Is there a virtual tabletop or even a writing suite that someone would recommend for playing solo? Looked at vassal and FG, but not sure it fits the bill.
I wrote an off-line web app that uses Mythic or CRGE or a mix of both, along with a randomizer to use random tables like table smith or inspiration pad pro or a dozen other randomizers. There's another program linked within that just uses mythic. There's also Jeremy Hamilton GMEmulator.swf flash app that floats around the internet.
I started making the maps for The Fantasy Trip "Death Test" in Roll20. Learning how to do that was a game itself! With the built-in dice roller and programmable macros you could do worse than Roll20.
Um, I actually like using spreadsheets. I can put story and gaming content in separate columns, it has plenty of graphical widgets, random rolls, and table look ups are pretty easy. You can also throw them on a thumb drive and take it with you. Heh, you could even use cell borders for dungeon crawls and the like.
Todd Zircher Curious about this, originally I was going to use Scrivener. But blast no dice roller, do you have a excel template that I could cheat and load up?
There are probably some hidden in there some where. If not, just paste this into a cell =INT(RAND()*100)+1 And if will 1d100 every time you update the sheet or hit F9 (re-calculate.) Note, it will keep re-rolling, so use that in the margins and write down the result in a different cell.
I use Pythia primarily because it suits the way I play, but I love the idea of a spreadsheet. You'd have your graph paper right there, and you could use docs to keep track of longer things. Bonus, works on virtually every platform. I might need to look into google docs scripting again, haha.
I've also considered Scrivener, which I really like, and Aeon. But it's overkill for me. When I need mapping Pythia can't handle (which is rarely) I use Trizbort and do a diagram dungeon.
We use a little open source project called "VTable" for gaming with remote friends, it has potential as a solo tool but I don't see a whole lot of export/save options. Might be worth a look, though. sourceforge.net - VTable, the Virtual Table
Pythia? I like the name, but Ye gods, how do you install it on Mac?
I would a spread sheet if I can get tables, rules, a map (especially a progressive one) and the neat tabletop necessities. Yeah I think Scrivener might be overkill. I tried one note but limited to one window on Mac.
Oh, it's not hard at all. Do you use homebrew? If so, you just follow the kivy install instructions on their website linked in Pythia's readme, then download the Pythia repo (green 'clone or download' button, click 'zip'), unzip, and open the pythia.py file with Python launcher 2.7.12 or 2.7.13, which should be already installed by default.
If you don't use homebrew, you can install the compiled Kivy app from their website (usual download, drag to Applications procedure, instructions are on the kivy website) and from there you should be able to use "kivy pythia.py" from the terminal, once you navigate to the downloaded pythia folder.
Pythia is essentially a text logging box surrounded by random generators (dice rollers, NPCs, whatever struck me as useful or interesting) and a character sheet tracker -- if I didn't use it, I'd probably use MacDown as my primary logging window, character sheet, and notes, a python dice roller in terminal, and Trizbort or Gimp as my mapper.
Whoops, rambling on, sorry! Let me know if I can help at all, there's plenty of space in the issues on the repo if you'd like, too. :)
Oh, no, in this case Homebrew is a package manager for Mac. Pretty useful, but using the already prepared Kivy app might be easier if you don't have it already set up or don't intend to use it in the future.
Roll20 is a good bet. If you play a popular rpg, chances are you'll have a sheet that is preprogrammed
ReplyDeleteRPGSolo.com is a nice option, with several oracles to choose from. rpgsolo.com - Solo RPG with a Virtual Game Master
ReplyDeleteI wrote an off-line web app that uses Mythic or CRGE or a mix of both, along with a randomizer to use random tables like table smith or inspiration pad pro or a dozen other randomizers. There's another program linked within that just uses mythic. There's also Jeremy Hamilton GMEmulator.swf flash app that floats around the internet.
ReplyDeletedl.dropboxusercontent.com - ranDM Solo
I used rpgsolo, wish there was way I could upload a map.
ReplyDeleteVassal is decent but if you have to create everything from scratch, its pretty unfriendly.
ReplyDeleteI started making the maps for The Fantasy Trip "Death Test" in Roll20. Learning how to do that was a game itself! With the built-in dice roller and programmable macros you could do worse than Roll20.
ReplyDeleteUm, I actually like using spreadsheets. I can put story and gaming content in separate columns, it has plenty of graphical widgets, random rolls, and table look ups are pretty easy. You can also throw them on a thumb drive and take it with you. Heh, you could even use cell borders for dungeon crawls and the like.
ReplyDeleteTodd Zircher Curious about this, originally I was going to use Scrivener. But blast no dice roller, do you have a excel template that I could cheat and load up?
ReplyDeleteSure, check out this folder for templates and examples. This one has a fate table built-in (of course, owning Mythic GME would help to use it.)
ReplyDeletehttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B06hdt8eB6Y7Y2MzNGQwNWEtY2FjYy00N2U2LTgwOGMtNjNkY2Y5NjI3ZTYz?usp=sharing
Todd Zircher Does this roll?
ReplyDeleteThere are probably some hidden in there some where. If not, just paste this into a cell
ReplyDelete=INT(RAND()*100)+1
And if will 1d100 every time you update the sheet or hit F9 (re-calculate.) Note, it will keep re-rolling, so use that in the margins and write down the result in a different cell.
I use Pythia primarily because it suits the way I play, but I love the idea of a spreadsheet. You'd have your graph paper right there, and you could use docs to keep track of longer things. Bonus, works on virtually every platform. I might need to look into google docs scripting again, haha.
ReplyDeleteI've also considered Scrivener, which I really like, and Aeon. But it's overkill for me. When I need mapping Pythia can't handle (which is rarely) I use Trizbort and do a diagram dungeon.
We use a little open source project called "VTable" for gaming with remote friends, it has potential as a solo tool but I don't see a whole lot of export/save options. Might be worth a look, though.
sourceforge.net - VTable, the Virtual Table
Pythia? I like the name, but Ye gods, how do you install it on Mac?
ReplyDeleteI would a spread sheet if I can get tables, rules, a map (especially a progressive one) and the neat tabletop necessities. Yeah I think Scrivener might be overkill. I tried one note but limited to one window on Mac.
Oh, it's not hard at all. Do you use homebrew? If so, you just follow the kivy install instructions on their website linked in Pythia's readme, then download the Pythia repo (green 'clone or download' button, click 'zip'), unzip, and open the pythia.py file with Python launcher 2.7.12 or 2.7.13, which should be already installed by default.
ReplyDeleteIf you don't use homebrew, you can install the compiled Kivy app from their website (usual download, drag to Applications procedure, instructions are on the kivy website) and from there you should be able to use "kivy pythia.py" from the terminal, once you navigate to the downloaded pythia folder.
Pythia is essentially a text logging box surrounded by random generators (dice rollers, NPCs, whatever struck me as useful or interesting) and a character sheet tracker -- if I didn't use it, I'd probably use MacDown as my primary logging window, character sheet, and notes, a python dice roller in terminal, and Trizbort or Gimp as my mapper.
Whoops, rambling on, sorry! Let me know if I can help at all, there's plenty of space in the issues on the repo if you'd like, too. :)
Alto Dizi homebrew means homebrew rules?
ReplyDeleteOh, no, in this case Homebrew is a package manager for Mac. Pretty useful, but using the already prepared Kivy app might be easier if you don't have it already set up or don't intend to use it in the future.
ReplyDeletehttps://kivy.org/docs/installation/installation-osx.html#using-the-kivy-app
Then it's just a matter of using the terminal to navigate to the directory Pythia has been unzipped into and typing "kivy pythia.py".