Myriad Lite Preview 3

August 13, 2011

Myriad: A Universal RPG System

The Myriad RPG System was designed, written and illustrated by Ashok Desai Myriad is published under a Creative Commons License (Attribution 2.0 UK: England & Wales) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/

Myriad: A Universal RPG System by Ashok Desai is freely downloadable as a PDF e-book from: http://www.lulu.com/product/file-download/myriad-rpg-system/307787 A purchasable "Myriad Special Extended Edition" is available from that site.

Myriad Lite RPG System (Preview 2)

The Myriad Lite RPG System was designed, written, and produced by Allen Kerensky (SL Avatar Name) The Myriad Lite software, scripts, and associated files below are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ You must agree to the terms of this license before making any use of this software. If you do not agree to this license, simply do not continue using these materials.

Introduction

The Myriad Lite implements a combat and roleplaying HUD/meter for virtual worlds, based on the freely and openly licensed Myriad RPG system. This kit represents a point-in-time snapshot of the initial working distribution of Myriad Lite, which I am making available freely to everyone to study, learn from, adapt, or contribute to. These scripts have been tested on SecondLife (http://secondlife.com) and OpenSim (on OSgrid http://osgrid.org).

Frequently Asked Questions FAQ

You can find a list of Frequently Asked Questions here.

The Myriad Lite Preview 3 Quick-start

Download the scripts in-world from the [SL Marketplace Listing] or copy and paste the scripts from the wiki pages linked below.

HUD

Create an object to attach to your heads-up display.
A simple cube with the Myriad logo above on it, set 50% transparent is a good start.
Drop the Myriad Lite script and default character sheet into the HUD attachment.

Armor

Create an armor attachment.
Drop the Myriad Lite armor script into the attachment.
The Myriad Lite meter should report the armor registration as a change in armor value.

Bullet

Find a building parcel with scripts disabled
Create a bullet object
Drop in the bullet script.
Drop in a "puff of smoke" texture of your choice.
Change the texture name in the bullet script.
Set the bullet object to "Physical" and "Temp On Rez"
Quickly take your bullet into inventory before the temp on rez deletes it.

Healing

Create a healing object
This was designed to sit in a heart-shaped object that spins, turns grey when used until it respawns and turns red/active again.
Drop the healing script in the object

Melee

Create a melee object, such as a sword approximately 1m long.
Drop in the melee script for sword fighting.

Meter

Create a meter object
This is usually a small transparent cylinder attached to an ear that can show hovertext over the avatar
Drop in the meter script.

Target

Create a target object.
A "Noob" makes a perfectly useful target item [1]
Drop in the Target script.

Usage

Wear the HUD.
(optional) Wear the meter
(optional) Wear armor, which you should see reported in your chat window.
(optional) Wear a weapon

Commands

/5 reset - reset the HUD
/5 combaton - enable Close Combat Hand-to-Hand (fist fighter) mode
/5 combatoff - disable Close Combat Hand-to-Hand (fist fighter) mode
/5 debugon - turn on some debugging messages
/5 debugoff - turn off some debugging messages

Close Combat: Hand to Hand

For Hand-to-Hand combat, do not attach another weapon.

Simply say: /5 combaton to activate the built in "fist fighter"
In mouselook OR third person view, hold the left mouse button down
Up Arrow: one-two punch
Left Arrow: left-hand punch
Right-Arrow: right-hand punch
Down-Arrow: roundhouse kick
Say: /5 combatoff to disable the fist fighter mode

Close Combat: Melee

For melee weapon (knife, sword, club, etc)

Wear the melee weapon, which disables fist fighter mode if active
In mouselook or third person view, press left mouse button to trigger the weapon attack.