Openrpg tool

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While seemingly complicated at first, this tool is very helpful for both players and DMs alike to run online games.

First go to this site and download openrpg by following the steps as well as the order downloaded from top to bottom. I.e. Install paython, then the extension, then openrpg.

www.openrpg.com/index.php?page=install


The website doesn't tell you to install the python stuff, but you need to run both of them before running the above link. Install them in the order downloaded.


After installing the various programs, you are ready to run openrpg located in your startbar, or go under my computer and run it from there (but it should be in your startbar).
Start - All Programs - Open RPG 1.6.2 - Start Open RPG 1.6.2

Make sure to read the manual, it should answer pretty much all your questions:

openrpg.wrathof.com/faq/OpenRPG_User_Guide

If you're like some... who don't like to read manuals, or just need to get on quickly...

Now you will notice a bunch of windows, mainly, there's a chat bar in the bottom right of the screen to type in commands. The main thing to do though, to join a game is press ctrl + B, or select Game server from the top, then select, Browse Servers.

Double click on any of the servers listed (they're all pretty much open servers though I prefer openrpg vaev 1), you will then join the server, and from the same browse menu, you can join a specific room located to the right of the server you just picked from the left.

You can also create a room within that server at the bottom right, remember to pick a password, etc, to give admin rights. Else any person can take over.

For DMs
I went through the trouble of downloading and zipping every monsters for the 3rd edition from the website. Here they are from my geocities site at:

geocities.com/waper9/allmonsters.zip

Simply download it, then unzip to openrpg162/myfiles.

You can then do Insert file for whatever monster you would like to use.


For all
Download minatures, make sure you hit save target as, rather than just clicking.

openrpg.wrathof.com/Minis.xml




Final Notes
There's a lot more information and downloads available, you can view the manual at:

openrpg.wrathof.com/faq

Also, the openrpg website has more downloads as well.

www.openrpg.com/

Not to mention, you can now make minatures for yourself if need be, maps, etc. I'm still trying to find an easy map editor, but that'll come in time.

And here's a detailed site into making your own random adventures as well as tools for making maps, converting jpgs to maps, etc.

dnd.castellan.net/random%5Fadventure/

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From Iolum

Ok everyone, I just started using Open RPG and frankly it was quite confusing. I just happened to find a few tricks that might be useful to other new users and ease the learning curve. Open RPG is a great tool, and if used properly can cut down a lot of micro management time. Please feel free to add to this list. So without further ado, let us begin.

1) Auto Complete Sucks. I want it dead NOW.
Yes, even I hate it. Hit CTRL+S, select chat, and set SuppressChatAutoComplete to 1. That’s it. In this menu you can also change the font size and other chat options.

2) Old text disappears, and I can’t scroll over to it.
Well you can increase the number of lines that stay in the Chat display by hitting Ctrl+S, selecting chat, and setting the BufferSize to something greater than 100. Be warned however, that increasing the buffer size will cause Open RPG to use more ram, making your computer unstable/slow and ultimately crashing it. Unless you simply just have to see the more of the text, leave it at 100.

Auspician: You could also note that the simple shortcut for this is /lines X, which states your total amount of lines simply.

3) How do I specify actions in chat ?
To specify what your char does, type * (characters action) for example, “/me picks up the bow” will give me ** Charname picks up the bow**

4) How do I whisper ?
Two ways to do it, you can double click the name of the person you want to whisper on left box. Or you can use /w “players id”= message here.

5) How to bind commands and test to the F1 to F12 keys.
Now we all roll initiative, and it is a value that rarely changes. An easy way to do it is to use the command “charname [1d20+x] init” With x being your initiative modifier. Now, what you can do is type “/set F1=charname [1d20+x]” init and hit enter. Now every time you press F1, a d20 will be rolled and your initiative modifier will be added to it. Please note the final word init is used to activate a plugin to openRPG that your DM may utilize, so it is a good idea to always use this format even though it isn't absolutely necessary.

Also for those using the newer 2.1 Initiative tool.
Auspician : One of the things about this tool in regards to rolling initiative is that you have to put "init" without the quotes after the die roll. "Init" or "initiative" or "Initiative" won't work, it has to the the four lowercase letters "init" without the quotes.

You can bind other actions for example, by typing /set F2=/me hates gnome paladins. Everytime you press F2, you will get the action text **(charname) hates gnome paladins.**

6) Where are the miniatures?
Took me a while to figure this one. There are no miniatures with Open RPG. You have to add them yourself. You can download the miniature file I use from here www.rapidupload.com/download.php?file=dl&filepath=1222 . Save it (your install path)\OpenRPG\myfiles . Open OpenRpg, right click on the white window to the left with your game tree, and select Insert File. Browse and select the file you downloaded. You should now have another category in the tree called Mini’s. Browse through it, select the miniature time you want, and double click it. Chose from the pop up and click add. That’s it.

