This FREE D&D campaign management app made me a better DM
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This free D&D campaign management app made me a better DM by helping me be more organized. It has helped me access information quickly during gameplay, and easily record everything. Obsidian.md is the program I've been using to run my most recent 5e campaign, and I've really been enjoying it! This could be used to run any TTRPG campaign. I'm going to show you the free plugins I've been using that make this a really excellent campaign manager.
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Obsidian.md
obsidian.md/
Obsidian TTRPG Tutorials
obsidianttrpgtutorials.com/Ob...
Calendarium Github
github.com/javalent/calendarium
Quartz
quartz.jzhao.xyz/
Quartz Tutorial
• Publish your Obsidian ...
All plugins discussed in the video:
ITS Theme - publish.obsidian.md/slrvb-doc...
Leaflet - github.com/javalent/obsidian-...
Fantasy Name Generator by Lukewh - github.com/lukewh/fantasy-name
Another Fantasy Name Generator that I came across - github.com/Gregory-Jagermeist...
Calendarium - github.com/javalent/calendarium
Obsidian Publish - obsidian.md/publish
Quartz - quartz.jzhao.xyz/
FYI, Obsidian is not open-source. However, Markdown is an open file format, so you will always be able to access your notes. I've been very happy with Obsidian for my campaign.
Great introductory video!
Try Logseq if you care for FOSS software. Basically does the same things, has all the same features, over a hundred plugins, etc.
Sure there are probably some differences and some plugins available for one program might not have a direct analogue in the other, but in most ways it's pretty much the same.
@@hummel6364 I saw this and thought it was great until I realized that it didn't have folders (it has it's own sort of system I guess but it's still a dealbreaker for me)
Emacs Org mode + Roam
QOwnNotes is good and easy, too, as far as I'm aware.
Well, he said free, not open source. That's a difference.
*Sees the video thumbnail*
"I'm already using a pretty good one, and I JUST hit that learning curve for it... buuuuuut, I gotta see what this is."
"Oh, that looks famili--- Oh, it's Obsidian! What I'm already currently using!"
Dude same!!
Hah, I'm using Obsidian as well and had pretty much the exact same thoughts, some of the plugins in the video I hadn't been using though so I might pick up some of those. Obsidian is amazing though.
Literally same
My current method of campaign management is using scrap pieces of paper that i gather before each session and hoping everyone remembers things the same way from previous sessions lol. I went ahead and set up Obsidian as close to this tutorial for now. Thanks for the upload and guide.
See I upgraded from Scraps of Paper to a Spiral notebook lol
A man of culture I see
Wait we were supposed to take notes? I just wing it every session and hope the players dont notice the name of the village has changed twice
Oh goodness; that is also the system I use! Maybe Obsidian will be an improvement! :)
Hey just a little tip! If you start every session with a recap of the last you can make sure everyone is on the same page and it also allows players to mention things that they may remember but you may have forgot! It's a handy technique and allows you to get the players in the mindset of the story as you see it which helps you direct the tone for the session(:
This, along with Bag of Tips' templates, has saved me so many hours of work. This program is amazing.
Hey, glad to be of some assistance! 😅
@@BagOfTips oh heya
You're my favorite pringles man.
This video cursed me. I have been spending every spare waking hour i have formatting and organizing my notes into obsidian. Finally getting to leave onenote behind is a breath of fresh air I didnt know I needed
You couldn’t pay me to leave OneNote lol. Is Obsidian that much better???
@@bradybrandt9326 Ive been using it for a few weeks now and I honestly don't think i could go back. The ability to seamlessly craft your world and link all your files together is just so incredibly convenient (seriously, its not until you've tried it that you realize how incredible linking is)
Also not being limited to the notebook and pages system of onenote and basically being able to have as many note documents as you want in however many folders you want is so liberating.
If something you like about one note is the ability to drag images and text boxes wherever you like around a canvas, obsidian literally has that feature, but better, where all text boxes and images snap to a seamless grid, and you can draw arrows connecting different assets on the grid, and you can even link whole other files onto that canvas and interact with them from the canvas.
im writing my first lardger campain world. learning onenote. would you recommend just skipping to obsidian
@@rxNova 100%. Especially if you're planning to do alot of world building. Get the plugins that he talked about in this video (especially the interactive map one) and you're gonna have a great time.
