From: sweatshop
Date: 2002-01-28 05:24:46
No one I asked could find one, so I decided to make one myself:
Plant Template
OVERVIEW:
-Accurate description so that the modelers can make a 3d model (size, colors, etc.)
-Terrain/Climate where found (wastelands, temperate forests, jungle, etc.)
-Life Cycle (reproduction, age, etc.)
-Special Attributes (magical properties, what the plant is used for)
SUMMARY
CLIMATE/TERRAIN:
FREQUENCY:
From: sweatshop
Date: 2002-01-28 05:53:20
In-Reply-To: 375
it should be:
-Life Cycle (reproduction, lifespan, etc.)
From: sweatshop
Date: 2002-01-29 03:09:29
In-Reply-To: 375
Herb Template:
(please note, this is only for herbs (substances derived from plants or a certain part of a plant) please use the PlantTemplate for plants.)
OVERVIEW:
-plant derived from and which part of plant
-process used to derive herb (if applicable)
-properties/uses (what’s the use of a herb if it does nothing? :P)
-who uses it
well… I’m sure there’s plenty more that’s needed… this is all I could come up with for the moment.
From: sweatshop
Date: 2002-01-30 00:40:02
In-Reply-To: 375
so what's the concensus? It this good enough?
From: raeky
Date: 2002-01-28 07:18:57
In-Reply-To: 376
you need it like
Annual / Perennial / Bi-annual:
Reproduction age (Perennial only):
Pollination: (self pollinating, male and female plants, pollinated by wind, bees, whatever)
Rate of growth:
Maximum size:
Eaten by:
Eats?:
Medical/Magical uses:
Unique Properties:
From: raeky
Date: 2002-01-28 07:30:52
In-Reply-To: 378
These are the vaules that should be filled in for all plants
Annual / Perennial / Bi-annual:
Reproduction age (Perennial only):
Pollination method:
Flowering season:
Seed dispersal method:
Rate of growth:
Maximum size:
Eaten by:
Eats?:
Medical/Magical uses:
Unique Properties:
CLIMATE/TERRAIN:
FREQUENCY:
From: raeky
Date: 2002-01-29 16:00:43
In-Reply-To: 398
it should be based on the plant templete, since herbs come from plants. So all the info thats in the plant templete plus this new info.
From: darshan
Date: 2002-01-29 16:04:08
In-Reply-To: 408
A herb template is not a plant template. You do not put i"all the info thats in the plant templete" in it. Doing that would be like stuffing a plant's description with the description of the entire region where the plant appears. You only put the herb's own properties in a herb template. Nothing else. Nothing else. Nothing else.
From: raeky
Date: 2002-01-29 16:11:50
In-Reply-To: 409
well then all the herbs need a plant description to go with them... but if the herb is called the same as the plant the worldbook will link to the same page...
From: darshan
Date: 2002-01-29 16:27:52
In-Reply-To: 411
Why on earth would a herb have the same name as a plant?
From: raeky
Date: 2002-01-29 16:51:48
In-Reply-To: 423
almost all the spices and herbs in our world come from plants with the same name. The plant assumes the name of what its used for. Why should it be different in RPG?
From: darshan
Date: 2002-01-29 16:52:36
In-Reply-To: 423
Because the only connection between a herb and a plant is that the herb comes from the plant. They share nothing else. The plant's properties are irrelevant when considering those of the herb.
From: darshan
Date: 2002-01-29 17:41:47
In-Reply-To: 424
So the question is simply about the naming of the herb description files? If the plant's name is X, call the herb X_herb. But as far as plant-herb connections go, you can just make links between the two. Don't include plant descriptions in herb descriptions. We don't want a single description in two places at once. If you really insist on duplicating plant descriptions by copying them into herb descriptions... well, sure, but in that case we're putting you in charge of keeping them all up to date. ;)
From: beregar
Date: 2002-01-30 12:59:04
In-Reply-To: 426
Why on earth do we need different descriptions for herbs and plants? Why don't we just place all medical usage and that stuff into plant template if it has uses. We will soon have dozens of different sections in the worldbook while we could simply add more in ones we already have.
puuh,
- Beregar
From: darshan
Date: 2002-01-30 11:23:09
In-Reply-To: 434
The herb template suggestion of msg #398 looks fine.
From: beregar
Date: 2002-01-30 13:25:05
In-Reply-To: 447
It was decided (on channel) that there won't be separate template for herbs. Instead, there will be Uses section (or something like that) in the plant template. I'm redesigning the plant template after my programming class and update the worldbook (if I just can access it:).
- Beregar
