Confessions of a Game-Mistress

To build a good portable gaming USB drive, you first have to decide what you want it to be able to do. With that in mind, let me give you what I consider the first of the ‘core’ applications for the most common gamer tasks.

The Dice Roller - Choices here are fewer than I’d expect. I would’ve thought more stand alone dice rollers would exist.

The easiest - Dungeons & Dragons Dice Roller - straight from WotC, this offline HTML based dice roller will work anywhere html will, making it compatible with just about anything. I used it on my Jornada handheld, and it works here just fine as well. Benefits - simple, always works no matter the environment. Drawbacks - no storage of dice roll configurations.

An Alternative - http://www.path-o-logic.com/misc/random_dice.html - This is an HTML generator still under development, but it shows much promise. You can set result options and save them. It also works from the page, so it can also be saved to your USB drive and run. Benefits - simple, always works no matter the environment. Drawbacks - requires forethought to program, user interface much lacking.

I’m sure there has to be something better out there, but I haven’t found a good stand alone app. Can anyone point me at a better alternative?