OneNote isn't bad, but if you're the slightest bit tech savvy (i.e. you know how files work and you can learn how to write in markdown, I can't recommend it enough)
I left obsidian FOR onenote
I tried Obsidian, but then switched to Notion bc Notion allows free syncing between devices, meanwhile as Obsidian doesn't. That was the game changer for me ahah
just a heads up you can use any cloud storage and just store your vault on it effectively syncing it to any device. unless your notes have a lot of high rez pictures then the size is just text files and so free versions are usually plenty of space (google drive is 10gb for instance)
Thank you for this video. I am more of a “show me how it works and tell me less about what it is” type learner, I liked that you included both perspectives. Take care.
You need to set light theme to activate the style settings effect
Thank you
thank you
Legend
Champion ! Thank you
wait...there are people who use light themes unironically and on purpose?????
So I tried this out and I wasn't sure if it'd actually work for me.
But no, I am absolutely in love omg.
I'm a person who is obsessed with organization and this program ticks so many boxes in my brain
it's amazing
I was building a fandom wiki for my homebrew world and all the lore when one of my players introduced me to obsidian. He had been using it for taking notes in both university and D&D. The best part was that the formatting it used was the same as fandom wiki’s. So I ported all of my work across in no time. Obsidian is the best DM tool by a long shot. Glad to see other Dungeon Masters hopping on the trend.
Most underviewed d&d channel
true, I think the thumbnails/icon for the channel don't help, and definitely undersell the insanely good video quality
100%!
*underrated
@@AnthonySmith-sc4zs i meant what i typed, the channel deserves more views
@urosmirkovic8353 Yeah, but the connotation could sound as if you were saying that he gets zero views because he isn't a good creator (which obviously is not the case) so that's likely why they wrote that
I'm using a spiral notebook, random scraps of paper, a tablet, post it notes, a dry erase map, UDT, and some youtube music when I remember to turn it on. It's all easy to source, but none of it is free and it's pretty jumbled up.
Woah that is almost identically my list of DM stuff 😅
Much better, just dedicate a notebook. The video lost me when it said "oh you need to copy-paste some code" what? there is no feature that actually makes it easier then using google docs, put text generator etc to a tab (via chat gpt). He makes it like having a tab is the worst.
Lmao I'm doing the exact same way
Wanted to note that your channel has genuinely added to my campaign and overall enjoyment for my players. I started using improved initiative in addition to the "player facing screen" and added some artwork which has revolutionized combat and prep. Thanks for creating content that makes a meaningful difference!
I'm so glad to hear that!
This was perfect. Adds just enough flavor to Obsidian without going overboard diving down the rabbit hole of plug-ins.
I think Calendarium is no longer in beta- I was able to install it straight from the plugins menu
Correct. Javalent (the creator) finally released it out of beta.
My family and I are very new to D&D . I appreciate everything you do my you are making our journey so much easier. thank you
Strongly recommend Josh Plunkett Obsidian TTRPG youtube videos. Really very, very good and useful.
I second that!
Josh's videos will take you from Obsidian being just slightly better than Notion and others to easily the best DM management tool period. Anyone starting out watch some beginner videos and then look up the CLI videos they are game changing.
i first saw this video when it released, had to pause half-way through to download Obsidian myself! 2-3 months later, couldn't be happier, this is everything i needed for my campaign organization
ty for showing off the software, think i'd still be hunting for the "perfect" app if not for this video 😂💚
I'm so glad it helped!
I currently use Notion and have created separate Player facing and GM facing documents. I like the ability you mentioned to create a wiki with Obsidian. My daughter actually just got excited about Obsidian last week for her upcoming campaign so your video could not come at a better time.
Notion also has the wiki option but the plugin options for obsidian seem so much better than notion
@@mitchevans9685 I may have to look into the option with Notion at least for my current campaign because I have built an extensive database. Definitely interested in Obsidian though. Thanks for letting me know it is an option to create a wiki with Notion!
I'm the same way. I like Notion because I use it for other things but this does seem a little smoother
So happy to see more videos about Obsidian, especially for TTRPG! It's truly a lifesaver.
Thanks man, I appreciate the tools you help provide through your research to make D&D easier and more fun for us. I don't have anything else to say really, just commenting to support the channel. Cheers from Alabama!
tried this out and wow I am loving it so far to manage my campaign! thank you so much for posting this!
Up until now, I've been using my brain to manage my campaigns. Come to think of it, that's probably why I keep getting so many migraines...
Just installed the app and moved my notes from two small journals to the obsidian surface. This is super helpful, thanks a bunch!
This app is amazing, thanks for sharing! I had my campaign notes completely scattered between a dozen apps, PC documents, handnotes and stuff, but now I'm putting them together and it looks really neat! Thank you so much!
