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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GuardianLurker" data-source="post: 3377917" data-attributes="member: 786">I've found that the Web has many different ways  of presenting the info, almost all of them good. Technology Survey:MS Help/CHM files - My first attempt at electronic info distribution, pre-Web days. Standard web-pages are easier to deal with.Standard web pages - This is what I primarily use right now. I don't get very fancy - just well-linked static pages for the most part. But it suffices.Wiki - I play in a game that uses a Wiki. It's OK, but the wiki isn't organized very well, and there's an issue with exactly how much editorial control you give to your players.Blog - I used one while building my current/upcoming campaign. It's great for a journal, not so good for presenting info in a well-organized manner.Yahoo Groups - Some *really* nice free tools in this; Calendars, polls, file storage, record keeping, and (of course) the mailing list. I use a Yahoo group right now. The best benefits are the mailing list, the calendar, and the databases (which I use to keep a record of the PCs experience).Right now, I'm using Web pages and Yahoo groups. The combination works really well for me.A bigger issue is how you organize the stuff. I break it down into Rules, Setting, and GM Info.Rules is anything that can get houseruled, essentially, plus detailing what options I'm using. I'm a big fan of the "tuned" ruleset ("No, no warlocks, and these feats aren't available..."), so this tends to be fairly large. I organize the Rules section to match the PHB, plus a few additional sections (like Prestige Classes).Setting is the public setting info; gazetteer-level stuff. I started using the WoG(1980) format, but the FR and Kingdom of Kalamar formats work as well. These days, I use my own format. Whatever format you choose, it should contain only the bare minimum info you need to keep the country in mind. Placing hooks in here is a good idea, but you probably shouldn't put secrets in the description. And be careful. You can easily drown your players in detail, and most of them won't read the stuff anyway.GM Info is stuff just for me; my players never see it. I keep it all on one computer, but a flash drive would probably work better. I tend to make a directory for the campaign, and then just shove the stuff in there willy-nilly. Adventures (and adventure notes), NPC names and stats, whatever seems important.You can see examples at my campaign sites, <a href="http://glurker.home.comcast.net/Olerra/" target="_blank">Olerra</a> and <a href="http://glurker.home.comcast.net/Darelth/" target="_blank">Darelth</a>. I won't claim they're the best campaign sites, but they went up (and stay up) fairly easily.</blockquote>

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