How I can make to integrate a random event into a history ?

MineLink

Hello everybody! I would like to add a random event to my story but all the formulae which I found do not work. Then I question you: how can it be done?
My event includes 2 possibility : if you are lucky, you go to the good way
if you aren't lucky, you fall and die
Please, help me

PS : I'm french and my english is sad. I'm sorry if you see a lots of fault but you can ask me

sczaja

If you're using Harlowe then you can use the (random:) macro! If you set a variable (let's call it $randomvar) to (random: 1,2) then you can say

(if: $randomvar is 1)[You go the correct way!](else: )[You die!]

MineLink

I've test this macro but it isn't work. I have write

(if: $randomvar is 1)[Chance](else: )[Pas de chance]

but the link between this passage and the following one (according to the variable) is not made.
Fortunately I think of having found another solution : the thrown of dice but if you've got another solution, I'll take it ^^

greyelf

Your example does not include any links, not does it direct the web-browser to show a different passage.

Try something like the following if you want to show links:

(set: $randomvar to (random: 1, 2))

(if: $randomvar is 1)[ [[Chance]]](else:)[ [[Pas de chance]]]

Try something like the following if you want to automatically send the Reader to another passage:

(set: $randomvar to (random: 1, 2))

(if: $randomvar is 1)[(go-to: "Chance")](else:)[(go-to: "Pas de chance")]

MineLink

Thanks a lot ! It's work

Pierre

Salut, compatriote !
If you want links driven by random, you can test that chunk of code :

(if: (either: 0, 1) is 0)[Une ombre grise apparaît. Le Petit Chaperon Rouge [[jette un coup d'œil furtif|Madame Loup]] ]
(else:)[Soudain, un chasseur sort du bois. Le Petit Chaperon Rouge hurle <i> [[Au secours !!! À l'aide !!!|chasseur]] </i>]

You can see the "in progress" story here.