SV: [RQ-Rules] Re: supplements from other games and other thoughts

[Pontus Amberg]

I'm working on almost the same thing as a hobby project. It is a tool for RQ3 GMs that can handle almost all the information needed
for a RQ3 GM (NPCs, races, skills, spells, weapons, tools, cults and some other stuff). I started this a couple of years ago as a
simple Win32/Database application that I could use to generate monsters and NPC characters. It has evolved and the current version
I'm working on now is a J2EE based application that is accessed through the web. I'm still working on the core parts of the system
so it will take some time (months) before this can be available for public use. 
 
Answers to your questions
1. I consider it important to be able to generate and keep track of complete characters with stats, skills, equipment & spells that
I can print on paper or access directly though a client to assist me in my work as a GM.

2. A simple GUI where I can keep track of all character stats with HP, MP, Fatigue, Weapon AP, active spells and other stuff in a
fight. The client for this must probably be a browser since then it would run any most OSes and PDAs. The possibility to view and
move characters and NPCs on some kind of map during a fight in a web browser or client (this was a request from a friend who has
moved to another country and still wants to be able to join the game over the internet)

3. I'm not sure how much I would like to pay for this kind of software. I'm planning on releasing my RQ3 service for free since I
don't need to pay for the application server if it is used in a non commercial system.

/Pontus

Stephen Posey wrote:

> I've been pondering putting together some kind of character generator/GM
> Utility program for BRP/RuneQuest, but wasn't clear how much demand for
> it there might be. 

> Can folks answer a few questions about what they'd want?:

> * What features would you consider essential?
> * What features would be "nice to have"?
> * Would you be willing to pay something for it (e.g. as shareware)?  If
> so, how much seems reasonable?