Table Tools Note+

[Melborne]

Table Tools Note+

Table Tools Note+ replaces scattered Fantasy Grounds note windows with a Reference Book-style note manager for GMs and players.

Instead of keeping notes as one long flat list, Note+ gives your table a left-side index with Chapters, Subchapters, and Pages, plus a right-side reading/editing pane. It is built to feel like the Fantasy Grounds reference book interface, but for campaign notes, player notes, shared notes, GM notes, and extension help pages.


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Forge Link
https://forge.fantasygrounds.com/shop/items/3435/view

This is intended for groups that actually use notes during play: session recaps, clues, lore, quests, handouts, player journals, house rules, extension instructions, prep notes, campaign reference material, and more.

Core Features


Adds Player Note+ and GM Note+ windows
Organizes notes into Chapters, Subchapters, and Pages
Uses a Reference Book-style index and reader
Supports legacy Fantasy Grounds notes from existing campaigns
Lets players organize their own notes without losing old notes
Lets the GM view player notes grouped by owner
Adds a Public toggle for sharing notes with the table
Groups shared notes by author
Keeps shared notes readable without giving other players edit/delete access
Supports native Fantasy Grounds formatted text
Supports record links and dropped Fantasy Grounds content where the ruleset allows it
Supports images, maps, story links, items, NPC links, and other normal FG note content
Adds author display on notes
Supports import/export of Note+ XML for moving notes between campaigns
Supports extension guide pages inside Fantasy Grounds
Allows other extensions to provide in-game help, how-to pages, examples, images, and links
Includes a built-in Note+ guide
Designed for both GMs and players


Player Notes

Players can use Note+ as a campaign notebook. Notes can be organized into custom Subchapters and Pages, then renamed and arranged from the left index.

When a player makes a note Public, it becomes available in the shared note area for the table while still remaining that player’s note.


Don't let your players write notes like mine! Give them Note+
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DM viewing Player Notes on a Legacy Game with legacy notes (old campaign folder)

Shared Notes

Shared Notes are grouped by author, making player-to-player information much easier to read than a single pile of public notes.

This is useful for session summaries, clue boards, shared quest notes, loot notes, map notes, party plans, and player-written recaps.

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More About Table Tools Note+

GM Notes

GM Note+ gives the host a separate organized notebook for campaign prep, private notes, reminders, session planning, and reference material.

The GM can also open Player Note+ to review player notes in an organized view grouped by owner. This is useful for seeing what players have written, what they have made public, and how the party is tracking campaign information.

Chapters, Subchapters, and Pages

Note+ uses the same basic structure players already understand from Fantasy Grounds reference books:


Chapters are the large index headers.
Subchapters organize topics inside a chapter.
Pages are the actual notes.


Example organization:


Campaign Notes
- Session Notes
-- Session 0
-- Session 1 - Goblin Ambush
-- Session 2 - Phandalin

World Notes
- Phandalin
-- Important NPCs
-- Shops
-- Rumors



Importing Old Notes

Note+ reads existing Fantasy Grounds notes from the campaign and displays them inside the Note+ structure. This means older campaign notes are not lost when the extension is added.

Old notes can be reorganized into Note+ Chapters and Subchapters so long-running campaigns can clean up years of player notes, GM notes, and public notes.

Import and Export

Note+ can export owned notes, sections, or chapters into Note+ XML. This allows users to move notes between campaigns or save organized campaign material outside the campaign database without having to edit xmls or campaign data.

The GM can import Note+ XML back into a campaign.

This can be used for:


Moving notes between campaigns
Saving campaign handouts between campaigns and groups
Preparing reusable note packs
Sharing organized notes with another table or GM
Backing up selected Note+ material outside the campaign



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Extension Guides

Table Tools Note+ can also display guide pages shipped by other extensions.

This lets extension developers include instructions, examples, images, links, and changelog-style help directly inside Fantasy Grounds. If a compatible extension includes a Note+ guide package, it appears under Extension Guides.


