Although playing is some of the most fun a group of friends can have, it can also be a lot of hard work, especially for Dungeon Masters looking to run the best sessions they can.
For players, there can often be notes to keep, plot threads to track, and a wealth of NPCs to remember as they attempt to survive the rigors their DM is bound to put them through.
Note-taking can end up being a major part of any campaign on top of the math required when making calculations whenever a die is rolled.
All of this tracking comes to the forefront when playing the game entirely analog, with the table being quickly filled with stacks of paper, especially behind the DM's screen, and DMs can often be caught running through folders trying to find the one piece of information about a random goblin stuck in a well.
This goes doubly for online play, which is infamous for being difficult to run compared to in-person play despite growing in popularity during Covid and lockdown.