What does your gaming notebook or binder look like?
What does your gaming notebook or binder look like?
Show us some pictures of your gaming, notebook or binder. I’m getting back into using a physical binder now that my games are more in person, and I need the inspiration!
...last year i decided i needed a trapper keeper like the one i used for first edition D+D, but - well, they were kind of junk then and they're still junk today, despite being eminently cool...
...BUT!..while shopping, i discovered that school supplies have evolved over the past five decades and mead produces a modern take on the classic trapper keeper form factor with vastly-improved build quality...
Five Star Trapper Keeper
Five Star Trapper Folders...i love it; it's like my old trapper keeper but better in pretty much every way (other than roll-your-own décor)...
I just have 2 boring large binder with my "old character sheets" and a small cardboard one I use for my current game. I lack drawing skills to customize it, but now I feel like I should add some stickers
Not much to show, I just use a ringed notebook for noting down things that happen during the game.
I've found that I prefer A5 format. With A4 it gets big and by the time I get to the bottom of the right page, the notes at the top of the left one are ancient. A5 is easier to manageI prefer systems where I don't need so many stats. Savage Worlds is the most crunch I can work with. So for the plot I only need a way to check up on ideas and "arcs" and for that I use ObsidianMD on mobile or PC. I'm jumping around different topics a lot, so even having bookmarks in notebook would be hard to work with
Mine is a carboard with second hand paper (think used calendar pages, old printed pages) and a strong clip added over the top. Whit this kind of paper I use the other side of the page. I do this to sort of give it a second life. Also this is for notes during the session, this is then rewritten for Campaign Logger once I have time.
I do this both as a GM or as a Player because I like having good notes. In some games, when the game finished, I contact the GM and give him a list of the added NPCs he used, because sometimes my notes are more detailed than his.
sometimes my notes are more detailed than his
Impressive! :)
I haven't played in person seriously for many years. We're starting a new in-person group here soon, so I'm going to have to figure something out. I have a boatload of 3 ring binders so I will probably do the clear sleeve thing like you do, Mike. And then promptly pull them all out to spread around the table because I am a loose-leaf person at heart.
I use a leather journal for GM notes.
My player notes are all on PCs, on character sheets or in my head, so no binder for me.
Can you tell I'm a theater of the mind GM?
P.S. nice username. Are you the real Sky Flourish?
I am!
Wow small world! I read The Lazy Dungeon Master in like 2019 and loved it!
Cool!
I've been reading your blog and watching your videos for a while now