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Alignment tracker

Not sure if this is the right place for this but seeing as we are all subscribers I figured this is a good place to start. I am looking for a way to quantify alignment.  The campaign will have the characters committing acts that will be in line with some members alignment but at odds with others so I am wanting to track this in a more accurate way so I know how certain NPC's will react to the PC's.  Does anyone have a good system for this?
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Pat S.
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I'm sorry to say it but your question falls along the lines of system question and not a programming question as it is a judgement call on the GM, not the roll20 site programming. You might try the D&D subreddit for your question.
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Gen Kitty
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"Can someone write me a script I can use to track alignment?" is on-topic, "What sort of system should I use?" is off-topic.  Multiple people may/will be able to help with the former, and /r/dnd , /r/rpg , or /r/Roll20 should be able to help with the latter. I'll move this over to API so you can get help with coding the system, once you've figured out how you want to quantify actions and their hit on alignment.  I suggest reviewing the Pendragon RPG as well as White Wolf's various 'morality' charts for a starting place.
I guess I really wasn't looking to do this with a script but there really isn't a good place here to ask this question.  I'm not much for reddit as it is just another account I have to have so can we get a set of forms here that is specific for GM's to get advice from one another?
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Pat S.
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There are some  G+ communities that could help you also. The best recommendation I can make that is roll20 specific (anything that is not roll20 specific is considered off-topic) is just to make a handout, listing what you think will help you quantify your requirements of what alingments mean in your game. I'm sure the wizards of the API could help or if asked nicely, whip up a script that might help.
&nbsp;I haven't tried this myself, but this script may be helpful:&nbsp;<a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Script:Morality" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Script:Morality</a>
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Gen Kitty
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tyler t. said: can we get a set of forums here that is specific for GM's to get advice from one another? Once upon a time, there was a 'General Off-Topic' forum for general chatting and off-topic pleasantries. It was closed because of drama and flamefests and people not able to get along with each other.
Brian said: &nbsp;I haven't tried this myself, but this script may be helpful:&nbsp; <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Script:Morality" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Script:Morality</a> This is in the general right direction but still misses the mark I want by a good deal. GenKitty said: tyler t. said: can we get a set of forums here that is specific for GM's to get advice from one another? Once upon a time, there was a 'General Off-Topic' forum for general chatting and off-topic pleasantries. It was closed because of drama and flamefests and people not able to get along with each other. Im not proposing a FFA style forum but something along the api forum for non api discussion. &nbsp;Possibly a place we can discuss niche rules and how to apply them. &nbsp;There would need to be very strict rules for the forum if flaming and trolling is a concern but honestly another account to log into isn't what I need as a gm.
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tyler t. said: Brian said: &nbsp;I haven't tried this myself, but this script may be helpful:&nbsp; <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Script:Morality" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Script:Morality</a> This is in the general right direction but still misses the mark I want by a good deal. Would you mind sharing your thoughts on the functionalities you're envisioning for quantifying alignment? Help us help you zero in on that mark. :) a place we can discuss niche rules and how to apply them Such discussions are welcome in the Specific Use Questions (or possibly the&nbsp;General On-Topic) subforum, provided that the subject matter is along the lines of "how [to use Roll20's resources] to apply [this niche rule]". As this is not on-topic for this thread, please send me a private message if you'd like to continue this discussion with me.
All I am looking for is something like a law v chaos 00-100 style chart and good v evil 0-100 style chart. &nbsp;If a player scores 50 on both it would be true neutral. &nbsp;I just wasn't sure if anyone had seen any resources for how you quantify how good or bad an act is. &nbsp;Kind of why I didn't come here originally looking for a script. &nbsp;This isn't something the players will necessarily see its more so I can track how certain NPC's will interact with the PC.
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I would recommend a script; possibly one that adjusts one or two Attributes that represents the axes of lawfulness and goodness (with the assistance of API Command Buttons) and outputs the results to the text chat on command. When a character commits an act that affects their alignment, I might adjust their positioning along one such axis by a factor one of three increments depending on the scale of the act: 1% for acts that affect individual characters within a limited area for a limited period of time. 3% for acts that affect a settlement or society for a limited period of time or individual characters for a long or indefinite period of time. 5% for acts that affect a settlement or society for a long or indefinite period of time. You could additionally incorporate descriptors that cover areas of the axes, that the script would handle and output alongside the numerical percentages of lawfulness and goodness.
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tyler t. said: All I am looking for is something like a law v chaos 00-100 style chart and good v evil 0-100 style chart. &nbsp;If a player scores 50 on both it would be true neutral. &nbsp; Have you considered making this as a PAGE in Roll20?&nbsp;That is how I would do it. Make a page and draw a graph (2 lines or 4 boxes or 9 boxes with the drawing tool). X-Axis can be labeled with the text for Law -------- to Chaos. Y-Axis can be labeled for Good --------- to Evil. Use the drawing tool to make a circle or box in the middle for Neutral zone. Or use an alignment image from a rulebook of your game system as a background image (as per classic AD&D example image below). Make/give each Character a colorful TOKEN on this page with a Nameplate showing their name. &nbsp;Don't assign the permissions to the Players if you only want the GM to adjudicate and move the alignment position, or allow them permissions if they can adjust their own alignment in your game. When you want to discuss Alignment issues in-game with your group, or demonstrate the current alignment graph position of any Character, then just drag the Player's ribbon to that page and show them the graph with their named tokens sitting at their individual alignment positions on the graph. Like this, add colorful tokens on top, move the tokens whenever needed. EXTRA CREDIT: Take a screenshot of the tokens position each week and post JPG as a Handout or in the Game's Forum. Track the changing alignment graph over weeks-months of game play. Other uses for this technique: The same boxes-labels-tokens-Page technique also works for any kind of Poll of your Players! such as: "What day can you play? Move your token to the box for Monday, Tuesday, or Friday".&nbsp; Or "What class do you want to play? We need 1 person under each Class"&nbsp; or "What game system do you want to try next?"&nbsp; Any kind of voting or category-based tracking. You could track Honor, or XP, or Timeline... Anything that can be graphed & which changes per-character just use a Token to represent and shift the tokens around.
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Stephen S.
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You know..... didn't we have an "achievement" script around here somewhere? They could be coupled together as options of the same script. Player : "Why did my alignment change?" DM: "Maybe the fourteen 'How did that get in my pocket? (Petty Theft)' achevements you have collected."