game sessions notes section questions

[MaxSupernova]

Originally Posted by Sleepwalk

I was also disappointed by the lack of utility for the game session feature. Instead of waiting for enhancements there, I created a custom category called "Game Session Summary".

Me too.

I have a "storyline" topic under EVENTS called "Plot Summary" and I put "scene" topics in it with summaries of each session.

[ruhar]

I only use Game Session to add quick notes that I need to remember for a later time. Before RW came out I used Obsidian Portal (until they broke it) and had one player take notes of what happened and email them to me. I posted them on OP so the players could refer to them when we sometimes went several weeks without playing. I switched that over to RW and created a topic I called Journal. I paste the player's notes in that and when I save it the links are created. Now the players can look at that and click on the links to get more information of what was revealed.

[the_redbeard]

Originally Posted by ruhar

I only use Game Session to add quick notes that I need to remember for a later time. Before RW came out I used Obsidian Portal (until they broke it) and had one player take notes of what happened and email them to me. I posted them on OP so the players could refer to them when we sometimes went several weeks without playing. I switched that over to RW and created a topic I called Journal. I paste the player's notes in that and when I save it the links are created. Now the players can look at that and click on the links to get more information of what was revealed.

Off topic, but Obsidian Portal breaking itself (excuse me, upgrading itself) is also why I first got interested in RW in the first place.

[MNBlockHead]

Originally Posted by the_redbeard

Off topic, but Obsidian Portal breaking itself (excuse me, upgrading itself) is also why I first got interested in RW in the first place.

Okay, I can't help myself. How did it break itself? So many folks in these forums mention Obsidian Portal and many have come to RW from OP. So, why? What did OP do to turn folks of?

Just pure gossip and curiosity on my party. I've never used OP. Just seemed like a wiki to me the one time I briefly looked into it.

[the_redbeard]

Originally Posted by MNBlockHead

Okay, I can't help myself. How did it break itself? So many folks in these forums mention Obsidian Portal and many have come to RW from OP. So, why? What did OP do to turn folks of?

Just pure gossip and curiosity on my party. I've never used OP. Just seemed like a wiki to me the one time I briefly looked into it.

They changed their interface (and their back end) in their kickstarter. The new interface was a different visual style and not everything was as accessible. At least for me it made my eyes bleed.

[MNBlockHead]

Okay, thanks Readbeard. Back on topic. Session notes...

[the_redbeard]

I'm thinking that I will continue to use Game Session notes so I'll have data there in case they ever become useful.

But I now have a new category under events called "Game Session". It has snippets game date start, game date end, real date, Exp awarded and the big text snippet "record of events." That's where I'll cut and paste the game session I typed as events happened.
Finally, I have a section for "After Thoughts", which are text snippet notes for me.

This serves my purpose of having a record of which PCs were at which session, and their interactions with the world and the npcs. All of it hyperlinked by Realmworks so I can remind myself of the implications of what's going on and plan for the next session. Which is why I bought this thing. !