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Message: <blockquote data-quote="M8" data-source="post: 5447669" data-attributes="member: 6669161">I am also interested in what the others might have to say about Obsidian Portal.But here are my 2 cents anyway:I tried out Obsidian Portal, with a free account.You can basically create websites, which you can link together. Creating an interactive database (like wikipedia itself).You need to learn their format and way of doing things (if you know how to edit wiki pages you shouldn't have any trouble, but if I remember it correctly it's like a basic forum post), but you don't need to learn how to write a website (so no need for html, php, mysql or anything, although BBCode might come handy).The difference between the free and the paid accounts are minuscule. You have access to a custom forum on obsidian portal if you pay (but there are several sites with better forum management for free on the net anyway). And you can upload more pictures (there are hundreds of photo/pic sharing sites for free) for campaign maps, NPC pics etc.I've found that the only thing Obsidian Portal excels is the possibilty to allow your players to write down their (or their characters) point of view. Like a journal, or a novel, etc. Making it a nice read now-and-then for everyone else. People who create those amazing Obsidian Portal campaigns dedicate a ton of time and effort for their site.If you keep your DM notes on paper, typing it down, in this wiki format, creating all the pages, managing it etc., takes a HUGE amount of time. And once done, you realise, you haven't done anything "new", you just have an online access to your notes.If you keep your DM notes in a digital format putting all the files/text into their "place" in OP might help you see your notes better (which is always good), but you will have to invest some time, to post your monster and NPC stats in the proper format (stat blocks) either with an online tool, the ddi monster creator or learn to html code.Edit:Yes, but why would you want to "publish" something online, and then hide it from everyone else?</blockquote>

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