eigengrausgenerator

Minor Feature Poll for 2.7

Hi folks! Looking to get feedback on a minor feature to add to 2.7.  Features that will be already included are a guardhouse, and faction headquarters. 

• Stable: the thing with horses. Descriptions, and prices for renting or buying horses. Horse generation is already in the generator.
• Library: the thing with books. Book generation is already in, couple more bits and bobs here and there are needed.
• Theatre: the things with plays / operas ...
  2020-11-18 01:41:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Planned Rewards Change

Hi people! Big bump in the Patreon count thanks to a Reddit post getting to the front page- welcome! 

In the coming week or so, I will be re-jigging the Patreon rewards to make it a little bit more transparent about what you can expect as the rewards; currently, it looks like community-driven polls are the easiest and most practical way to go about having a positive contribution towards the generator, so I'm looking at something similar to:

$2/month: Artwork Polls & Patre...

We have hit >$100!

Howdy folks! We have officially hit >$100, which is super exciting! The custom artwork has already been finished, but in case you missed it, here's the tavern which will be hitting with the next major update, in sweet sweet high-res. This piece of art was done by the brilliant Juho Huttunen, and with the Patreon at $100, I will be able to keep commissioning him on a semi-regular basis without going too out of...

2.6.1 has been released

This is just minor bug fixes, and also adds Sentry error tracking, which should hopefully let us diagnose some of the weirder problems that people are having- if you have been having errors, now is a great time to go and try it again, so it's logged in our system. Thanks!

2.7 Artwork Poll

Howdy! So, I would love to get your feedback on the next artwork to commission. I'm opening up this poll to everyone at or above $2/month. So, cast your votes below for what the next commission should be! As always, we'll be commissioning the fantastic Juho Huttunen, so vote with his gorgeously pensive Finnish style in mind!

2.6 "Cleanup Crew" has been released!

Hi guys,

2.6 "Cleanup Crew" has been pushed to live!

Link: https://eeegen.com 

Added

- Footer

- Jewellers

- Cleanliness descriptions to ships

- Quick editing for racial demographics

- Racial demographic sliders now update instantly

- More racial demographics descriptions

- Castle-specific requ...

Next artwork to commission?

Hi folks! You're the cream-de-la-cream of my supporters, and therefore I give the most hecks about what you think should happen next! So, the update has been out for a full 24 hours, and I'm curious- should I keep commissioning Juho? If so, what should I commission next?

v2.5 "What A View" has been released

Howdy folks! Suuuuuper excited to release v2.5, which includes the incredible artwork by Juho Huttunen (https://www.artstation.com/northernhermit), made possible by you guys!!! Check it out at https://eeegen.com!

Fun bits include:

• CSS overhaul including two columns, new DMG style, and illustrations
• Various bug fixes
2020-10-02 06:50:43 +0000 UTC View Post

Artwork in action, and a change of colour!

So, this is a very, very rough demo of the newly commissioned artwork in action (not the final, by the way, this is just a WIP). I'm also testing out /u/flamableconcrete's DMG watercolours, which I am really enjoying. What do you think, should the colour scheme shift from the yellow PHB over to this?&nbs...

Artwork sneak peek!

Hey folks! So, this is the first sneak peek of the artwork that I have commissioned from the fantastic Juho Huttunn (https://www.artstation.com/northernhermit). Rough draft of the splashscreen artwork that will be included with the next update!

This is directly because of you guys, the Patreon supporters- I wouldn't have enough cash to commission artwork by myself, so you can all give yourselves...

Two column style

Thoughts? This was literally three lines of CSS, so it's still a little rough, but would people be interested in a multi-column layout that mimics the style of the PHB and official material a little bit closer?

New Race

Hi folks!  Will be adding a new race to EEEG. Battle it out, may the best heritage win!

Video demo of Eigengrau's Generator

Very rough draft of a video! Thoughts, loyal Patreon followers? 

Racial Demographic Pop-up

No longer will you need to fossick around in the town's description to find just how many dragonborns there are in your town! Available with the next update.

P.S. I have heard you loud and clear- castles are on their way!

Next feature

Hi folks,

Feeling a little directionless with what feature I should work on next- so why not ask the good folk of Patreon? 

Cast your votes now, if I missed any ideas, then feel free to comment below!

2.4.1 "Hansel Eats Some Bugs" has been released

Nothing too major- just a bug fix of many of the issues addressed when a post went viral on Reddit, resulting in a huge uptick of traffic. Also includes an overhaul on the breadcrumb system (and a restructuring of the town.buildings object into an array behind the scenes)

Thank you so much for supporting the generator! My main focus in the following months will be getting the Generator in as many hands as possible- share it on Facebook, in DnD groups, subreddits, wherever! 

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2020-06-15 03:46:39 +0000 UTC View Post

2.4 "Kitchen Sink" has been released!

2.4 "Kitchen Sink" has been released for patrons (available at http://beta.eigengrausgenerator.com)

Added the .html for your convenience :)

Changelog:

## 2.4

### Added
- Tutorial
- Fletchers
- More meat in the butcher
- Additional text
- Indefinite article support
- NPC debt- creditors, debtors, and curtailed hoarding of ...

