[QUESTION] Creating ones own Ruleset?

Creating a ruleset is not as bad as they make you thinks, there is a lot of help in the Community, even for stupid questions (like some of the questions i had), and even someone without knowledge of coding in XML and lua can succeed. It may take a few days though.

Fenloh

I've found that I like using VIM. It does excellent syntax parsing and can do a large variety of things once you get used to the interface. Plus it exists for both Windows and Linux so I can work no matter what system I happen to be on and keep my environment similar.

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Originally Posted by joshuha

I normally see this with the inline tags. Most likely its near a <script file="blah" /> where there is no matching </script>.

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Just for everyone's info, this has been fixed in the latest version of NP++, THANK GOODNESS!

Oh wow, didn't realise an update was available. The version I was running didn't seem to spot the update through the automatic update tool.

New version does indeed fix the XML folding.

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Originally Posted by Brenn

Just for everyone's info, this has been fixed in the latest version of NP++, THANK GOODNESS!

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WOOT! Most annoying feature of a very useful tool fixed!

THAT is good. REAL good.

Thanks for the heads up.

- Obe

Is there an example ruleset to use?

I've tried the d20unpak and the d20ruleset installer and neither of them leave any files in the app data directory for examples to go by.

It would be nice to just have a zip file out there with a basic template of a ruleset.

Check out the FGWiki for the Base Ruleset.

The unpack tool should unpack the ruleset pak file to the designated folder path. Check there for the folder you are seeking.

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Originally Posted by Czarisyn

Is there an example ruleset to use?

I've tried the d20unpak and the d20ruleset installer and neither of them leave any files in the app data directory for examples to go by.

It would be nice to just have a zip file out there with a basic template of a ruleset.

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What ruleset did you use as a basic guide? Would you recommend I use it to get a basic idea?

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Originally Posted by DarkWarder

What ruleset did you use as a basic guide? Would you recommend I use it to get a basic idea?

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It depends on what you want to do. If you want to create a ruleset that is similiar to an existing one, AND that existing one isn't restricted IP, then it is best to modify the existing ruleset. For example, if you wanted a new d20 3.5 ruleset to use in The Simpsons (tm) setting, you'd be best advised to start with an OGL 3.5E ruleset.

If you want to build something completely new from scratch, or there is no unrestricted IP, you could usefully start with the Base Ruleset, as mentioned by Dr Z. The Base Ruleset includes no system-specific features, but does include some useful gameplay features, such as player-to-player whispers, GM options etc.

Stuart