Developing RuneQuest computer tools and apps

[Zac]

I was beginning to start to make a background generator for character generation and I found that there was one that was already made. I also realised that there weren't any repositories that had links to tools and also had data and code people could use to build their own tools.

Are other app developers interested in creating a repository to share code and tools? I have done something similar for the Oathmark miniature game as well as Conquest of Elysium 5. For both games I wrote some NodeJS tools to convert data from .CSV to JSON. I tend to view .CSV as a default way to store data and then build out tools to create specific formats. 

Also, if such a thing gets running who would I need to contact at Chaosium regarding this?

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The list so far

RuneQuest: Adventures in Glorantha tools and apps

Character Creation

• Google Sheets Character Sheet and created by Phil Hibbs

• Cradle of Heroes Character and Encounter Creator web app by ToferC

• Famiy History Generator by Jacob Andersson

Play aids

• RuneQuest One Page Character Sheet - Javascript app intended to be a live character sheet for use in play.

• Scores and modifiers app - web app for quickly calculating derived scores and skill modifiers from attributes.

NPC and Enemy Creation

• A Javascript based tool to create NPCs. You can also use a hosted version of the tool.

• RuneQuest Adversaries – An adversaries, enemies, rivals, and foes generator for RuneQuest.

• GoonQuest III: Goons in Glorantha – A lightweight NPC Generator based on an updated version of Loren Miller’s GoonQuest.

VTT

• The Roll20 online VTT has a character sheet available for RuneQuest.

• Sun Dragon Cult hosts several Github repositories for Foundry VTT tools for RuneQuest.

Other Tools

• The Movable Ephemeris is a Java app that shows the positions of the stars in the Gloranthan sky.

• Glorantha Name Generator by John Hunter

• Calculating Gloranthan tides by Joerg

• Gloranthan Weather & Calendar - Quick generation of a calendar and weather for the various Gloranthan homelands

Edited October 27, 2023 by Zac
Updated list

[Jens]

2 hours ago, Zac said:

I also realised that there weren't any repositories that had links to tools and also had data and code people could use to build their own tools.

That would be fabulous- in addition to the Family History generator, there are a few others I've seen like this one page character sheet. The closest existing repository is arguable the collection of character sheets on the fandom wiki- https://runequest-glorantha.fandom.com/wiki/Character_Sheets_and_Forms .

[Rodney Dangerduck]

Not updated in a while, but my quick site, mainly to quickly generate a mid-level NPC.

https://github.com/MorganConrad/rqg-character-generator

Demo here:

https://morganconrad.github.io/rqg-character-generator/

Edited October 16, 2023 by Rodney Dangerduck

[Nick Brooke]

13 hours ago, Zac said:

Also, if such a thing gets running who would I need to contact at Chaosium regarding this?

I'd suggest contacting Michael O'Brien (email: mob at chaosium dot com) - this sounds like a licensing or business development inquiry, it definitely isn't something that you could do via the community content programme. If MOB isn't the right person, he'll be able to point you in the right direction.

[Zac]

11 hours ago, Nick Brooke said:

I'd suggest contacting Michael O'Brien

I will do that. Thanks @Nick Brooke

[g33k]

Are you familiar with this spreadsheet:
https://basicroleplaying.org/topic/7647-rqg-character-creation-spreadsheet-multi-lingual-now-includes-weapons-equipment/
 

And with Cradle of Heroes:
https://basicroleplaying.org/topic/8600-cradle-of-heroes-character-creator-app/

 

[Zac]

36 minutes ago, g33k said:

Are you familiar with this spreadsheet:
https://basicroleplaying.org/topic/7647-rqg-character-creation-spreadsheet-multi-lingual-now-includes-weapons-equipment/
 

And with Cradle of Heroes:
https://basicroleplaying.org/topic/8600-cradle-of-heroes-character-creator-app/

 

Both of them are already on my list. Thanks 🙂

[Ludo Bagman]

The Movable Ephemeris and the Gloranthan Sky (Java applet): https://wellofdaliath.chaosium.com/home/gloranthan-documents/gloranthan-sky/the-movable-ephemeris-and-the-gloranthan-sky/, source code: https://github.com/SteveGilham/Tinesware/blob/main/binaries/ephem.zip

Edit: Not really a program, but a nice circular calendar: https://gitlab.com/jcubertafon/latexrunequest

Edited October 18, 2023 by Ludo Bagman
had to search the URL

[Nick Brooke]

I still have the README file for my old Visual Basic Ephemeris somewhere, if that’d be useful to anybody.