The Developer Package can be downloaded at the bottom of this post, with a copy of AoE Targeting's package.

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This gives users a place to learn how an extension works without leaving Fantasy Grounds. Along with a place for Developers to post their changelogs in-game, a welcomed and often requested feature!

Examples of Extension Guide Uses


Quick start pages
Campaign option explanations
Feature examples
Screenshots
External links
Player-facing instructions
GM setup notes
Extension changelogs



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Compatibility

Table Tools Note+ is built around CoreRPG-style Fantasy Grounds records and is declared for many CoreRPG-based rulesets, including 5E, Pathfinder, Savage Worlds, Call of Cthulhu, Rolemaster Classic, Starfinder, Shadowdark, and others.

Notes

Note+ does not replace Fantasy Grounds formatted text. It organizes and improves access to it.
Available drag-and-drop behavior depends on what Fantasy Grounds and the active ruleset allow for that record type.

Changelog

Initial release:

Added Reference Book-style note management for players and GMs
Added Chapters, Subchapters, and Pages
Added shared/public note organization
Added author display
Added Note+ XML import/export
Added extension guide support
Added built-in Note+ guide
Added broad CoreRPG-based ruleset compatibility

[Toadkiller]

This looks great, but the link to the Forge goes to a blank page that reads 'This item is currently not available.'

[Melborne]

This looks great, but the link to the Forge goes to a blank page that reads 'This item is currently not available.'

Thank you!

[Zacchaeus]

Nice one.

[claedawg]

This will be nice for my Shadowdark game.

Do you think it is possible to add Traveller, if it does not just work with it anyway???

[Melborne]

Nice one.

Thanks!


This will be nice for my Shadowdark game.

Do you think it is possible to add Traveller, if it does not just work with it anyway???

It should just work with it!

[chawlee]

Will you enable this for Dolmenwood ruleset? If possible, I would instant buy!

[dmbrown]

Would you enable for Shadow of the Demon Lord?

[Melborne]

Will you enable this for Dolmenwood ruleset?
Added.

Would you enable for Shadow of the Demon Lord?
Added.

[dmbrown]

Thanks.

[claedawg]

Sorry, this was for the wrong extension lol.

I actually was not able to see this extension in the list, but I could have just lost in the sea of extensions I have, lol.

[dittotb]

Generally I like this program. I am getting this error when I try to set a note as PUBLIC.

[nephranka]

Generally I like this program. I am getting this error when I try to set a note as PUBLIC.

I too am getting that error. DND 5e 2024

[bwatford]

It also is affecting the reference manual in a campaign.

If I have a manual open and open a page and use the < or > to advance through the pages, it no longer keeps every page I go to in the same window, instead opening a new page in a new window and not keeping it the same size. So unable to use this extension with the way I am using reference manuals for a campaign.

[Melborne]

Thanks for the report! I just saw this and I think I’ve got the fix. I’ll get an update posted shortly. Thanks again.

[bwatford]

Thanks for the report! I just saw this and I think I’ve got the fix. I’ll get an update posted shortly. Thanks again.

Still happening after the latest update.

[Melborne]

Still happening after the latest update.
I just tested a fix, and I'm not able to reproduce any of the errors/bugs. I'll upload it in a minute.

[bwatford]

I just tested a fix, and I'm not able to reproduce any of the errors/bugs. I'll upload it in a minute.

That got it.

Thanks for your quick response.

[nephranka]

Nice work!

It is possible I missed it but I have a quick question.

Could you add an export to grab the entire set of pages from the notes instead of exporting one page at a time or in addition too one page at a time? I would like to create a set of pages for a world them copy them all into a any new campaign without having to export each page.

Ideally it would be part of the /export options.

Update: I do see now you can right click on the top heading to export all records.

[nephranka]

I did notice the tab (shift tab) does not move titles to the right (left) as in the normal books. I am not sure if that was expected or not.

