O.G.R.E: Online Generic Randomizer Engine

[Morrus]

O.G.R.E.

Finally, in dabbling tonight, I haven't quite figured out math (e.g. multiplication). Say I want 3d6*5, is there a syntax for that?

Yes: {3d6*5}.

 

[kungfuchris99]

Can we create new categories? If so, how? If not (which totally makes sense), can you create a "Superheroes" category? I have a ton of superhero RPG tables and generators I'd like to create.

--Chris M.

 

[Morrus]

O.G.R.E.

Can we create new categories? If so, how? If not (which totally makes sense), can you create a "Superheroes" category? I have a ton of superhero RPG tables and generators I'd like to create.

--Chris M.

Sure thing; I can create those.

 

[kungfuchris99]

Sure thing; I can create those.

Thanks! I have begun putting the category to good use.


--Chris M.

 

[kungfuchris99]

I have a functionality request: Could we make it where, when editing a table and then saving it, the code could re-sort the table by range? In other words, let's say I have a table like this:

1d10

1-3: sword
4-5: axe
6: mace
7-8: spear
9-10: club

Then let's say I want to add a warhammer table item. Rather than re-jiggering the whole table, I want to just add a row and set its range like so:

7: warhammer

And then edit the spear range appropriately:

8: spear

So what the revised table would look like before clicking to save the table:

1-3: sword
4-5: axe
6: mace
8: spear
9-10: club
7: warhammer

And after saving it would look like this:

1-3: sword
4-5: axe
6: mace
7: warhammer
8: spear
9-10: club

So when saved the table is re-sorted by range.

Obviously in the above example redoing the whole table wouldn't be a big deal, but I already have tables that have dozens and dozens of entries, and as new items for that table occur to me, or users suggest items to add, it becomes a giant pain to add them to the end of the table and then go and re-edit all or most of the ranges for the items that were already in the table.

Does that make sense?


--Chris M.

 

[Morrus]

It makes sense, yep - it's an observation I've made myself. I'll definitely add it to the list of improvements I want to make to OGRE, but it is a long list, so it may take quite some time!

 

[Nylanfs]

Could I make a request also? I REALLY think it would help to be able to import CSV (or plain-text files) of some type. I'm making a name generator from PCGen's plain text file of the 1990 US Census data, and in JUST the female given names there are 4275 lines.

 

[Morrus]

I wouldn't recommend a 4000+ entry table, Nylanfs. You might want to split that up. It won't perform well.

 

[Nylanfs]

Yea I was already thinking of breaking them up alphabetically.

 

[kungfuchris99]

It makes sense, yep - it's an observation I've made myself. I'll definitely add it to the list of improvements I want to make to OGRE, but it is a long list, so it may take quite some time!

lol! Totally understand that.

BTW, and I ask purely out of vanity, is there a way to tell what other tables or generators by other folks are using my tables or generators? It'd be a nice warm fuzzy to see where else my efforts are being put to good use.


--Chris M.