Character Generators?

[TrippyHippy]

Are there any Metacreators or similar programmes for generating a RuneQuest II character?

I'm normally not to bothered about such things, but seeing that about 90% of the RQII Chargen process is calculation based, it would speed it up immensly:

<click> Characteristics generated, and all skill bases and attributes calculated.
<click> Culture selected, and skills packages added.
<click> Profession selected, and skills and money packages added.

Then all you'd have to do is add the extra experience points to customise, and buy equipment and you're away.

You could also do one for the Empire rules in the same package, while it would be nice to have neat character sheets without the scribbling on as you try to add everything up, with maybe a bank of character illustrations.

 

[zomben]

I've got an excel spreadsheet MRQII generator, but can't for the life of me remember where I got it.

Drop me a line at zomben@yahoo.com and I'll send it to you. Anyone else wants it, feel free to do the same.

 

[jarulf]

Something I'd like is a quick NPC/Foe generator.

Select species or race, pick "level", tick a box to include a magic item or two, enter number of individuals, click go and you have a fully statted and kitted out NPC or two. Click Print. And it works on Linux

The level choice should affect skill percentages, quality of gear, magic item if any. Spells, apart from CM is not really doable for a generic generator.

It would make solo play, with Mythic much easier.

 

[Jujitsudave]

I built one as well on Excel that does all that. It doesn't have automatic dice rollers and I don't plan to incorporate them either but does most calculations.

 

[PhilHibbs]

My spreadsheet (available as Google Docs and Open Document Format) does attribute and skill calculations and highlights the cultural skill options for basic human cultures (with tallies that turn green when you have the right number of choices entered), but doesn't do professions for you (there's a column for profession skills that get tallied up with culture and free skill points to give a final skill though). Links are on the wiki.

 

[Caterpillar]

Are there any Metacreators or similar programmes for generating a RuneQuest II character?

I'm normally not to bothered about such things, but seeing that about 90% of the RQII Chargen process is calculation based, it would speed it up immensly:

<click> Characteristics generated, and all skill bases and attributes calculated.
<click> Culture selected, and skills packages added.
<click> Profession selected, and skills and money packages added.

Then all you'd have to do is add the extra experience points to customise, and buy equipment and you're away.

You could also do one for the Empire rules in the same package, while it would be nice to have neat character sheets without the scribbling on as you try to add everything up, with maybe a bank of character illustrations.

Go to http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=44136 and found my solutions.

 

[Jujitsudave]

Mine does that and includes Deus Vult stuff. It was patterned after Phil Hibbs program. PM me if you want a copy and have ideas to improve it.