When I first started playing Dungeons & Dragons, I didn't know what to expect. All I had in my arsenal was my character sheet and one set of dice shared between me, the DM, and a couple of other players during an impromptu oneshot in the middle of a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC).
Throughout the years I've leaned towards being the Marisha Ray of my party - which means that I religiously take notes of every single detail in the campaign. But I do have my Laura Bailey moments like the true Dice Goblin I've turned out to be. Now, I'm not saying you need to carry around an entire dice bag - it may help with faster spell rolls yet will be a pain to find one type of dice in a set of seven. So, I thought I'd share what I carry around for D&D sessions.
As I stated before, I'm big on note-taking. As good as it feels to physically write down loot on a PDF-printed Character Sheet, I prefer to keep mine listed down in a journal. I made sure to give space for segments like features you learn as you level up, Items and weapons you gain during your adventure, and the list of spells and their functions. As a beginner who chose a magic user as a first character, this system really helped me keep track of what I could do and use in battle.
As my Dice Collection started to grow, I got myself a dice box to keep them in. When they're not out in the wild, I keep them in a dice bag which can easily be kept aside in order to turn the dice box into your own mini dice rolling corner.
I also bought some highlighters for color coding and keeping track of important details for a long-running campaign I have been playing with my friends.
I then started to join Adventurers League sessions I soon learned how much of a pain to carry around a huge folder of Character Sheets - which is what evidently led me to make the switch to Digital.
My go-to PDF reader will always be Adobe Acrobat. I've tried using apps and websites like D&D Beyond, but I find that it's not meant for me as a lot of the characters I make either have something about them that makes them homebrew (may it be the class, race, or even background) or includes content that isn't accessible unless you purchase the sourcebooks.
Fight Club 5 is an app I found myself using more frequently now as there is a way to get said additional content. There is a fee to make your account premium and to create more than 3 characters although it is inexpensive. All in all, it just makes travel and the in-game experience easier (so long as you have a power bank and a charger on you... just in case).
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