Those last three words hit HARD
Thanks. It seems I really needed that.
I always look forward to your videos. They're both informative and fun!
Welcome to the Obsidian fam, fam!
Obsidian is amazing, Ive been using it for months and loving how organized it is. Glad to see you promote it! Love you content especially your craft stuff
Great information, I hope this channel keeps going.
Thank you so much for sharing this tool. I had heard some people talk about this before but had no idea it was this amazing. I've started using it and moving my notes over to it. Its easily better than most of the tools I used combined! AND FOR FREE! And soo easy to use with great plugins.
Might check that out. I’m pretty old school though and manage everything on Word docs and saved on my hard drive ready to be lost when a drive goes bad.
And I appreciate you too.
I'm about to start GM'ing a TTRPG and this is by far the most useful video I've been recommended. Love the ending bit where you show off your process.
I’ve been using obsidian for the last 6 months. It’s fantastic for all my projects and having a vault specifically for each campaign is super cool.
Thanks for the advice, will def try to use this in an upcomming campaign
I've been using the Obsidian app on my phone for a while, but this video opened up a whole new world of ways to use it with plugins once I get a new laptop. I appreciate you and all the great things you bring to the D&D/TTRPG community.
You can use plugins on your phone, too.
Do you know of any good video tutorials or articles on using these plugins with an iphone or ipad?@@a_wild_Kirillian ?
If you're running Windows have a look at Black Cat Familiar too
This is great! I’m a first time dm, although I have been playing for some years. So far I’ve mostly been watching dm guide videos by Bob World Builder and have been able to wing it through that and the campaign book. But my players have been doing more and more things that require more notes and I’ve been losing track. Obsidian will definitely help me be more organised :)
I'll need to look at this. Looks amazing
What a nice video! This will really help me with d&d and other projects. Thanks!
Extremely helpful, thank you so much. Great video
Thanks for sharing this with us.
THANK YOU! Great vid!
My current campaign management is Miro and tears, so I will definitely check this out! Thank you
Great video, my guy!
Already using Obsidian- it’s actually really fun to use the star graph view. I have trouble doing anything fancy but that’s alright!
Wow when i see people with sponsors that use campaign management tools, i usually shut off and skip the ad. But your explanation has been incredible. And so informative down to the step by step process. Ill be saving this one for later. And check out your other vids. Awrsome job 🎉
well, I'm definitely changing from my google doc. this looks awesome and exactly like what I wanted.
Been playing with is over the last week. And ita amazing. 😊
Just need to get quartz running.
And i love your notes layout. Thank you again
Super awesome and helpful video!
Obsidian helped me enjoy playing Traveller a lot more as I often found it confusing and couldn't keep track of how things worked. Just finished setting up my weapons section with an ammo tracker, plus tick boxes and number entries which are used in an equation to add everything together (aim rounds, if the target is tagged, short range bonus) and add it all together for me. It's now on hiatus lol
But have branched out and am now using Obsidian to help DM Candlekeep Mysteries. I would be lost without it!
Great content and information so clean concise really really helpful and also magnificent mustache my friend!
Been DMing One Ring RPG and this has been a godsent, I was using Figma before which is fine. Thanks alot for this
My first time seeing one of your videos, and yes, obsidian notes is amazing
this video is awesome and I'm excited to try obsidian
I was literally about to sign up for WA when this popped up. You rock
I've been using one note for a while, definitely will be looking into this!
great tips i was already using obsidian but did not know about these options.
Thank you. You just saved a new DM
You earned a sub my man. This is amazing.
I would love to see you make a more in-depth guide at some of the features/plug-ins from Obsidian. You do a really great job at making things easy to understand/digest
Dang I'm so glad I came across this video. Really needed something I didn't need to subscribe for
wow! thank you... I had been using Obsidian but nver got around to using plug ins... this seems helpful
Very helpful, thank you
great video and premium presentation.
Wow, I already used obsidian but this is sick! Easiest sub of my life.
Came for the title, stayed for the mustache.
What am I using? Erm.... Yes?
Yeah. I haven't been taking notes. I really need to. This looks AMAZING
thank you. you are amizing
Magnificent moustache!
Thanks for the content.
I have been using Wikipad for a few years, it doesn't have interactive maps, but otherwise it works very similarly to Obsidian.
For the structure, however, I divide Setting (Geography, Calendar, Pantheon, History); Creatures and Organizations (NPCs, Cults, Orders, Guilds, Animals, Monsters, Archetypes); Rules (houserules, special objects, often used rules etc.); Campaign (Characters, Chapters, Main and Side Missions, Summaries)
I've been using notion -- this looks pretty in depth and useful too!