Also, links seem not to be exporting either.

[dittotb]

Thank you for the quick fixes you are enabling. Great utility.

[Melborne]

I did notice the tab (shift tab) does not move titles to the right (left) as in the normal books. I am not sure if that was expected or not.

Also, links seem not to be exporting either.

Thanks! I'll take a look at this.

[Melborne]

Fixed! The full set of pages can be exported by right-clicking the top heading. I’ve also added Tab/Shift+Tab title indentation and fixed Fantasy Grounds record links not being preserved during export. The update will be available after my party plays tonight and tries to break it!

[nephranka]

Fixed! The full set of pages can be exported by right-clicking the top heading. I’ve also added Tab/Shift+Tab title indentation and fixed Fantasy Grounds record links not being preserved during export. The update will be available after my party plays tonight and tries to break it!

Cool!

Other points of note:

1. Clicking the title on the left side does not scroll to that record on the right side.
2. Clicking the title on the right side does not let you edit it. You can only edit it on the right side.

[Melborne]

Cool!
1. Clicking the title on the left side does not scroll to that record on the right side.
2. Clicking the title on the right side does not let you edit it. You can only edit it on the right side.

I'm not able to replicate this; You'll need to let me know what ruleset you're using and which window isn't scrolling. Thanks.
Editing title names are done via the note itself, not the left hand index view. There's too many minor bugs that can happen when other features such as drag and drop that I've not enabled title editing on the left hand index view, so it's always been the right side. As for the lock/unlock state bug, it's a little bug I think I've sorted and will provide an update soon.

[nephranka]

I'm not able to replicate this; You'll need to let me know what ruleset you're using and which window isn't scrolling. Thanks.
Editing title names are done via the note itself, not the left hand index view. There's too many minor bugs that can happen when other features such as drag and drop that I've not enabled title editing on the left hand index view, so it's always been the right side. As for the lock/unlock state bug, it's a little bug I think I've sorted and will provide an update soon.

I am using 5e 2024 rules

I see what you mean about the lock/unlock bug. When I toggle the lock/unlock I can do both things I pointed out. All good now. Thanks!

[claedawg]

One question. Should the GM+ notes be visible on the Player+ side if the pages are shared?

I can sometimes get them to show up over there, but not always.

Most of the time I have pop out the page and unshare/reshare so that the note will pop up for the players (basically the normal way without your extension).

Or, do I need to export and then import the GM notes to the Player Notes (players do not seem to have the option to import?

This looks like the better option for now: Any notes the GM wants the players to have real-time access to should be created in the Player Notes instead of the GM Notes????

[Melborne]

I've fixed a few bugs that I found while attempting to replicate some more bugs, and now I'm not able to; I'll consider it a win. I've also changed the sharing for GM to Player to better represent what it was designed to do without having to pop any windows out or duplicate the record to share it in the players. I have a few more things to test for the latest release, and I should have an update available shortly.

[claedawg]

Thanks

[bwatford]

Small bug to report.

When a user takes a DM shared image and drags it into their notes in an image block, they can see the image without issue but no other players or myself can see the image even though the note is shared.

[Melborne]

Small bug to report.

When a user takes a DM shared image and drags it into their notes in an image block, they can see the image without issue but no other players or myself can see the image even though the note is shared.

Thanks for the report. I think I know what is happening here: the note itself is being shared, but the image inside the note still has its own Fantasy Grounds visibility/share permissions. I’m going to look into whether Note+ can detect linked image records when a note is made Public and share those along with the note, or at least handle that more clearly.

[nephranka]

When exporting then importing the link come over as text:

*NPC: Alaestra Ulgar *NPC: Narth_Tezrin *Image: Alaestra Ulgar

This is the text in the xml file:

<page name="Alaestra Ulgar" author="XXXXX">
<formattedtext>
*NPC: Alaestra Ulgar
*NPC: Narth_Tezrin
*Image: Alaestra Ulgar
</formattedtext>