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The Dresden Files => DFRPG => Topic started by: huntsfromshadow on May 26, 2010, 04:34:25 AM
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I recently have been using a Wiki tool I mashed together
to help keep track of campaign elements, and notes for my Dresden games.
Figured that others might be interested in the tool as well.
If your interested it is located at http://www.dfrpgnotebook.wolfdream.net/
and is a mashup of the TiddlyWiki one file wiki system that runs on your own computer
inside a browser in html.
Thanks!
-Luke
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looks awesome. I'll probably use it.
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Looks good. Gave me ideas on using TiddlyWiki for quite a few of my own games outside of DFRPG.
One question: how did you get the editing menu buttons for each tiddler?
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Awesome, looks very handy. I think I'll use this for my campaign. Thanks for sharing it!
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If any of you have any suggestions let me know.
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Maybe I just don't know how to do it (which is entirely possible), but is there a way to link the Faces to NPCs?
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Really nice. I've starting to use it, but there are some issues that have come up.
I was wondering if anyone else had the same problems, or if maybe it's a local problem with my browser... (Firefox 3.5.9., Ubuntu 9.10)
1. When i start a new tiddler using one of the "New XY" buttons it does not automatically have an according tag... and thus does not show up in the auto-generated lists in the "master-tiddlers". I suppose they should have tags, shouldn't they ?
2. There are those really nifty tables in the "Face", "Location" and "City Wide Theme or Threat" templates. Sadly they all have this automatic "undefined" entry that somehow blocks the whole table from working. Each time i have to remove that manually, to really get the table to do what it's supposed to do.
The data array looks something like this:
<data>{"new_face":"Addan","faces":"undefined\n|[[Addan]]|"}</data>
The bold part is what i have to remove each time. Maybe there is a way to have that entry removed automatically or not have it appear in the first place?
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Maybe I just don't know how to do it (which is entirely possible), but is there a way to link the Faces to NPCs?
You could just add an NPC tag to a Face Tiddler, then use that tiddler as the NPC's main tiddler. It should then appear in the NPC list for example.
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I've downloaded it and checked it out, but I have to say, I think I'm going the dead tree route (in the form of a nice leather bound journal) for all of my DFRPG notes...
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@caul
Hey no problem thanks for taking a look.
@gaelvin - I don't have a automatic way to link NPCs to faces,
but you can edit the tiddler and put [[name of Face]] in the tiddler
and it will create a link.
@tsunami
On I'll check it but if you use the 'New Face' button it should create a tiddler
with the tag 'face'. or are you using the New tiddler button?
Huh..... Undefined? Interesting. Let me do some research on this.
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@gaelvin - I don't have a automatic way to link NPCs to faces,
but you can edit the tiddler and put [[name of Face]] in the tiddler
and it will create a link.
So, would I add that edit to the Face Tiddler, or the NPC Tiddler?
It'd be nice to have it work that way, since the Faces are NPC's after all, and having all the NPC write-ups in one place is convenient.
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@tsunami
On I'll check it but if you use the 'New Face' button it should create a tiddler
with the tag 'face'. or are you using the New tiddler button?
I'm using the "New Face", "New Location", "New City Wide Theme or Threat"... Buttons that are shown inside the different tiddlers. But none of the new Tiddlers have any tags.
"New NPC", "New PC", "New Game Notes" Buttons work fine though.
Huh..... Undefined? Interesting. Let me do some research on this.
If you want me to send you a copy of the html with some tiddlers with that problem in it, just let me know. Might help with tracking the bug.
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@gaelvin
Lets say you have a npc named Bob and the his tiddler's title is Bob.
You have a face named jason and the title of his tiddler is Jason.
You want to say link Bob to jason.
Double click (or click edit on the toolbar) of Bob's tiddler and it brings up the source.
Underneath the code you can type something like this.
[[Jason]] is Bob's brother. They hate each other with a passion that rivals most Italian operas.
When you click done on the toolbar it will put the text int he tiddler and a link will exist so you can click through to Jason's tiddler.
