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Yesterday I was about 80% done with the 1e AD&D character generator program I was writing, and today I'd say I was about 90% done!
The functionality is done save to add level titles.
The current version :
Creates a character of any 1e legal race/class/stat combination (no CE half-elf str & wis & cha 8 paladins!)
Lets you select whatever starting level you want
Assigns appropriate hit points (properly divides for multi-class)
Generates a starting spellbook for magic-users AND Illusionists!
Allows armor and weapon purchases
Shows saving throws appropriate to level and class
and that's just the start.
It's a big ol' mess of spaghetti code that currently runs off of the command line only but, again, it is entirely mechanically functional.
As soon as I have a better user interface, I'll let you guys know!
Happy 85th birthday to the legend, Michael Moorcock, imaginative fiction writer and creator of Elric of Melniboné, Corum, Hawkmoon, Erekosë, von Bek, Jerry Cornelius, and so many more memorable characters. And lest we forget, songwriter with Hawkwind, Blue Öyster Cult, and more! The man's creations have had a great impact on me, and I'll always cherish revisiting them for inspiration and pure entertainment.
#ThatsGameable
My #Rolemaster Paladin character had a sword that would inject demons/undead with holy water on a crit.
“Do not draw me without reason. Do not wield me without valor.” sword inscription on a Giovanni della Bande Nere statue on the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy.
Happy 85th Birthday to the greatest living grandmaster of sword-and-sorcery himself, Michael Moorcock! For Elric of Melniboné, Prince Corum, Dorian Hawkmoon, and so much more, we salute you!
Tell us your favorite Moorcock stories in the comments below!
🚨FLASHBACK: Joe Biden labels Trump and his supporters domestic threats:
“Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundation of our Republic.”
Following two Trump assass*nation attempts — now his cabinet nominees are under threat of their lives from deranged leftists who can’t accept the outcome of an election.
The extremism threatening the Republic was never coming from the right, despite this regime’s lies.