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A Walk-through of my DM's Notebook

🕑 Added 2025-08-07 14:11:22 +0000 UTC

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Jay

Thanks for sharing the notebook. I just bought the one Ben Milton (Questing Beast) uses. It has dot rather than a grid yet they are spaced out the same and make it easier to use.

Jon Rennick

I think it would be cool to see the doodles happen. Maybe next time it's a discussion video, have the camera on the notebook and doodle throughout the video?

Don't Die

Loved the Reviled Society Urban Adventure Generator. Did my own version and it's a proud part of my own DM Notebook.

Donald G Lower

Thanks for the share

Phil Whitcher

So cool to see, very inspiring, thank you for sharing.

Eric fehrman

awesome, this kind of stuff is SOOO HELPFUL

Christopher Gauci

Very interesting. Like like like.

The Tabletop Engineer

Thanks so much, Dan. This was SO MUCH MORE than I expected... I was wanting to see how you adapted a module (my memory was correct from when I saw your original coverage) and you delivered. I don't use a GM screen and a I roll in the open. This is very helpful as I'm trying to keep a notebook now for my new Daggerheart campaign I'm running. Plenty of ideas for me here! You rock. See you in November at MythicCon!

Daniel Defazio

Thank you for letting me know. I never know why people are watching my stuff--unless they tell me. Cheers!

Daniel Defazio

Hardbound.

Daniel Defazio

I sometimes do. Yes. Not always though.

Robert Balshaw

Do you find that you need to create a draft version of you notes before you transfer them into your notebook? I can’t imagine doing things like you have without multiple drafts first.

MrGunn

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

Bagel-Man

Excited to watch!

Evil Chad

Nice flash back. Thanks again PDM

Brian Grooms

Same! My handwriting is terrible, so I do all my stuff in OneNote.

Joel Allard

This is an inspiring walk-through! The illumination doodles breathe life to it. Love the Heart of Darkness with goblins story idea. Graph paper to win the day! Will you stay with hardback or go spiral bound? It would be fascinating to see a walkthrough on how you prepare to run a module from the book to the UDT. Maybe too much secret sauce there to ask for.

Dale Poole

Excellent nonsense Professor! I do some of these thngs and others I don't. Not usually in a notebook either. However, I've picked up a couple of things I think will improve my notes, so thanks for that!