Name
Note Formatting
The main notes field supports using markdown for formatting.
What is Markdown?
Markdown is a lightweight markup language that you can use to add formatting elements to plaintext text documents.
Using Markdown is different than using a WYSIWYG editor. In an application like Microsoft Word, you click buttons to format words and phrases, and the changes are visible immediately. Markdown isn’t like that. When you create a Markdown-formatted file, you add Markdown syntax to the text to indicate which words and phrases should look different.
For instance, to denote a heading, you add a number sign before it (e.g., # Heading One). Or to make a phrase bold, you add two asterisks before and after it (e.g., **this text is bold**). It may take a while to get used to seeing Markdown syntax in your text, especially if you’re accustomed to WYSIWYG applications.
What things can I do with Markdown?
Some of the most common used formatting options are
Formatting
Markdown Syntax
Headings
# Heading 1
## Heading 2
### Heading 3
## Heading 2
### Heading 3
Bold
**bold text here**
Italic
*italic text here*
Lists
- Item 1- Item 2
- Item 3
- Item 3
Link
[title](https://www.the-goblin.net)
Image
Horizontal Rule
---
You can also combine syntax for example ***https://www.the-goblin.net*** (note the three asterisks either side) will make a hyperlink that is bold and italic.
There is a lot more that you can do with markdown and there are plenty of resources with the information, notably https://www.markdownguide.org/ where you can find out about many more formatting options such as tables and task lists.
How can I link to other objects within my notebook?
There is a custom markdown syntax option to link directly to other objects. You can manually enter the markdown syntax $[objectid] or the much easier approach, when in edit mode simply click another object and the markdown syntax will be added for you.
Example markdown with a list of links to other objects:
When out of the edit mode, the markdown it will be rendered as a link, including the name of the object:
Connections
Connections are a way of linking any object to any other object so that the relationship can be visualised and filtered for easy navigation between them. For example, connect an NPC to the location they are likely to be encountered and to any quests they may give or have information for, plus any bits of additional information they may have to offer (or be extracted!) and items they carry.
Also, link a location to a 'thing' of type 'story event' or 'scene' for events or encounters that are to be played out in that location, then mark them off when completed.
How do I create a connection?
Select one of the objects you want connected together
Click the 'add' button on the connection block header
The button will turn green to indicate it is waiting for the connection to be made
Click the other object
In the popup, write a note to explain the relationship (you can switch the order the objects appear so the wording is right)
It works best to make the whole connection a complete sentence, as it makes more sense when you look back at it later and makes the (optional) log entry more complete. The connection will show when either of the connected objects are selected.
Where can I see connections?
When you select either of the connected objects, the connection will be listed in the connections details block
And the connected objects in the lists will be coloured blue
To help focus on just the connections, click the filter connections button from the object menu
This will hide all non-connected objects
Clicking the filter button again will remove the filter. Selecting a new object with the filter on will re-filter to the new object.
Journal
The journal is your campaign log, giving you a chronological log of activities across your whole campaign, built up as you play.
Object journal vs campaign journal
You can add journal entries to the campaign, individual objects or chapters, whichever you decide is most relevant. The campaign and chapter journals also show entries made against objects included in the chapter or whole campaign.
To add object journal entries to, or remove them from, the campaign and chapter journals, simply click the entry icon. An outline icon () means the entry only shows on the selected object and a filled icon () means it also appears on the campaign and chapter journals.
Campaign log mode
There are two effects to campaign log mode
Changes to object status and connections will generate a journal entry against the relevant objects
Journal entries against objects or chapters (including those added automatically from status or connection charges) will be set to be included in the campaign journal by default
Change the time of a journal entry
Journal entries are displayed in order of when they were created. If, for example, you needed to add a note from last session that you forgot about, you can add it in and change the time so it appears in the right place in the journal.
Simply drag and drop journal entries to move them before of after other entries.
Or use the () button from journal entry pop-out menu and choose the exact time you want it to appear as.
This appears to be your first time here...
Welcome to The Goblin's Notebook! It's hard to really understand what apps like this can do without seeing it in action and you probably don't want to have to spend time creating some data just to just have a look, so you can click the 'load demo data' button below to load a pre-created small campaign into your notebook to look at and play around with. Alternatively, if you do want to start with an empty notebook just click 'start empty'!
