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<blockquote data-quote="MoogleEmpMog" data-source="post: 3277723" data-attributes="member: 22882">I rarely print anything out anymore, as either a GM or a player, and most of what I use from books/pdfs I copy into MS Word documents when I plan a session or PC anyway.&nbsp; I'm faster referencing materials across multiple books if I have them on a computer, although I reference from a single book faster still - so, for HERO I tend to reference the core book or Sidekick, while for d20 I would use the laptop for reference.&nbsp; In either case my character sheet/session notes would be on the laptop.If a GM wanted to ban laptops, I would count it as a significant knock against his campaign.Anyway, on to making better use of the 'top:Early on in my second-to-last d20 fantasy campaign (and yes, it was explicitly NOT D&amp;D, since it had no spellcasters or Tolkienesque races and used a mix of OGL Conan and d20 Modern for its core rules), I had all the stat blocks of NPCs in html documents, which I could reference from a central page just like on a web site.&nbsp; This was quite helpful in play, although it took a little longer during prep than slotting everything into a Word document.&nbsp; If you have the commitment to take those extra few seconds on each NPC or monster, it should make things run considerably smoother.&nbsp; (Note: the stat blocks for that campaign were fairly simple compared to regular d20, more equivalent to D&amp;D or Star Wars Minis cards.)Unfortunately, I got lazy and didn't keep up my html database; now what I did have for it is lost to the undreamt antiquity of backup CDs and fragged hard drives.&nbsp; (Note: in light of the above Note:, this makes me even lazier.)If I were to run another d20 game, or really any system that required concise but precise stat blocks, I would force myself to use this system again, because it worked much better than either MS Word or printed documents.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MoogleEmpMog, post: 3277723, member: 22882"] I rarely print anything out anymore, as either a GM or a player, and most of what I use from books/pdfs I copy into MS Word documents when I plan a session or PC anyway. I'm faster referencing materials across multiple books if I have them on a computer, although I reference from a single book faster still - so, for HERO I tend to reference the core book or Sidekick, while for d20 I would use the laptop for reference. In either case my character sheet/session notes would be on the laptop. If a GM wanted to ban laptops, I would count it as a significant knock against his campaign. Anyway, on to making better use of the 'top: Early on in my second-to-last d20 fantasy campaign (and yes, it was explicitly NOT D&D, since it had no spellcasters or Tolkienesque races and used a mix of OGL Conan and d20 Modern for its core rules), I had all the stat blocks of NPCs in html documents, which I could reference from a central page just like on a web site. This was quite helpful in play, although it took a little longer during prep than slotting everything into a Word document. If you have the commitment to take those extra few seconds on each NPC or monster, it should make things run considerably smoother. (Note: the stat blocks for that campaign were fairly simple compared to regular d20, more equivalent to D&D or Star Wars Minis cards.) Unfortunately, I got lazy and didn't keep up my html database; now what I did have for it is lost to the undreamt antiquity of backup CDs and fragged hard drives. (Note: in light of the above Note:, this makes me even lazier.) If I were to run another d20 game, or really any system that required concise but precise stat blocks, I would force myself to use this system again, because it worked much better than either MS Word or printed documents. [/QUOTE]

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