From 1fac678a794bd7c7cf616ebde03b9bce046e6cb3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rose Liverman <rose@tangentfox.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:59:54 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] progress towards character creation

---
 ReadMe.md            |  8 +++---
 src/data/classes.lua |  9 ++++--
 src/data/races.lua   |  9 ++++--
 src/main.lua         | 65 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 4 files changed, 76 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ReadMe.md b/ReadMe.md
index b7cff5e..be4556a 100644
--- a/ReadMe.md
+++ b/ReadMe.md
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 # nasa-tawa
 Strange motion. Idle toy inspired by Progress Quest.
 
+WARNING: Opens a console to LAN which can run *any* code as the user Love2D is
+running as! There is no security on this.
+
 ## Brainstroming
 Name the Race. Motto.  
 Level Class (xp bar)  
 Plot: Description (progress bar)  
 Quest (progress bar) (quest log?)
 
-Stats: strength, constitution, dexterity, intelligence, wisdom, charisma, health/max, magic/max
+Stats
 
 Equipment list and stats.  
 Spell list and levels.  
@@ -42,8 +45,6 @@ Equipment is generated based on level, but random, so lots of downgrading.
 - SpecialItem: InterestingItem of ItemOfs
 - InterestingItem: ItemAttrib Specials
 
-Only 100 quests are kept in the log.
-
 special characters:
 - Demi, who does 1 backflip
 - Anti Juandez, who is made-up
@@ -70,7 +71,6 @@ Young, no modifiers, messianic, Big, Special.
 Quest completion triggers a reward: spell, equipment, stat, item
 
 ## Tasks
-- [x] Push the modifications to timer to the GitHub library!
 - [ ] I have to make a stat called consider
 - [ ] Progress bars should be set within a manager (like timers) so one global
   draw function draws them all.
diff --git a/src/data/classes.lua b/src/data/classes.lua
index 80b7644..4486b00 100644
--- a/src/data/classes.lua
+++ b/src/data/classes.lua
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ local utility = require "lib.utility"
 local classes = utility.load_data("classes.json")
 
 -- TODO abstract out since this is shared between classes and races
+local class_names = {}
 for name, data in pairs(classes) do
+  class_names[#class_names + 1] = name
+
   if type(data.tasks) == "string" then
     data.tasks = { data.tasks }
   elseif not data.tasks then
@@ -17,7 +20,7 @@ for name, data in pairs(classes) do
       local time = #task * constants.reading_time_multiplier
       -- TODO decide on a random amount of extra time to add
       tasks[index] = {time, time, task}
-    if #task == 1 then
+    elseif #task == 1 then
       local time = #task[1] * constants.reading_time_multiplier
       -- TODO decide on a random amount of extra time to add
       tasks[index] = {time, time, task[1]}
@@ -29,4 +32,6 @@ for name, data in pairs(classes) do
   end
 end
 
-return classes
+table.sort(class_names)
+
+return classes, class_names
diff --git a/src/data/races.lua b/src/data/races.lua
index 04051f1..458aee5 100644
--- a/src/data/races.lua
+++ b/src/data/races.lua
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ local utility = require "lib.utility"
 local races = utility.load_data("races.json")
 
 -- TODO abstract out since this is shared between classes and races
+local race_names = {}
 for name, data in pairs(races) do
+  race_names[#race_names + 1] = name
+
   if type(data.tasks) == "string" then
     data.tasks = { data.tasks }
   elseif not data.tasks then
@@ -17,7 +20,7 @@ for name, data in pairs(races) do
       local time = #task * constants.reading_time_multiplier
       -- TODO decide on a random amount of extra time to add
       tasks[index] = {time, time, task}
-    if #task == 1 then
+    elseif #task == 1 then
       local time = #task[1] * constants.reading_time_multiplier
       -- TODO decide on a random amount of extra time to add
       tasks[index] = {time, time, task[1]}
@@ -29,4 +32,6 @@ for name, data in pairs(races) do
   end
 end
 
-return races
+table.sort(race_names)
+
+return races, race_names
diff --git a/src/main.lua b/src/main.lua
index 8f7db60..1755c23 100644
--- a/src/main.lua
+++ b/src/main.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+local window_width, window_height = love.graphics.getDimensions()
+
 local log = require "lib.log"
 local lovebird = require "lib.lovebird"
 local progress_bar = require "lib.progress_bar"
@@ -10,18 +12,67 @@ log{
   testing = true,
 }
 
-local constants = requrie "data.constants"
-local classes = require "data.classes"
-local races = require "data.races"
+local constants = require "data.constants"
+local classes, class_names = require "data.classes"
+local races, race_names = require "data.races"
+
+local new_character = function(name)
+  local base_stat_roll = function()
+    return 3 + math.random(1, 6) + math.random(1, 6) + math.random(1, 6)
+  end
+
+  local random_name = function(length)
+    local vowels = "aaeeeiioouuy"
+    local consonants = "bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyz"
+    local text = ""
+    for i = 1, length do
+      local c
+      if i % 2 == 0 then
+        c = math.random(1, #vowels)
+        text = text .. vowels:sub(c, c)
+      else
+        c = math.random(1, #consonants)
+        text = text .. consonants:sub(c, c)
+      end
+    end
+    return text
+  end
+
+  name = name or random_name(math.random(3, 9)) -- name not affected by seed
+
+  local seed = os.time()
+  math.randomseed(seed)
+
+  local character = {
+    seed = seed,
+    name = name,
+    race = race_names[math.random(1, #race_names)],
+    class = class_names[math.random(1, #class_names)],
+    charisma = base_stat_roll(),
+    constitution = base_stat_roll(),
+    dexterity = base_stat_roll(),
+    intelligence = base_stat_roll(),
+    strength = base_stat_roll(),
+    wisdom = base_stat_roll(),
+    level = 1,
+    experience = 0,
+  }
+  character.health = math.random(1, 8) + math.floor(character.constitution / 6)
+  character.magic = math.random(1, 8) + math.floor(character.intelligence / 6)
+
+  math.randomseed(os.time())
+  return character
+end
+
+-- for i = 1, 100 do
+--   print(new_character())
+-- end
+-- os.exit(1)
 
 -- test progress_bar
-local window_width, window_height = love.graphics.getDimensions()
 local test_bar = progress_bar(0, window_height - constants.progress_bar_height * 2, window_width, constants.progress_bar_height)
-
 local test_message = "This is a test text string of significant length. It exists to test printing over a progress bar."
-log("testing", #test_message)
 test_bar:set_text(test_message)
--- test:set_progress(math.random())
 
 local test_timer = timer.every(#test_message * constants.reading_time_multiplier, function() log("testing", "The timer completed.") end) -- TODO consider making timer not need a function; cause I don't here!