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Perl Script

Based on critters.pl from the Microlite20 site, I modified it to work with the Mnemosyne System.

UPDATED:05/02/08 changed the srand function to something a bit more random. Didn't want to add the Meriseinne Twister module or the truly random perl module - that feels like overkill. Plus, I am a very novice perl scripter, no need to complicate matters.

As an aside, the creatures will have the same capabilities in MUSE, they will just have simplified statistics.

#!/usr/bin/perl
srand(time ^ $$ ^ unpack "%L*", `ps axww | gzip`);
$usage="usage: $0 number maxhd\n";
$ARGV[0]=~/^(\d+)$/ && ($numb = $1) || die $usage;
$ARGV[1]=~/^(\d+)$/ && ($smass = $1) || die $usage;
%rule = (
'W','CT CT CX CDF CVFT CDFU CTU IT ICT A',
'A','KVKVtion',
'K','b c d f g j l m n p qu r s t v sP',
'I','ex in un re de',
'T','VF VEe',
'U','er ish ly en ing ness ment able ive',
'C','b c ch d f g h j k l m n p qu r s sh t th v w y sP Rr Ll',
'E','b c ch d f g dg l m n p r s t th v z',
'F','b tch d ff g gh ck ll m n n ng p r ss sh t tt th x y zz rR sP lL',
'P','p t k c',
'Q','b d g',
'L','b f k p s',
'R','P Q f th sh',
'V','a e i o u',
'D','aw ei ow ou ie ea ai oy',
'X','e i o aw ow oy'
);

for (1..$numb) { print &parse('W'), " : ", &stats, "\n\n"; }

sub parse {
$_=pop(@_);
/[^A-Z]/ && return $_;
@TMP=split(/\s+/, $rule{$_});
$_=splice(@TMP, rand @TMP, 1);
for (split('')) { print &parse($_); }
}

sub stats {
# $scl = int(rand()*$smass);
$scl = (rand>0.333? 0: int(rand()*$smass)-2);
$str = int(rand()*8)+3 + ($scl*2);
$ref = int(rand()*8)+3;
$hlt = int(rand()*8)+3;
$inq = int(rand()*8)+3;
$wil = int(rand()*8)+3;
$pre = int(rand()*8)+3;
$psi = int(rand()*8)+3;
$def = 10+$ref;
$ini = int(($ref+$inq)/2);
$tgh = int(($str+$wil)/2);
$lif = ($hlt*3)+($wil*2)+($scl*5);
$av = int(rand()*(20-$scl));
$mov = int(($str+$ref+$hlt)/3);
$dmg = int(rand()*4)+$str . 'd6';
$type = (rand>0.6?"By weapon":"Natural");

return "Scale $scl\n STR $str\t INT $inq\t PSI $psi\n REF $ref\t WIL $wil\n HLT $hlt\t PRE $pre\n DEF $def\t INI $ini\n TGH $tgh\t LIF $lif\t AV $av\n MOV $mov\n $type ($dmg)";
}

More to be done!

Updates

I've updated the site with an upgrade to WordPress 2.5.1.

I've also changed a few other things:

For example, I host Action! System files, but I have begun work on a revised version called Mnemosyne. This has also created a 10 page quick play system called MUSE - Magic Using Simple Expressions.

I've also planned on publishing Knock, a Craits variant, featuring an expandable deck. Thanks to the Guild of Blades, I hope to create beta cards in May 2008. When they are finished, the PDFs will be posted on the site.

I'm playing to two Statis-Pro Football league and host one of the sites. I hope to enjoy playing an old favorite once again. Game time: Fridays or Sundays, just call.

Print on Demand Cards

UPDATE: June 27, 2012

I never did publish the Knock cards. I lack the skills to make them look like anything other than UNO card knock-offs.

The real reason for the update, though, is that I have found a much better service for printed playing cards:

The Gamecrafter

I do not know if Guild of Blades is still in business, so I'll leave the rest of the post as is. In 2008, they were the best option available.


The fine folks at the Guild of Blades have opened up shop to print playing cards on demand. This isn't your traditional poker deck (although they can print those if you design your own face cards) printer, they focus on Collectible Card Games.

Guild of Blades Card Printing on Demand

Andre Corvus, a story writer and game designer published this unsolicited testimonial of their services on YouTube. He used GOB to print beta versions of his card game, Renown. He talks about the quality and the differences from traditional cards. Overall, the quality and price are great - the cards even shuffle well.

I was happy to provide a blank template in the Yahoo! Group for their services, I'll let you know how good it is when I publish my own beta decks of Knock in May 2008.

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