Tour my D&D character journal!
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- čas přidán 6. 06. 2024
- Thanks to Kobold Press for sponsoring this video! Here's a little walkthrough of the journal I've created for my D&D character, Aisling the warlock.
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0:00 Intro
0:43 An unexpected visitor
2:00 How I put my journal together
2:57 A peek inside
6:50 Outro
▼ JOURNAL MATERIALS ▼
These are Amazon Affiliate links, which means that if you buy from them, I get paid. (Your price stays the same, it just helps me out!)
★ Binder: amzn.to/33QH5Pc
★ Plastic sleeves: amzn.to/2RX3RiB
★ Card sleeves: amzn.to/3cpA384
★ Notebook paper: amzn.to/2FYWHI3
★ Floral dividers: amzn.to/3cpZXIt (You'll have to punch your own holes in these!)
▼ ART CREDITS ▼
Sarah Mills - / cloudedart
Art of Joenni - / artofjoenni
Wingbuffet - / wingbuffet
Liz Kramer - / ekrameranimation
Wild Shape cards: arcanegoods.com/products/wild...
Druid spell cards: amzn.to/3314Rcd
Dice are custom by
Dice vault from wyrmwoodgaming.com featuring map by devenrue.com
Map from dungeoninabox.com
► "Hello!" is originally from The Book of Mormon, shamelessly rewritten by me! Instrumental track by Blake Smith.
► Logo animation by Rosie at Arcane Focus!
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► Background music is "A Celtic Blessing" by Bonnie Grace
Music sourced from www.epidemicsound.com
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Ginny Di: *sings an ad*
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Den of the drake: player 3 has entered the arena
Oh no! Same Riegel is to powerful! Their battle *will* be legendary 😮👑
That was a sponsorship ad to rival even Sam’s Riegal’s ads
Now that’s a compliment.
High praise!! I dream of being as skilled a corporate shill as Sam, haha!
my exact thought!!!
Earned my subscription! 👍
Rival? Nay, surpassed.
I love that Ginny has just embraced being a roleplaying content creator.
I've always created videos and music and content focused on the things I'm passionate about!! Lately, that's tabletop gaming!
@@GinnyDi for warlock cards, There arent any specific card set for warlock, but there is a card set that is called Arcane, and it has, wizard, sorcecer and warlock
It's the only thing she makes that I'm into currently so lucky for both (all) of us ☺️.
This channel is already inspiring, but this video in particular helped a lot
@@GinnyDi Hey Ginny, what paper did you use for the character sheet? Thank youuuu
Ginny, you have OUTDONE yourself with that ad read. I am dying.
It was quite genius.
THANK YOU!! I'm so glad you liked it!!
Doorbell rings,
Me: Ah, a cameo from Aisling to show us her journal
Actuality: Ginny Di parodying "Book Of Mormon" for a sponsor spot
Me: Oh, not what I expected but I like it.
my thought exactly
a surprise but a welcome one
I came here looking for silver, and found electrum. gold would be her singing in costume.
@@Spiceodog she is in costume unless you mean cosplay because yes I agree that that would have been awesome
@@roberttheguy4974 yeah I meant cosplay
I'm Loremaster for a game I'm currently playing in, but I don't like taking notes. It was an elected position.
To make things better for myself, I said I would only fulfill the role if it was acceptable for me to take notes in character. The GM agreed.
So now my 3/4 orc barbarian who never bothered to to learn how to read (because he was too busy hunting, mining, or fighting for his life or tribe) is adventuring to find his family who were taken by slavers. He's carrying a journal to mark down clues and make rough maps, but he still can't read or write. So he draws pictures exclusively.
I'm using a leather bound journal I picked up at a ren faire, or GenCon, or something and hand drawing session notes. So it's all quick sketches and child-like drawings to get the important details down quickly because I, like Hnifur, am not worried about how any of the drawings look as long as they convey the proper message. Because of this involvement, I get an inspiration point (essentially; we're playing Pathfinder) every session I show up with the journal that expires at the end of every session.
The best part for me, is I'm building my drawing skills again because of how quickly I need to sketch.
That sounds really fun! .... I just realized we don't have a loremaster for the game we're playing....
that is actually such a cool idea
I love the character development of your orc's drawing skills slowly improving throughout the campaign
that sounds amazing! i love that
We don't have an official loremaster cause we don't have elected positions in my groups, but based on how vigorously I take notes in our 2 yr campaign I might as well. It's close to 300 pages now and over 80k words.
