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On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 at 15:52, James Zeun <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is that the one from the dungeon magazine? > > On Tue, 7 Jan 2020, 11:34 pm Peter Vollan, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I have just about got the Dungeon Master's Personnel Service debugged >> and working on Virtual T. >> >> On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 at 14:14, Britt Dodd <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > I’ve read the M100 manual and it did have some examples on there, but the >> > majority of it was more a glossary of statements. >> > >> > Sent from my iPhone >> > >> > On Jan 7, 2020, at 5:10 PM, Dan Higdon <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > The treasure horde program isn't posted anywhere. It's not long, but I >> > don't have a copy on this machine. When I get home, I can send it to the >> > list. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 4:00 PM Peter Vollan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> You may be interested in knowing that I have already cut that text out >> >> of the pdf of Dragon #74 and then pasted it back together in a text >> >> file. Better than typing it all in like the old days, yes? I just ran >> >> it in Virtual T (Model 100) and it barfs at the command "randomize". >> >> >> >> I did the same thing with a program to generated character for TSR's >> >> Top Secret RPG, and then adapted it for the Model 100. It looks at the >> >> tail end of TIME$ to randomise from 1 to 10 and then goes through that >> >> many random numbers. It is on my Club 100 member page, but the member >> >> pages are unfortunately down just now. >> >> >> >> I know that there is a program that does exactly what you describe >> >> called D20.BA. I don't know how it randomises. >> >> >> >> I am interested in that program to generate treasure. BTW it is called >> >> a treasure "hoard". >> >> >> >> On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 at 13:15, Jason Paul <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> >> > In most cases the syntax could change but the command should mostly be >> >> > the same. Depending on what machine you're using that particular book >> >> > was published with versions for specific Basics Commodore Atari Apple >> >> > TRS-80 etc. >> >> > >> >> > Do a Google search for Dragon magazine 74 PDF and there should be a >> >> > program listing that is a dungeon Master's kind of utility program. >> >> > It's not the only one. Don't be confused by the battle computer that is >> >> > really just a slotted wheel for determining combat to hit percentages. >> >> > >> >> > On Tue, Jan 7, 2020, 4:10 PM James Zeun <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> It says for the TRS80 Model 3... I'm assuming that would still be >> >> >> alright? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, 7 Jan 2020, 8:55 pm Ken Pettit, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Hi James, >> >> >>> >> >> >>> I just remembered the title. It is "Golden Flutes and Great Escapes": >> >> >>> >> >> >>> http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/fichiers/goldenflutesandgreatescapes.pdf >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Ken >> >> >>> >> >> >>> On 1/7/20 12:48 PM, James Zeun wrote: >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Yes please! That would be great! >> >> >>> >> >> >>> On Tue, 7 Jan 2020, 8:36 pm Ken Pettit, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> On 1/7/20 11:12 AM, Jerry Stratton wrote: >> >> >>>> >> I don't know if anyone has any books they'd be willing to part >> >> >>>> >> with or just recommend one. >> >> >>>> > >> >> >>>> > If your D&Dness includes wanting to write text adventures in >> >> >>>> > BASIC, Tim Hartnell’s Creating Adventure Games On Your Computer >> >> >>>> > was very nice. >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> Come to think of it, I still own a book on writing text adventures in >> >> >>>> BASIC ... probably sitting on the top shelf of my bookshelf at home. >> >> >>>> I >> >> >>>> could look up the title later tonight when I get home if it is of any >> >> >>>> interest. >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> Ken >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>
