Character Creation (AD&D/RPG style)

[Avantharis]

Hello everyone.

After spend something reading and trying to learn Ren´py, I was unsure of how to start something without trying aiming to high. Then I did remeber once, while trying to learn Visual Basic that I tried to make a simple program to create a role play character (in AD&D style), I wonder, why no try that here here too? and here is the result:

- In the current form is very AD&D style, why? well I was trying something simple and something I know well (also I figure that work with all variables that often creating a roleplay character often result might be a good train). But it could be easily changed or adapted.
- It is menu and text only.
- It´s not perfect nor very good and maybe it is a mess in the code, but if might help someone I would be happy.

Edit:Made a small edition to the overall code following trooper6 advice, mostly I just made better blocks and remove a few jumps.

Thanks to trooper6 and Onishion which helped me to solve a problem in the code.

Here is how it works.

• - Roll for atributes
  - Attributes over 12 have a modifier of +2 (Not on the attribute itself, right now is a bonus that could be applied somewhere else), below 12 it does have a modifier of -2
  - Race modify some atributes (+1 Str / -1 Wis for dwarves, per exemple)
  - Choose your class (limited by attributes, except thief), each class have a special skill.
  - Then you choose your skills (limited by class)
  - Finally you buy some stuff (if you gold is lower that anything avaliable for sale, this part will end)
  - Pick your name
  - Just review all.

Script code.

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define e = Character('Eileen', color="#c8ffc8")

# The game starts here.


screen CHAR1:
    frame:
        xalign 0.01 
        yalign 0.05
        vbox:
            label "Attributes" 
            text "Strength = [STR] ([mstr])"
            text "Constitution = [CON] ([mcon])" 
            text "Agility = [AGI] ([magi])" 
            text "Wisdom = [WIS] ([mwis]) " 
                
               
label start:
    
    show screen CHAR1
    
    $ AGI = 0
    $ STR = 0
    $ WIS = 0
    $ CON = 0
    $ test= 10
    $ mstr= 0
    $ mcon =0
    $ magi =0
    $ mwis =0
    

    $ FirstChar = True
    while test >= 10:
    
        menu:
            "Roll Dices (3D6 for each attribute)":
                $FirstChar = False
                $STR = renpy.random.randint (6,18)
                if STR >=12:
                    $mstr = 2
                if STR <=12:
                    $mstr = -2
                $AGI = renpy.random.randint (6,18)
                if AGI >=12:
                    $magi = 2
                if AGI <=12:
                    $magi =-2
                $CON = renpy.random.randint (6,18)
                if CON >=12:
                    $mcon = 2
                if CON <=12:
                    $mcon =-2
                $WIS = renpy.random.randint (6,18)
                if WIS >=12:
                    $mwis = 2
                if WIS <=12:
                    $mwis =-2
                        
            "Go with this numbers" if FirstChar==False:
                jump race #this one remain as need to be a non-empty block.
            
label race:

    $ race = ""

    menu:
        "Human":
            $ race ="Human"
        "Elf":
            $ STR -=1
            $ AGI +=1
            $ race = "Elf"
        "Dwarf":
            $ race= "Dwarf"
            $ STR +=1
            $ WIS -=1
            
label Class:
    
    e "choose your class"
    $ class1 = "Novice"


    menu:
        "Fighter" if STR >=12 and AGI >=12:
            $ class1 = "Fighter"
            $ STR +=1
            $ AGI +=1
            $ extra = "More Weapon Skills"
        "Barbarian" if STR >=14 and CON >=16:
            $ class1 = "Barbarian"
            $ STR +=2
            $ CON +=2
            $ WIS -=2
            $ extra = "Berserk Rage"
        "Thief" :
            $ class1 = "Thief"
            $ AGI+=2
            $ extra = "Thief Skills"
        "Cleric" if WIS >=12:
            $ class1 = "Cleric"
            $ WIS+=2
            $ extra = "Clerical Spells"
        
    e "current class [class1] and your current extra skill is [extra]"

    
label Skills:
        
    e "choose your Skills"

    $ sk = 4
    $ sknormal = 4
    $ skill =[]
    $ sw = False
    $ spe = False
    $ ax = False
    $ bw = False
    $ mc = False
    $ st = False
    $ dg = False


    if class1 == "Fighter":
        $ sk +=1
        $ sknormal +=1
    if class1 == "Cleric":
        $ sk -=2
        $ sknormal -=2
    if class1 == "Thief":
        $ sk -=1
        $ sknormal -=1

              

while skill >= sknormal:

    e "current skill points left=[sk] and current skills [skill]"

    menu:
        "Sword" if sw == False and class1 in ["Fighter" , "Barbarian"]:
            $sk -=1
            $skill.append("Sword")
            $ sw = True
        "Spear" if spe == False and class1 in ["Fighter" , "Barbarian"]:
            $sk -=1
            $skill.append("Spear")
            $ spe = True
        "Bow" if bw == False and class1 in ["Fighter" , "Barbarian" , "Thief"]:
            $sk -=1
            $skill.append("Bow")
            $ bw = True
        "Axe" if ax == False and class1 in ["Fighter" , "Barbarian"]:
            $sk -=1
            $skill.append("Axe")
            $ ax = True
        "Mace" if mc == False and class1 in ["Fighter" , "Barbarian" , "Cleric" , "Thief"]:
            $sk -=1
            $skill.append("Mace")
            $ mc = True
        "Staff" if st == False :
            $sk -=1
            $skill.append("Staff")
            $ st = True
        "Dagger" if dg == False :
            $sk -=1
            $skill.append("Dagger")
            $ dg = True
            
    if sk == 0:
        e "current skill points left=[sk] and current skills [skill]"
        jump Inventory1 #Kept this jump since its the call to end this part.

