Welcome to the alpha version of
                             Campaign Manager 1.0!


    This program was created to aid GMs of as many diffferent types of
role playing games as possible. However, the tables that I have created for
the distribution version will work mainly with AD&D.  I also created a table
of the Rolemaster critical charts.  New tables can be created for other systems
and used with this program as well.

    This is a project which I have been wanting to work on for some time and I
finally found the time this Christmas.  Remember this is the alpha version so
it may have some bugs.

    If you have any suggestions, comments, or constructive criticisms please
post them to REC.GAMES.FRP.DND under the heading CAMPAIGN MANAGER and I will
try to incorporate them into the next version of CM. Also, if you create any
tables for CM please upload them to an archive site so others may use them as
well.

    The Database command has not been implemented in this version.  I am still
trying to figure out how I want to do it.

    The NPC generating portion of this program only generates NPCs for AD&D.
I may try to add generators for more systems or wait and hope that BC++ will
allow DOS DLLs.  In the meantime I am sure some enterprising individual will
come up with a table file that will generate a character for other gaming
systems.


Here is a section of the help file that deals with the commands:

Commands are in the format:         [Expression] Verb (Tail).

where [] denotes optional parameters and () denotes a list of parameters.

Expressions are standard infix expressions with +,-,*,/, and the d (Dice)
operator.  The dice operator is used just like you would think.
2d6 rolls two six-sided dice for a total of 2-12.  The d operator has the
same precedence as the * and / operators.  Parenthesis are also allowed in
expressions.

The allowable verbs and tails are:

LOAD FileName
  This command loads all macros in the file "FileName.MAC" into memory.
  This does not delete macros currently in memory.


LU FileName SubName
  Lookup an item from subtable "SubName" in a file named "FileName.TBL".
  Dialog boxes will pop up asking for a value in a certain range.  When
  an item has been determined it will be printed.

  Example: lu dmg2 main


MACRO MacroName "MacroString"
  This command creates a macro named MacroName.  When MacroName is
  typed by itself on a line the MacroString is executed.  A blank MacroString
  will cause the macro MacroName to be erased from memory.

  Example: macro test "3d6;""\n"";3d8"
           1d5+1 test


NPC [Race] [Class(/Class)] [Level]
  Rolls an NPC based on specified information.

    Race can be one of:       Class can be one of:
         dw  Dwarf               fi  Fighter
         el  Elf                 ra  Ranger
         gn  Gnome               pa  Paladin
         ha  Halfling            mu  Magic-User
         he  Half-Elf            cl  Cleric
         hu  Human               dr  Druid
                                 th  Thief
                                 ba  Bard

  Level can be any integer from 1 to 32767 (monty-haul).

  Example: 3 npc el fi/mu/th 20


SAVE FileName
  This command saves all macros in memory to a file named "FileName.MAC".


TABLE FileName SubName
  Roll an item from a subtable named "SubName"
  in a file named "FileName.TBL"

  Example: 2d6 table dmg2 main


   Multiple commands may be entered if they are separated by a semicolon.

   Example: table dmg2 main;table curses main




P.S. Unfortunately I don't have posting access to the newsgroup -- so would the
    first person who downloads this program who has access to the newsgroups
    post a message.

            Thanx...   S^2