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Sharkman
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Ok I referenced this earlier today. I am a commercial programmer in the real world. Health care mostly but I am an avid C# hobbyist as well.

I have written a tool I call Shadow Master. It's basically a GM Tool....with the following functionality:

1. A simple but beautiful grid system that tracks PC / NPC's Reaction, Initiative Passes, whose turn it is, and what actions they took for each pass.
2. 85% of all Charts and Look Up Graphs in all of the core books currently in print. This is the ultimate GM Screen. Included in that are listings for each weapon, vehicle, drone, and gear item.
3. Pavao's brilliantly done cheat sheets are referenced in a drop down list through a built in pdf browsing tool.
4. An NPC Manager which tracks NPC's by stats, powers, info in a hand drop down so you can find an NPC/Critter and pull it up with a colorful health tracking system.
5. Vehicle Tracking System, with all vehicle stats and condition monitor tracker.
6. A Runner Party Health Tracking System.
7. A Karma Log
8. A GM Journal
9. Built in Dice roller which tracks Hits, Glitches.
10. Matrix Manager with all Matrix charts and a Node Library...
11. A sprite/spirit manager which tracks summoned / compiled sprites, their services and stats, and health.
12. All data files are in xml and I included an XML editor page so you can update and add, change all XML for everything.

It is currently fully functional with one remaining defect as I'm trying to work out a Drone Manager similar to the Sprite / Spirit manager functionality.

Also under development is a Character Builder piece which allows you to not only build a PC but also track its growth over time... this is only currently about 30% done and I estimate 2 to 3 months before that piece is finished.

The Shadow Master tool is 95% done and I use it weekly for play testing my current 8 Runner Group...

So I want to give it to the community for free....but I'm worried about the data I use. Its the ultimate GM Screen it really does have 85% of every table and of course the limit there is data entry as I add more in ....

If I put that up here for free...as professional it has most bells and whistles from a programming standard...it needs a few more things..everything is save-able so you reload each game session, it needs a little more customization on the installation side to make sure it gets installed in every case or operating system but is currently tested on Windows XP and Windows 7.....

I wrote it like I would a retail ready program....of course with the intention of giving it away...here.

How much trouble is this going to cause me?
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- Sharkman   Shadow Master GM Tool   Jul 16 2010, 07:54 PM
- - Deadmannumberone   Contact Jason Hardy (he's a regular poster her...   Jul 17 2010, 06:48 AM
- - chinagreenelvis   I personally can't see it causing you any trou...   Jul 19 2010, 01:00 AM
- - SkepticInc   Quick question: would this hook up to the Unreal D...   Jul 19 2010, 01:50 AM
- - Sharkman   QUOTE (SkepticInc @ Jul 18 2010, 09:50 PM...   Jul 19 2010, 11:40 AM
- - Credstick   Sharkman, Did you get an answer about Shadow Mast...   Jul 19 2010, 08:24 PM
- - killerdbz   I too am looking forward to this even if the lapto...   Jul 19 2010, 10:30 PM
- - Matsci   WANT!   Jul 20 2010, 06:46 AM
- - Stormdrake   Sounds really good. Will have to give it a try.   Jul 20 2010, 04:09 PM
- - noonesshowmonkey   If you want to avoid any serious legal ramificatio...   Jul 20 2010, 07:07 PM
- - Abstruse   The NSRCG was out for ages (and still available) a...   Jul 21 2010, 08:35 PM
- - Dumori   There have been allowed porjects that cover all th...   Jul 24 2010, 02:58 AM
- - Conspiracy X   Just wondering if there is any news on whether you...   Jul 25 2010, 09:18 AM
- - jakephillips   I would use it for my game would like to give it a...   Jul 27 2010, 03:19 AM
- - nemafow   This sounds great, I would love to give it a shot.   Aug 3 2010, 04:47 AM
- - Dumori   hero labd say they'll do nothing about fan mad...   Aug 11 2010, 11:38 PM
- - Kevin Adams   QUOTE (Sharkman @ Jul 16 2010, 03:54 PM) ...   Aug 16 2010, 07:16 PM
- - Kevin Adams   Ok, now you've got me all anxious and excited....   Aug 26 2010, 02:45 PM
- - Dhuul   I agree with Kevin Adams, it almost sounds too goo...   Sep 18 2010, 04:02 AM
|- - Kevin Adams   QUOTE (Dhuul @ Sep 17 2010, 11:02 PM) I a...   Sep 21 2010, 03:07 AM
- - Tyro   I look forward to seeing it released.   Sep 19 2010, 07:35 PM
- - Vivyen   Just want to support that project with my post° L...   Sep 27 2010, 06:11 PM
- - Sichr   I think that without sourcebooks you wil still be ...   Oct 4 2010, 07:16 PM
- - Westiex   I'm not sure if Sharkman is still around - his...   Oct 6 2010, 09:00 AM
|- - Kevin Adams   QUOTE (Westiex @ Oct 6 2010, 04:00 AM) I...   Oct 11 2010, 01:41 AM
- - Tyro   Frell.   Oct 11 2010, 04:11 PM
- - Kevin Adams   FRACK!   Oct 16 2010, 01:08 PM
- - Valentinew   Where would I find the link to the 3e NSRCG? My G...   Mar 28 2011, 03:15 AM


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