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POBest language to learn for RPG campaign tool (random tables, databases)
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copied!<p>I'm interested in opinions as to what the best programming language is to LEARN, to BUILD a pen&paper RPG campaign tool along that can create randomly generated content (store inventories, etc.) from lists of CSV or XML data.</p> <ul> <li>For example, see the following random table: <a href="http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic-items#Table-Random-Magic-Item-Generation" rel="nofollow">http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic-items#Table-Random-Magic-Item-Generation</a>. In a pen&paper game, you would roll a d20 or d100 (two 10 sided dice) to create a random item used in the game. This could take 3-5 minutes of time to roll the dice, and log the results.</li> <li>When used in a larger context - this can be very time consuming. For example, creating a random TOWN, full of random non-player characters that your PCs (player characters) might meet, full of random shops, which are in turn full of random items... it's a lot of random rolling & manual storage!!</li> <li>To clarify - my goal isn't to design a game, but instead a software application that can automate the process of generating content for pen&paper games like Pathfinder that use random tables, and then SAVE that data for later viewing/modification. For example: <a href="http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic-items#Table-Random-Magic-Item-Generation" rel="nofollow">http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic-items#Table-Random-Magic-Item-Generation</a></li> </ul> <p>Long-story short, literally just a personal tool with minimal interface design, to generate random data and store it. I've played with some initial books on Python and JS, but I don't want to start down one path, and learn that I'd be better served by something else :)</p> <p>My experience: I have limited experience with any kind of programming - just basic HTML and CSS for some website design. I have used programs that incorporate scripting tools (see Tablesmith, for example).</p>

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