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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 7450311" data-attributes="member: 177">If I understand what you are saying, the issue is that a spreadsheet is, ultimately, a simple 2d representation of data, when what you really want for this is far more complex.I mean, you can imagine a spreadsheet - the left column is the NPC name.&nbsp; The next few columns are standard statistics, and then after that you have columns for plots or personality elements.&nbsp; But for each NPC, the number of plot cells will be different, and they won't all be in the same order, so simple sorting won't avail you much.What you probably want is a full-on searchable database, so you can say things like, &quot;Look at Jack and Cornelius, and tell me what they have in common, if anything.&quot;&nbsp; That's more Microsoft Access than Excel.But, ultimately, I think you'll find maintaining the data with sufficient fidelity to be really useful will be a pain in the butt.&nbsp; As soon as you forget to add stuff to the database, it effectively degrades just a bit, and eventually it no longer serves the purpose.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 7450311, member: 177"] If I understand what you are saying, the issue is that a spreadsheet is, ultimately, a simple 2d representation of data, when what you really want for this is far more complex. I mean, you can imagine a spreadsheet - the left column is the NPC name. The next few columns are standard statistics, and then after that you have columns for plots or personality elements. But for each NPC, the number of plot cells will be different, and they won't all be in the same order, so simple sorting won't avail you much. What you probably want is a full-on searchable database, so you can say things like, "Look at Jack and Cornelius, and tell me what they have in common, if anything." That's more Microsoft Access than Excel. But, ultimately, I think you'll find maintaining the data with sufficient fidelity to be really useful will be a pain in the butt. As soon as you forget to add stuff to the database, it effectively degrades just a bit, and eventually it no longer serves the purpose. [/QUOTE]

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