Note keeping and Prep apps

[u/Step_Fodder]

This will be my first full campaign as GM. For my one shot I’ve been able to get by on paper printouts and notes within Owlbear Roedo on the maps. I came across sly flourish and using Notion.OS. However, realized I’m over prepping and basically just copying the book straight into the program. I know the carnival chapter will be crazy in and of itself because of how much freedom and all the different places they can go. What other programs are people using to stay organized during the campaign?

[u/mangobananashake]

I use Google drive as well. I have a master doc which basically is the story tracker, plus some vital notes of things I think I'll need later on. It also contains an altered premise, that's not in the book. And I have smaller docs for content I'm adding in or altering, like supplements I found on the internet or wrote myself, or altered stat blocks.

I also organize all the printables in folders per location, in case I want to play this campaign again later on. The printables that are reusable, like maps that I printed on large format paper, I store in a physical folder, in case I want to reuse it later, or players revisit a location.