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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[-] cujo@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago

The Goblin's Notebook. It's a great prep tool that allows you to break up all your notes based on what things are, allows custom relationships between objects, and allows what is displayed at any given time to change based on whether specific objects in your notes are relevant to the current chapter of your campaign. And that's just scratching the surface of all the cool features. ~$3/mo thru patreon to fully unlock all features. I swear by it and I'll probably never use another tool to keep all my notes organized as long as I'm GMing.

The custom connections are my favorite feature, and I use them a lot to inform the decisions any given entity in my world makes. Example of custom connections attached, lol.

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