You can load and re-load the demo data set at any time from the import option in the campaign preferences.
Your subscription code from The Goblin has expired.
The subscription code you used has expired, all your campaign data is still available but you will be restricted to the free tier limits for creating new objects.
To restore your previous subscription level, you will need to join The Goblin's Patreon. If you have already subscribed, you just need to link your Patreon account.
If you have any problems, check out the troubleshooting page.
Campaign Preferences
Delete Campaign
Delete campaign name? It will be gone forever!
Preferences
Select new objects when created
Select new objects as soon as they are created (unless you are currently editing notes or writing a journal entry).
Only show objects explicitly linked to chapters
When this setting is enabled, only objects explicitly linked to a chapter will show in that chapter, objects not assigned to any chapter will only show in 'all chapters'. When disabled, objects that are not assigned to any specific chapter will appear in each chapter along with 'all chapters'.
Use custom context menu
Override the default browser menu when right-clicking (or long-pressing) objects and replace it with a context specific menu with actions related to the clicked object.
Unselect object when clicking an empty space
Unselect the currently selected object when clicking an empty space in the object lists.
Highlight note references as connections
Make objects that are referenced in the notes field of other objects more obvious in the lists by highlighting them in the same way connection are.
Default Object Status
Locations
Organisations
Creatures
Quests
Things
Markdown templates are pre-written pieces of markdown code that can quickly be applied to objects so you can use the same basic format on many objects. You can specify a template to apply for each object type automatically or apply them manually when editing notes.
Add New Template
Like templates, markdown snippets are pre-written pieces of markdown code ready to drop into your object notes. Snippets differ from templates as they are inserted at the cursor position white editing your notes rather than replacing the entire note.
Add New Snippet
Share this campaign?
Enable sharing to allow other people to view objects you choose to share in this campaign.
Below is the link for you to send to other people to view your shared campaign.
Share new objects by default?
When enabled, new objects will be shared when they are created
Reset all current object sharing
All objects in this campaign will be set to shared.
All objects in this campaign will be set to hidden.
You need an unlimited subscription to share your campaign.
Campaign Data
Import Data
Export Data
Campaign Sharing
If you enable sharing for this campaign, the objects that you choose to share will be visible to anyone with the share link.
Shared campaigns are read-only so changes cannot be made to someone else's campaign.
Sharing or Hiding Objects
Objects can be shared or hidden by clicking the eye icon in the details or by using the context menu.
Only shared objects will be visible to others and are marked with a triangle in the object lists.
What Gets Shared?
You can choose to share or hide any objects. All information included will be included with shared objects, subject to these rules:
- Sections of notes can be specifically hidden, see below for more information.
- If a shared object has a hidden parent, it will be shared at the top level. Hidden child objects will not be shared.
- Connections will be included if both the connected objects are shared.
- Chapters will be included if one or more assigned objects are shared.
Hidden Notes
Notes on shared objects can have hidden sections.
In the markdown, put !! on new lines at the start and end of the section that you want to hide. These may need extra blank lines between them so they don't get parsed as actual content.
Making Changes
When changes are made to the campaign, viewers will need to refresh to see those changes.
Simply re-load the campaign from the user menu to refresh the contents.
Validating Your Shared Campaign
You can open your own shared campaign link to check how it will be seen by others to ensure you haven't given away anything you didn't mean to!
Import
Upload file
Clone campaign
Load demo data
Drop a file here or click to select
Include journal entries
Import journal entries if they are included in the export file.
Reset timestamps on journal entries
Reset journal timestamps so the latest one is set to the time of the import rather than the original timestamp.
Reset object status to default
Reset the imported object status to the defaults for this campaign.
Import all the data from import file into campaign name? This will overwrite all existing data!
The above objects will be added to campaign name.
Clone all the data from source campaign into campaign name? This will overwrite all existing data!
Load the demo data set into campaign name? This will overwrite all existing data!
Export
Export campaign
Export objects
Include journal entries
Include journal entries in the export. If you are exporting in order to replay a campaign then you would generally not want to include journal entries.
Reset object status to default
Set the status of all objects in the export file to their default. This only affects the exported file and not the current campaign.
Include connections
Export connections when both connected objects are exported.
Export campaign
Objects will include their children
Export selected objects