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I used to use obsidian but I found myself lacking motivation and becoming easily distracted when looking at the computer. Now, I do everything in a notebook. I find that my thoughts just flow far easier.

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[–] lodronsi 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I use a wiki (self hosted DokuWiki) to keep my current dnd campaign world organized. I create a page per NPC, region, settlement, event, faction, and such. I can cross link them together (which people are in which factions, which factions have relationships, which settlements they operate out of…). I find it helps me keep organized. Plus I can upload pictures or maps to add visuals.

I love pen and paper but find cross referencing less effective for me. So I’m not against writing down my ideas where ever (paper, phone, note on computer) and will transcribe to wiki later.

[–] metaltoilet 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sounds a lot like obsidian. Cool!

[–] lodronsi 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah I the other experience will be familiar. I liked that my data stayed in-house but it did mean I had to run software on a server myself.

[–] metaltoilet 1 points 2 years ago