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Lady Kazandra
Senior Scribe
Australia
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 Posted - 19 May 2004 : 06:24:23
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Has anyone seen the 'revised' D&D Dice Roller yet.
What are your thoughts on it?
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Sarta
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 19 May 2004 : 07:12:29
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hmm, never knew that existed. I just programmed my HP calculator to do it. One of the players in my game has a nice program he downloaded to his palm. Personally though, I'd far rather see dice be used.
The only reason I even used my HP was that I was running Champions and the number of dice used in that game can be rediculous. It was much easier to roll 27d6's electronically.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 19 May 2004 : 07:22:57
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I looked at it, and I wasn't terribly impressed. I've found other dice roller programs in other places that I liked more. I think my fave so far was one called QuickDice. Though it doesn't show the numbers on each die if multiples are rolled, it will drop the lowest if you tell it to, and it'll allow you to do odd stuff like roll ((5d8+2)+2).
I've had that program for a while, so I've no idea where I found it.
Another nifty one was Bag O'Bones E-dice. I found that one a lot more recently, but again, I don't recall exactly where...
What I really wish they'd do is make some of their other on-line generators so that they can be downloaded... Ones like the NPC Background Generator or the Instant Tavern Generator would be great utilities, if we could download them... |
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Lady Kazandra
Senior Scribe
Australia
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Posted - 19 May 2004 : 07:31:22
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The Sage is working on an 'Instant Tavern Generator'- style program using Visual Basic. I believe that he has already asked Alaundo that once it has been completed, he'd like it hosted here at Candlekeep for download.
I've never used an NPC background generator though, but that's probably because I've never had to run a campaign as DM. Although I'm fairly certain that the WotC version is (or rather was) downloadable. Are you certain that you can't download the program Wooly?
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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 19 May 2004 : 07:50:01
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| Not too bad-the one nice thing is that it's an html page-which makes it slightly easier for me to launch it from Firefox(bookmark, instead of external application button.). |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 19 May 2004 : 08:57:24
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Originally posted by Lady Kazandra
The Sage is working on an 'Instant Tavern Generator'- style program using Visual Basic. I believe that he has already asked Alaundo that once it has been completed, he'd like it hosted here at Candlekeep for download.
I've never used an NPC background generator though, but that's probably because I've never had to run a campaign as DM. Although I'm fairly certain that the WotC version is (or rather was) downloadable. Are you certain that you can't download the program Wooly?
Well, if you cheat and look at the page's source code, you can d/l it, but it's not as nice visually, then.
It was obviously designed to only be used from on-line, and I think that that draws vacuum.
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NOTE: This generator is optimized for Internet Explorer 5.5 on a windows compatible machine.
That's from the page with the tavern generator on it...
It's nice, but I'd like to have a version designed for d/l'ing. If The Sage is working on one, you may want to point him at that link -- their generator is pretty nifty, despite the on-line only aspect. |
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Lady Kazandra
Senior Scribe
Australia
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Posted - 19 May 2004 : 14:05:56
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That may be true, but from what the Sage has told me, the glories of Visual Basic allow the programmer to generate code that can be run on several platforms regardless of the OS type.
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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 19 May 2004 : 14:09:24
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Originally posted by Lady Kazandra
That may be true, but from what the Sage has told me, the glories of Visual Basic allow the programmer to generate code that can be run on several platforms regardless of the OS type.
Visual Basic? Basic, yes, but VB compiles to Windows executables...*scratches head* |
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Lady Kazandra
Senior Scribe
Australia
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Posted - 19 May 2004 : 15:18:11
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I follow what you've just said Arivia, but I'm only relaying what the Sage has said...
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 20 May 2004 : 10:10:35
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Originally posted by Arivia
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Originally posted by Lady Kazandra
That may be true, but from what the Sage has told me, the glories of Visual Basic allow the programmer to generate code that can be run on several platforms regardless of the OS type.
Visual Basic? Basic, yes, but VB compiles to Windows executables...*scratches head*
VB allows the programmer a certain degree of flexibility when it comes to coding for various platforms and OS. There are several subroutines that can be downloaded from the internet that can assist in this process also. But I don't really like doing that because it feels like cheating. So, as is usually my way in regards to such things, I sat down one day and learnt the processes and techniques behind coding my own routines for portability. Now I'm the one offering them for download...
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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 20 May 2004 : 14:36:15
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Arivia
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Originally posted by Lady Kazandra
That may be true, but from what the Sage has told me, the glories of Visual Basic allow the programmer to generate code that can be run on several platforms regardless of the OS type.
Visual Basic? Basic, yes, but VB compiles to Windows executables...*scratches head*
VB allows the programmer a certain degree of flexibility when it comes to coding for various platforms and OS. There are several subroutines that can be downloaded from the internet that can assist in this process also. But I don't really like doing that because it feels like cheating. So, as is usually my way in regards to such things, I sat down one day and learnt the processes and techniques behind coding my own routines for portability. Now I'm the one offering them for download...
Well, if you've got them for VB6, I'll gladly take copies... |
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The Sage
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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 20 May 2004 : 22:08:36
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| Both would be appreciated, although I was thinking of the subroutines when I made the initial response... |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 20 May 2004 : 22:41:11
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Sage, any idea when your 'Instant Tavern Generator' will be ready? I'm another who is interested in it...  |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 21 May 2004 : 05:45:59
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Originally posted by Arivia
Both would be appreciated, although I was thinking of the subroutines when I made the initial response...
I can't send the program, as it refers to DLL files that I have created myself, and therefore will not be on your system. The subroutines are not problem though, but they will need some work since they have been generated with the compiler in the latest version of Visual C++.
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Sage, any idea when your 'Instant Tavern Generator' will be ready? I'm another who is interested in it...
It's currently fourth on my "Things-that-really-need-to-be-completed-but-are-instead-usually-delayed-because-I-find-something-else-that-needs-immediate-attention" list. So that should give you a rough idea...
Seriously though, it's an on again, off again project. A few weeks maybe...
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