Note taking... I started using little pocket books to take notes. One book per campaign. There are tons of these nice old-fashioned empty books out there. I find that these work better than taking notes on a wiki. I tried. ¹
Here are some of the nicer pages from the end of the Monday game. ²
Notes on an enemy camp where the red dragon ruled
Notes on a fight with a dragon
Two locations on a plane ruled by Pazuzu
Notes for my speech at the beginning of the last session
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Hey!! :D i love this blog-post.. really.. i always wanted to SEE how other GM do their job.. and this is a great one i think.. cute drawings even if not too precise.. nice calligraphy, not very clean.. but essential...
really really a good post! :D
– Giorgio Vezzini 2008-10-12 00:33 UTC
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Thank you very much! 😄
I find that I need just enough information so that I can improvise the rest at the table.
– Alex Schroeder 2008-10-12 19:17 UTC
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Very nice notes! I’m always envious when I see someone else’s beautiful notebooks.
The only digital notetaking tool that’s ever worked for me is org-mode. But that would never allow for the beautiful drawings you’ve made.
– Matt 2008-10-13 12:37 UTC
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Thanks. It tuns out that I like to write down notes for adventures while riding the train, lying in bed, waiting for a cake in the oven – which is another reason not to use a computer. Lying in bed with a laptop is awkward, IMHO.
– Alex Schroeder 2008-10-15 08:17 UTC
