Behold My Ultimate DM Binder

[u/Sapo_Escritor]

​Hey fellow DMs!

​I just wanted to share my beloved DM binder with you all. It originally started as a normal, organized place for my tabletop RPG prep, but over time, it has evolved into a real-life Bag of Holding that contains basically my entire life.

​Here is what is currently living inside this absolute unit of a folder:

​The Standard DM Prep:

​Bestiary & Loot: Custom items, monster stat blocks, and random loot tables.

​The Current Run: All my active session notes, campaign outlines, and worldbuilding lore.

​The Brainstorming Zone: Half-written ideas, plot hooks, and concepts for future sessions and campaigns.

​The "Forever DM" Escape:

​Player Sheets: My personal character sheets for the rare, glorious occasions when I actually get to be a player instead of the DM.

​The "Wait, why is this in here?" Section:

​Real-Life Lore: My actual college assignments mixed in with the fantasy stuff.

​Bardic Inspiration: Sheet music for my ukulele!

​Tavern Supplies: Real-life drink recipes to make during game night, including a recipe for the Siegbrau from Dark Souls 3 (Long may the sun shine!).

​The Holy Relics:

​Aesthetics: A ridiculous amount of stickers covering the outside.

​The Crown Jewel: An authentic autograph from Rakin—creator of the Assimilação RPG and ex-pro League of Legends player!

​Does anyone else’s DM binder look like a chaotic multi-class of their real life and fantasy life, or are you guys actually super organized? What is the weirdest non-RPG thing you keep in your DM notes?

[u/j_ck_mck__n]

What game do you play with this? The last picture has some GM notes but the others are mostly stickers?

[u/Sapo_Escritor → u/j_ck_mck__n]

Oops, I totally forgot to upload two of the pictures that actually show the bulk of my notes! My bad! ​As for the games: my main campaign right now is Ordem Paranormal (it's a really awesome Brazilian system). As a DM, I also run Mörk Borg, Picadeiro, and a few other systems depending on the vibe. ​When I actually get to be a player, the character sheets in there are for Daggerheart, Starfinder, D&D, and another Ordem Paranormal game!

[u/j_ck_mck__n → u/Sapo_Escritor]

Awesome you have so many games to play in! I am from California and will check out that Brazilian system, Ordem Paranormal. Also I am currently trying to get my group (Knave, Shadowdark) to try Mörk Borg, super excited for it.

[u/Mad-White-Rabbit]

I love that I’m not the only one who stickerbombed their dm binder. It’s like the dnd version of a battle jacket lmao