Installing Rpggen

This is a python3 application.

To run it requires several libraries, which can be installed with:

pip install bottle
pip install yattag
pip install jsoncomment

Testing is done with unittest. (Right now, this is windows specific.):

cd tests ./testall

Running Rpggen Programs

There are a bunch of samples in the samples directory: cd samples python ..\rpggen.py malfunctions.rpggen MalfunctionDisplay

The following utility scripts are here:

python resultingtable.py _file_ _table} [_count_]

This script rolls repeatedly on the table give, and then creates another table based on those answers. The new table is in HTML format, and has the number of lines given in count, or 20 as default.

For example:

python resultingtable.py rocks.rpggen rock 5

Files starting with ht_ are "human test" files. They are designed to be run and then the results viewed by a person. Like this:

# tests basic dice rolling
python ht_roll.py      
python ht_chars.py    # tests random characters

Might need this on Windows:

set PYTHONIOENCODING=utf-8

Quick Overview of Rpggen's Object Oriented Architecture

(This section is for programmers.)

The Rpggen class contains basic support for all RPGs:

• Dice
• Table
• Template
• etc.

The Traveller class contains support for Traveller style RPGs.

The CepheusEngine file contains support for the Cepheus Engine specific rules for Traveller.

• The CepheusEngine class inherits from the Traveller class.
• The Character
• The Career

The CorporateRepo class is an example Career class.

• It inherits from Career...

The GetFromWeb class is a utility class to grab data from a URL on the web. It is "stand alone" and does not inherit from any other class.