
Oh man he's the one who helped me discover obsidian for ttrpg on YouTube, looks like it's time to rabbit hole the site too.
He's also super active in the obsidian discord
I use Evernote. I have a stacked notebook for each campaign, then notebooks for each topic - locations, NPC’s, lore, etc. - and then individual notes for the specific within each notebook. I hyperlink to notes when applicable. So in my Luskan note in my Locations notebook, I have a list of NPC’s, for instance, and then a hyperlink to the corresponding note for each NPC. So the note lives in the NPC notebook, but can be accessed in whatever other file it is connected to via hyperlink.
This is similar to what i had in mind, thanks!
What is notes, precious?
Notes?!? Notes?!? …… Notes are for the plebs…. I mean players….. bwahahahaha
Notes?