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1 of 1- gizmomathboy
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- From: Spiral Mountain Array
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hyperborea encounter tables - as code
I've made public my code and YAML files I created to automate this fantastic resource:
I did that at the urging of a friend as part of an article I am writing (and might get published soon) on how I use open source software in my gaming.
Thanks for Blackadder23 for providing such a great resource, and of course many, many thanks to Ghul for creating such a wonderful game for us.
Blackadder/Ghul let me know if there are any changes you would like to see in any of the files. I tried to be clear about what is and isn't mine.
What? Me worry?
- Blackadder23
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Re: hyperborea encounter tables - as code
Wow! I can't believe you went to all that trouble. 
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Rest in peace, brother.
- gizmomathboy
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Re: hyperborea encounter tables - as code
Blackadder23 wrote:
Wow! I can't believe you went to all that trouble.
It wasn't too much trouble once I figured out a decent way to get the tables into a text file of sorts (YAML in this case). Once I did that it wasn't too bad.
I had contemplated doing a manual copy and paste...but I quickly lost interest in that. :-)
The general process was:
1. pdftotext
2. munge the text a bit. I think this was mostly removing the number for the tables or something. I don't recall offhand
3. write a program to run through that text and dump into files.
4. check the tables for accuracy and errors
5. attack the harder stuff (still slogging through this bit)
The harder stuff is like rolling up the patrols, npcs, and the like. I have the "base" tables down for the various locales, terrains, and "sub tables".
I'm slowly working on making this something that could be a web app and having a web page where you can input some values and get a bunch of encounters.
What? Me worry?
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Thread Starter- foxroe
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Re: hyperborea encounter tables - as code
Sounds great! I'd love to read that article of yours too.
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- mabon5127
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Re: hyperborea encounter tables - as code
Wow! I can't believe you went to all that trouble.
It wasn't too much trouble once I figured out a decent way to get the tables into a text file of sorts (YAML in this case). Once I did that it wasn't too bad.
I had contemplated doing a manual copy and paste...but I quickly lost interest in that. :-)
The general process was:
1. pdftotext
2. munge the text a bit. I think this was mostly removing the number for the tables or something. I don't recall offhand
3. write a program to run through that text and dump into files.
4. check the tables for accuracy and errors
5. attack the harder stuff (still slogging through this bit)
The harder stuff is like rolling up the patrols, npcs, and the like. I have the "base" tables down for the various locales, terrains, and "sub tables".
I'm slowly working on making this something that could be a web app and having a web page where you can input some values and get a bunch of encounters.
I can't wait to see this!!
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And sweat at the daily round,
While in my soul forever
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