Fred (Frotz) Bouvry for friendship and all ! / Bernard (shoresystems.net) Torbik for everything you did for me over the past few months / Scott (Gasher) Ludwig, Fred Botton and Ajai (Eno) Khattri for beta testing v1.00 / Robert Smedley for Safe OPL32 / Darkwell and Rowan for friendship and good food ! / To all the GM's and RPGing's buddies in the last 15 years...
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RPGDice v2.00
Copyright Christian Morency 1999.
Introduction
RPGDice is a role-playing game dice roller program for the PsionS5 and all Epoc32 devices.
Diceware
RPGDice v2.00 is Diceware. Diceware means that if you use RPGDice, you have to send a complete and beautiful set of role-playing game dices (d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20 and d100) or any other special dices ! The author of RPGDice will NOT be assuming any charges related to the dices themselves, including shipping and handling. Please send dices at :
Christian Morency
533 Des Sizerins
Chicoutimi, Qu
bec, Canada
G7H 5J4
More rules ? Ideas ? Other Systems ?
If you know any other specific dice rolling rules or systems you would like to see implemented, you can email the author (Christian Morency) at anakinsolo@geocities.com.
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Copyrights
RPGDice is Copyright
Christian Morency 1999.
License & Warranties
RPGDice is copyrighted software. RPGDice v1.00 to v2.00 are available free of charge. The user is free to use this software as long as he respect the copyright and the software is not modified and/or decompiled and/or reverse translated. The author, Christian Morency, cannot be held responsible for any damage that is a result of running RPGDice. This product is provided as is, without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied. Use at your own risk.
General Distribution
Online distribution by http://www.shoresystems.net/palmtime/
Internet software distribution sites can distribute this software if the files remain unaltered, the distribution remains unaltered (no files added / removed) and that this software remains free of charge.
Commercial distribution must contact anakinsolo@geocities.com for further information.
Individuals are welcome to exchange free copies with friends as long as all files included in the distribution are also copied.
If you want to distribute RPGDice in any forms (online, CDs, etc.), the first step is to email the author at anakinsolo@geocities.com.
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Installation
Be sure to have checked the "Show System folder" option in System. To do so, press on the Orange Epoc Symbol at the bottom left of your screen, press ctrl-k and check the "Show System folder" checkbox.
Under the \System\Apps\ directory, create a folder named RPGDice. Here is the list of files you have to copy in the \System\Apps\RPGDice folder.
RPGDice.app
RPGDice.mbm
RPGDice.aif
RPGDice.hlp
The RPGDice.hlp is optional. RPGDice willl be aware of its presence and will remove the help option from the main menu if the file is deleted or not installed.
If any file is missing, be sure to download the latest version at http://www.palmtime.com.
"What is thy bidding my Master ?"
Use the menu, toolbar buttons or shortcuts to access the options.
Saved Preferences
The following preferences will be saved upon closing RPGDice : The Number of Dice, the Type of Dice, Modifier and Optional Dice settings as last entered by the user in any of the dialogs.
Restoring Defaults
If you want to restore the original settings, simply delete the RPGDice.ini file.
Generic Roll Settings Dialog
Number of dices, Type of dice, Optional dice and Modifier can be set at user's preferences while in the settings dialog.
Generic Roll Result Display
RPGDice will display the total of all dices rolled. The modifier is affecting the total and not the dices themselves.
Fudge RPG (Ctrl-F)
Fudge
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Open Session
Will create and open a session file.
Close Session
Will close a session file.
Session File
Once a session file is opened, every result and/or comment printed on the Tiller Tape will be saved to the session file untill closed. This session is saved in the .txt fornat and can be read with the Word application using the Import function, you should select all the text using Ctrl-A and select Courrier New as font. Or transferred to your PC for later reference.
General Use
You can use the pen to roll dices !
You can tap on the dice displayed in the center of the screen to roll 1d of that type.
You can also tap, hold and drag to the right to select the number and type of dices. The number of dices is generated from 1 to around 35 on the y axis. The type of dices is generated from the dice graphics as shown on the left of the screen on the x axis. The program will indicate how many dices you are about to roll and of what type. Finally release the pen to roll the dices.
For example, lower right corner of your screen would be something like 55d100.
For example, upper right corner of your screen would be something like 55d4.
Note : Dragging the pen over the toolbar or the edge of the screen will be considered as releasing the pen.
Pen Input Result Display
RPGDice will display the total of all dices rolled.
Dialog settings
Modifier can be set at user's preferences. Number of dices is always 3 and type of dice is always d6.
Gurps RPG Result Display
RPGDice will display the total of all dices rolled. The modifier is affecting the total and not the dices themselves.
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General Use
Using the following keys, RPGDice will roll 1, 2 or 3 dices of the specified type and display the result in the bottom right corner for about two seconds.
No Dialogs, but Keys !
1) 1d10, 2) 1d20, 3) 1d30, 4) 1d4, 5) 1d2, 6) 1d6, 7) 1d of optional dice, 8) 1d8, 9) optional dice dialog, then roll 1d of optional 0) 1d100.
Press Shift for 2 dices or Fn for 3 dices.
For example : 4 would roll 1d4. Shift-4 would roll 2d4. Fn-4 would roll 3d4.
