Start from a template.
Download the blank campaign template, with a sheet for each kind of item, fill it in with Excel or Google Sheets and import it. Or import The Tales of Sherlock Bones, a full detective campaign, and see how a finished one is put together.
How to Build a campaign in a spreadsheet
- In your campaign, open Settings.
- Under Export to spreadsheet, press Download a blank template. It opens fine in Google Sheets. (Export downloads your current campaign in the same layout.)
- Fill in the sheets: cities, factions, locations, characters, chapters, scenes, notes and location staff. Leave every ID blank for new rows.
- Under Import from spreadsheet, choose the file and press Import.
Good to know
- A blank ID creates something new, hidden from players until you share it.
- A row with an existing ID updates that item. Blank cells are left as they are.
- Import never deletes anything.
- Importing the same file twice with blank IDs makes duplicates. Export first, then edit that file, and the IDs match.
- Put a * in a cell and the site makes it up: a name, a voice, ability scores or a description. A new row with only an occupation comes in as a whole character. The Read Me sheet lists which columns can be made up.
Share in bulk: Update visibility from a spreadsheet lets you change who sees many items at once.