Craft Skill Calculator? Anyone?

[Sir Brennen]

Can anyone point me to a Craft Skill calculator, either online or downloadable? My Google-fu is failing me

 

[Wonko the Sane]

At first, I thought this a silly request.

Then I read the Craft skill description.

Then I made an Excel calculator.

Here is v3 with trap crafting in it, plus one of the tabs was mis-named, causing it to cease functioning as designed.

 

[devilish]

Very nice!

Can it actually do the daily/weekly rolls and status or is
that left blank for the player to roll out? I expected them to autocalculate
but there's no code there.

Thanks!
-D

 

[Wonko the Sane]

There was a crippling glitch in it...it sseems to work now, though.

As for randomization (die rolling), I didn't consider it. I may add it in the future, however.

WtS

 

[devilish]

It's a great player tool -- I was just thinking (because it came up in my campaign)
about using it as an NPC tool --- the characters went into town, "I want
a Masterwork Sword, I want Poison-spikes on my shield, I want, I want..."
and I wanted to calculate the times to make *and* whether the blacksmith
would keep on schedule or not (without the 23 rolls or so...)

 

[DrNilesCrane]

At first, I thought this a silly request.

Then I read the Craft skill description.

Then I made an Excel calculator.

Here is v3 with trap crafting in it, plus one of the tabs was mis-named, causing it to cease functioning as designed.

You rock. Big time. Love the calculator in such a way that must be illegal and/or unholy.

 

[Wonko the Sane]

<snip>
I wanted to calculate the times to make *and* whether the blacksmith
would keep on schedule or not (without the 23 rolls or so...)

I usually just have NPC weaponsmiths, etc. take 10 on their checks, which is why I included the "Estimated Time to Complete" - it basically takes 10 on the Craft checks and estimates from there. If you switch to days rather than weeks you'll get a more accurate estimate.

@ Dr Crane: No, you rock

 

[Astalanya]

I tried downloading this, but I keep getting errors that the file is password protected. Granting, I'm trying to open it in Open Office, but...

 

[Plane Sailing]

Can anyone point me to a Craft Skill calculator, either online or downloadable? My Google-fu is failing me

I created one for PalmOS devices - you set the skill, the DC and it chugs along and shows you your rolls, your progress and your total cost.

Surprisingly it illustrated that if you can make the DC by taking 10, you are almost *always* better off taking 10 on the craft checks.

Cheers

 

[Toric_Arthendain]

Very handy tool, Wonko. Nice work! After my last D&D session where half the players decided they wanted to have some items crafted for them, this will come in pretty handy.