"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 > >> >> >>>> > >> >> >>>
