I want to thank you for keeping my motivation up for Dm'ing. My group is soon done with The Lost Mines of Phandelver and are soon moving into my own campaign, and i've found it hard to organize and concentrate on things lately. It's always been messy behind my dm screen with dice, papers and pc, so it'll be nice getting rid of some papers. So thank you for helping me stay motivated for me and my players.
From a cursory glance, this is more or less how I organize my scrivener file for my campaign setting. I put a bit more emphasis on locations though and fold in important NPC's based on their location.
I don't know if you are still active here, but I've discovered an easy way of linking pages together. If you use double brackets like these: [[...]] you will link to a page in your notebook with the same name. If there is none with that given name, it will create a new page and link there. It saved a lot of time for me using this way.
Always interested to see how other people are using OneNote for their game. Thanks for sharing, I still like my method better for me, still an awesome job.
I just found these videos and I find them amazing. I really am working to get my world and notes into OneNote to help me stay organized. I wanted to know if you would put your thumbnails of NPCs somewhere I could download them so I can try to stay consistent on my descriptions. If not maybe some advice on how to get a large amount of them going so I can pick and choose as needed.
Hey, This is a great resource. Unfortunatly when i try to copy each section the copy and move potions are greyed out making me unable to copy them over. Am i doing something wrong or is it just not enabled? Thanks again!
All I can think is you're on a different version. It works fine for me on the windows 10 version available for free on the windows store. I've tried using Onenote online and if definitely doesn't work using that for me.
I'm not familiar with the 2007 version. As far as I know, if you open a notebook using OneNote online while signed in it should sync to your account and be accessible from any version after that.
Very nice video. I downloaded the template and before I gut it any advice about adapting this to games that this old OSR Grognard runs (Basic/1E/2E D&D and clones thereof - particularly Swords and Wizardry)?
I think most of it will port over without change. Only the character sheets will need changing really. Most of the rest of the notebook is templates for factions, gods etc. Hope you find it useful!
What an incredible amout of work. Im certainly going to take some ideas from this. But the amount of information and graphics totally freezes my screen.
Very good! I can see a use beyond this edition. Since I'm an OSR grognard you think it'll take much work to convert this DM Bible to something more OSR-usable (Basic/1E/2E/retro-clones/etc.)?
Shouldn't be much work. A lot of the templates in there are pretty setting ahostic and it's only really the characters sheets that would need a major overhaul!
@@IcarusGames Good to hear. I have a lot of my own campaign notes in OneNote but I can always use more structure and organization, seeing as I have about a half-dozen rule systems in there. :)
I know this video is a year old but I'm really struggling here. Help! I don't know if it's an update in the last year, but I'm about to have a stroke trying to figure out how to copy the pages to onenote. I have the program open, desktop version, but the link only opens in the web version. That prevents me from copying the pages. If anyone can help, I'd be grateful!
This should work in either version; Start by making a new notebook and naming it. Then in the DM Bible, right click on a section (such as "locations"). There should be a move/copy option. Click copy and it will open a dialogue box that will show all the sections in the notebook. In the top left of that box should be an arrow that lets you navigate up to your notebooks where you can select the new notebook you created and put the copied section there. That should then sync across all your signed in accounts and be openable on the desktop version.
@@IcarusGames Thank you so much for the response! Unfortunately, I did try this, but when I open the link it won't let me copy anything. All Copy options are grayed out. It's open in the web version, which i think is part of the problem. It won't save anything in the desktop app, which removes most of the options for changing notebooks and such. :( Any help would be very appreciated!
@@SamanthaSmith-fp1ez Are you signed in on the web version? If not, then sign in then click the link again. That *should* add the notebook to your account, so when you open the desktop version you should be able to open "more notebooks" and see it in the list and copy the sections to a fresh book. If that doesn't work, pop an email to info@icarusminiatures.com and I'll manually add you to the notebook on my end.
@@IcarusGames Thank you so much for your attention to the comments! I was having the same issues as Samantha Smith. Signing in to the online version was the answer. Thanks for all you do!
Does anyone know how to remove you're Sections from the top of the screen? I have them set to the left but they are also on the top which is very bothersome. I got into trying to use this because of this channel and plan to one way or the other but i find it a bit distracting i'd rather have it all on the left.