Tbh, though, I might need to try out this method of notetaking. Sounds like so much fun and a great change of pace compared to usual notetaking style (which I love, but with multiple campaigns it can be hard getting creative on how to change your writing style to be unique to different characters).
The spell cards do exist for warlock! The Arcane deck includes wizard, warlock, and sorcerer spells. I LOVE your notebook so much. I’m inspired to go make my own now 👀
...BLESS, thank you!! I guess I was just looking wrong!
The arcane deck isn't super helpful. It's missing any subclass specific spells that all warlocks get which means you need every single deck for those extra spells since the warlocks expanded spell list draws from literally every spell list. It's also just missing a handful of warlock spells.
@@GinnyDi There's also a separate deck for the new spells added in Xanathar's which covers all classes. I'm guessing they'll also make one for Tasha's.
@@GinnyDi Isn't Bless a cleric spell, though?
The spell cards also suffer from slow/infrequent reprints
DAMN I AM SO IN LOVE WITH THIS 🙌🙌🙌 MAD PROPS!!
Ahhhh thank you!!
oh hi, two of my favorite creators!
I would love it if y’all did a collab.
Please do a collab!!!!!!!!!! Luv ya both🤗
Omg two of my fav creators together
I made a character profile for my character back when I was playing Starfinder, he was essentially a cleric. I found it really handy to have a page of "Personality quirks." It was filled with things like "enjoys referencing the sun when speaking" or "Will not talk about the undead in a good light." There was also a whole section for "Wise Says" since he was played a bit like a buddhist monk, and im not that quick witted on my feet, so i sat down and wrote out a bunch of sayings he could use when the moment was right.
I really like that idea! Anything that helps get into character would be helpful.
That is a really good idea
@@cryofpaine in my journal that im working on i have a couple of quotes that i use to get into her voice (they have an accent and a stutter)
I wish my players cared this much about their character sheets. One of them literally has to dig through stacks of loose papers every game session to eventually find their crumpled character sheet. Another can't seem to remember what is on their sheet and looks at it each game as though seeing it for the first time.
Dnd beyond gives mine a nightmares just wish they moved to paper
I wish I had the ability to care for my character sheets this way. I do better than most (thanks to my clipboard that is multi-classing a few points in container) and my papers usually turn out mostly okay except for the edges, but the edges always get messed up no matter what. I’ve used notebooks, binders, binders with plastic sheets- none of it can hold up to my heavy duty and accident prone self. Also I’m likely to misplace new stuff, so it’s all a mess...
RIP my character sheets. You deserve so much. And yet you get the bare minimum... At least it’s harder to get exiled, unlike the dice...
most people I play with dont even care to take notes only the older players seem too althought was playing in a game and a player was noting down evrything the DM was saying. The DM nastily asked him what he was doing when he told him he did not seem pleased. As a Dm I hate that in 4 player party only one person take notes, I always take notes it was the way I have been taught to play.
Every gm I've had has kept hold of character sheets
everyone is different
THE BOOK OF MORMON REFERENCE IS KILLING ME!! 😱😱
I don't want to put any pressure out there into the universe, but if this became a trend, with different broadway parodies I would be 100% fine with that.
As a person who has never once played D&D, but is a sucker for journals, this was an amazing video 🥰
Now I have to find everything about D&D. Rabbit hole, here I go.
it's been 11 months, did you go down the rabbit hole?
@@dekusi1857 I've watched all the D&D or roleplaying journals I could find. Still know nothing about D&D though. 😶
if your still interested, I recommend watching some campaigns! Theres a few by legends of avantris that are pretty interesting!
Just in case you still want them: The warlock spell cards are in the “arcana” set, it comes with all the spells for wizards sorcerers and warlocks.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH AN AESTHETIC CHARACTER SHEET BEFORE
Immediately liked for the "Hello" parody. That's gotta be the best ad I've seen
Omg best ad insert omg. If they were all like this I'd be in real trouble! haha brilliant video.
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I actually liked because of an add!
I know. I usually skip ad sponsorships but I watched this one just because of how she went about it
*internet historian has entered the chat*
I normally prefer DMing over being a player, but creative stuff like this makes me wish I could be a player, lol.
Make it for NPCs. realize this looks like details given out for a hit. make assassination quest.
