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just wanted to say hello, I'm working on a few programs involving plot generators, NPC generators etc. I'm using VB6 (vb.net later this summer, but pretty much...
acryingstatue
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Jun 3, 2002
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Some of what you're talking about sounds like tablesmith. It's a program that you can basically use to randomly generate info based on tables and criteria you...
Vincent, the Lord of ...
lunaticlord
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... There's also "rand" which basically does the same sorta stuff. http://www.elektrasystems.net/~jimv/rand.htm I'm also looking for more tables for this...
jimv
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thank you :) this just got depressing... I've looked for similar programs on the internet and never found a damn thing before... Sage (the same guy who did...
acryingstatue
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thanks dude. that program looks somewhat promising, but you could do it in half the code via Visual Basic... nothing "too" wrong with basic yet, but old MS Dos...
acryingstatue
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Jun 3, 2002
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I have a two fold question... might be more as I just had a drink when I got home from work :). First thing, I haven't really been able to find a 'generic'...
greywolf3592001
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Jun 3, 2002
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I'd like to work on a 'generic' background generator to go with my NPC generator (ie generic backgrounds for the NPCs) but its HARD to do a fully generic...
acryingstatue
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Jun 4, 2002
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found this on a bulletin board and decided to try it. A little while back, I was browsing through newsgroups, just like you are now, and came across an article...
La_Minga
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Jun 4, 2002
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I hope the moderators ban you from the newsgroup. First, it's a moneymaking scam and has no place in this group (Duh! That should have been obvious to the...
Vincent, the Lord of ...
lunaticlord
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Jun 4, 2002
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Truly generic backgrounds are possible, but I recommend breaking them up into seperate genres so that you can have them fit better. Although some things such...
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lunaticlord
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Jun 4, 2002
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ban who? its a quick name someone made up to run through the newsgroups that don't have locks on new members. even if you banned him, he'd be back tomorrow (or...
acryingstatue
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From: "acryingstatue" <acryingstatue@...> ... I've done this with other groups I moderate but this group gets a reasonable turnover so I'd left it open....
Chris Tutty
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Jun 4, 2002
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Hi all, I have released a new version of my die-roll calculator "Roll". You can get it at http://www.diku.dk/~torbenm/Dice.zip . New features: - Definition of...
Torben AE. Mogensen
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Jun 4, 2002
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I'm not critisizing you, just pointing out that theres not a whole lot to do other than delete the post. by the way, I'm new here this is a pretty nice place...
acryingstatue
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Hi all, I have updated my planet generator program and put the new version up on my homepage (http://www.diku.dk/~torbenm). You will need a C compiler to...
Torben AE. Mogensen
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Jun 4, 2002
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... I've done that with the pcgen-xml list. It takes almost no time, even though I perform some minimal research on the user -- make sure it looks like a real...
Keith Davies
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Jun 4, 2002
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you do xml? you know if theres any free or pretty cheap spreadsheet programs of any quality? I found one or two on download.com, but it was supposed to be a ...
acryingstatue
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... yep. More than a little bit, actually. ... You could try gnumeric (Linux spreadsheet); last time I looked, though, it was pretty rudimentary. There's...
Keith Davies
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Just FYI -- If you encounter a pure perl program or a pure javascript program which you wanted to use, you could easily create local mirrors of the program on...
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... Gnumeric has come a long way...it seemed pretty stable and feature rich the last time I glanced at it. I've had no problems with Star Office, which is...
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... Sun bought StarOffice and open sourced it -- OpenOffice is the open version of it; it includes such features as moving to XML for it's primary file format....
Keith Davies
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The Berthier Campaign Manager is free software that helps run campaigns for wargames with miniatures. A new updated version of Berthier (v5.4.6) may be ...
Tony De Lyall
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Jun 6, 2002
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I have noticed that the lists I am posting to, the posts have come to an almost halt or are there already. Some are more alive, but included some as well. All...
Michael Adams
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Jun 11, 2002
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Agreed some lists are closer to each other than some. Be it specific, or general in nature. True the specific might be a problem, but could be the general list...
Michael Adams
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Hi, I am new to this list so I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this or not. I am looking for software that will help me write a campaign for ...
vjcina1
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Jul 19, 2002
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The stuff you're talking about tracking is similar to various products out there for authors of novels, screenplays, etc. that sell for about $250. Quite...
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lunaticlord
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Jul 19, 2002
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What gaming system are you using? There are several programs out there for Third Edition D&D that claim to have campaign management functions. Some are also...
maxkuney
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Jul 19, 2002
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DM's Familiar might be useful for that purpose. It has a free 30 day trial period, and like a $20 registration fee. But I agree that MS Word can pretty much...
khorod
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Jul 19, 2002
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... lines, ... I myself use Wordpad... Cheap ain't I? Palladium has a free palladium Character generator for Rifts... its of some use for the Rifts RPG, but it...
acryingstatue
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Jul 20, 2002
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First off, Thanks to those who replied. At the moment I am trying to design a campaign for the GURPS system along the lines of a 30's spy related idea. Sort...
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