Nice thing is notes like the one above follow all the tiddlywiki formating rules and so things like ! do headers.
I do want to make it more automated and it's on my list to work on when I have time.
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Wow, huntsfromshadow, this is awesome. Got even better when I found out how to get rid of all that purple. Stylesheet Tiddler could use comments to tell what colors are what. :)
Anyway, back to the awesome. As a GM, one of my common tasks is to make a secret die roll. Thanks to the Magic of the Computing elves, I've now got one on my Wiki!
It turned out, making the roll was easy, actually closing the Tiddler window when I was finished was the hard part. Oddly enough I couldn't find a built in command to close one other Tiddler rather than hitting the button. Not familiar enough to know if I just missed it, but this method is pretty simple and will come in handy for times when I can open a group of people (like enemies in a combat) in a single Tiddler and at the same time close any individual Tiddlers for those people I have open.
For those who are interested, here's what you need to do.
First you need a way to close a single Tiddler (including the one you're calling it from), create a new Tiddler called CloseWindow, be sure to give it the systemConfig tag as it's a javascript macro
{{{
config.macros.CloseWindow = {
handler: function (place, macroName, params, wikifier, paramString, tiddler)
{
var title = params.length > 0 ? params[0] : null;
story.closeTiddler(title);
}
};
}}}
The triple brackets around the script blocks are a Tiddly formatting code for script and will display it in a colored box to identify it.
Next you need a way to generate and display a roll of Fudge dice, create a new Tiddler called DiceRoller, also give it the systemConfig tag as it's a macro
{{{
config.macros.DiceRoller = {
handler: function (place, macroName, params, wikifier, paramString, tiddler)
{
var die1=parseInt(Math.random()*3)-1;
var die2=parseInt(Math.random()*3)-1;
var die3=parseInt(Math.random()*3)-1;
var die4=parseInt(Math.random()*3)-1;
var total=die1 + die2 + die3 + die4;
confirm("Roll: ("+die1+" "+die2+" "+die3+" "+die4+") = "+total );
}
};
}}}
This shows you the result on each of the four dice as well as the final result, if all you want to see is the result, change it to
confirm("Roll = "+total );
I used confirm, instead of alert because alert beeps when called and the noise annoys me. Click either button or hit the enter key to close the box.
Finally you need a simple way to call your roller, make a new Tiddler called FudgeDice
<<DiceRoller>>
<<CloseWindow FudgeDice>>
Lastly, to put it on your menu bar, to go the MainMenu Tiddler and add
[[FudgeDice]]
where ever in the list you want it to appear, save and reload your Wiki and you're good to go.
Now that I've got that working, my next project is a random name generator. The macros will be pretty big so I'll have to test it and see what kind of performance hit they cause. I hope to use the 1990 name chart from the census and make a weighted roll against the 1000 most common first and last names for both males and females. If nothing else it will give you something to say the next time a player looks in the wallet of a nameless thug he just knocked out or wants to know the names of the patients on a hospital floor. ;D
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This is pretty nifty. Now I just need an ultramobile pc or a tablet pc.
CableRouter. You might want to see about using some sort of database look up to avoid duplicate names. "Another Mr. Smith? Where is ****ing Neo when you need him?"
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This is pretty nifty. Now I just need an ultramobile pc or a tablet pc.
CableRouter. You might want to see about using some sort of database look up to avoid duplicate names. "Another Mr. Smith? Where is ****ing Neo when you need him?"
Random selection is pretty good, there should be enough variety. Besides, if you get a name you don't like, just hit the button and generate another. :)
Ok, tested and complete. I can't attach a text or zip file here, 20k character limit... Off looking for a easy free file share......
Back. Ok, here we go.
Random Name Tiddlers.txt (http://www.4shared.com/document/qLKeTU6M/Random_Name_Tiddlers.html)
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@Everyone
I am in the middle of work but hopefully in a few weeks I'll have an update. I've added some minor functionality that I'm testing in my own campaign. Obviously this is done for fun and real work pays.
