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Good blog site for character journals?

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#1
face_stab
Jun 11, 2011 14:38:19 Our DM is encouraging us to keep online character journals between once-a-month sessions. I love this idea, and am looking for a blog that feels perfect for D&D. In my mind, I see a clean, easy-to-use blog with a template that looks like old journal pages, or parchment. Does anyone have a website I could check out?

Thanks.
#2
ferrousdragon
Jun 11, 2011 16:01:01 you might want to look at Obsidian Portal www.obsidainportal.com/

you can keep entier campaign logs there for all players in your game
#3
face_stab
Jun 11, 2011 18:26:59 That's actually where our campaign is set up. I haven't been able to figure out how to do a personal journal though - I see the Adventure Log on our campaign tab, but I figured that was used for our DM's adventure writeups. Or is that what I need to use? If that's all they offer, I figured I'll just keep a locked thread going on our O.P. forums.
#4
Krusk
Jun 12, 2011 10:29:19
My groups use Obsidian portal for a lot of stuff. I have them do a journal entry on there for extra bonus points during the next session. (no one in my current campaign has done one yet or I'd link it.)

I threw a page on the wiki tab called character journals. If you click it, it takes you to a list of all the PCs. Click your PCs name, and being writing one in there. Maybe you want to give it a header page with a bio, and then numbered entries, or maybe you just want one long page continuious entry.

Edit* My wife pointed out that I'm a liar, and that she made an entry for her PC after the first session before slacking off. www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/the-worl... Maybe that will help you see what my prevous paragraph was talking about.
#5
face_stab
Jun 12, 2011 11:01:02 Ahh, I get it. Thanks Krusk, I'll get with my DM and get something like that set up.
#6
dieffenbachj
Jun 18, 2011 22:53:21 I do something similar, I have a WordPress blag, I record our week-to-week adventures on it in addition to ranting about random topics and posting house rules at my fancy.

I actually enjoy writing up our sessions a lot, and my players enjoy rereading their antics and missing players enjoy being able to catch up on what they missed while they were out. Lots of fun
#7
thomasjtheobald
Jul 06, 2011 11:34:28 Same here - WordPress is my preference, but you could use any blogging software to the same effect. Just post a link where your DM can get it.

For reference, here's mine.

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Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 face_stab Jun 11, 2011 14:38:19	Our DM is encouraging us to keep online character journals between once-a-month sessions. I love this idea, and am looking for a blog that feels perfect for D&D. In my mind, I see a clean, easy-to-use blog with a template that looks like old journal pages, or parchment. Does anyone have a website I could check out? Thanks.
#2 ferrousdragon Jun 11, 2011 16:01:01	you might want to look at Obsidian Portal www.obsidainportal.com/ you can keep entier campaign logs there for all players in your game
#3 face_stab Jun 11, 2011 18:26:59	That's actually where our campaign is set up. I haven't been able to figure out how to do a personal journal though - I see the Adventure Log on our campaign tab, but I figured that was used for our DM's adventure writeups. Or is that what I need to use? If that's all they offer, I figured I'll just keep a locked thread going on our O.P. forums.
#4 Krusk Jun 12, 2011 10:29:19	My groups use Obsidian portal for a lot of stuff. I have them do a journal entry on there for extra bonus points during the next session. (no one in my current campaign has done one yet or I'd link it.) I threw a page on the wiki tab called character journals. If you click it, it takes you to a list of all the PCs. Click your PCs name, and being writing one in there. Maybe you want to give it a header page with a bio, and then numbered entries, or maybe you just want one long page continuious entry. Edit* My wife pointed out that I'm a liar, and that she made an entry for her PC after the first session before slacking off. www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/the-worl... Maybe that will help you see what my prevous paragraph was talking about.
#5 face_stab Jun 12, 2011 11:01:02	Ahh, I get it. Thanks Krusk, I'll get with my DM and get something like that set up.
#6 dieffenbachj Jun 18, 2011 22:53:21	I do something similar, I have a WordPress blag, I record our week-to-week adventures on it in addition to ranting about random topics and posting house rules at my fancy. I actually enjoy writing up our sessions a lot, and my players enjoy rereading their antics and missing players enjoy being able to catch up on what they missed while they were out. Lots of fun
#7 thomasjtheobald Jul 06, 2011 11:34:28	Same here - WordPress is my preference, but you could use any blogging software to the same effect. Just post a link where your DM can get it. For reference, here's mine. T