As a DM one of the things I am constantly struggling with is the amount and type of prep work, and how to organize the various parts of the campaign so as to make information requests from my players, or stat blocks, or other bits of info easily accessible. I love using DNDBeyond as a helper, but I also like to DM with several lists of information. In another thread I requested the ability to add the various characters from a campaign into a summer list with things like, AC, HP, Passive Perception, and Saves and other useful info. As I was prepping for the start of my latest campaign I was creating a summery list of all the NPCs in the first chapter and I realized that this could potentially be a great feature for DDB. Something like this would be SUPER helpful and would really leverage the fact that all this info is already here and already digital. This got me thinking, there are several other things I would love to be able to add to a list also.
Basically, the ability to add several of the same type of stat block to a single list or summery page would be really great. Some of the things you could potentially create lists of:
Player Characters. As noted above, a list of the PC would be really helpful.
Monsters. You could add all the monsters from a single encounter, or maybe from a section or chapter of one of the campaigns.
Items. You could add all the available items from a single dungeon or maybe from your whole campaign, or even just the special items the PCs have already acquired.
Consumables. Maybe you want to have a small list of each type of healing potion and how much hp they restore.
What I am envisioning is a little "add to list" button on anything that has a stat block, which when clicked would add the information from the stat block to a summery list that was condensed and concise for easy information at a glance. I think this kind of thing could help elevate DDB from simply digital books to something more.
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As a DM one of the things I am constantly struggling with is the amount and type of prep work, and how to organize the various parts of the campaign so as to make information requests from my players, or stat blocks, or other bits of info easily accessible. I love using DNDBeyond as a helper, but I also like to DM with several lists of information. In another thread I requested the ability to add the various characters from a campaign into a summer list with things like, AC, HP, Passive Perception, and Saves and other useful info. As I was prepping for the start of my latest campaign I was creating a summery list of all the NPCs in the first chapter and I realized that this could potentially be a great feature for DDB. Something like this would be SUPER helpful and would really leverage the fact that all this info is already here and already digital. This got me thinking, there are several other things I would love to be able to add to a list also.
Basically, the ability to add several of the same type of stat block to a single list or summery page would be really great. Some of the things you could potentially create lists of:
What I am envisioning is a little "add to list" button on anything that has a stat block, which when clicked would add the information from the stat block to a summery list that was condensed and concise for easy information at a glance. I think this kind of thing could help elevate DDB from simply digital books to something more.