There's a thread about keeping track of training in the rules forum. It congealed my thoughts about tracking a campaign's progress.
I'm a software/systems/process geek so of course I've been thinking about a way or a tool to track the progress of a campaign.
Does anyone know of a tool (even a paper form) to keep track of an ongoing campaign? I realize that this could be done in a regular college ruled notebook but like I said, I'm a geek.
Campaign Journal?
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jaybird216 wrote:
I made a sheet for players to use to track each session, but I'm sure you need something more involved, as a CK.
Jaybird's Game Session Log
(378k PDF)
Nice work, Jaybird. I'm thinking about putting something together for a campaign log that has the feel of your player log. Thanks for sharing!
I thought someone put together a C&C version of the old AD&D DM Adventure Log a couple of years back when C&C was new (?). It looks similar to Jaybird's, in content, but hearkened back to the 1980-something look of the Log.
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"Galstaff, ye are in a cornfield, when a moustachioed man approaches. What say ye?"
"I shun him."
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AD&D, Amish Dungeons & Dragons.
"Galstaff, ye are in a cornfield, when a moustachioed man approaches. What say ye?"
"I shun him."
-----
"Knowledge, logic, reason, and common sense serve better than a dozen rule books."
-- E. Gary Gygax
Psalm 73:26
"Knowledge, logic, reason, and common sense serve better than a dozen rule books."
"Rules not understood should have appropriate questions directed to the publisher; disputes with the Dungeon Master are another matter entirely. THE REFEREE IS THE FINAL ARBITER OF ALL AFFAIRS OF HIS OR HER CAMPAIGN."
-- E. Gary Gygax
"Knowledge, logic, reason, and common sense serve better than a dozen rule books."
"Rules not understood should have appropriate questions directed to the publisher; disputes with the Dungeon Master are another matter entirely. THE REFEREE IS THE FINAL ARBITER OF ALL AFFAIRS OF HIS OR HER CAMPAIGN."
-- E. Gary Gygax
I host a truly vast campaign journal for David Baldwin, an online friend. It's a Hrnworld campaign titled Nolomar Rising (using modified OD&D, coincidentally) and his been ongoing since 2001.
Nolomar Rising
The entire journal used to be individual html pages (until session 83). David would send me the writeups in Word and I would convert them with Dreamweaver, create a new page and post it. Just last year I converted the entire journal to Wordpress, a free open-source blogging package. It was easy to setup, but time consuming because I had to convert 6 years worth of very long entries. The hardest part was modifying an existing theme and creating new graphics. But it works great. Now the author can login and post content himself. He doesn't need me to do it anymore.
Anyway, I heartily recommend reading the entire journal, especially if you have any interest in Hrnworld. The writing is a bit off in the beginning, but it doesn't take long for the author to find his voice and really excel in telling his tale. He's really developed into a great writer.
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Nolomar Rising
The entire journal used to be individual html pages (until session 83). David would send me the writeups in Word and I would convert them with Dreamweaver, create a new page and post it. Just last year I converted the entire journal to Wordpress, a free open-source blogging package. It was easy to setup, but time consuming because I had to convert 6 years worth of very long entries. The hardest part was modifying an existing theme and creating new graphics. But it works great. Now the author can login and post content himself. He doesn't need me to do it anymore.
Anyway, I heartily recommend reading the entire journal, especially if you have any interest in Hrnworld. The writing is a bit off in the beginning, but it doesn't take long for the author to find his voice and really excel in telling his tale. He's really developed into a great writer.
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::: Shane
::: Rational thought, not superstition