7) How do I add my character to Open Rpg.
I still haven’t found an xml exporter that formats char sheets into Open Rpg, so you will have to manually enter the stats one by one. On the positive side, it’s pretty easy and saves a lot of time. Open the features node, labled OpenRPG 1.6.2 go to Templates-Tools- double click 3rd Edition Character Tool.

You will have an addition to the Game tree called DnD 3E Character, browse through it, and add you stats to it. Once you are done, you can just right click the weapon to roll an attack and damage roll, or just right click the will saves entry to roll a will save. As you can see, it saves you the hassle of looking up each modifier.

Make sure to save the Character by right clicking it and selecting save node. To restore the Character to an older backup, just right click the Game Tree box, select insert file, browse to the back up and select it.

(Thanks to Auspician for pointing out a few errors and commands.)

If you need another program that doesn't have all the frills of openrpg, try out...

www.triaxe.co.uk/dnd/index.php?page=Online%20Chat

Click on the word download in the middle text.

Quite a few people have been asking me how to make your own mini’s for use with Open Rpg, so here it goes.

1) Copy your pic and make a new document, be sure to set the background as transparent.



2) Now paste your pic. You have 2 options from here based on the pic. If you have a nice clean one with a uniform background like the one I used for this example, this step becomes exceedingly easy. Just select the “Magic Wand Tool” and click on a clear spot in the background. Depending on the picture you will have to tweak the tolerance, but 15 usually works good for most pics.

Now if you don’t have a cooperative picture, ones with a gradient or multi colored background, the process becomes tedious. Select the “Polygonal Lasso Tool” and draw a selection around the parts of the picture that you need. Zooming in close makes this easier and also gives it a smoother border when you finally are done.



3) Depending on the pic, I sometimes like to shave off 1 or 2 extra pixels from the border once I have selected it. To do it, just go to select-expand-1px and delete. This often reduces the “white” edges of the picture. Another technique is to select-smooth 1-2px and then Delete. In this case, none of that was required, so I just hit delete.



4) The last thing I do is crop the pic, just select a rough area of the part you need, image-crop. Leaving the mini in this state often results in the “jagged brighter color border syndrome”. So just adding a 1px black border around the mini makes it look so much better. Just double click the mini’s layer, select stroke, change the color to black and size to 1px.



5) Last thing, resize the image, image-image size or Alt+Ctr+I ( I usually use 80px height) and save it Shft+Ctr+S as a .png or .gif file. Upload it to a image host like photobucket or on to your server and your done.

[Vallah]

Great stuff Warper. Million brownie points ;D

For map making I suggest Dungeon Crafter. Take a look at the Battle arena maps thread to see what this baby can do. Not too shabby for a freebie.

[boringone]

i tried to install openrpg but because im computer stupid i dont knw if it worked. i got stuck on the second step and dont know if it installed so i skipped to the third installation and now i cant find it

[iolum]

You can allways search your c drive if thats where you install stuff for start.py to find it. If its installed the search should find that file.

[boringone]

ok now how would i use it now?

[boringone]

sorry im verry computer stuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuppppppppppppppiddddddddddddddddd

[Vallah]

Assuming you are running windows XP, If you click start, then programs, any new stuff you have just installed should be highlighted.

[boringone]

ok i found it there and i created a shortcut icon, but when i doble click it nothing happens.

[cork]

make sure the program shortcut is to the right filepath wjich if you didn't move the file it should be "C:\Program Files\OpenRPG162\start.pyw"

[Vallah]

I hope some of this is useful to you Boringone, I had a nightmare getting Open inatalled too but it is worth the effort.

If you are still having problems it may be easier for you to just re-install it all from scratch.

[boringone]

ok when i try to install the wxpyhon it tells me that it will begin download shortly but then keeps going back to that page over and over again what mirror am i supposed to use?

[Vallah]

Use the mirror that is closest to you geograpically. (They are all the same though so it doesn't really matter).

[boringone]

well for some reason the mirror wont install. but it is giving me a headache:)

[cork]

ATTENTION!!!! for all of you pissed off at openrpgs character sheets not having the right skills I have a 3.5 edition skills update of the sheet... and just contact me online... AIM is BBT4ever and msn is [e-mail] (which is also my gtalk) and I can send it too you... if nething else in their node sheets pisses you off... tell me and I'll get around to fixing it..... hope you all enjoy it..... I do custom fixes of these nodes..... just ask and I will be willing to help... if I can