label Inventory1:
    
    e "buy your gear"
    
    $money = 250
    $ Inventory = [ ]
    
while money >=0:

    menu:
        "Long Sword - 60 Gold" if money >=59:
            $money -=60
            $Inventory.append ("Long Sword")
            e "added a Long Sword [Inventory] current gold [money]"
        "Spear - 45 Gold " if money >=44:
            $money -=45
            $Inventory.append ("Spear")
            e "added Spear [Inventory] current gold [money]"
        "Battle Axe - 50 Gold"if money >=49:
            $money -=50
            $Inventory.append ("Battle Axe")
            "added a Battle Axe [Inventory] current gold [money]"
        "Long Bow - 100 Gold" if money >=99:
            $money -=100
            $Inventory.append ("Long Bow")
            "added a Long Bow [Inventory] current gold [money]"
        "Infantary Mace - 45 Gold" if money >=44:
            $Inventory.append ("Infantary Mace")
            $money -=45
            "added a Infantary Mace [Inventory] current gold [money]"
        "Chain Mail - 200 Gold " if class1 in ["Fighter" , "Cleric"] and money >=199:
            $Inventory.append ("Chain Mail")
            $money -=200
            "added a Chain Mail [Inventory] current gold [money]"
        "Leather Armor - 100 Gold " if money >=99:            
            $Inventory.append ("Leather")
            $money -=100
            "added a Leather Armor  [Inventory] current gold [money]"
            
                
        "Finish":
            jump Name
            
label Name:
    
    e "current items [Inventory] gold left [money]"
                                               
    e "lets make the final test for now"

    e "names"
         
    $ player_name = renpy.input ("What is your name?")
    $ player_name = player_name.strip()
 
    if player_name =="":
        $ player_name ="Ren"

label Final:
    
    e "So, your name is %(player_name)s!"

    show screen overlay

    e "feel free to check out everything in the overlay"

    e "no hurry"

return

Screen code (just add at the end)

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screen overlay:
    frame:
        xalign 1.0 yalign 0.0
        hbox:
            textbutton "Character" action Show ("Char")
            textbutton "Inventory" action Show ("Inventory1")
            
screen Char:
    modal True
    frame:
        xalign 0.5 yalign 0.5
        vbox:
            label "Name"
            vbox: 
                text "[player_name]"
            label "Race"
            vbox: 
                text "[race]"
            label "Class"
            vbox:
                text "[class1]"
            label "Special Ability"
            vbox:
                text "[extra]"
            label "Attributes:"
            frame:
                xalign 0.0
                yalign 0.0
                vbox:
                    text "Strenght = [STR] ([mstr])" size 16
                    text "Constitution = [CON] ([mcon])" size 16
                    text "Agility = [AGI] ([magi])" size 16
                    text "Wisdom = [WIS] ([mwis]) " size 16
            label "Skills"
            vbox:
                text "[skill]"
            textbutton "Close" action Hide("Char")

screen Inventory1:
    modal True
    frame:
        xalign 0.5 yalign 0.5
        vbox:
            label "Character"
            frame:
                xalign 0.0
                yalign 0.0
                vbox:
                    text "[Inventory]" size 16
            label "Gold"
            vbox:
                text "[money]"
            textbutton "Close" action Hide("Inventory1")
            

[trooper6]

You've got your indentation down for the screens...but you don't have your indentation down for the regular code.
Whenever there is a colon (":") you should indent. It makes a block. When you finish that unit, then you indent back out. Your program clearly works right now without the indentation, but indenting is better looking code and you know you won't get into trouble later. And it helps visually organize your code.

For example this:

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label start:
    
show screen CHAR1
    
$ AGI = 0
$ STR = 0
$ WIS = 0
$ CON = 0
$ test= 10
$ mstr= 0
$ mcon =0
$ magi =0
$ mwis =0

Is better as this:

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label start:
    
    show screen CHAR1
    
    $ AGI = 0
    $ STR = 0
    $ WIS = 0
    $ CON = 0
    $ test= 10
    $ mstr= 0
    $ mcon =0
    $ magi =0
    $ mwis =0

etc on the indentation.

Also, Renpy reads from top to bottom. So you have a number of jumps that you don't need to include. A slimmed down version of your code looks like this:

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label start:
    #Stuff Happens
    jump race

label race:
    #Stuff Happens
    jump skills

label skills:
    #Stuff Happnes

You don't need the jumps because you aren't actually jumping...you are just continuing on linearly. Cutting the jumps would result in the same results and save you a few lines of code.

Hope some of that helps!

[Avantharis]

Thanks trooper6! sure this helps a lot, I will adjust the blocks and the jumps too (now I see they where a left over of a previous version, which isn´t needed anymore, but does not cause issues right now)