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When my son was very young, I would export my Org files to +an HTML page that would include some magic JavaScript, so that when +displayed on my iPad, I could touch a table to have it randomly return a +line, or touch a phrase like `3d6+1`, to have the web page return a dice +roll. + +Lately I’ve been getting into Solo versions of tabletop role playing games +(TTRPG), and have had a fun time writing Lisp to support this style of +play, and thought I’d share my code and my fun. + +I’d like to begin by showing my game play in action: I’m currently playing +Ironsworn with the Mythic GM Emulator and various other tables and +procedures to stike a balance between *playing a game* and *writing a +book*. Next I would like to show the code that supports the interface, and +perhaps dive a bit deeper into some of the underlying mechanisms and +functions, especially that function that randomly chooses entries from Org +tables. I’ll end with a plan for turning my code into a community project, +if people are interested. + +Format (10 minutes, 20 minutes, description of other format) and outline: +20 minutes, but I could do less if you have too many submissions. + +About the speaker: + +Howard often gives technical, work-related talks at EmacsConf, but here he +is talking about playing games in Emacs. +# Discussion + +## Questions and answers + +- Q: Where can I get this? + - A: <https://gitlab.com/howardabrams/emacs-ironsworn> +- Q: How well would this suppliment freefoxm writing. short novels or + novels? + - A: I think it would be a good start. It is just an org file, so + you can go as far as you'd like with the writing. +- Q: Does the current version also have some utilities for doing + multiplayer? (either physically or digitally) (since you mentioned, + you previously did multiplayer sessions as well..) + - A: Nope, it is just Solo, but that does sound like a fun idea. +- Q: This game + CRDT (collabrative editing + <https://github.com/emacs-straight/crdt.git>) should be great for + non-solo playing? + - A: Perhaps, I'd like to try it out. +- Q: How does one become super awesome like Howard Abrams?? + - A: "There's no secrets! Just follow your passions!" + - Seriously inspiring. +- Q: Please talk a little about how you produced such a slick + presentation video! Everything looked completely professional! + - A: <https://emacs.ch/@howard/111506614571155011> "My son helped + me record my presentation for #emacsconf and we were able to + achieve an over-the-top show that will evoke the feels ... from + snickers to eyerolls." +- Q: Does table data allow for recursion? I have a table that when I + roll on it, a result comes up that references another table (e.g. + result that returns "There are [random monster] haunting the + cavern entrance" and we'd roll on [random monster] and inject + them into the result.) + - A: Yes. +- Q: With your toolkit a list of good books would be nice to be + included. example d&d, space, steampunk, cyberpunk settings +- Q: Hi Howard and Thanks for an outstanding presentation!!! What did + you use to create the graphics in your presentation? + - A: I don't really know. I will have to ask my son, as he did + the editing and directing. +- Q: Any plans to borrow tables from Dungeon World, or + Ironsworn:Starforged and publish in the toolkit repository? + (<https://github.com/lifelike/Dungeon-World-Org-Mode>) + - A: That does sound like fun. +- Q: How has this impacted your imagination on the scenes? (e.g. + constraints by algorithms) + - A: Yes, writing creatively can be very helpful in many other + aspects of your life. +- Q: Your essay/video "Literate DevOps" I consider a classic, and + it's really opened my eyes on org-babel and what you could do. Do + you still use those techniques at work? Have you come up with any + improvements or changes to your workflow? + - Yup. Still do. + +## Notes + +- Ironsworn Emacs project code: + <https://gitlab.com/howardabrams/emacs-ironsworn> +- Note that this code depends on my earlier project: + <https://gitlab.com/howardabrams/emacs-rpgdm> +- The alpha version of a RPG Toolkit code: + <https://codeberg.org/howardabrams/emacs-rpgtk> +- Really cool project! - Also the enthusiasm for the topic is really + contagious! +- "Every time Howard publishes a talk, I end up doing one more thing + in a new radical or literate way inside Emacs - currently looking + into how to go about literate snow shoveling for the winter ahead." +- I can see this one is going to be a classic +- the camera and lighting already has me sold +- Such a vibe! +- can I just (require 'howardism) and be done with it all? +- i love this so hard +- "Howard's talk is published on the site now" "I'll be in my bunk" +- Holy CRAP Howardism WINNING EmacsConf2023 +- Could we add this to emacs beside dunnet? +- Howard's stuff is always great. this particular thing is totally unchained. :D +- "Howard approaches your table in the tavern. Do you (1) buy him a tanker of mead (2) kill him and eat his brain" +- "Not showing-off," he said. +- That was epic +- Happy Hacking! +- What's the emoji for a crowd picking Howard up on our shoulders and carrying him around +- there's a peaceful aspect of having non web based stuff to play + - Non-web, and not-networked! +- the web is horrible. lisp machines are the future. +- Imagine playing D&D with colab (from the previous talk)! + + +[[!inline pages="internal(2023/info/solo-after)" raw="yes"]] + +[[!inline pages="internal(2023/info/solo-nav)" raw="yes"]] + + |