Simulate dice roll mechanics from the comfort of your vintage Tandy TRS-80 Model 100/102/200 ("Model T") laptop! Roll any die from d1 to d4200 (why not, you know you want to!) or use one of the built-in systems. Designed to pass around your table, the Model T Dice Box brings a retro new dimension to any game night!
Dice Box supports a variety of popular RPG systems and dice mechanics including standard dice expressions (A+*dX+-*B+-L:H), exploding dice pools, full Continuum support (yes, that really is the best time-travel RPG you might never play), and one-off rolls like Traveller's d66. See the feature list for more RPG systems available!
This project includes the compact source code (.DO), the tokenized BASIC (.BA), and a REX image (.BY). Dice Box needs around 1KB memory while running and the tokenized BASIC file is ~12KB.
And check out the video! Fun fun fun!
Files also available at: http://www.club100.org/memfiles/index.php?&direction=0&order=&directory=Steve%20Baker
Features
- A virtual box of dice in your vintage Tandy TRS-80 100/102/200 ("Model T") laptop
- Roll any die from d1 to d4200 -- including the classic d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20, and d100
- Enter just about any standard dice expression that you'd like to roll —> A+*dX+-*B+-L:H
- Supports the wild "Keep/Drop Lowest" and "Keep/Drop Highest" dice roll mechanics
- Roll Traveller's d66 dice and full Continuum support (Tempus Fugit, spanners)
- Other useful pool mechanics including exploding dice, which are actually really fun
- Additional RPG dice mechanics like Ubiquity (even/odd) and Roll and Keep (high/low)
- Game dice systems include the Fate and Feng Shui systems (nice swerve there, bub!)
- Don’t forget the interesting One Roll Engine (ORE), Hollowpoint, and Legend systems
- Plus the Adventure Game Engine (AGE) and Storyteller systems are also included!
- And also enjoy the ICON, Silhouette, and World of Darkness dice mechanics too!
- Thanks for your interest - please give Dice Box a roll and share your thoughts!
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