Role-playing game software, as opposed to role-playing video games, is a software intended to assist in developing and running of role-playing games. It does not allow the game to be played entirely within the computer. Such software assist in the drawing of maps, player character and non-player character creation, generation of monsters, and provision of dice rolls and their results. The software may be specific to a single role playing game system, or flexible enough to be applied to multiple game models.
Software
editYear | Title | Developer | Publisher | Setting | Platform | Notes |
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1981 | The Imperial Data Recovery System | FASA | Traveller[1] | |||
1985 | Dragonfire II: The Dungeonmaster's Assistant | Erik Brynjolfsson, Steven Bergstein | Magicware | Various[2] | Apple, Commodore, IBM Personal Computer | |
1988 | Character Creator | SandBar Software[3] | ||||
1988 | AD&D Dungeon Masters Assistant Volume I: Encounters | SSI | ||||
1989 | AD&D Dungeon Masters Assistant Volume II: Characters & Treasures | SSI | ||||
1993 | Campaign Cartographer
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ProFantasy Software | Various | Microsoft Windows | ||
1996 | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons CD-ROM Core Rules | |||||
1996 | TableMaster | |||||
2000 | PCGen | Bryan McRoberts et al. | Various | Cross platform | Won gold at the 2005 ENnies for Best Electronic Product.[4] | |
2002 | D&D e-Tools: Character and Monster Generator | Code Monkey Publishing | Various | Microsoft Windows | ||
2002 | AutoREALM | Andy Gryc | Various | Microsoft Windows | ||
2003 | TOS+ (The Only Sheet Plus) | The Only Sheet | Fantasy | Microsoft Windows | ||
2004 | Fantasy Grounds | SmiteWorks | Various | Microsoft Windows, Mac OSX, Linux | ||
2007 | D&D Insider | Wizards of the Coast | ||||
2007 | Virtual Table beta | Wizards of the Coast | Promised feature for D&D Insider. Canceled in 2012 | |||
2012 | Roll20 | The Orr Group | Various | Website, mobile app | ||
2019 | Black Cat DMs Familiar | D. Halliday | D&D 5E | Microsoft Windows | freeware | |
2020 | Forgotten Maps | D&D 5E | Website, Mobile | freeware |
References
edit- ^ Morrison, John M. (April 1982). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (50). Steve Jackson Games: 34–35.
- ^ Trunzo, James V. (1986). "Dragonfire II". Computer Gaming World (33): 54–55.
- ^ Wieck, Stewart (February 1989). "The Silicon Dungeon". White Wolf. No. 14. p. 37.
- ^ "2005 Archives". The ENnie Awards. Archived from the original on 2008-01-20. Retrieved 2008-03-13.