D&D Character Journal ✧| A BETTER Way

[@zoewhite5496]

The slow pan up to out of the abyss was peak comedy. I love your journal

[@aLuckyMuse]

Thank you very much for the kind words lol. I've been quite preoccupied with other things, but an update to this journal setup is coming and I'm excited to share it!

[@codielynn5131]

We’re starting a new campaign, almost a completely new group of people, as well. I was always the note-taker and wrote in a journal from the view of my character. I want to spice it up a little, this time. You gave me some wonderful ideas. Thank you!

[@aLuckyMuse]

I'm so glad to inspire! I hope you weave many wonderful memories.

[@jackeldridge4225]

Once upon a time in the AD&D days I came up with this maddening idea of writing my own spellbook. A spellbook for my Wizard. All the spells I knew, components, ranges, durations descriptions etc. 1, So I knew where my spells were to reference. 2, As a exercise to remember spells better when I GMed

[@aLuckyMuse]

I love that! I decided to keep things simple for myself and just use a phone app for quick lookups for extra spell information. I used to use cards, but there's nothing faster then typing with an auto fill search engine at your finger tips. But I love the idea of an immersive spellbook, I also love the idea of having a bit of fun casting spells by describing the look and feel of them being cast into the battle field, especially if it's your characters first time using it.

[@jackeldridge4225]

@@aLuckyMuse I wrote it down to help remember more. You know, preparing my spells lol

[@notachannelanymore6084]

Just learning how the game works so I can DM for my friends. Sending them this video because it's such a good way to organise your character info!

[@aLuckyMuse]

Wow 😅 it's an honor you think it's so useful. I love being helpful (much like my d&d character) so I'm glad I could inspire you!

[@bearchaser8621]

The journal looks great so far! You should definitely ask your DM about the types of mushrooms. I bet he has descriptions of most of them.

[@inabacklistmood3124]

Having a sort of quest log is a really good idea. I'm definitely going to adopt that method because my memory is abysmal.

[@aLuckyMuse]

Yeah, honestly I tried to draw from what I knew I liked when it came to video game design as well. For me, I love seeing what works from a bunch of different sources and then seeing how I can apply that to things that I want to improve.

[@marjolijnashara1726]

I love the idea of a page for the deity and their tenets

[@aLuckyMuse]

Thank you! I also want to create a page where I sketch each party members portrait and have the players sign the characters name and maybe add a note like in a yearbook.

[@marjolijnashara1726]

That is such a cute idea! ❤ Also takes it more from a character journal to a campaign log in a way. I love it

[@b_olson542]

Introverts of the world, unite, separately. Nice job on the journal. I want to implement some of the ideas in a graph ruled notebook that I use for a bullet journal.

[@aLuckyMuse]

Thanks, so glad you can get some value from my experimentation!

[@ZiggyWhiskerz]

Equipped. In your journal there that page was spelled to say "ee-kwiped". But I'll admit, it made me giggle. I love typos and what not. 😅

[@aLuckyMuse]

Yeah, I definitely spell by sound and if it "looks right" a lot, and if I'm taking fast notes good spelling and grammar are out the window. If it's for personal use, I learned in life if I can read and understand it that's all that matters but if it's not for personal use, type it up and use spellcheck! 😂

[@slinkybones]

You have inspired me to keep my own character journal. Game has never been a sure thing for me, all the games I've been in have never been finished except for THE INCIDENT so I've never had a good reason to make one before. You gained a subscriber tonight. :) Can't wait to see more from you.

[@aLuckyMuse]

Wow! I'm happy to inspire. 😊 When I put this little project up I had no idea that so many people would resonate with it. I wish you luck with your own journal. Honestly, even if some journeys end sooner than we'd like, it's nice to have mementos of those times shared I think. I'm hoping that's what this journal will be for me. Plus it can perhaps help build new character's backstories lol

[@LeonardoRivaldo]

i would love to have players engaged like this on their charecters, congratz, as a DM myself, I can tell you for sure that you DM is very happy with that! :)

[@aLuckyMuse]

I certainly hope so! I think sometimes it can be hard to take the plunge into creative or organizational endeavors like this and it's not for everyone. Since I'm an artist, one of my plans is to sketch all the player characters faces and then have those players sign underneath the drawing in their characters name, high school yearbook style. It's all about creating good memories!

