Dragon #74 On Wed, 8 Jan 2020, 1:56 am Peter Vollan, <dprogra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> What edition do you use? > > 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 > >> > >> >> >>>> > >> > >> >> >>> > >> >