I'm a DM, and I plan on doing something like this for my Fizban-esque DM PC, a guide and ally (as well as the avatar of the literal universe) for my one-on-one campaign with my fiance.
Do it for your key locations with key npcs and buildings!
*Ginny Di makes an incredible advertisement*
Sam Riegal: Finally! A Worthy Opponent! Our Battle Will Be Legendary!
GINNY YOU HAVE TO STOP FEEDING MY ADDICTION no but seriously I am in love with your dnd content and I think Aisling get along famously with Mer'yl my blood hunter (order of the profane soul) and her Archfey patron
To keep track of my HP without having to constantly erase, I just stretched out the HP box from the character sheet into a full page and threw it into a sheet protector. Then I just use a dry erase marker to keep track
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The song parody was so cute!
I also use page protectors on my character sheets to prevent the smudging but also because what erase markers work on them so you can use that to keep track of your health and when you reset or lose more you just wipe it off with a wet washcloth
Normally skips ads in videos, but this was six levels of awesome! Great job, actually gonna join the kick starter!
@Ginny Di The D&D Spellbook Cards: Arcane product combine Wizard, Warlock and Sorcerer spells because there is a ton of overlap. If you're looking for those spell cards for Warlock, I suggest you get that.
If pencil bothers you for your character sheet maybe you should look up a set of pens you can easily erase - Pilot Friction pens. They come in with it's own eraser and in with many colors
Bullet journaling plus D&D!? I'M IN HEAVEN
Pencil smears drive me up the wall too. Switched over to Frixion pens by Pilot. They erase really well. Just don't leave anything you write with them in a hot car or anything. Like I said, they erase really well. The husband found that out the hard way.
I think if you put the paper that was accidentally erased in the freezer, the ink will show up again! I haven't tested it, but I've heard it a few places before
I've heard about the freezer thing too. But since I live in L.A. and don't have air conditioning, I'm really not tempted to try them.
We love to see more indulgent videos👏🏻life is short and only has the meaning you give it, your videos help allow me to try and be more comfortable with doing what I want to just because I want to.
After that sponsor transition I am convinced she can convince me to buy literally anything
This video came at a perfect time. I'm putting a journal together for my half-elf ranger.
Ayyye I'm playing a Half-elf Ranger multiclassing into Rogue
Wonderful ad insert XD
"Big ugly binder" tho, I feel a bit called out, with my big ol' binders of characters pretty much DIRECTLY behind me xD
I have found a wet erase on one of the sheet inserts for stuff you have to change but don't want to ruin your sheet over works really well ;)
Thanks for this walkthrough it was a lot of fun! I'm full of ideas now...
Guilty on the big old ugly binder too LOL. But I like having ALL of my spell cards handy, among other things.
The aesthetics, the organization, the video editing and music, YOUR MAKEUP, YOUR HAIR, EVERYTHING IS JUST AMAZING :O!
It's very rare for me to not only sit through a whole sponsor, but also enjoy it this much!
Omg the ad! The reference to book of mormon is spectacular and I love ur lyrics that you added! And the book! Ugh this is such a bueatiful journal! I love the fluidity of it and how expressive it is. Makes me wish I was a PC at the moment
It is an absolute joy to see what love you both put into, and take from Aisling!!! She is one of your most precious creations, and carries so much importance, that it is impossible not to feel all the emotions that are present when you speak about her!!! To see and hear all that happiness, makes every time you share something about her, all the more endearing!! Because of all that, she is truly and incredibly special, and one of your most beautiful creations!!!
Ad read - incredible. Journal - amazing combo of creativity and attention to detail. Very impressive.
"Algorithms are terrible and analytics are meaningless" are words anyone can live by.
I just love your sponsored stuff! its so extra and creative :)
Also thankyou for posting links and amazon stuff, makes it so much easier ❤️❤️❤️
I love this idea. I would have never thought to take a scrapbooking approach to a player journal. I'm still learning how to play and approach journals and note taking. Thank you for sharing.
OMG yes please! I want so much more of this! Show us your finished cosplay and journal! I absolutely adore the idea of a scrapbook of adventures! I am definitely going to adopt this method for my next campaign!!
I just started keeping an in-character journal for my genasi girl with just diary entries for how the session was from her perspective. It's super fun, and a real good way to work on character but MAN I might have to make a second journal like this!! It looks so freaking fun!