[@AUnicorn666]

the spot on the lil info sheet looks like a good place to put any sticky notes to write some stuff real quick or test out what you may want to put there and see if you like it

[@aLuckyMuse]

I love that! I just use it as a "hold that thought" area for questions or actions I want to do later after the DM finishes talking or after someone else's turn. But I also love the idea of it being a place to test things!

[@AUnicorn666]

@@aLuckyMuse I'm glad you like thr idea! (:

[@BernardCharles]

I am just starting my first DnD Journal! And love how natural and calming your video is for a beginner! I am an Aasimar Bard/Sorcerer heehee so I am gushing over this so much seeing you have Radiant soul

[@aLuckyMuse]

Radiant soul can be such a godsend haha. I've been using it a lot lately outside of combat as flight is a very useful utility in the underdark! Last session an NPC fell down into a hole and was badly wounded, I was able to fly down and rescue her, then our Paladin healed her up.

[@aLuckyMuse]

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[@robbpeppertree]

I'm only a minute in. I'm happy this is based off of Ginny Di's video. In light of the whole WotC fiasco... The idea of custom made character sheets from scratch very much appeals to me, as I leave D&D Beyond behind me. I also went in a bit of a different direction. Curious to see your process.

[@aLuckyMuse]

Yes, I've made update videos every year on how I've refined my journal to be more user friendly since it's all about how I use it rather then sticking to a predefined method. Like tailoring your own clothes to fit just right for your needs. ☺

[@lukeholbrook204]

Really enjoyed this and your ideas for what to include and how to arrange it. Like you, I like using pencil, particularly for anything that I update only occasionally. I do use clear plastic sheet protectors, and I use wet erase markers to write things that are updated frequently, like hit points or checking off spell slots. Wet erase doesn’t rub off as easily as dry erase, so it will stay legible even if other things rub against it. I just dampen a little bit of a paper towel at the beginning of the session so I can erase the marker as needed.

[@aLuckyMuse]

I've been thinking about incorporating a cut piece of plastic to do some dry or wet erase for things like HP where the paper really wears down fast. But I've also been thinking about testing out a digital tablet character journal too, now that I have an ipad with an apple pencil, just to see what can be learned.

[@SydneyRichards]

Thank you so much for sharing your journal with us!! I start a new campaign this Saturday and I really wanna make a dnd journal this week to have for the first session

[@aLuckyMuse]

You're welcome! I hope it inspires you!

[@SydneyRichards]

@@aLuckyMuse It most definitely does!

[@aftermathgamingyt]

I love your language of how you talk about things. It's been very informative and inspiring! Keep it up!

[@aLuckyMuse]

Thank you! 💚

[@sydney2802]

This is a great video! The list section definitely gave me an idea about my own future campaigns!

[@aLuckyMuse]

Thanks! I'm finally at the point where I'll be recording video for the followup video to this. Learned a bit from using it and adding in a few more pages. Hopefully that video will continue to inspire. c:

[@definitelyJulie]

Love this! Thank you for sharing. I am working on a new character journal right now and am loving this style and organization!

[@aLuckyMuse]

Super glad you like it! What class is your character?

[@ashenwalls3558]

I love the creative campaign journal! I'm looking to do something similar, and using it as a private diary of the character for a solo game.

[@aLuckyMuse]

Awesome! I love how journals can be as flexible as you want/need them to be. It really helps to ground yourself in the character, having a personalized physical object like this. I wish you success

[@fsKarrena]

I love this!! You do all the things girl! 😍😍 please don’t stop!!!

[@aLuckyMuse]

thank you! ☺ I will do my best!

[@sofiewauters7539]

Lovely video, beautiful journal! ♥Would you maybe ever do a Dice Tour video? Would love to see that.

[@aLuckyMuse]

I had never thought of it! I'll add it to the video list.

[@sofiewauters7539]

@@aLuckyMuse omg thank you. ♥

[@CardboardCleric]

Interesting way of displaying the ability scores - I just did something similar for my journal

[@aLuckyMuse]

My design focus was on making my DM wait the least amount of time for an answer lol. I have a more classic digital PDF character sheet on my computer with nity gritty breakdowns just in case I ever feel like I need it.

[@CardboardCleric]

@@aLuckyMuse Keeping the DM happy is a good strategy lol

[@elizabethzelaya6710]

I LOVE your journal! I’m gonna try something like this for my next campaign 💖

[@aLuckyMuse]

Thank you 💚 I definitely need to finish this project up and upload an update video! Ive been using the journal for a few sessions now and it's been working great so far, I just need to start adding in more creative touches.

