The Dragon was TSR's house organ.
On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 at 17:06, James Zeun <james.z...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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, <mega...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> "Dragon" was about role-playing games, primarily D&D. >> >> /CAM >> >> >> >> > On Jan 7, 2020, at 16:48, James Zeun <james.z...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > Was the Dragon Magazine a computer mag or a magazine about roleplaying? >> > >> > On Wed, 8 Jan 2020, 12:30 am Peter Vollan, <dprogra...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Dragon. >> > >> > On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 at 15:52, James Zeun <james.z...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > >> > > Is that the one from the dungeon magazine? >> > > >> > > On Tue, 7 Jan 2020, 11:34 pm Peter Vollan, <dprogra...@gmail.com> 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 <brittman...@gmail.com> 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 <therealh...@gmail.com> 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 <dprogra...@gmail.com> >> > >> > 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 <havel...@gmail.com> 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 <james.z...@gmail.com> >> > >> >> > 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, <petti...@gmail.com> >> > >> >> >> 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, <petti...@gmail.com> >> > >> >> >>> 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 >> > >> >> >>>> >> > >> >> >>> >>
