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