[@yucLucy]

I would love to try and make a journal for my characters, but I struggle with the character sheet, getting it in format and still looking nice and not squished together. I really love your layout

[@aLuckyMuse]

It's actually been difficult to go to such a small format and not have things look too dense, so I understand! Once I feel satisfied with this one, I plan to upload the files so anyone who wants to can use them too or edit them to fit their tastes.

[@yucLucy]

@@aLuckyMuse That's so nice of you! I love how people in the dnd community are helping each other out.

[@amuselucky]

@@yucLucy Cooperative games often require compromises here and there, but balance is key! I think everyone needs to be given the space to have their brand of fun, and find what feels good for them while also not loosing sight of supporting and lifting each other up. 💚

[@yucLucy]

@@amuselucky yeah, I 100% agree and I'm glad that most of the people in the dnd Community seem to, too. :)

[@ml5111]

Hi! Love this! Where did you get the template for your character sheets?

[@aLuckyMuse]

I made it. :) You can look at the Part 2 video to get a download of what I made, free for personal use.

[@ry4876]

Why is there only 39 likes!? Unacceptable

[@evelynstrange13]

Do you have a link for the brown cardstock in your opening collage-looking sleeve page? Or whatever is the backing the other stuff is taped to. I've been looking around but searching is difficult!

[@aLuckyMuse]

I actually don't! That was just material I had lying around to use. Generally it comes from the back of used up notebooks or sketchbooks. Waste not want not. :3

[@evelynstrange13]

@@aLuckyMuse Oh! Well mystery solved, ha. I was wracking the net looking for specific sized cardstock xD

[@heikesiegl2640]

Most important question: where did you get this beautiful white dice? They Look frosty :)

[@aLuckyMuse]

They are really nice, my favorites for this character. They were actually a gift from my wonderful friend Josh Luistro! (He's in the comments of this video if you want to ask him!) He had an extra set of clear whites and saw I really liked these in particular, so he made my day. 😄 I forget where they were from, but I think it was a complimentary set from some of the DM gear he had picked up, maybe Paizo.

[@ghost420xo]

any suggestions on how i can find people to play with? anyone??

[@aLuckyMuse]

Online groups are a good way to start. There are people that post on Reddit subs looking for groups that can meet on discord etc. If you want to meet in person, if you have a local gameshop you should try talking to the owner and seeing if there are any organized shop games or local groups you could try to join. Lastly, you could always make a flyer and pin it to any community bulletin boards that your local library or grocery store may have.

[@silversong185]

i dm and play in discord servers (but heads up im a minor)

[@AA-vr8ve]

amino+discord

[@Maurcusj777]

Interesting that you mentioned your deity as "The Everlight" which given you're playing 5e tells me your probably playing in Matt Mercer's custom setting As Sarenrae is present in no other campaign setting for 5e. It is also unlikely that this is a fully home brew world as only former Pathfinder players are likely to include Sarenrae in their campaign, and almost nobody who plays Pathfinder refers to her as "The Everlight". Just something I noticed that my OCD demanded I mention.

[@aLuckyMuse]

We are playing in a Critical Role world setting yes. Most of my table got involved in watching Vox Machina in the early days and they are big fans. I'm not sure I've had any play time in a purely vanilla D&D world setting, its always been at least a slightly homebrew world.

[@Maurcusj777]

@aLuckyMuse ah cool! Not making any judgements I just found it very interesting when I heard it. I kind of like how CR has introduced so many to DnD but also bridged the gap just a little to Pathfinder. Golarion is a really cool setting btw, one of my favorites, and has a lot of super cool lore you can mine!

[@makai4036]

You have the page template to customize, from what I saw the discord has the broken link

[@aLuckyMuse]

The discord link in the description isn't broken. All links have been fixed and double checked. 😊

[@camillepage208]

It’s broken for me too. It takes me to your discord but won’t let me join it. It says the address is invalid.

[@lordofgraphite]

the binder link isnt working :(

[@aLuckyMuse]

Maybe this will work for you: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0792L8R4T/ If not just search for: Samsill Vintage Hardback Jr. Book Style 3 Ring Binder 👌

[@lordofgraphite]

@@aLuckyMuse thank you!

[@user.not.here.2072]

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[@phantomnexusvods2579]

lol no