Keyboard Input Result Display
RPGDice will display the total of all dices rolled.
Multiple Roll Settings Dialog
Number of Roll. Number of dices, Type of dice, Optional dice and Modifier can be set at user's preferences while in the settings dialog.
Multiple Roll Result Display
RPGDice will display the total of all dices rolled for each Roll. The modifier is affecting the total of each roll and not the dices themselves.
Babylon5 RPG Random Modifier Settings Dialog
Number of dices is always 2, Type of dice is always d6, and no Modifier.
Babylon5 RPG Random Modifier Rule
When rolling the Babyon5's Random Modifier, you roll two 6 sided dices, the first is called the Positive die, the other is the Negative die. The Random Modifier dice will be the die with the lowest result to be the modifier. The result will range between -5 (negative is lowest) and +5 (positive is lowest).
For example, 6 on the positive die and 5 on the negative die will result in -5. Since lowest was the negative die.
For example, 2 on the positive die and 4 on the negative die will result in +2. Since lowest was the positive die.
If both dice comes up with the same result, consider the modifier to +0.
If the dices are 6s, result is +0 but Boxcars (benefits) occurs.
If the dices are are 1s, result is +0 and Snake-eyes (setbacks) occurs.
Babylon5 RPG Result Display
RPGDice will display the result of the positive dice, the negative dice and the random modifier.
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Dialog settings
Number of dices and Modifier can be set at user's preferences. Type of dice is always d6.
Starwars 2nd Ed. RPG Wilddie Rule
Upon rolling the 6 sided dices, one of them is called the wilddie and follows the following rules (if you roll 1 dice then you are rolling the wilddie) :
- When the wilddie comes up has a 2,3,4 or 5, you add it to the total with all the other dices.
- If it's a 1, you either add the wilddie to the total (complications can occur) or remove it and the other highest dice (gamemaster's choice). RPGDice will display two totals, the first with all the dices, the second will be the total without the wilddie and the highest dice.
- If it's a 6, you add the wilddie to the total and roll it again. Add the result to the total, if it's a 6, roll again. There is no effect when the die comes up as a 1. RPGDice will display the total of all dices including the wilddie result.
Finally, the modifier will affect the total of the dices.
Starwars 2nd Ed. RPG Result Display
RPGDice will display the result of the wilddie's total, the highest dice, the total of all dices (incl. wilddie and highest). RPGDice will also display the total without the wilddie and the highest dice when a complication occurs.
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Dialog settings
Number of dices is always 4 and type of dice is always dF (d6).
Fudge RPG Dice Roll Rule
When rolling the 4dF Fudge dices, you roll four 6 sided dices, for each 1 or 2 : subtract 1, for each 5 or 6 : add 1. This will give a result ranging from -4 to +4.
For example :
1, 2, 1, 5 result = -1-1+1=-1
1, 4, 3, 1 result = -1+0+0-1=-2
1, 2, 1, 2 result = -1-1-1-1=-4
4, 5, 6, 6 result = 0+1+1+1=+3
Fudge RPG Result Display
RPGDice will display the result of all Fudge dice.
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General Use
You can program Dice macros that will be executed when pressing A-Z. Program each macro using the menu item dedicated for this or press Shift-Ctrl-P. Press Shift-Ctrl-K or use the dedicated menu item to display current macro name.
Macro Roll Result Display
RPGDice will display the total of all dices rolled. The modifier is affecting the total and not the dices themselves.
Fudge RPG (Ctrl-F)
Fudge
,Macro Key (A-Z, Shift-Ctrl-P, Shift-Ctrl-K)
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Dialog settings
Number of dices, Type of dices and Difficulty Rating can be set at user's preferences.
StoryTeller RPG Success Rule
The StoryTeller RPG rules requires to roll as much dices as you have "dots" in an attribute+trait. Upon rolling the "pool" of dices :
- Each time a dice beat the Difficulty Rating, a success occurs.
- Each time a dice comes up as 1, you have to cancel a success.
- If you have more cancel than success, a "botch" (complication) occurs.
One success is considered as a success. Three success is considered a marginal success. Five success is considered a complete success. (description may vary from game to game in this systems.
Story Teller RPG Result Display
RPGDice will display the number of cancels and the number of success.
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$Welcome to RPGDice v2.00 (Diceware)
%Copyrights, Warranties, Distribution
General Use
Keyboard Input (1-0, Shift, Fn)
Generic Roll (Ctrl-G)
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Starwars 2nd Ed. RPG (Ctrl-S)
Starwars
Babylon5 RPG (Ctrl-B)
Babylon5
Thanks !
'Pen Input (Tap, Tap-Hold-Drag-Release)
Multiple Roll (Ctrl-M)
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Gurps RPG (Ctrl-U)
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StoryTeller RPG (Ctrl-W)
StoryTeller
$Open/Close Session (Ctrl-O, Ctrl-C)
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*Insert Comment/Date/Time (Ctrl-I, Ctrl-D)
Insert a Comment
You can insert a comment of 25 characters to be displayed on the Tiller Tape and inserted in the session file.
Insert a Date/Time
You can insert the current date/time to be displayed on the Tiller Tape and inserted in the session file.
(.txt)