How do you use Eigengrau's Generator?

I was thinking about how I should improve the generator recently, and realised that it might be useful to share how I use the generator, and also hear how other people are using it.

I have essentially three different use cases.

1) The most simple is when the party has reached a stop-over town, and I need to roll up some characters for them to interact with- they're tired, have damaged equipment, and need to stock up on potions, sell items, etc. This is where Eigengrau's Generat...

Adding URL seeds!

So this has been a really, really long time coming, but I've finally added URL seeds, which should massively improve the debugging process- all of a sudden, all that's needed for us to all identify an issue is the URL, which will vastly reduce the amount of work that people reporting bugs need to do!

This is available now to all Patreon supporters, at http://beta.eigengrausgenerator.com 2020-05-20 04:57:15 +0000 UTC View Post

Indefinite articles!

Yes, at long last, the irritating nut of indefinite articles (a, an) has been cracked! This is all due to the wonderful Chapel's plugin, which seems to have been almost custom-designed exactly for my uses- can't thank Chapel enough for it. 

This will be shipped as part of the 2.3.1 update which will go out to the public in the not-too-distant future. 

Back! As penance, here's a redesign mockup

Hi all! Sorry for the radio silence. CoVid-19 has seen my PhD application bumped back, so I'm once again gainfully unemployed, this time for a more substantial period of time.

So this is a mockup of a redesign that I've been working on... I'll be commissioning an artist to create banners for the top, which will (with any luck) enhance the Eigengrau's Generator experience, giving you a better sense of what the current page is about. 

I'm considering using a kickstarter to get ...

Hiatus is almost over

Hi guys,

Just wanted to give you all an update for those that aren't active on the Discord server (which you totally should join, if you haven't already, by the way). 

This past year, I've been working on my Honours exegesis (I'm a composer by trade). This has meant that I've had precisely diddly squat time to spend on Eigengrau's.

Fortunately, there is a light at the end of the tunnel- I will be finishing my exegesis in a month, graduating (I hope), and then becoming f...

Unstable 2.3 is now available!

Hi gang! 

We are hard at work on the 2.3 update, which is going to blow your mind. It's including a whole bevy of new establishments and features, and really fleshes out towns. 

Now, I know that you're eager to sink your teeth into it and start incorporating it into your games, but unfortunately, it's not quite ready. But, what I can do is let you wonderful Patreon users access an unstable version, which will be an ongoing feature of be...

In Defence of A More Civilised Orc

In the campaign that I'm running, I have two half-orc PCs in my group (who are called The Artists of Arson after one too many fireballs hit the wrong person), one that was Han-Solo'd (Episode V, not VII) for two hundred years, and another that was raised in high society. Naturally, they're both very curious about returning to their roots, so when the human rogue managed to get cursed with blood-magic after reneging on a deal with the Xanathar's Guild involving a dragon, they all hopp...

The Economy of the Generator

Dungeons and Dragons has always had a fast-and-loose relationship with economics. We want players to feel big and powerful, with gold pieces being rare, making peasants swoon at the sight of them rocking into town and splashing a load of cash on things, but we also want the aforementioned peasants to make a decent enough living to be able to afford to hire out adventurers to take care of the goblins that just stole the blacksmith's daughter. We also need things to be pricey enough that they c...

Eigengrau's Generator is now served over https!

Not that there's any data that anybody could steal, as I don't keep any data, but I figured I might as well. So uh, it's now served over https! Yay!

2.2.1 Minor bug fix

Just pushed a minor bug fix to live; sliders should be working now, and market vendors should persist. If you find any issues, please report them here:  https://github.com/ryceg/Eigengrau-s-Essential-Establishment-Generator/issues 

Cheers!

Version 2.2 has been released!

Version 2.2 "The Update That Makes The Internet Mad" / "Critical (Hit) Theory" has been released! This is a QoL bug smashing update, that introduces the seeds of sexuality and class status to the generator. These will be expanded upon in future updates to make it feel like a more terraced society.  

http://www.eigengrausgenerator.com/  

Changelog: 

• Implemented Ki...
  2019-04-24 02:18:13 +0000 UTC View Post

The Theory of Generators

Thought that I'd write up a post about the theory and talk a little about my design philosophy behind the Generator. This'll be the first in a couple that I'll write, with the next couple being available to patrons before everyone else. I'll then post them for all to see, or perhaps have Duncan over at www.randroll.com host them. Hopefully you guys find them interesting, and if there's anything that you'd like to hear me talk about, be it the design philosophy of the generator, my thought pro...

Would you be interested in system-agnostic one-shots?

Hi guys, 

Just want to get a feel for the room of whether there's any interest in me adding in one-shots. An example of what I'm talking about is in the  Toolbox, called "The Poisoned Potioner", which is a short murder mystery without any combat. Is this a feature that you think would be helpful to the generator? It's decidedly not in the 'scope' of the generator, but I feel like it's also something that some people might find useful. Please put your thoughts below.