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2007-02-09, 10:22 AM (ISO 8601)
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Using MS Access to Create a D&D Database
Has anyone tried using MS Access to make a D&D database? How did it work out? I put one together from some of the stuff I've seen on GITP, so far here is a form I have for monsters, what do you all think?
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Sorry about the dead space on bottom, my picture-editing skills are lacking :(
Its pretty cool because I can create reports based on CR and such. So you can tell the program to give you a list of monsters between CR 3 and CR 5, and it will pull up a list for you.
I was going to try to do something online where people could go to the website, use prompts, and pull up a list of custom-created monsters.
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2007-02-09, 10:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Using MS Access to Create a D&D Database
Rock on! It'd be better than a wiki, in that it'd be easier to pull information, as you suggested - instead of relying on people to place the links in the numerous index pages.
How does Access delimit data, is it some sort of XML type thing? Comma delimited? I might be able to whip up a perl/shell script to rip through these monsters PDQ.My Homebrewage:Spoiler
Dragonlike fiends with a greatsword on each arm.
Not homebrew, but exploiting trap rules for serious cheese.
Priest (Good for NPC's, so I hear.
Feedback Inhibitor: Unlimited Scroll Scribing. (I'm proud of the fluff)
Poor Man's Augmentation Crystals.
True Blue Meatshield PrC. Gives Sword and board a chance to be indispensable.
The Actualist - Warping reality from first level onward!
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2007-02-09, 10:56 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Using MS Access to Create a D&D Database
You might want to create a space for an optional picture, but for the rest it looks awesome.
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2007-02-09, 11:02 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Using MS Access to Create a D&D Database
Off the top of my head it would seem to make more sense to do it in something like SQL or another open-source database system, and if the hosting is available, plug it in to a web frontend. Searchable WikiBase!