Re: [pbem software] pbemtools - PBEM RPG/Storytelling management tools

From: anon@virgin.net

Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Does anyone know if there's any software packages available for
running your own sports league PBM ?  Like soccer for example ?

On 30 Oct 1999 12:26:04 GMT, alansz@pennmush.org (Alan Schwartz)
wrote:

>pbemtools is a package of scripts that I've found useful in running
>play-by-email (pbem) role-playing games. It includes:
>
> * Custom turn generator (mailturn, fixturn, webturn, doturn):
>   From a single Turn source file that you write using very simple
>   tags, the turn generator creates a customized turn for each player,
>   that shows only what their character should see, hear, think, or
>   whatever. Supports character groups by name or by languages known to
>   the characters, so you can be sure that only the French-speaking
>   characters understand each other when speaking French.
>
> * Custom move generator (movefilter):
>   Players can send tagged moves to a 'moves' alias, and have them
>   distributed just like the Turns, customized for each character.
>   Simplifies handling whispers, languages, etc. Special marking
>   applied to OOC notes and "conditionals".
>
> * Move compiler (catmoves):
>   Simplifies turn-writing by putting together all of the moves sent
>   since the last turn into a single file, making attempts to properly
>   handle moves which quote other players' moves and respond to them.
>
> * Move archiver (movepipe):
>   Moves can be automatically archived in html under a web site directory
>   for access over the web.
>
> * Move reminder (moveremind):
>   Remind players who haven't sent a move for the the current Turn.
>
> * CGI Turn generator (spewturn.cgi):
>   A CGI script can generate customized Turns from different character
>   viewpoints for use on the web.
>
> * CGI story compiler (allturns.cgi):
>   A CGI script can concatenate all of your Turns into a single
>   long "story" suitable for printing.
>
> * CGI outline expander (expand.cgi):
>   A CGI script that provide the illusion of dynamically expanding
>   outlines on a web page, to aid organization of pages.
>
>pbemtools is written in Perl and requires Perl version 5 and the
>graph-modules modules, available from http://www.perl.com/CPAN/modules.
>It is distributed under the GNU public license.
>
>The latest version of pbemtools (1.2) is available at:
>	http://www.pennmush.org/~alansz/pbemtools
>
>Send comments, bug reports, and words of praise to:
>	alansz@pennmush.org
>

References

[pbem software] pbemtools - PBEM RPG/Storytelling management tools
alansz@pennmush.org (Alan Schwartz)
Sat, 30 Oct 1999 00:00:00 +0000