Add multiple table functions to the rpgdm-tables
This requires a slight change to the RPMDM table generator to allow interactive functions to be added to hash-table. This makes a much more dynamic experience.
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							|  | @ -44,7 +44,7 @@ What I do, is add the following "code" somewhere in my Ironsworn-specific org fi | |||
| 
 | ||||
| #+BEGIN_SRC org :tangle no | ||||
| # Local Variables: | ||||
| # eval: (progn (require 'rpgdm-ironsworn) (rpgdm-mode) (rpgdm-tables-load "ironsworn")) | ||||
| # eval: (progn (require 'rpgdm-ironsworn) (rpgdm-mode)) | ||||
| # End: | ||||
| #+END_SRC | ||||
| 
 | ||||
|  | @ -671,7 +671,13 @@ Let's make sure these function work as we expect: | |||
|       (should (= (rpgdm-ironsworn-progress-amount track) 1)))) | ||||
| #+END_SRC | ||||
| ** Oracles | ||||
| Shawn Tompkin has created some useful oracles (random tables) to consult. He designed many of the tables to work together, for instance, you should roll on both the [[file:tables/actions.org][actions]] and [[file:tables/themes.org][themes]] and combine the result to kick-start your ideas. | ||||
| Shawn Tompkin has created some useful oracles (random tables) to consult. I'm breaking my own [[https://gitlab.com/howardabrams/emacs-rpgdm][rpgdm project]] convention, and having this code automatically load those tables. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp | ||||
| (rpgdm-tables-load "ironsworn") | ||||
| #+END_SRC | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| He designed many of the tables to work together, for instance, you should roll on both the [[file:tables/actions.org][actions]] and [[file:tables/themes.org][themes]] and combine the result to kick-start your ideas. | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| Rolling on one table is simple, but here we have a collection of helper function to roll on multiple tables, and display the result altogether. | ||||
| *** Action-Theme | ||||
|  | @ -683,6 +689,10 @@ This function displays an entry from both the [[file:tables/actions.org][actions | |||
|     (let ((action (rpgdm-tables-choose "actions")) | ||||
|           (theme  (rpgdm-tables-choose "themes"))) | ||||
|       (rpgdm-message "%s / %s" action theme))) | ||||
| 
 | ||||
|   (puthash "action-and-theme :: Roll on both tables" | ||||
|            'rpgdm-ironsworn-oracle-action-theme | ||||
|            rpgdm-tables) | ||||
| #+END_SRC | ||||
| *** Character | ||||
| This function display a single entry of all the character-specific tables, including, a [[file:tables/names-ironlander.org][name]], their [[file:tables/character-role.org][role]] and [[file:tables/character-activity.org][current activity]], a [[file:tables/character-descriptor.org][one-word description]], as well as more hidden aspects, like the character's [[file:tables/character-goal.org][goal]] and [[file:tables/character-disposition.org][disposition]]. | ||||
|  | @ -700,6 +710,9 @@ This function display a single entry of all the character-specific tables, inclu | |||
|           (disposition (rpgdm-tables-choose "character-disposition"))) | ||||
|       (rpgdm-message "%s, %s %s (Activity: %s  Disposition: %s  Goal: %s)" | ||||
|                      name description role activity disposition goal))) | ||||
| 
 | ||||
|   (puthash "npc :: Roll on all character tables" | ||||
|            'rpgdm-ironsworn-oracle-npc rpgdm-tables) | ||||
| #+END_SRC | ||||
| *** Combat Action | ||||
| The [[file:tables/combat-action.org][combat action]] table isn't often tactical, and I prefer combining the [[file:tables/combat-event-method.org][method]] and [[file:tables/combat-event-target.org][target]] as an /event/. For instance, the following could be results from this method: | ||||
|  | @ -715,6 +728,9 @@ The [[file:tables/combat-action.org][combat action]] table isn't often tactical, | |||
|           (method (rpgdm-tables-choose "combat-event-method")) | ||||
|           (target (rpgdm-tables-choose "combat-event-target"))) | ||||
|       (rpgdm-message "%s %s or %s" method target action))) | ||||
| 
 | ||||
|   (puthash "combat-action-events :: Roll on all combat tables" | ||||
|            'rpgdm-ironsworn-oracle-combat rpgdm-tables) | ||||
| #+END_SRC | ||||
| *** Feature | ||||
| This function combines the [[file:tables/feature-aspect.org][aspect]] and [[file:tables/feature-focus.org][focus]] of a /feature/, for instance: | ||||
|  | @ -729,6 +745,9 @@ This function combines the [[file:tables/feature-aspect.org][aspect]] and [[file | |||
|     (let ((aspect (rpgdm-tables-choose "feature-aspect")) | ||||
|           (focus  (rpgdm-tables-choose "feature-focus"))) | ||||
|       (rpgdm-message "%s / %s" aspect focus))) | ||||
| 
 | ||||
|   (puthash "feature-aspect-and-focus :: Roll on both feature tables" | ||||
|            'rpgdm-ironsworn-oracle-feature rpgdm-tables) | ||||
| #+END_SRC | ||||
| *** Site Nature | ||||
| In the Ironsworn Delve expansion, you can randomly choose a /dangerous place/, for instance: | ||||
|  | @ -746,6 +765,9 @@ Notice we also generate a name for the place. | |||
|            (place  (downcase domain)) | ||||
|            (name   (rpgdm-ironsworn-oracle-site-name place))) | ||||
|       (rpgdm-message "%s %s :: %s" theme domain name))) | ||||
| 
 | ||||
|   (puthash "site-nature :: Roll on both site theme and domain tables" | ||||
|            'rpgdm-ironsworn-oracle-site-nature rpgdm-tables) | ||||
| #+END_SRC | ||||
| *** Site Name | ||||
| Using the interesting random name generator from the Ironsworn: Delve source book. | ||||
|  | @ -774,6 +796,9 @@ Requires a =place-type= to help limit the values that can be in /place/ and then | |||
|         ((<= roll 85) (format "%s's %s" namesake place)) | ||||
|         ((<= roll 95) (format "%s %s of %s" description place namesake)) | ||||
|         (t            (format "%s of %s" place namesake)))))) | ||||
| 
 | ||||
|   (puthash "site-name :: Generate a name for a dangerous site" | ||||
|            'rpgdm-ironsworn-oracle-site-name rpgdm-tables) | ||||
| #+END_SRC | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| So, let's generate some random place names: | ||||
|  | @ -809,6 +834,9 @@ Generate a random threat and its motivations by coding the threat, but using the | |||
|       (setq category (seq-random-elt rpgdm-ironsworn-oracle-threats))) | ||||
|     (let ((table-name (format "threat-%s" (downcase (string-replace " " "-" category))))) | ||||
|       (rpgdm-message "%s: %s" category (rpgdm-tables-choose table-name)))) | ||||
| 
 | ||||
|   (puthash "threat-goal :: Generate a goal for a particular threat" | ||||
|            'rpgdm-ironsworn-oracle-threat-goal rpgdm-tables) | ||||
| #+END_SRC | ||||
| 
 | ||||
| And we can have a random threat: | ||||
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