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CREATE A RANDOM GENERATOR


WELCOME TO PERCHANCE!

Perchance is a platform for creating and sharing random generators. To create a
random generator you simply create lists which reference other lists:

output
  Your [pack] contains [item], [item] and [item].

item
  a few coins
  an old {silver|bronze} ring
  a handkerchief
  a shard of bone
  some lint
  a tin of tea leaves

pack
  purse
  backpack
  bag
  pack
  knapsack
  rucksack


try this example

So, for example, whenever you write [pack], a random item from the "pack" list
will be put in its place — as shown in this animation by Vionet20.

Here's a link to a minimal perchance generator based on the above code. You can
edit it, save your own version, and share it.

You can change the odds of items like so:

pack
  purse
  backpack ^2
  bag
	...


That makes "backpack" twice as likely as the others to be chosen when we write
[pack]. You can import other peoples' generators like this:

sentence
	I need a new {import:noun}.
	Quickly, {import:verb}!


You can also alter the capitalisation, pluralisation, tense, and other
properties of your word lists. Here's how to play around with capitalisation,
for example:

sentence
	[name.titleCase], can you hear me?
	HELLO, [name.upperCase]!

name
  patricia
	khalid
	anaya
	...


There are a bunch of different shorthand notations to make common tasks easier:

sentence
	{She|He} was about {15-20}0cm tall and was carrying {1-3} {import:concrete-noun}{s}.


If you prefer to learn via video, here's a great unofficial introduction video
by YouTuber Chaoclypse who is using Perchance to create RPG generators:



(btw, feel free to share your own Perchance video tutorials on the community
forum - you might get featured here!)

The above examples only show the absolute basics of Perchance! If you'd like to
learn more, check out the tutorial, and start playing around with a minimal
example (or the basic template). Check out the examples page and this somewhat
complexified version of the previous backpack example for some demonstration of
advanced features.

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Once you've created a generator, you can share it with others by simply sharing
the URL. You can change the URL in the "settings" menu. You can also download it
as a single HTML file so that you can run it offline, or even turn it into a
Twitter bot or a Tumblr bot. It's also easy to embed it in your own website:

<iframe src="https://null.perchance.org/my-generator-name" style="width:100%; height:600px; border:none;"></iframe>


And a note to coders: It's also possible to set up an API server for your
generator, even though Perchance doesn't have an "official" API at this point.
It's also possible to set up a Discord bot which will respond to messages with
the output of a generator that you choose.

We have a Lemmy community which you might like to join. Feel free to share your
creations there or ask questions if you need some help building your generator.
Also check out the work-in-progress useful generators list which might have some
generators that you'd find useful for importing into your own generator.

If you're looking for a simple random generator maker that just randomly selects
one of several different items that you specify, then you can still use
Perchance, but it might be a bit excessive for such a simple task. That said,
the advantage of using Perchance for something like this is that it makes it
really easy to add different weights/chances to each item and to extend it with
some additional complexity later if needed. Perchance is designed to allow you
to create random generators that have a lot of complexity, without requiring any
existing coding knowledge, and with a fairly simple interface.

Perchance is based on HTML/CSS, and JavaScript, and my secret mission with
Perchance is to get people interested in coding with a smooth, fun
learning-curve. If you enjoy using Perchance and want to take your coding skills
to the next level, you might like to learn to code on Khan Academy, or Scratch.

Finally, Perchance's structure is based on other awesome random text languages
like randomgen by Orteil and Rant by TheBerkin. Many thanks to these and other
DSL creators which inspired Perchance's syntax and functionality. You might also
like to check out Chartopia - another website which allows you to make random
generators.

Thanks to the contributors behind these open source software projects:

 * Compromise: A JavaScript natural language library that powers pastTense and
   pluralForm and the like.
 * Split.js: A library that allows you to easily split the screen up into
   resizable quadrants.
 * MongoDB: A great document/NoSQL database. I use it for everything.
 * Express.js: Helps serve you this webpage and power the internal APIs of
   Perchance.

Thanks for checking out Perchance! •ᴗ•

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to change it, just enter a new one below. remember: you can only use lower-case
letters, numbers and hyphens in your url

caution: if you change it, the old url will no longer work! if your generator is
popular, and others have imported it into their own, you will break their
generators! (they will get import errors). because of this, if your generator is
popular, it's better to make a copy of this generator rather than change this
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