i must've missed this - you have a website going (or, in planing anyway)? is it SR related, general RPG related or other? what's the URL? sorry if you mentioned this already...i can't keep up!

i won't reject the idea. i do know that i won't be releasing the current version's code...it's way too fugly.

it does

but, the problem as i see it is that the 'Number of Successes' box is well hidden among many other number boxes...

i just feel like any one box gets lost in the mix and i was wondering if anyone else felt the same.

it sounds like you're asking for a 'group die roller' that would function much like the 'group perception roller' - do i understand correctly?

if i do - it's a great idea and i will definitally build it as soon as i'm building new things instead of fixing old ones

http://shadowrun.dinfinity.net/njp_screenshots.zip

it's not complete - some colors are wrong or boxes slightly out of place etc.

you'll note that the right side is just the character sheet - so it's open at all times - and the left is 99% of the functionality...character console, GM console, etc. and the splitter in between the two is movable.

it's optimized for 1024x768 or larger (the screenshots are 1024x768)...anything less will be tough and 800x600 is almost impossible...you'll cut out some controls and such.

i've also worked it out so that it'll remember what size you've made the window and in what position you've set the splitter - so once you set the window how you like it it'll stay that way from session to session.

I'm obviously not the developer, and thus not calling the shots, but my answer is no, it wouldn't.

At least not without a disproportionate amount of effort making it actually useful for something.

~J

this would be true - because everything now expands/contracts and repositions based on the window size...this would be another item that would be taking up room and would have to factor into all the math for position/size.

like i said, i'd rather everything function correctly and well - for now, at least.

i know - it's awesome...but you can see how rudimentary my flash map is - i would make a terrible 3D die.

yes - ones that don't explode

4. When choosing a totem you loose access to spells and spirits from the drop downs. The totem doesnt exclude access to those abilities, it just modifies them. A Snake shaman still has access to desert spirits for instance, they just dont get a bonus to conjuring them. Also they dont loose access to combat spells, they just get a minus to casting spells during combat, they get bonuses to detection, health and illusion spells (except while in combat). I dont think its a problem since you can add spells but you cant add spirits to the list. I also just noticed if you pick a totem, choose a spirit then change totem with out deleting the spirit when you choose a new totem all the previous spirits are still availible. (will there be a spirit information sheet based on the spirits you have conjured/aailible to go along with the character sheets?? Sorry if there is, I havent gotten that far with the prog, I just started playing with it)

If I may make a suggestion.

Since you already have the spells divided into categories, would it be hard for a "notes" or "Totem Modifier" spot to be added that adds in the modifiers when you say pick a spell that gets a +2 to for that totem, and then say a spell that gets a -2 for that totem? Like Dolphin gets +2 to Detection spells while they get a -1 to Combat spells. I mean you already have the totems flagging certain categories of spells to exclude them from the drop downs (unless I am misinterupting your code), so why not have them flag them for the bonuses/minuses instead? As for flagging spirits at creation there isnt a point since you are just spending points on them and the minuses to rolling dont come into play.

Would it be possible for people to add to the blank spots in the files like gear then email you the files so you could then add them to later builds? Im not sure how your files are saved and sorted. Im not sure if say I add all the pistols and then someone else adds all the shotguns, would you be able to take my info and the other persons info to compile it to one file. To then add the file to later builds?

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2. it took my old group a long time to learn that you could be a magical adept, and by the time we did we were sort of going our separate ways - so I've never really used these rules and can't remember right now why I programed JP this way. I'll get back to you when I've had time to go back over why I did that.
3. this should inherently be fixed with the rewrite.
4. i always played a hermetic mage, so again these are rules I was never fully familiar with. However, if I remember correctly, aren't you limited only to the spells you get advantages for?

and I'll take note of the totem-changing problems...it really should wipe all of the tables out when you change.

as for the 'notes' suggestion, the character notes section does get populated with the totem's advantages/disadvantages. And if I read correctly (i think, though, that i've misunderstood this part) that your suggestion also included the spells being split into ones you have advantages to and ones you have disadvantages to...if I was wrong in #4 and you can have spells that you have a disadvantage to, then I'll think about adding this feature somewhere down the road.

And finally: yes, I would love any submissions to gear, weapons, et cetera which I don't have yet, but only so long as they are from CANON material.

You can add stuff to the database using the 'Add Item' buttons and then inputing all of the stats and things (be sure to include book.page so I'll extract it correctly! anything without a book or with a madeup book listing [i.e. 'FragO.00'] will be skipped). Then, just send me the stuff.jpf file and I can extract the new items. But since the database format will be changing a little in this next release, I would ask that if you are ambitious and want to help out, that you wait till JP1.5 comes out to add anything for submission. Thanks!

Ah-Ha! That makes perfect sense and I'm sure I can work that in eventually - I'll add it to the list.

Craig eventually intends the program to support both SR3 and SR4. Because he's the man like that.