I asked about looking for quick and easy random generators for pathfinder, similar to: http://donjon.bin.sh/
There's an entire list on there, including weather, tavern names, and other completely random generators. What interested me the most was the magic shop generator, weather generator, and a tavern name generator. I asked on the reddit forums for advice, and I got this:
Yurei2 wrote:
Your best bet is to learn how to do this nativly via windows. A short 42 kb .bat file can generate an entire NPC with looks, personality traits, occupation, randmonly created name, and even an invintory.
The best part is all you need is notepad, or any text editor. Your apps will run on any windows machine and once you learn how to code a batch file (the site stack overflow already ahs lots of tutorials and tips for making batch code) you can make an app do anything you like. The language is very old and very simple, so it's pritty easy to learn.
Here's an example:
::Program mode configuration
@echo off
title Tavern Generator
mode con cols=120 lines=40
color 0a
::This generates the tavern name
call :tavname
echo You come upon the %n1% %n2%. > "The %n1% %n2%.txt"
echo. >> "The %n1% %n2%.txt"
call :tavfeatures
echo This %f3% tavern %f1%%f2%. At the moment it %f7%. The %n2% is %f9%. %f8%. >> "The %n1% %n2%.txt"
echo. >> "The %n1% %n2%.txt"
echo. >> "The %n1% %n2%.txt"
echo The %n2%'s prices %f4% and there seems to be %f5% variety in the menu. The food %f6%. >> "The %n1% %n2%.txt"
echo. >> "The %n1% %n2%.txt"
echo. >> "The %n1% %n2%.txt"
call :tavstaff
if %f7a% equ 1 goto finish
call :tavpat
echo. >> "The %n1% %n2%.txt"
echo. >> "The %n1% %n2%.txt"
:finish
set storage=%~dp0
if not exist "%storage%\Taverns" mkdir "%storage%\Taverns"
move /Y "%storage%The %n1% %n2%.txt" "%storage%Taverns"
cd "%storage%\Taverns\"
start notepad "%storage%\Taverns\The %n1% %n2%.txt"
You can see what the program does just by reading it. The only thing missing are the actual generator subs that it calls on to make the varriables into text strings. The best part is, the program when run will print out:
You come upon the Brassy Raven.
This hole in the wall tavern is a bit run down and is a bit dirty, but no more so than any other tavern. At the moment it is currently empty. The Raven is dimly lit, casting a gloomy mood over the bar. it is as quiet as the grave inside.
The Raven's prices couldn't possibly be any cheaper and there seems to be a bountiful plethora of variety in the menu. The food appears to have been made in the gods kitchens.
The barkeeper is an oddly dressed slender man who has an interesting tattoo. At a second glance, he has hair that is dyed brilliant color, mismatched eyes, has a few piercings, and looks to be in a cheerful mood. He has a lifting sounding voice. He is currently giving a patron a dirty look.
He seems to be friendly towards you.
7 serving girls and boys are currently at work. They are dressed in expensive outfits, and seem to be fairly stressed out.
I've got a custom app designed for almost every annoying part of DMing. Random party exploration? No problem automated the tables for that from the DMG! Party walked into a random ranger's shop? No worries, full store inventory app!
The one downside is this programming language is text only. Upside you can easily make them log everything they do, letting me keep a record of the weather every day of the campaign, along with everything they've found exploring, all random encounters fought, ectra.
SO, my question is this: Where does it get the names from? Would The %n1% %n2%.txt Be replaced with a file name, with each word in its own line inside of the file itself?
I have already found the following apps: treasure generator, Pathfinder RPG resource, RPG generator,Masterwork Tools: Pathfinder, D&D tools, Pathfinder monsters OGL, City Generator Pathfinder GM toolkit, Pathfinder npc Gallery, Dungeon Creator, and Pathfinder Grimore OGL.
