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A dice table is a direct translation of a gaming table from a book,
where the table has a stated dice expression, and each entry has a
numeric range. Most tables can now be taken as is from published
sources.

Also, if a message from a randomly rolled table contains a dice
expression, like Found 2d8 scrolls, the expression is automatically
substituted.

Finally if a message contains something like:
  You found a [wolf/fox/badger].
The displayed message will only include on of those entries.
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Howard Abrams 2021-02-11 22:08:06 -08:00
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#+email: howard.abrams@gmail.com
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#+PROPERTY: header-args:emacs-lisp :tangle ../rpgdm-tables-freq.el :comments no
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;; This file is not part of GNU Emacs.
;;
;;; Commentary:
;;
;; This file contains the source code, but the concept behind what I'm
;; calling random frequency tables is a bit complex, so I recommend looking
;; at the original file in `docs/rpgdm-tables-freq.org'.
#+END_SRC
* Introduction
While the majority of my tables are simple lists to choose a random element, some lists should return /some elements/ more often than /other elements/. While that sounds great in a sentence, I need to actually code what I mean. I call them /frequency tables/ and they look something like my Faction Encounter table:
| Church of Talos :: Worshipers of the god of storms and destruction. | scarcely |
| City Watch :: Members of the Waterdeep constabulary. | often |
| Cult of the Dragon :: Cultists who venerate evil dragons. | seldom |