Drupal RPG

It's now (sort of) possible to create characters, rooms, exits, and move around in RPG. I've been breaking up the code into various contributed modules, introducing in the newest release: RPG Action, RPG Event, RPG Skill, and the rudiments of a ruleset built on top of Drudge: MUDSlinger, which introduces basic combat. I've been adding new hooks to allow modules to interact more simply to create more complex results. I'm also moving things in the direction of Drupal 6.

You may now create objects with the RPG module. The Create RPG Object link at /rpg/create will list the available types, and after clicking on a link, you can fill out the forms. You can browse created objects at View RPG Object /rpg/view, and view/edit individual objects from there.

I just updated the RPG project page with a more current description. To add to the discussion, I'm cross-posting the juicy parts here and at gdo.

RPG

The engine itself does little more than provide a core to build a game with. Although it is intended to be for online RPG's, there is no reason the base couldn't be expanded to create other types of games, such as Turn-Based Strategy games, RTS games, or even slidescrollers. The engine is able to do this by providing basic functionality for administrators to create, use, and share 'rulesets'.

Rulesets are definitions of the Types, Attributes, and Actions used to create in-game objects. They may be created in forms available to game administrators, and may also be imported/exported from forms or even files. RPG Object Types follow inheritance rules, and may even include multiple parents, allowing types to share and even override attributes and actions.

Drudge is the first Ruleset I'm designing, to give an idea of how things will evolve. From the include file:

<?php
/**
* Drudge -- Drupal RPG Universal DIY Gaming Engine
* This ruleset borrows liberally from F.U.D.G.E.
* which is an open source generic RPG ruleset.
* Read more at wikipedia[1]
*/
?>

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fudge_die

Web Game Dev has launched recently. Looks like an interesting resource. They have an affiliate program too. Not sure if that's good or bad, but here's my link for what it's worth.

From their site:

I just set up an API Reference for the RPG module (and all its various include files). It may not always be in synch with the version in the Drupal CVS Repository, as I'm currently developing the module on this site.

So we've just launched the Drupal RPG site, the official home to the RPG module for Drupal. Official announcements will be made here, and at the Drupal Games group page.

Although you are welcome to "play" the game here, it doesn't actually do a damn thing right now. So you're probably better off just waiting until a more stable release. And I'm out this week, so don't expect anything until later in April.