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# D&D campaign notes repository instructions
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This repository is the single source of truth for D&D notes across multiple campaigns, worlds, ideas, systems, and players. Prefer edits that preserve structure, reuse existing lore, and keep notes easy to navigate in Obsidian.
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## Core organization
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- Treat `worlds/` as reusable setting context: persistent lore, geography, factions, NPCs, history, and creatures.
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- Treat `campaigns/` as story-specific overlays on a world: overviews, session notes, campaign-only NPCs, quests, items, and visited locations.
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- Treat `ideas/` as scratch space for future campaigns, worlds, and mechanics.
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- Treat `players/` as player-character material.
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- Treat `systems/` as system references.
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## Relationship rules
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- Worlds are reusable context; campaigns are specific stories within them.
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- Prefer linking to world notes from campaign notes instead of duplicating shared content.
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- If a campaign-specific note changes or evolves a world-level person, faction, or location, create a campaign note that links back to the world note.
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- World NPCs belong in `worlds/<world>/npcs/`; campaign NPCs belong in `campaigns/<campaign>/npcs/`.
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## File and folder conventions
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- Use lowercase with hyphens for folder names, for example `worlds/eldoria/` and `campaigns/shattered-crown/`.
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- Use Title Case with spaces for note file names, for example `The Lost Artifact.md` and `Continent A.md`.
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- Keep directory layouts consistent with the existing world and campaign structure.
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## Obsidian conventions
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- Use wiki-links for cross-note references, for example `[[worlds/Eldoria]]` or `[[campaigns/Shattered Crown/overview]]`.
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- Keep frontmatter consistent when present so notes remain filterable and Dataview-friendly.
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- Use consistent tags such as `#world`, `#campaign`, `#session`, `#npc`, `#location`, `#faction`, `#item`, `#quest`, `#homebrew`, and `#idea`.
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- Use Obsidian callouts when helpful, especially:
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- `> [!info]` for quick-reference blocks
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- `> [!warning]` for spoilers or DM-only material
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- `> [!tip]` for DM notes
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## Content expectations
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- Preserve the separation between player-facing content and DM-only secrets.
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- Prefer `## Secrets` sections or warning callouts for spoiler material.
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- When creating or updating notes, match the existing note style:
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- World overviews include cosmology, geography, factions, and history timeline.
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- Campaign overviews include premise, player characters, active quests, and session log.
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- NPC notes include appearance, personality, goals and motivations, connections, and secrets.
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## Authoring guidance
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- Link related notes together instead of restating the same information.
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- Keep metadata, naming, and section structure consistent with neighboring notes.
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- When adding new world or campaign content, place it in the most specific folder that fits its scope.
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