ObsidianMD

I run RPG games for my friends. I create a new vault for each adventure. I typically create document folders like: locations, npcs, objects, events, rules, notes.

For common stuff that I use in every adventure, I just copy those files and folders into the new vault from the most recent old vault (the rules folder, for example).

I love how lightweight and simple this is in Obsidian.

I use links where it makes sense to me, and I don't worry overly much about link counts or the graph view. (I use both, I just don't stress over it). The tool should work for me, not vice versa.

I don't use plug-ins, but I do use style sheets and game specific fonts. Autohotkey is also great for making repetitive and/or complicated formatting easier. Getting the fonts embedded into the first project was a technical nuisance, but now I just copy that into every new vault.

Watching YouTube videos made by Obsidian power users, I'm super impressed by the things some people do with it. But I prefer keeping my workflow fairly simple. If I spend too much time messing with the tool, that feels counterproductive to me.

I have two vaults: one for general purpose notes, and one for the homebrew D&D campaign I'm running. In the regular Notes vault, there's very little cross-lining except for one section where I was studying for a certification. In the D&D vault, I use links and tags quite a bit.

To me the only reason for a second vault is for sharing or collaborating with others. Obsidian really doesn't care how many notes you have in your vault so maintaining separate vaults just adds additional steps in getting to your info. (Obsidian doesn't care about directories either for that matter.)

I use it as a writing app tbh

I use the Supercharged Links Obsidian Plugin (alongside Style Settings Obsidian Plugin to break down my links into multiple different types with symbology for each so that at a glance I know what type of note I'm looking at

• Literature note: 📔
• Book: 📚
• People: 🧑
• Permanent note: 🗒️
• Low-quality note: Link turns red
• Medium-quality note: Link turns an orange

So e.g. A link to a book will look like 📚Building A Second Brain

I use both Obsidian and Anytype right now. I find Anytype better for things like journal, networking, notes on the fly, habit and idea tracking, reading list, literature notes and so on.

I use obsidian as knowledge base for IT stuff and university notes. I also have a kanban because to keep track of what i learned and where to go next.

I also have another vault that i use for D&D, since i'm usually the DM i use Obsidian to world building, design campaigns, keep track of new ideas or requests from my player and what other players do.

I started with one vault, but slowly broken it apart to several. Now I have a lot of reasonably sized vaults for various topics.

I like having separate vaults because it creates mental focus on what I want to work on.

I have a general/personal vault, but when trying to ramp up on topics, I also have research related vaults.

I have a work environment, which has a symlink to my private notes. Then I use it for some other stuff too with separate, tinier vaults, but I found that unless it's accessible in my primary vault, it will be ignored and forgotten.

But it does get annoying when is search I find both Linux notes, interview notes, and D&D notes.