Programmer: Martin Schofield 
                         Program: randchar
                         Purpose: random character generator
                                  for AD&D 2nd edition game
                                  also includes monster hit
                                  point generator

       Randchar is propreitary property of Martin Schofield. It is not 
freeware! People who enjoy this program and wish to continue using it, for 
more than one week, should send $5.00(check payable to Martin Schofield) to:
               
                    Martin Schofield 
                    79 Turner Street
                    Dedham MA, 02026


You can also send e-mail to me at mschof@cs.umb.edu

Shareware distribution companies may include this program on any of their
products as long as the original files are not changed, and the cost of
this program is no more than $5.00 (not including shipping & handling).

Feel free to distribute this program as long as the original files remain
unchanged.

The writer of this program assumes no responsibility for any damage, real
or imagined caused by this program.

Also of potential interest is Randtres a random treasure generator for 
the AD&D game. This program even has the possibility of intelligent 
weapons.

Notes:

People who have a use for this program don't need definitions 
to most of the words encountered in the program such as: fighter, wisdom,
etc..., however the word seed may cause some confusion.
Seed: an integer, enter a whole number.

Randchar is largely a menu-driven program, when running a menu will appear
with available choices. Entering the letter corresponding to each choice 
that character will be generated. The monster hit point generator is run
slightly differently. After entering m for monster you will be prompted 
by a few questions such as: Hit Dice, number of monsters, etc..., again
this will all be self-evident to those who play AD&D.

Randchar will also work for the D&D game, however hit points will usually
be off and many classes available are not included in the D&D game. Other
classes such as: Dwarf, Elf, etc.., are not available, (however a DM could  
just generate a fighter and a wizard and combine the relative ability scores 
for an elf etc...). On the matter of hit points, hit points generated from 
the monster hit point generator will still apply, however the hit points 
for the charcters will not apply(except for a wizard) characters in the 
AD&D game generally have more hit points than those in the D&D game.

Finally, remember you are the DM. If this program generates a 
"super-character" you'd rather not have in your campaign, or a monster too
powerful for your players to face, just ignore it. I'm just another DM who
wrote a computer program, you're in charge of your campaign.




This program was written with materials drawn from:

David "Zeb" Cook, AD&D 2nd edition Dungeon Master's Guide. 
                  Random House: 1989.

David "Zeb" Cook, AD&D 2nd edition Player's Handbook.
                  Random House: 1989. 

with the purpose of aiding fellow DMs and players.



If this just went by your screen really fast do the following: turn your
printer on, type the following    type randchar.txt >prn