Are there any good, free websites that work well for organizing & updating TTRPG campaign-setting info? - ThreadSky

trashmobminis.bsky.social • 3 days ago

Are there any good, free websites that work well for organizing & updating TTRPG campaign-setting info?

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siix.bsky.social•2 days ago

Good ol Google docs. Access it from anywhere, and there's tons of methods to keep things organized.

iamsaltytrash.bsky.social•3 days ago

I'm not sure specifically what you want, but you could consider something like a trello board? It isn't as conventional as using one big journal but you could make different cards for different aspects and keep them updated like an archive or something? https://trello.com I use it for all kinds of stuff lol

trashmobminis.bsky.social•3 days ago

I hear a lot about trello for project management, didn’t know I could use it as a setting wiki

iamsaltytrash.bsky.social•3 days ago

Uhhh well I just use it for a lot of things and I don’t know specific tools so I kinda “make do” with whatever I know works. Kinda like how that one music video had someone texting from Microsoft excel. But hey it worked in the video!

xaq.bsky.social•3 days ago

I use Trello, I use Notion is a good free notes/wiki.

There used to be a RPG specific wiki website called Obsidian Portal, don't know if it still exists but they had a free and a subscription version

xaq.bsky.social•3 days ago

https://www.obsidianportal.com/

trashmobminis.bsky.social•3 days ago

This looks interesting!

xaq.bsky.social•3 days ago

Its worth a look-see

mawns-marina.bsky.social•1 day ago

I second using Notion, my players love it, and it's nice and easy to make wiki-like sites for everything.

misterczar.bsky.social•3 days ago

WorldAnvil is solid; certainly perks and more server space with a sub, but the free tools are quite good!
https://worldanvil.com

astrayjose.bsky.social•2 days ago

Thought about MicroSoft OneNote, I’ve seen some talk about using it. I have not used personally but have seen some info and videos online that kind of fit those requirements. Taking20 is the video that introduced it to me

glistam.bsky.social•3 days ago

We used to use Obsidian Portal, but that was also at a time that there weren't really other options. I'm not sure if it's still holding up as a good site these days - we stopped using it some years ago and just started using wordpress on our own websites.

timrwood.bsky.social•3 days ago

Discord! A channel for everything, including a soundboard for our kenku. I like it a lot.

trashmobminis.bsky.social•3 days ago

I find discord gets too cluttered

timrwood.bsky.social•3 days ago

Understood. Works for me: we keep the clutter in a "General OOC" channel. I have channels for Episode Recaps, Game Info, Media, and Dramatis Personae. Anything else is gravy. Good luck!

trashmobminis.bsky.social•3 days ago

A player asked for a resource to reference about the world they’re playing in. But the question is, if I actually sit down and write-up my setting, will the players actually read it 😅

trashmobminis.bsky.social•2 days ago

Goofin’ around on the free side of World Anvil before bed. We’ll see if this is a good fit.

hagiologist.bsky.social•2 days ago

I love the hyper linking of World Anvil, especially now that it is a bit smarter and less codey to do it

trashmobminis.bsky.social•2 days ago

Maybe when I get my setting all written out, I’ll be able to share it for anyone that wants to see. I won’t be looking for advice on world building, just want to show you the little sandbox I like to scratch around in.

trashmobminis.bsky.social•2 days ago

I forgot how much I hate writing

arirthos.bsky.social•2 days ago

The worry of every GM providing lore to their players. ;_;

ragingowlbear.bsky.social•2 days ago

Obsidian Portal used to offer at least one free campaign wiki (more at a price). I haven’t looked recently to see if they still have a free offering.

metalweavegames.com•2 days ago

world anvil, campfire, obsidian

zakkarii.bsky.social•2 days ago

I use WorldAnvil for lore and https://Obsidian.md for my NPC notes and relationship mapping. My game has a large NPC cast, so I wanted to see how to connect threads and keep family trees in order. Both are free,though Obsidian is installed locally on a PC and private. You pay to host it publically.