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<blockquote data-quote="weldon" data-source="post: 4979169" data-attributes="member: 18817"><p>I've made a little progress on using Google Docs to do the math section. I'm only playing with the ability scores section right now, but there are some cool things that can be done...</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You enter the starting array and the sheet makes sure you only have five 10's and one 8.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You enter points into the point buy column. The sheet makes sure it adds to 25 by changing the background to green when it's right. The number turns red when it's not.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The points are evaluated to determine your initial score. Invalid point buys like 4 points and 6 points throw an error (when starting from 10).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Everything is added up to get the final ability score</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Modifiers are calculated from the final ability score</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I'm playing with making race a pull-down menu so it will calculate racial modifiers automatically.</li> </ul><p></p><p>There's some other things that could be done too...</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">add some additional math for level up checking. Just to make sure you've added the right amount of points for your level.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The ability score modifiers could be reused for all the remaining sections</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It's pretty ugly right now. Someone could prettify it.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I think I can make a form in google docs that would streamline data entry for creating the initial sheet. Haven't really looked into this yet.</li> </ul><p></p><p>How this would be used...</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Players would use the template, save their sheet and make it public, then post the URL in their character's wiki page</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">judges would click on the link to open the Google Doc sheet and check over the math. The judge would have to flip back and forth between two web pages (the google doc and the wiki page).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I'm not sure how to prevent someone from modifying the calculations. It's possible that someone could "cheat" on their sheet by changing the validations.</li> </ul><p></p><p>If you want to work on it with me, send me your email in a DM and I'll share it with you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="weldon, post: 4979169, member: 18817"] I've made a little progress on using Google Docs to do the math section. I'm only playing with the ability scores section right now, but there are some cool things that can be done... [LIST] [*]You enter the starting array and the sheet makes sure you only have five 10's and one 8. [*]You enter points into the point buy column. The sheet makes sure it adds to 25 by changing the background to green when it's right. The number turns red when it's not. [*]The points are evaluated to determine your initial score. Invalid point buys like 4 points and 6 points throw an error (when starting from 10). [*]Everything is added up to get the final ability score [*]Modifiers are calculated from the final ability score [*]I'm playing with making race a pull-down menu so it will calculate racial modifiers automatically. [/LIST] There's some other things that could be done too... [LIST] [*]add some additional math for level up checking. Just to make sure you've added the right amount of points for your level. [*]The ability score modifiers could be reused for all the remaining sections [*]It's pretty ugly right now. Someone could prettify it. [*]I think I can make a form in google docs that would streamline data entry for creating the initial sheet. Haven't really looked into this yet. [/LIST] How this would be used... [LIST] [*]Players would use the template, save their sheet and make it public, then post the URL in their character's wiki page [*]judges would click on the link to open the Google Doc sheet and check over the math. The judge would have to flip back and forth between two web pages (the google doc and the wiki page). [*]I'm not sure how to prevent someone from modifying the calculations. It's possible that someone could "cheat" on their sheet by changing the validations. [/LIST] If you want to work on it with me, send me your email in a DM and I'll share it with you. [/QUOTE]
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