markpol / dnd-generator

D&D Generator

A system for generating random D&D information

Generators

• Abilities (random generation of a Character/NPC's ability scores)
• NPC (random generation of an NPC, using the below "Lists")
• Tavern (random generation of a tavern with staff and patrons)

Lists

Each list extends the List class, which implements...

• Constructor to set file location/items directly
• getItems() to retrieve all items
• getValues() - to retrieve all item values
• getItem(value) - to retrieve a specific item by value
• getFiltered(filter?) to retrieve all items with a filter
• pickRandom(filter?) to pick random item from all items (with an optional filter)

Existing Lists

• Age (number, e.g. "400" - filters for Race & Maturity)
• Armor (e.g. "studded leather armor") - filters for Druids not using metal
• Background (e.g. "Entertainer")
• Characteristic (e.g. "slender")
• Class (e.g. "Paladin") - filters for races not suiting a class
• Conclusion (methods by which a situation may end, e.g. "was killed")
• Currency (e.g. "gold") - weights to their respective conversions
• Danger (methods by which a situation might worsen, e.g. "seeking revenge")
• Ethic (e.g. "Chaotic") - weights to a reasonably interesting society
• Eye (e.g. "blue") - weights to the real world
• Flaw (character flaws, e.g. "I killed my family.")
• Hair (colour, e.g. "light brown") - weights to the real world
• Language (spoken language, e.g. "Giant")
• Location (generic locations, e.g. "ancient ruins")
• Maturity (range not number, e.g. "adult")
• Monster (generic monster, e.g. "a mummy")
• Moral (e.g. "Good") - weights to a reasonably interesting society
• Motivation (why someone does what they do, e.g. "family")
• Name (wrapper for Fantasy Name Generator to support more races)
• Nobility (e.g. "Merchant") - weights to the real world very roughly
• Past (generic previous time frame, e.g. " last month")
• Profession (e.g. "Town Crier")
  • Royal (currently no Royal-only professions) - throne sitter and their family
  • Noble (e.g. "Disgraced Royal") - ascending to or descending from royalty
  • Knight (currently no Knight-only professions) - those who have been knighted
  • Esquire (e.g. "Banker") - highly respected in society
  • Gentle (e.g. "Town Crier") - regular invitee to the royal court
  • Yeoman (e.g. "Farmer") - owner or cultivator of an estate
  • Scholar (e.g. "Anthropologist") - expert in their academic field
  • Merchant (e.g. "Wagoner") - proprietor of any commercial endeavour
  • Servant (e.g. "Ferryman") - in service to one of the above
  • Common (e.g. "Traveler") - most people in any society
  • Peasant (e.g. "Runaway Slave") - extreme poverty
  • Underclass (e.g. "Squatter") - fringe of society
• Race (e.g. "Kobold")
• Rumor (template for generating rumors, e.g. "A {Merchant:pickRandom} from the town was {Verb:pickRandom}{Past:pickRandom}")
• Sex (birth-assigned sex, e.g. "Female")
• Skin (colour, e.g. "olive")
• Subtlety (how flagrant an action may be, e.g. "quietly")
• Title (e.g. "Mrs")
• Trait (personality traits, e.g. "Nothing can shake my optimistic attitude.")
• Verb (generic verbs for rumors, e.g. "blackmailed")
• Weapon (e.g. "mace") - assigned only if maturity, class, and profession make sense