Campaign / Game Log, Suggestions please.. Options

[Coasini]

This is like, pre-alpha-whateverthehell..
I'm looking for ideas on how to make it better.

Please note: It is running on a really bad server, so if it runs slow, that's just the way things are.

Anyway, the app is a little script for writing a gamelog. It allows the admin to log in and put in entries and update character profiles, and allows characters to log in and post comments to the game entries.

http://qzil.com/shadowrun
username/password: guest

Guest account is unable to post comments, but you can review them and get the idea for how posting would work..

After you log in, go to Campaigns -> Dead of Night (the current SR game I'm running), wait for the cast of characters to appear.
Then pick Game Log -> and double click on any entry in there, or use the navigation buttons at the bottom of the page.

If I get this script smoothed out, and if there is an interest in it, I would be willing to make it publically available..

[Mr. Man]

Looks pretty nice, so far. I can see a GM wanting to separate in-character from out-of-character entries though, so splitting up the "Game Log" item into two menus along those lines might be useful. Then the player posts could be automatically in-character on the IC items (with a drop-down list of characters to select from if the player has more than one). You could also make it so that the GM has a drop-down with all the players and characters on it so they can post as anyone (for posting as NPCs or in case a player drops out or is unavailable).

Another improvement would be the ability to import the XML from the NSRCG for the characters. Of course viewing a character's stats would only be available to the player running the character and the GM. Also, the GM should be able to take a character away from a player so they can no longer post as them or view their stats (for use if the character gets posessed or otherwise turned into a NPC).

[Coasini]

Good suggestions, I'll look into putting them in.