Great, I'll have to check that out! I'm currently checking out all the books that have been suggested to me.
Really difficult to find physically books. On Wed, 8 Jan 2020, 1:03 am C. Magaret, <[email protected]> wrote: > "Dragon" was about role-playing games, primarily D&D. > > /CAM > > > > > On Jan 7, 2020, at 16:48, James Zeun <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Was the Dragon Magazine a computer mag or a magazine about roleplaying? > > > > On Wed, 8 Jan 2020, 12:30 am Peter Vollan, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dragon. > > > > 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 > > >> >> >>>> > > >> >> >>> > >
