What are some tools you personally use for prep? (ttrpg.network)

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As the title says, what's your go-to when it comes to things like notes and maps. Personally, I like Obsidian and Tabletop RPG Map editor II from the lead dev of Dead Cells.

I also like https://when2meet.com/ for resolving scheduling conflicts.

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[-] kichae@wanderingadventure.party 2 points 5 days ago

As a markdown hater, I primarily use Trilium Notes for organizing my prep and taking session notes. I've built a digital GM screen with my players' key stats that I keep in my main tab, and then each encounter for the session is loaded into tabs before the session starts.

I use Wonderdraft for my world maps, and pull most of my encounter maps from free 'sample' maps from map makers on Patreon (which I sketch out on my battle map in dry erase marker). For city/town/village maps, I use watabou's Medieval Fantasy City Generator.

I pull most of my statblocks off of pf2easy. I also used pf2easy's spellbook to help me make physical spell cards for my players.

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