Yep, obsidian is king for note taking. It took me 2 years ro find the note taking app that worked for me and while I was starting to program my own I found obsidian. Never looking back.
This cat is rocking a dope mustache.
One of my sons has been getting into DnD at school and he's asked me to run a one shot for him and his brothers.
I have no idea what am doing but all this looks really useful!
Wow.. that was actually useful, have a subscribe!
i have been using excel but i am now going to try this thanks :D
Great moustache, great video.
I usually don't organize at all and just roll with whatever happens but gotta admit this looks pretty good
I'm currently using one note but this looks really great!
This was dope
HI! I'm new here; what a dashing mustache! Thank you for this video!
Your mustache is top tier. Put on a top
Hat and you look like an evil villain
I use Notation to manage mine. Its amazing being able to write a story, and link text to another page with full descriptions of locations or even linking dungeon in the sentence "Players will clear dungeon" then i can open a window or a full page to a full guide, map, monsters, stats, and treasures in a heart beat. Its like having a world map and hard zooming in on a neighborhood at whilm.
Do you mean Notion? Or Notation.
I am heavily considering transferring all my notes into Notion and building a database and player wiki for my next campaign there. Would you recommend it over Obsidian? I may use obsidian for birds eye view story outlining, I simply love what all you can do with Notion.
@@Skellybr0lol I'm dumb, yea i meant Notion. Yea I would recommend it over Obsidian. I tried over 15 campaign organizers and like Notion the most. I believe the campaign organize you pick will be the one that reflect how you like to see your story the most and I don't see my campaign as arcs or a country/world, I see it as a story.
Notion allows me to write an entire story with the ability to jump around different alternative timelines depending on what my players do with the ability to look read over arcs in minutes but same time see exact details. For example I can write "They can choose to betray the king and escape the city or stand with the knights and defend against the hord" and link the text "they escape the city" to a page in a page with a description to run an entire session on their escape and then say "they run through the sewers" and like the text sewers to pull up and entire mega map with full details of room descriptions, encounters, monsters, and secrete passages in Notion notes. It honestly feels like sky diving on google maps to a random street lmao
lol, I was excited to learn about a new tool only to discover its what I’ve been using for a year. Not complaining, I always like seeing how other people use it.
That moustache is impeccable!
Oh hell yeah! I’ve already been using Obsidian but my understanding of how to fully utilize the product is very minimal. This is going to help A TON. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Also, thank you for going over how you organize your notes. I like it a lot and plan to copy it for my campaign.
Awesome, I'm glad it was helpful!
Yep using Obsidian, I love being able to just link and hyperlink basically from page to page. And create a cool wiki page (that has secret GM only parts)
I'm still not 100% clued up with the code, but that's because I'm lazy, since there are tons of places to get shortcuts to copy and paste, and the site tells you anyway.
As a complete amateur, I've found it incredibly useful. And not HAD to purchase anything.
A tip I use is to make sure I always put a link back to the main page at the end of each page I make.
The only limit I found on the free version is the limit to how much art I can upload. Which is pretty fair
If your PC is set up with a dark theme and in the Appearance tab at the top If 'Base Color Scheme' is set to dark or Adapt to the system, the WOTC/Beyond theme will not match up. You will need to change the setting to light.
Thank you! I was wondering what was going on.
thanks! it works now!
oh ill definitely save this video! currently using notion, but since i can program, sounds like obsidian is a great alternative with way more options
i came for the video title but i stayed for the mustache
I love obsidian! Would’ve changed my college life
My biggest recommendation in obsidian is the CLI tool;
It lets you (kind of) easily copy and transform all of the class, monsters, spells mechanics etc into properly formatted notes.
Combined with the initiative tracker and fantasy stat blocks let’s you fully run encounters from within obsidian!
@00:30 you’ve earned a new sub
I appreciate you.
I use Kanka (the tool you skipped ;) ) and I feel like, that with their free-tier you could get most of the stuff you mentioned without the hustle of "looking for the right plugin". But I guess the possibility of customization in Obsidian might important to some. I preferred the ready-to-go alternative.
I am looking forward to your comparison of different tools - never know what you don't know! - I believe it will be another great video from you!
Thanks for the tip here! I never used this tool before! Loving the options already. Any tips on tools for those interactive maps? Looking for good tools to make my own.
LegendKeeper
I’ve never been a game master or even played DnD but the way this program seems so simple it makes me feel like I actually do it 😂