philFeb 1, 2023

to my fellow DMs/GMs/MCs/whatever your #TTRPG noun of choice is: what does your notetaking setup look like, if you keep notes? Pen and paper? Tablet? Specific software? Other?

Also, keeping info available for your players: do you have a website for them, or just remind them of things when they ask, or something else?

Show threadDeetlebeeFeb 1, 2023
@stoppableforce I've done wikis in the past, but honestly channels in Discord works the best IMO. Each character gets their own channel for notes/writing/etc.
Also a recap channel with what happened for anyone to review.
I've also done an NPC channel with descriptions of people they meet.
I tend to write my own notes on the PC and either print or use the iPad to read them as I go.
iOS Notes app is useful for something I can easily jot down notes then read/edit on iPad or PC.
Show threadphilFeb 1, 2023
@deetlebee honestly the biggest issue with discord in this case is that literally none of them are on discord and that's unlikely to change
Show threadDeetlebee
@stoppableforce Oooh, yea. I was thinking it was better than a wiki because it was something they already use. (lot of my games for the last X years have been online-only by necessity so we use Discord for voice-chat).
PBWiki is what I use for my world-building notes for over a decade because it's free. Though getting folks to sign up for accounts to edit their character notes can be a big ask when I've used it for campaigns. http://ryrin.pbworks.com/
ryrin / FrontPage

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Show threadDeetlebeeFeb 1, 2023
@stoppableforce Example of the time I used it for a campaign. http://khasos.pbworks.com/w/page/143107863/FrontPage
khasos [licensed for non-commercial use only] / FrontPage

Show threadDeetlebeeFeb 1, 2023
@stoppableforce okay wow I didn't fill out a lot of those links lol. Hedrim Empire has a page!