I saw that a couple people joined. I thought I'd start by posting a spell description. It's not complete, obviously. Check the way I handled spell level by...
Weldon Dodd
weldon@...
Aug 24, 2000 5:33 pm
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Thanks for joining the list and opening the discussion. I'm primarily interested in XML as a way to create systems and applications that share monsters, items,...
Weldon Dodd
weldon@...
Aug 24, 2000 5:40 pm
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I think one of the challenges will be to create a standard element block that can be used to give proper attribution to the author of the document. It should...
Weldon Dodd
weldon@...
Aug 24, 2000 5:46 pm
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Excellent. Let's get this rolling. :) I've been putzing with the beginning of a character sheet format. It's not complete, but it's a start. It's pretty...
Chris Miller
chris@...
Aug 24, 2000 5:48 pm
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I agree, Weldon. It's going to be vital that there be contact info. Also, I recommend using a generic root element, to allow different types of data to flow...
Chris Miller
chris@...
Aug 24, 2000 5:53 pm
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... Why don't we save some typing and use XML for what it's worth? If ... Also, should there be a ComponentType, which would define whether its verbal,...
morbus@...
Aug 24, 2000 6:04 pm
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Here is that example I promised: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <D20XML> <author> <authorName>Chris Miller</authorName> ...
Chris Miller
chris@...
Aug 24, 2000 6:05 pm
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... Much like the spell, we can save some typing... ContactInfo should be expanded to have ContactEmail... otherwise, you'd have to worry about parsing through...
morbus@...
Aug 24, 2000 6:08 pm
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... From: <morbus@...> To: <d20-xml@egroups.com> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 2:08 PM Subject: [d20-xml] Re: attribution element block ... Are you...
Chris Miller
chris@...
Aug 24, 2000 6:15 pm
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... Ack! You fool! You fool! Not Morbius, you wack job <g>... Morbus! ... Hmm... I'm thinking I like a little bit of both. Of course, we should ultimately...
Morbus Iff
morbus@...
Aug 24, 2000 6:26 pm
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The characterRecord is an interesting example of the problem. The way I see it, you should be able to insert a spell document into the spellBook element. That...
Weldon Dodd
weldon@...
Aug 24, 2000 6:27 pm
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<laughs> My apologies, Morbus. I can see where you are going with your example, and it makes sense to me. The only question in my mind is if the contact info...
Chris Miller
chris@...
Aug 24, 2000 6:35 pm
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Versioning is a really good idea. Watching Eric Noah's site as the PHB errata comes out has convinced me that you are on the right track. If there isn't a...
Weldon Dodd
weldon@...
Aug 24, 2000 6:36 pm
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Credit could be handled in a series of notes. <credit id="1">blah blah</credit> <credit id="2">blah blah</credit> <credit id="3">blah blah</credit> Would it...
Chris Miller
chris@...
Aug 24, 2000 6:45 pm
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... I think this is definitely the right way to go, but I'm not sure you need ID numbers unless you are expressing a relationship of some kind between the ...
Brad Thompson
bthomps@...
Aug 24, 2000 9:23 pm
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Hi all. First, let me say that I think 3e is an ideal candidate for XML encoding - it is modular and self-consistent in a way that most games only dream of....
Brad Thompson
bthomps@...
Aug 24, 2000 9:34 pm
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... Good idea. I'm a 29 year old senior developer in Cleveland, Ohio. Like Brad, I've been playing D&D on and off (as life permits) for the last 20 years....
Chris Miller
chris@...
Aug 24, 2000 9:54 pm
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... I have the first 3 chapters as raw text, which is in dire need of formatting. That's PLENTY to chew on until we get the rest. I also have the 3e PHB as...
Brad Thompson
bthomps@...
Aug 24, 2000 10:13 pm
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From: "Brad Thompson" <bthomps@p...> ... I'm a 25 year old GIS/CAD Analyst in southern California. I've been playing D&D for the last 15 years. I have no...
Walter Christensen
wjchristensen3@...
Aug 24, 2000 11:50 pm
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... Raises paw... On the D20 list. What do you have from the DMG? The stuff that made it to the D20 list or other stuff? -- http://www.spellbooksoftware.com ...
J. Michael Looney
gamer@...
Aug 25, 2000 1:01 am
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... Perhaps we should include the name within the credit tag - so that we can make passing comments about what the author did? <credit name="Morbus Iff"...
Morbus Iff
morbus@...
Aug 25, 2000 11:12 am
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Here's my intro: I'm Morbus Iff, creator of Disobey.com which Yahoo calls one of the most popular news and media magazines within it's directory. I've also...
Morbus Iff
morbus@...
Aug 25, 2000 11:17 am
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... do ... it ... XSL is a fun language, but it takes a little getting used to. I'm working on an example that i can pass around, and when it's done, I'll...
Chris Miller
chris@...
Aug 25, 2000 12:21 pm
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... an ... its ... I think xpcost should also go in....
Sasha Bilton
Sasha@...
Aug 25, 2000 12:49 pm
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... for XML ... games only ... rules ... Agreed. ... I'm Sasha (Alexander) Bilton, a 29 year old male from and in London, UK. I'm Chief Technical Architect at...
Sasha Bilton
Sasha@...
Aug 25, 2000 1:32 pm
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Okay, Morbus (and anoyne else who is interested)...here are a couple of files. The first is the Charsheet XML I'm using for an example, and the second is an...
Chris Miller
chris@...
Aug 25, 2000 3:03 pm
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... Huh. This is incredibly interesting. How does this shape up under older browsers? Or browsers that don't support this correctly? Where'd you learn XSL? ......
Morbus Iff
morbus@...
Aug 25, 2000 3:23 pm
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... I have the prelim DMG from the FR playtest, which definitely has a few inaccuracies. One of them got me yelled at on the LivingWorld site (the DMG listed...
Brad Thompson
bthomps@...
Aug 25, 2000 3:33 pm
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... I have to say, I LOVE the way XML and XSL work together, especially the way you can pick your favorite style sheet to render your document. This is going...
Brad Thompson
bthomps@...
Aug 25, 2000 3:40 pm
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... XSL? As long as you do the transformation serverside (or in a program on the desktop), the older browser will never know (unless you use non-compatible ...
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