@SDavies2720 As Jochen mentioned, check out the copy feature for quickly moving Log Entries between Campaign Logs.
I'm prepping a 5 Room Dungeon in its own Campaign Log right now. I like the focus.
And note that Campaign Entries span all Logs in a Campaign. I think of it as my campaign bible as per BioWare's lingo.
What I mean is, when creating a new piece of information, I go through this thinking process:
- How much information is involved?
- If 2500 characters would suffice, I might use a Log Entry
- If I need more, I'll use a Campaign Entry
- Will this Tag be needed across multiple Logs? (eg do I want autocomplete?)
- Yes => Campaign Entry
- No => Log Entry probably
- Will I need versions of this information? (eg idea version vs. canon version)
- Yes => Log Entry probably
- No => Campaign Entry
If recent updates,
@JochenL has added cross-Log search and filter. So that makes it even more fluid to compartmentalize information.
And because a Campaign Entry is available for reference in all Logs, it's also fluid.
In my 5RD example, I've got a separate log for the 5RD rooms and details. It's only got a few Log Entries. But key NPCs and Items I've made into Campaign Entries so I can tag them in any Log.
I haven't run a campaign in awhile, but have started planning a new one.
So far, I've got this:
- Campaign
- Many Campaign Entries for NPCs, Items, Locations, etc. => world, campaign, and adventure shared info
- 1 Campaign Log for session notes
- 1 Campaign Log for the first 5RD/adventure I plan to run
- 1 Campaign Log for plans and ideas
The amazing thing now is CL vNext offers multiple ways to create and store your campaign details. There are very few data cul de sacs and silos left because of how Campaign Entries span multiple Logs, and you can search/filter across all Campaign Entries and Campaign Logs.
So the exercise I'd do if figure out how you think. Then create that in your CL setup.
If you are a linearor hierarchal thinker, use several Campaign Logs, create Table ofcontents style Campaign Entries, and make liberal use of Headers in your entries.
If you are a pool or cloud thinker, mash your data into one giant Campaign Log or a small number of Logs and leverage search/filter.
If you are a relationships thinker, use lots of Tags in your entries, and check out the new diagram feature to build visuals/maps of your information.