Any plans on other Random Generators ?

MrFarland / DM-Operations-Center

The DM Operations Center is a collection of rules and tools for 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons dungeon masters that use the advanced Virtual Tabletop application Encounter+

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Any plans on other Random Generators ? #16

Closed Felixmil closed 3 years ago

Felixmil commented 3 years ago

I'm a heavy user of random generators for DND (mostly https://autorolltables.github.io/) and I really love the possibility to generate random things directly in Encounter+ as you implemented here with the Character Name Generator.

I am wondering if you plan on adding other worldbuilding generators in the module.

Here are a few ideas I have:

NPC descriptions (what they look like, what they're wearing, personnality),
Town, City, tavern names,
Room description (what is in the room based on if it's an office, a boss room, a shrine, an artisan's workshop...),
Traps,
What are enemy doing when the PCs see them (patroling, eating, sleeping, playing cards...).

I would love to contribute on such implementations !

MrFarland commented 3 years ago

Yes. In fact, the vision you describe is essentially what I'm going for. The goal is to produce a module that works like a smart DM screen. The Character Name Generator was just my proof of concept. I needed to prove to myself that I and it could be done. I then shelved it while I focused on the low hanging fruit. I have been planning on creating a ROADMAP document to better clarify my vision, but have been putting it off. I'll move that up a little.

I'll take all the help I can get. I am not a programmer by trade, I'm a systems analyst. Which means I know what I need and no idea how to do it. :) I'm also new with GitHub and learning as I go. So bear with me as I try to come up to speed.

Felixmil commented 3 years ago

Great vision ! Your proof of concept can probably be optimised but it is already very clean and smart.

I am myself a data analyst so I work with code and Github (feel free to contact me if you need help whith that) but I don't have much experience with software development and javascript. However this project is a great way to learn new tricks !

Can't wait to see the full roadmap document, I'm sure you have other great ideas. It will also make it easier for me to help and sync my work with yours.

Cheers