There won't be any more updates to this version as one note is no longer my preferred platform for campaign management. But the GM Bible will be coming back in other ways.
Can you help me out? I have One Note for desktop (2016) as well as One Note online, but I'm unable to open your template in it. When I download it from google drive, it saves on my computer as a Windows Notebook file, which is unable to be opened in One Note. I don't know if you have a solution to this, but if you do I would love to hear it
Have you tried right clicking and opening with OneNote 2016? If that won't work, use this link and follow the instructions for the UWP version: 1drv.ms/u/s!AnMjVTM0Hyy7nw6yjEfiHEShJAI-
This was so helpful! I usually write up a fun story but have no way to organize myself. This was awesome, thank you!
This was incredible! I've been looking for ways to organize my first campaign ever and this was super useful!
I'm really glad you found it useful!
I want to thank you for keeping my motivation up for Dm'ing. My group is soon done with The Lost Mines of Phandelver and are soon moving into my own campaign, and i've found it hard to organize and concentrate on things lately. It's always been messy behind my dm screen with dice, papers and pc, so it'll be nice getting rid of some papers. So thank you for helping me stay motivated for me and my players.
You are very welcome indeed. I'm glad you've found the videos helpful. Go forth and be awesome!
Will do, and same to you!
This is brilliant! A huge help. Keep these videos coming!!
Here again to thank you for these awesome tutorials and ideas! Been adapting it to the way I've been using OneNote, and has helped a ton!
Ssuper glad you're finding it useful :)
I absolutely am loving your channel since I came about it. Its been helping me endlessly as I've built my own campaign in my own world setting!
Glad you're enjoying it :)
From a cursory glance, this is more or less how I organize my scrivener file for my campaign setting. I put a bit more emphasis on locations though and fold in important NPC's based on their location.
I don't know if you are still active here, but I've discovered an easy way of linking pages together. If you use double brackets like these: [[...]] you will link to a page in your notebook with the same name. If there is none with that given name, it will create a new page and link there. It saved a lot of time for me using this way.
The [[ ]]trick is a great time saver!
Much, MUCH appreciated
Hope you find it useful :)
Thanks for sharing the template! It's exactly what I needed :D
Glad you found it useful!
This is amazing I'm totally using this for my next home brew. Thank you for doing this! I'm curious where you get your portrait art for your NPCs?
I'm glad you've found it useful. I get my art by doing a lot of googling and saving anything that looks cool basically.
Can't wait to implement this!
Thank you so much for this extraordinary video!!
I'm glad you found it helpful!
Always interested to see how other people are using OneNote for their game. Thanks for sharing, I still like my method better for me, still an awesome job.
This is AMAZING! thanks so much for this! keep it up!
Thank you! Will do!
Cool video, I'll probably save it and then never use it cause I'm too lazy and only spend around 5 minutes for preparing my games.
Haha I feel you!
Dude you have been so helpful
I just found these videos and I find them amazing. I really am working to get my world and notes into OneNote to help me stay organized. I wanted to know if you would put your thumbnails of NPCs somewhere I could download them so I can try to stay consistent on my descriptions. If not maybe some advice on how to get a large amount of them going so I can pick and choose as needed.
Hey, This is a great resource.
Unfortunatly when i try to copy each section the copy and move potions are greyed out making me unable to copy them over. Am i doing something wrong or is it just not enabled?
Thanks again!
All I can think is you're on a different version. It works fine for me on the windows 10 version available for free on the windows store. I've tried using Onenote online and if definitely doesn't work using that for me.
can confirm, doesnt work on 2007 onenote
I'm not familiar with the 2007 version. As far as I know, if you open a notebook using OneNote online while signed in it should sync to your account and be accessible from any version after that.
It does work with the free (2016) version though
Very nice video. I downloaded the template and before I gut it any advice about adapting this to games that this old OSR Grognard runs (Basic/1E/2E D&D and clones thereof - particularly Swords and Wizardry)?
I think most of it will port over without change. Only the character sheets will need changing really. Most of the rest of the notebook is templates for factions, gods etc. Hope you find it useful!
What an incredible amout of work. Im certainly going to take some ideas from this. But the amount of information and graphics totally freezes my screen.
