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MoreTreasureTablesandInspirationPadProTutorial
SoformylunchhourprojectIbeenworkingonRandomTreasure
GenerationformyMajesticFantasyRPG.FirstasIstatedearlier,
makingadecentrandomtreasuregenerationissurprisinglyalotof
work.AndthatitiscriticaltocodeitupusingsoftwarelikeNBos's
InspirationPadProtoseeifwhatyouexpectedhappensover100to
1000rolls.
IwassurprisedtofindthatMattFinchesSwordsandWizardry
randomtreasuregenerationtobeverystingy.AnsolitaryAdultRed
DragonwithaCR15isgoingtohaveatreasurehordeworthbetween4,600gpto9,600gp.Accordingtothe
SwordandWizardrytreasurerulesthiswillonaverageresultin1rollonthemajortreasuretradeout,5to9
rollsonthemediumtreasuretradeoutand46to96rollsontheminortreasuretradeout.
Thereonlya10%chanceofgettingatradeoutoverthecashvalue.Whenyoudorollatradeoutthereonlya1
in20chanceofrollingmagicitems.Thismeansonly1in200dragonhoardswillhaveamajormagicitem.
Roughly1in30dragonhoardswillhaveamediummagicitem.Andfinallyroughly1in3evenhavinga
minormagicitemlikeahealingpotion.
IrealizeIsoundcritical,butIdoknowthatformanyrefereeanextremelylownumberofmagicitemsiswhat
theypreferforthiscampaign.HoweverthisdoesnotfithowIbeenrunningmyMajesticWilderlandsforthe
lastdecade.IbeenusingtheODnDtreasuretablesandGygax'smonsterandtreasureassortments.Magic
itemsarenotplentifulineitherbuttheydoappearabout20%oftimewiththetypeofitemappropriatetothe
powerofthecreature.
ThegeneralideabehindtheSwordsandWizardrytreasuregenerationsystemissoundsowhatIbeendoingis
adjustingtheoddsinNbos'sInspirationPadPrountilitproductwhatIexpectedovera100,andeven1,000
rolls.
BeforeIwasgettingstufflikethisfortheCR15Dragon
OrbBrass14oz.(14sp),ScrollofSpeakwithAnimals,400sp
nowIamgettingstufflike
PotionofDragonControl,PotionofHeroism,+1OneHandedSpear,LapisLazuliGem(5sp),BronzeNecklace
(7sp),+1Broadsword,1crown(320sp),1,163sp
MuchbetterforhowIrunmycampaigns.Againthelesson,ifyougoingtodoanelaboratesystemofrandom
tables,codeituptoseeifitdoeswhatyouexpectittoo.
Nowforthesecondhalfofmypost.HowdoyoucodethisupwithInspirationPadPro.TodayIwillcoverthe
basics.
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ThefirstthingtorememberisthatInspirationPadProrandomtablearejusttextfilesthatcanbeeditedin
notepad.Thenewestversionhasabuiltineditoraswell.Thefileissavedwithaiptextensioninsteadofatxt
extension.YouwillneedtoplaceyourfileinafolderinthegeneratorsfolderwhereyouinstalledIPP.
Insidetheyouwillstartofflikethis.
Header:RandomCursedMagicItemsfortheMajesticFantasyRPG
Nextyoudefinethetablelikethis
Table:cursed_magic_items
Roll:1d20
12:BagofDevouring
34:CenserofHostileElementals
56:CloakofPoison
78:CrystalBallofSuggestion
910:DancingBoots
1112:FlaskofStopperedCurses
1314:HornofCollapse
1516:MedallionofProjectingThoughts
1718:MirrorofOpposition
1920:RobeofFeeblemindedness
EndTable:
Table:(name)isusedtonamethetablewhichisnotimportantforafilethathassingletable.Howeverifyou
havesubtablesthenitbecomeimportant.
NextRoll:(dicerollconvention)defineswhattypeofdiceIwillberolling.
Theentriesareformattedlike:
(dicerange):(result)>
Thedicerangecanbeasinglenumber'5'orarange'56'.Theresultcanbeanypieceoftextyouwant.
FinallyyouterminatethetablewithEndTable:
Youalsocandorandomlistslikethis
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Table:elemental_type
Air
Earth
Fire
Water
EndTable:
Witheachitemhavingequaloddsofappearing.
Withthisyoucandefineonetableperfileandsavetheminafolderunderneaththegeneratorfolder.When
youfireupIPPthenyouwillseethemappear.
Isthereismore?Yup,andIwillcoverthatinanotherpost.
P O S T ED B Y R O B CO NLEY AT 12: 45 P M
LA B ELS : A DV I CE, MA J ES T I C R EA LMS R P G , NB O S _I P P , S W O R DS W I Z A R DRY
1CO MMENT:
ScottAndersonsaid...
Beingcriticalisn'tnecessarilyabadthing.Youareabletoshowyourworkandexplainwhyyoudoit
thewayyou'redoingit.That'sagoodthing.
Also:I'mtotallynotarobot
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