ttrpg

Tabletop Role-playing Games

A node package for those who enjoy sitting around tables, crawling dungeons, and otherwise causing mayhem in fictional worlds.

Why make an npm package for a tabletop game?

This package will provide semi-configurable utilities that generate common ttrpg data structures, such as a character, weapon, character sheet, inventory, abilities, etc. The reason I say semi-configurable is because, while things like Character.race and Character.role can vary from game system to game system, typically we adopt norms, such as the 9 various alignments.

What this package doesn't concern itself with is what you do with those items thereafter! You can send them off to be stored in a database somewhere as a part of a bespoke platform you and your friends use to play D&D, or just build an item comparison tool show off your skills.

How will we achieve this?

Objectively, the character and closely-related elements are the most important, as everyone at the table can utilize a character sheet, whether it's the players themselves tracking in-game changes or the DM checking a player's DEX modifier, there's use for all. That said, the following considerations have been made for the initial release:

v1.0.0

By this release, a user of this library will be able to:

• Create a Character with input validation
• See and track character stats and changes in-game through Character.sheet
• See and track equipped/stored items using Character.inventory
• Create a custom Item with input validation (weapon, armor, etc.)
• An effect can be applied to a Character when an Item interacts
• ...and more!

Obviously, to get to this ambitious v1 goal, a strong mvp would help. Feel free to join in on our discussion here!

v0.7.0-beta

#mvp #in-progress

In this initial release, the ttrpg npm package will be installable, and configurable with character classes and races. It will be able to generate type-safe characters and weapons using Builder classes.

More on the characters, this release will make available a static character sheet. In the first full release, this sheet will become interactive so you can track progress in-game. Beyond this, even, the character sheet will become configurable with unique sills and more.

Similarly, a character will have an established inventory that add and remove items. In later releases, the system will be expanded to include optional tracking of weight carried, and an equip/remove system for wearables.