Re: [HoE] computer rpg utilities -- off topic?

[Dirk <darklord@dark-sky.net>]

OHHH, yeah, one thing I have been dying to create is a Die Roller made for the
Palm OS.  It should be simple to make, (if you know how to program... which I
don't).  I just want something to speed the rolling of the dice for all my mooks,
I just need it to roll checks and damage while I am roaming around the room
telling the story, and may be a funny graphic on a botch.  Let me know if this is
feasible.  I also would like to see how it is put together.

Thanks in advance.

--D

Steven Strange wrote:

> Heyo,
>
>         I wrestled with the off-topicness of this for a while before I sent it
> and then I thought; 'Heck, what's the worst thing that could happen?'
> <long pause...shudder>  Well hopefully it won't come to that.
>
>         I in the mood to write some software that would be useful to the
> role-playing community at large.  I have some ideas, but I thought that
> by asking the HOE group I might produce something more universally
> useful.  If you have an idea, don't worry too much about technical
> limitations at this point, if you think it would be useful, please tell
> me about it.
>
>         Depending upon the amount of work, I will probably release it as
> freeway or cheap shareware.  Contributors would of course get a free
> copy of any rpg utilities I crank out. Contributors would also be
> mentioned in the software's credits.  And finally, this will almost
> certainly be a release for both Mac and Windows.
>
> some things to consider:
>         1. Please tell me what Operating system you use.
>
>         2. Do you use any software during role-playing or during the creation
> of Adventures? How do you use it? (MP3 player for background music
> during the game, word processor for typing adventures, date books for
> organizing adventures, database for tracking characters, spreadsheet for
> equipment lists)
>
>         3. What would make this software more useful?
>
>         4. Do you use any existing RPG utilities and why do you like them?
>
>         5.  What would the ideal set of RPG utilities do?
>
>         6. Are there any other active rpg mailing lists I should send this to?
>
>         Ideas that I'm kicking around are: 1) An NPC database.  It would
> contain vital stats for NPC's, history, equipment, etc. This could also
> track relationships between NPCs and between NPCs and PCs.  2) Some sort
> of Timeline to help define and order events that take place in an
> adventure. 3) A web based repository for something like the Librarian's
> almanac entries.  Users could input their stories for public consumption
> and then search them online as story seeds for adventures.
>
>         If you don't want to tie up the mailing list with this, feel free to
> email me at sstrange@mac.com. 'Pologies if this is too far off topic and
> thanks in advance for any feedback/suggestions you have.
>
> ciao,
> Steven Strange
>
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