Very good! I can see a use beyond this edition. Since I'm an OSR grognard you think it'll take much work to convert this DM Bible to something more OSR-usable (Basic/1E/2E/retro-clones/etc.)?
Shouldn't be much work. A lot of the templates in there are pretty setting ahostic and it's only really the characters sheets that would need a major overhaul!
@@IcarusGames Good to hear. I have a lot of my own campaign notes in OneNote but I can always use more structure and organization, seeing as I have about a half-dozen rule systems in there. :)
What I want to know, is how do you get those portraits like that? Do you make them, or did you find them?
I made them. I found a bunch of images online and put them onto the background.
I made them. I found a bunch of images online and put them onto the background.
I know this video is a year old but I'm really struggling here. Help! I don't know if it's an update in the last year, but I'm about to have a stroke trying to figure out how to copy the pages to onenote. I have the program open, desktop version, but the link only opens in the web version. That prevents me from copying the pages. If anyone can help, I'd be grateful!
This should work in either version;
Start by making a new notebook and naming it.
Then in the DM Bible, right click on a section (such as "locations").
There should be a move/copy option. Click copy and it will open a dialogue box that will show all the sections in the notebook. In the top left of that box should be an arrow that lets you navigate up to your notebooks where you can select the new notebook you created and put the copied section there.
That should then sync across all your signed in accounts and be openable on the desktop version.
@@IcarusGames Thank you so much for the response! Unfortunately, I did try this, but when I open the link it won't let me copy anything. All Copy options are grayed out. It's open in the web version, which i think is part of the problem. It won't save anything in the desktop app, which removes most of the options for changing notebooks and such. :( Any help would be very appreciated!
@@SamanthaSmith-fp1ez Are you signed in on the web version? If not, then sign in then click the link again. That *should* add the notebook to your account, so when you open the desktop version you should be able to open "more notebooks" and see it in the list and copy the sections to a fresh book.
If that doesn't work, pop an email to info@icarusminiatures.com and I'll manually add you to the notebook on my end.
@@IcarusGames Thank you so much for your attention to the comments! I was having the same issues as Samantha Smith. Signing in to the online version was the answer. Thanks for all you do!
@@dreemweaver6664 you're very welcome. I'm glad you got it sorted and hope you find it useful :)
Does anyone know how to remove you're Sections from the top of the screen? I have them set to the left but they are also on the top which is very bothersome.
I got into trying to use this because of this channel and plan to one way or the other but i find it a bit distracting i'd rather have it all on the left.
As far as I know all on the top is OneNote 2016 and all on the left is OneNote UWP, so you just need to change the version you're using!
@@IcarusGames That you so much, this is so much better for viewing now.
You're welcome, happy to help :D
Could we get an updated version?
There won't be any more updates to this version as one note is no longer my preferred platform for campaign management. But the GM Bible will be coming back in other ways.
@@IcarusGames Oh really than what software do you recommend? Or what video? And I cant wait for when GM Bible comes back
I currently use Legendkeeper, there's a few videos about it on the channel. I've been using it for around 2 years now I think.
This link no longer works. :'(
www.icarus-games.co.uk/onenote-dm-bible will take you to the page to get a copy!
Where do you get the pictures for the NPCs? They seem generated.
It's random art I find online that I put into a photoshop template I have.
Can you help me out? I have One Note for desktop (2016) as well as One Note online, but I'm unable to open your template in it. When I download it from google drive, it saves on my computer as a Windows Notebook file, which is unable to be opened in One Note. I don't know if you have a solution to this, but if you do I would love to hear it
Have you tried right clicking and opening with OneNote 2016? If that won't work, use this link and follow the instructions for the UWP version: 1drv.ms/u/s!AnMjVTM0Hyy7nw6yjEfiHEShJAI-
i can't find the bible on your website. so i can not copy the template
I've updated the link :D
@@IcarusGames thanks a lot my dude!
Mate, how do you turn on this nice view in OneNote? Write here version of your one note :)!
It's the windows 10 version available on the windows store.
It is also a similar interface for the online version you can set up on your google account.
oh ive got 2016 :C version and it looks diffrent
I use one note for my notes as well
Not as detailed as yours
Nice
Where IS your template??
Up in the video description you'll find the link :)