So many things!!!!
1) Your hair looks amazing!!
2) Loved the little sponsor song!!
3) Holy sh** your journal is SO BEAUTIFUL!!! I love all the art and your pretty handwritten pages and how it's all in the same theme and just! Blown away by it!!
4) YES!!! full Aisling costume! And potentially more seasonal looks! Can't wait!!
I love seeing these videos where you just have fun and talk about things you're passionate about. I don't even play D&D or any other tabletop rpgs, but these are so fun to watch
I have been a DM for so long I forgot all that a Player needs to keep track of. I have been subscribed to you for quite a while and have always found new information from you that has been helpful. Thank you for being super awesome. You are so helpful.
That sponsor segment was the laugh I needed to day!! Thank you :D
I love this idea. My newest dnd character for 5e is a Firbolg druid : circle of the moon,
I would love to put together a journal like this and have a separate esthetically pleasing notebook for session notes and I am going to keep sticky tabs or seperators that have tabs so I can easily reference back to certain events or NPC names or theories she may have had etc
I absolutely love this idea! A lot of my D&D characters have become meaningful to me - especially the one's I've played for longer campaigns - and this is a great way to express that.
Thank you so much Ginny! I just ordered a few items to put together a sweet gaming journal, thanks to your awesome advice.
Ooh, this is a very neat and creative (not to mention useful) concept! I may very well have to build some themed journals for my players as Christmas gifts. ^^
combining my two favorite things? journals and d&d? hell yeah, I'm in!
This pleases the bullet journaler in me greatly. I've been trying the same method that you tried first but I was also worried about running out of space. Never thought about a 3 ring binder and I'm totally going to steal this idea!
Thank you for always providing links to where to find stuff! Love your content
i love this i have been trying to make a spell book and a note book and this has helped thank you.
I’ve never wanted to spend money more than now after that amazing ad
After that glorious ad all all the talk about scrapbooking, my wallet is looking at me funny.
Your organization system is really cool! Also, your ad was EXCELLENT!
Also this video, this description, so organised. Puts my soul at ease.
I didn't know that musical sponsorships could be such a life-changing experience
This notebook makes me want to play dnd even more than I did before. Dang Ginny I loved this video!!!!
I love so much that you make your sponsor bits into such wonderful bits. This one was almost as much fun to watch as the rest of the video, and I loved the rest of the video too....
I love all the different ways you cn make a character journal/notes for d&d and this one is so wonderful! I have one player in the campaign I DM that has a character journal that she writes IC and it is so wonderful.
First add I've add through in a while
SUCCESS!!
I used that company's spell cards too to make a binder for my Wizard that I'll be playing in an upcoming campaign. I fished my cards out of the "Arcane" deck, which has some warlock specific spells buried within too. I keep them in sleeves just like those, except I don't double stack them. That way, it keeps the big level number on the back visible for quick reference...it _does_ add more pages though, and I _ammm_ a wizard so I'll have a lot of spells building up....buuut that's just more fun organizing for me, so that ain't no problem!
I am so glad I came across your channel. Your content is so unique and I have learned a lot of neat tricks. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing your journal! May it continue to grow and be full of magic. :)
This has got to be my favorite ad interruption of all time. 😂
I have my own note book which I've been meaning to organise, as it just looks like the mindless scribblings of a madman 😂
Having watched this video, you've given me some ideas as to how I can go about said organisation. Thanks, and thank you for putting my notes to shame
Knew I could count on you Ginny 👍😂
I love this! Just starting D&D and I knew I wanted to make a journal for my character but I know how I can change my mind all the time. This is perfect!!!
Thanks to you and Mo Mo's immersion video I started making my own aesthetic journal for my first game as a player in years, I'm so excited!!!
My character, Andraius, is a dark elf druid with a sidekick tiger named Korsko and they decided to write their adventures in a journal type of way, so I have an entire notebook written by Andraius' hand and what they would notice in the environments and other characters of the game. It warms my heart
Ginni has the best ways to go about sponsor ads
Whatever they are paying you for the sponsorship it's not enough that was awesome! By far the best plug I've ever seen!
Love this idea and the feel of it, feel inspired
I absolutely love this!! I've been struggling with trying to find a way to display my characters, their aesthetics etc & putting it all in one place. Thank you so much for the inspiration!!
