Notes and handouts
Open Notes in the campaign sidebar to see every note you can read, and to write your own. The Campaign notes tab on the campaign home shows only the notes shared with the whole party.
Writing
Section titled “Writing”Click New note. Notes are written in Markdown:
| You type | You get |
|---|---|
# Title, ## Section |
Headings |
**bold**, *italic*, ~~struck~~ |
bold, italic, |
- item or 1. item |
Lists |
> text |
A quote |
| ` | a |
Switch between Edit and Preview with the buttons above the text. Beholder saves on its own about a second after you stop typing, and when you leave the field or switch notes. The indicator next to the author shows Saving… or Saved.
Insert image uploads a JPEG, PNG or WebP picture (up to 20 MB) to your server and adds it where your cursor is. Only images from your server are shown, never pictures from other websites. Links are shown underlined with their address, but they can’t be opened from inside the app.
Who can see a note
Section titled “Who can see a note”Every note has an audience, shown as a label on the note:
| Label | Who can see it | Who can edit it |
|---|---|---|
| Private | Only you | Only you |
| DM only | A private note written by the DM | The DM |
| Party | Every member of the campaign | Every member |
| Shared | You and the members you picked | You and those members |
Only the author can change the audience or delete a note. Click Who can see this to change it.
If the DM turned on The DM can read players’ private notes in the campaign settings, the DM can also read (not edit) your private notes. Every player can check this setting under Campaign rules.
Hiding is done by the server: a note you can’t see is never sent to your computer.
Revealing a handout
Section titled “Revealing a handout”The author of a note sees a Reveal to party button. One click shares the note with everyone, and it appears on their screens right away. To hide it again, set the audience back to Only me: it disappears for the others.
Conflict copies
Section titled “Conflict copies”Two people can edit a shared note at the same time. If the server receives your edit after someone else’s, it doesn’t throw yours away: it keeps it as a conflict copy, private to you, and the original keeps the other person’s text. A banner on the original links to your copy. Merge what you need into the original, then delete the copy.
If you’re typing while someone else changes the note, a warning tells you so before you save.
Offline
Section titled “Offline”Notes work offline like everything else: you can create and edit them, and they’re sent when the connection returns. See Bad connections and offline play.