CappenVarra said:Top notch stuff :clap: Dreadnought diplomacy foreva
About them rolls though, http://rpgcodex.net/phpBB/roll.php still works for me... I mean, who needs anything more than a d20?
Azael said:That epilogue was majestic root!
Really, I salute you for completing this herculean task. Most enjoyable CYOA I've taken part of.
Wasn't there something Orgasm suggested to The Barbarian in the Saga? I only remember The Barbarian's reply was along the lines of "if you don't trust me not to fudge the dice, well fuck it". But yeah, I get the general idea.Ulminati said:CappenVarra said:Top notch stuff :clap: Dreadnought diplomacy foreva
About them rolls though, http://rpgcodex.net/phpBB/roll.php still works for me... I mean, who needs anything more than a d20?
The idea would be to have a die roll visible to everyone in the post that couldn't be fudged later.
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>Roll</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function calculate() {
var input = document.getElementById('inputText').value.toLowerCase();
input = input.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/mig, '');
// basic CRC
var sum = 0;
for (var i = 0; i < input.length; i++) {
sum = sum << 3;
sum += input.charCodeAt(i);
}
// adjust result range & display
var min = parseInt(document.getElementById('minText').value);
var max = parseInt(document.getElementById('maxText').value);
document.getElementById('result').value = min + Math.abs(sum) % (max - min);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="input">
<label for="inputText">Input text:</label><br />
<textarea id="inputText" cols="80" rows="10">Type some text here.</textarea>
</div>
<div id="output">
min <input type="text" size="3" id="minText" value="1" />
max <input type="text" size="3" id="maxText" value="20" />
<input type="submit" id="button" value="Calculate" onclick="calculate();" />
=
<input type="text" id="result" disabled="disabled" size="3" />
</div>
</body>
</html> Jaedar: B
Roxor: B
Sku: B
Ulminati: B
Johnny the Mule: A
Storyfag: B
Bee: B
Yaar: B
Kayerts: B
K0: A
Hoodoo: A
Azael: B
Grotsnik: A
Unspeakable Horror: B
CrazyLoon: B
CappenVarra: A
Azira: B
DwarvenFood: A
Azael said:That epilogue was majestic root!
Really, I salute you for completing this herculean task. Most enjoyable CYOA I've taken part of.
CappenVarra said:
Yeah, but also consider: if somebody doesn't trust the LP writer not to re-roll a dice until he gets a number he wants, why exactly would they trust him not to refresh the rolling page until he gets a number he wants (and only then posting the link, no edits needed)? Or clicking "roll" as many times as he wants? You could keep a detailed server audit of all rolls made by each person (open to player review), but what about situations where multiple separate rolls are needed, how do you prevent that person from switching roll order however they want? Or what about "hidden" rolls the players shouldn't know about yet? How about target numbers you're rolling against - what exactly is preventing the roller from changing those to change the outcome of the roll? etc. etc. The only solution would be to create a bureaucratic system that turns update writing into as much fun as filling out tax forms... And for what benefit exactly?root said:
Of course, I'm aware of some of that, just tried to keep things simple. The last person voting usually can't know they will remain the last one, and flip-flops can change the outcome completely - so I would say that trying to game the outcome would often backfire. But it sure isn't foolproof (I think I even implied as much). Personally, I love the idea of seeding the roll with player choices (just because), but would always append an (unpredictable) "code phrase" or timestamp to the start of the input... Which would mean that the writer can game the outcome as much as he desires - which brings us right to the start. But then again, I maintain that will always be the case.Kayerts said:
Kayerts said:
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