@Cable
If you can shoot me an email with all your changes your making and I'll see what I can roll into the next release.
You'll find the email in the File's Credit's section.
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@Everyone
I am in the middle of work but hopefully in a few weeks I'll have an update. I've added some minor functionality that I'm testing in my own campaign. Obviously this is done for fun and real work pays.
@Cable
If you can shoot me an email with all your changes your making and I'll see what I can roll into the next release.
You'll find the email in the File's Credit's section.
Actually the contact section, but I found it. :-)
To everyone out there. Feel free to suggest anything you'd like to see added.
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Couldnt get the dice roller to work...
Copy and pasted your code.... I got the tags..
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Couldnt get the dice roller to work...
Copy and pasted your code.... I got the tags..
Not knowing what, if any, error messages you got, I'll list both of the two less obvious things that could
be wrong (I'm assuming that everyone here can cut/paste properly ;D)
The dice roller Tiddler doesn't do anything by itself, it's just the code the computer uses when you do call the macro.
You need to call it from another tiddler with
<<DiceRoller>>
You also need to save and reload your Wiki from the topmost menu before a macro will work.
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Another update!
For those who've implemented any of my changes, I wasn't really happy with the dice roller. Sure, it's functional, but bland.
Now that I've had time to hammer on it a bit, here is version 2.0. Now with Fudge Dice images.
First, you'll need the images.
http://offramp.endofinternet.net/Dice.zip (http://offramp.endofinternet.net/Dice.zip)
Unzip these into the same directory you're keeping your TiddlyWiki file in.
Next you need a way to generate and display a roll of Fudge dice, create a new Tiddler called DiceRoller, also give it the systemConfig tag as it's a macro.
For those of you already using my original dieRoller, just replace this Tiddler and you're good to go. For anyone else just discovering Tiddlywiki, I've
included the rest of the instructions below.
{{{
config.macros.diceRoller = {
handler: function (place, macroName, params, wikifier, paramString, tiddler)
{
var pics=[4];
var x = 0;
var total = 0;
var quot="'";
var str;
var offsetx = (screen.width - 360) / 2;
var offsety = (screen.height - 140) / 2;
for(i = 0; i < 4; i++)
{
x=parseInt(Math.random()*3)-1;
total += x;
if (x < 0)
pics[i]=quot+"Dice/RedMinus_"+parseInt(Math.random()*8)+".png"+quot;
else if (x > 0)
pics[i]=quot+"Dice/RedPlus_"+parseInt(Math.random()*8)+".png"+quot;
else
pics[i]=quot+"Dice/RedZero_"+parseInt(Math.random()*8)+".png"+quot;
}
str = "width=360,height=140,status=1," + "screenX=" + offsetx + ",screenY=" + offsety;
win3 = window.open("", "",str);
str = "<img src="+pics[0]+">"+"<img src="+pics[1]+">"+"<img src="+pics[2]+">"+"<img src="+pics[3]+">";
win3.document.writeln(str);
win3.document.writeln('<h2><a href="javascript:self.close()">Close Window</a></h2>');
}
};
}}}The triple brackets around the script blocks are a Tiddly formatting code for script and will display it in a colored box to identify it.
Now you need a way to close a single Tiddler (including the one you're calling it from), create a new Tiddler called CloseWindow, be sure to give it the systemConfig tag as it's a javascript macro
{{{
config.macros.CloseWindow = {
handler: function (place, macroName, params, wikifier, paramString, tiddler)
{
var title = params.length > 0 ? params[0] : null;
story.closeTiddler(title);
}
};
}}}
Finally you need a simple way to call your roller, make a new Tiddler called FudgeDice, it will call for a Dice Roll then close itself.
<<DiceRoller>>
<<CloseWindow FudgeDice>>
Lastly, to put it on your menu bar, to go the MainMenu Tiddler and add
[[FudgeDice]]where ever in the list you want it to appear, save and reload your Wiki and you're good to go.