The warlock cards are included in a slightly larger set labeled arcana, that includes wizard, warlock and sorcerer spells
BEST AD BREAK EVER.
I think the thing that impressed me the most was the hand writing and how straight the lines were. I am extremely jealous. Also a very beautiful note book over all. Can't wait to see more.
I love this! My dad suggested I should make a little notebook for my characters and their sheets so I'm so glad I found this video! It has so many good ideas I can't wait to possibly test out! Thank you so much for sharing!
Forgive me Ginny but I am absolutely stealing that seasonal hair thing! It’s just too good!
Her character may be an Eladrin (an elf subrace published in Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes). For them, having 4 different seasonal looks (and corresponding moods) is part of the package. Maybe you should look into them! (I have yet to figure out an Eladrin character I like, but I sure do want to play one!)
I have an extension that lets me mark sponsor segments so that future-me (and other users of the extensions) can skip the millionth ad about website builders, earbuds or mobile games. Usually I mark everything I come across, but that song is just too beautiful to skip ;)
What a fantastic way of keep your character sheet!!!
I absolutely NEED to start doing this. It's so aesthetically pleasing, and I think making one would really help me get into my character's mentality!
I also have a dnd character who's named Aisling and is an elf lol
Usually:
*Doorbell rings*
Me (ALL THE FREAKING TIME) : Hello! my name is Elder Price!
Friends (*glance at each other worriedly*) : wuuuut...
In this video:
*Doorbell rings*
Me: Ooh what's this?! Is she going to appear as Aisling?
*Door opens on Ginny wearing an outfit reminiscent of Mormons*
Me: Ooh, no. I got it wrong what could she possibly be doing?
Ginny: Hello, my name is Ginny Di.
Me: ...
Me: ...
Me: I'm stoopid.
This is SUCH a great idea! I have a most beloved character I play in my main campaign and as someone who loves journaling I am kind of surprised I haven’t already made this for them. Thanks for the inspiration! I hope we get to see more content like this!
Every single element of this vid is pure genius! I honestly can't believe I didn't think of creating a character journal myself.
Oh! I just realized that I wrote one of my characters backstories in the form of a memoir so this would be doubly perfect for him!
Green haired singer at the door beats a judgemental Jehovah's witness 9 times outta 10.
Languages: Sylvan, Elvish, and Vulgar 😂
Every video lately! I can't get enough! Your killing it! Thank you so much, I am really enjoying the content!
came back to this years later both because of the OGL quandary and because I'm finally playing a Druid. I want to get back to playing with pencil and paper but need a system that's not a mess! This is perfect. AND the idea that there are druid spell cards out there in the world has blown my mind. Thank you for this video!!
You have such beautiful handwriting! Thank you for this inspiration, I never really thought about D&D journals until you put this video out
This is beautiful and gorgeous!! Definitely motivated me to make a nice journal for my own character.
Read very favorable things of Scarlet Citadel, I have. How you play your characters is truly inspirational! Thank you for sharing your fantastic and beautiful journal with us.
Ginny I have rewatched this multiple times for your ad. It really was brilliant and helped me turn my husband and friends into your fans❤️
Was also inspired by your gaming notebook and am in the process of making mine❤️
first time here.... didnt expect the little jingle ... must say LOVED IT ... Pure vibe..... booping along at work
I never thought I'd love the ad on a video as much as I do the content...
Well done Ginny!
Thanks for sharing! I wish there was more character Journal Tour!
Organization AND d&d - two of my favorite things!
I... love this so much.
I play in digital groups because sadly there isn't a lot of d&d around me locally.. But our campaign is getting really close to wrapping up and I've been looking for someone I can make to commemorate my character once the campaign is done.
This has given me so many ideas, so thank you!
This video was so satisfying to watch! I love aislings design and her dnd sheets were just as gorgeous
You don't know how many times I've watched this video! I love this one! It gives me this huge nastolgic hit every time I return ❤️
Love it Ginny!! The ad, the journal, the winged liner, everything! Great video!
This is such a lovely idea!! The art you have of Aisling is absolutely beautiful 💜
This makes me so happy. I've been trying to Bujo but I never really got the knack of keeping a schedule. Now I can use all the cute tools and stickers and such I got for that to make character journals instead.
Best way to mention your sponser! Genius! Love it!
This is so beautiful!! The aesthetics are pristine and your penmanship is enchanting. It makes me want to do something similar for my rogue/warlock.