[Zac]

1 hour ago, Nick Brooke said:

I still have the README file for my old Visual Basic Ephemeris somewhere, if that’d be useful to anybody.

Well at this point it would be more useful than the actual Visual Basic code 🙂

[Zac]

On 10/16/2023 at 12:45 PM, Rodney Dangerduck said:

Not updated in a while, but my quick site, mainly to quickly generate a mid-level NPC.

Added it. Thanks

[Zac]

5 hours ago, Ludo Bagman said:

The Movable Ephemeris and the Gloranthan Sky

I got it running on my Mac but the sky view image refreshes every minute or so. 

[Wheel Shield]

I am surprised this has not been mentioned, but there is an official Runequest Glorantha System module in development for RQ:G for Foundry VTT.

I *think* it is intended for future commercial use, but the Alpha/Beta/WIP (whatever it actually is) can be used. It's stable and capable of actual play. You have to install it in Foundry manually, but there are some instructions to the Read Me at the bottom of this link. It's really quite neat.

 

https://github.com/sun-dragon-cult/fvtt-system-rqg

 

 

[g33k]

1 hour ago, Wheel Shield said:

I am surprised this has not been mentioned, but there is an official Runequest Glorantha System module in development for RQ:G for Foundry VTT.

I *think* it is intended for future commercial use, but the Alpha/Beta/WIP (whatever it actually is) can be used. It's stable and capable of actual play. You have to install it in Foundry manually, but there are some instructions to the Read Me at the bottom of this link. It's really quite neat.

https://github.com/sun-dragon-cult/fvtt-system-rqg

Well remembered!

https://www.chaosium.com/blogchaosium-welcomes-ariel-sawicki-to-the-team/

 

[Puckohue]

On 10/16/2023 at 3:57 PM, Zac said:

• Family History Generator by

 

That would be me.

It's in need of work (it sometimes produces errors) but unfortunately it's not high on my list of priorities.

[Joerg]

Not much of a tool, but possibly useful for a coastal or maritime game:

 

 

[Zac]

3 hours ago, Joerg said:

Not much of a tool, but possibly useful for a coastal or maritime game:

A tool that you need is always a useful tool 🙂

[Zac]

3 hours ago, Puckohue said:

It's in need of work (it sometimes produces errors) but unfortunately it's not high on my list of priorities.

If you put a repository up on Codeberg or Github (or another similar site) other people can try to update the code

[davecake]

I’m very slowly working on a general RQ Python library, starting with a monster stats generator, then a character generator. I’d also be interested in collaborating with others. A standard character format (probably in JSON) that multiple programs could use was one thing planned. 
When I have more to show I’ll open my GitHub

[Nick Brooke]

Gloranthan Ephemeris README and data files.

The Gloranthan Ephemeris - README.pdf Date49.xlsx Star49.xlsx

[Zac]

8 hours ago, davecake said:

I’m very slowly working on a general RQ Python library

I was also interested in to writing Python code. 

[Jens]

There's also the set of tools at https://basicroleplaying.net/rqg/ - 

• RuneQuest Adversaries [ v0.7b ] – An adversaries, enemies, rivals, and foes generator for RuneQuest.
• Gloranthan Weather & Calendar [ v1.0b ] – Quick generation of a calendar and weather for the various Gloranthan homelands
• GoonQuest III: Goons in Glorantha [ v1.0b ] – A lightweight NPC Generator based on an updated version of Loren Miller's GoonQuest.

[Zac]

9 hours ago, Jens said:

There's also the set of tools at https://basicroleplaying.net/rqg/ - 

I meant to add them but they were saved in my browser on a different machine and I totally forgot about them. I'll get them added ASAP

[Jens]

A tool by @Diana Probst for quickly calculating derived scores and skill modifiers from attributes- https://www.rqgheroes.hostedpi.com/utilities/ (note- may not be a permanent URL).
 

On 10/16/2023 at 9:57 PM, Zac said:

RuneQuest One Page Character Sheet - Javascript app for Character Creation

Note that this is more intended to be a live character sheet for use in play- you can add buffs, make rolls, track HP, etc. There's a live version you can try out here https://platypus.pepperfish.net/~vivek/glorantha/glorantha-character.html?CHAR-NAME - data is saved locally in your browser by CHAR-NAME.

[Zac]

59 minutes ago, Jens said:

Note that this is more intended to be a live character sheet for use in play

Thanks for clarifying that.