“I’m really just going with the flow; I think that’s the best way to use Obsidian at the start—without chasing trends, just gradually adapting it to what I actually need.”
“Obsidian: use it for both GM and Player prep. Found an application that converts PDFs to Markdown files with images, and it's been a game-changer for my game organization and running.”
“I heavily use Obsidian. Digitized all the relevant rulebooks into structured Obsidian notes, and have been using Claude Code to automate mass changes, searches, and assistance with adventure and handout creation.”
“I keep my podcast production business organized with Obsidian. I track all my hardware and software with Properties and Bases. I document everything I learn about the technical aspects of the business like how RSS feeds work, namespaces, Podcasting 2.0, etc.”
“I've been using Obsidian for a few months now. It's not as difficult to figure out as I had initially thought. I'm loving it. I also use the Digital Garden plug-in to post notes on game world lore and session reports that my players can access online.”
“I love Obsidian, it took me awhile to figure out a folder structure I liked, but I've got info for the entire subsector that I am currently running in. I've also got templates for all the various types of things (vehicles, NPCs, ships, systems, creatures, etc)”
“I use obsidian. I use it to run the game. I move specific player facing items to foundry (twodsix) do that the players have one source of reference and to keep what they can see seperate from what I know”
“Just wanted to share my Obsidian setup running on a BOOX Go 10.3. It took some tinkering to get it to work smoothly on E-Ink, and you can grab the CSS snippet from [here](https://gist.github.com/SahandMalaei/aa9e2f4b91fc09a902bb600880dae3e7) in case you want to create a similar setup.”
“I use Obsidian and it was instrumental in planning out the campaigns I'm currently running, as it helped to have a consolidated place to have everything - PCs, NPCs, Maps, Artwork, you name it.”
“Canvas function could be a solution. It at least has the potential and 50% of the necessary prerequisites. But it seems like it's just a side dish... something missing, something that developers aren't even interested in exploring.”
“Currently in the process of doing a very similar thing, replacing the default assistant with a custom AI assistant that is able to use a tunnel to reach locally run models (e.g. LM studio) which then has access to my entire obsidian vault, and can inject notes, summarize or fetch specific info, etc. Cool stuff you're doing!”
“I use Obsidian. What I found helpful were templates for different types of things(NPCs, subsectors, planets, factions, corporations etc). Properties in those templates to link to related stuff (e.g.”
“So I was wondering if anyone uses something like Notion or Obsidian as a central repository for their campaigns or have you decided to use something completely different?”
“I use Obsidian, beside the more common ways, to store documents, receipts and important stuff (mainly pdfs, also some scanned jpg). I use only bases, no dataview, just too complex and useless for this kind of work.”
“I've been using this font called Libron it's the font i use everywhere, my OS, browser, code editor, obsidian vault, kindle. [https://github.com/nicoverbruggen/libron/](https://github.com/nicoverbruggen/libron/)”
“No, not currently but you can make a copy of the shortcut and just modify that one, which should persist updates and just use that as your main go to, to open obsidian”
“I really like the network bc of its organic nature and flexibility. I came into obsidian after working on social network analysis and complex systems so I find it easier to work with the networking and organic clusters.”
“I kind of made my own voice transcription journal app (that you can technically sync to a vault) but a plugin purpose built for the mobile version of obsidian would be 👌”
“I've been an Obsidian user for a while and the one thing that always drove me crazy on Android is how many taps it takes to capture a thought. By the time I've unlocked my phone, opened the app, picked a vault, and found the right folder...”
“Notes in Obsidian for school can be very simple and straightforward, since university courses (including med school courses, I assume), tend to have lots of structure built in from the syllabus. You learn information in specific classes, and the information in those classes as distinct units, and so the folder setup is pretty much taken care of for you.”
“There are many ways to use Obsidian, so keep experimenting until you find what works for you and evolve that approach as you go forward. There is no one true way to use Obsidian.”
“I started an MBA last year and set up Obsidian as the prime location for all my notes. Though, I personally just use a few plugins and folder structures, atop a sorta standard templating for each note, including call out boxes for different comments if myself, differentiating "additional info" from "follow up questions" etc.”
“Not sure the current state - it’s been 6 years since I completed my PhD - but if they provide a way to direct link a Mendeley paper you could use that as a reference inside an obsidian note and use obsidian to capture your thoughts and lessons learned from a paper you’ve read.”
“I agree the canvas function in obsidian is not utilized enough by a lot of people that could benefit from it. Everyone focuses on keeping everything in separate notes, which in many situations does not work out the way you think it would.”