Well, I'm learning Go and needed to make a bunch of Vargr names. Seemed like a good mix. This bit still has the comments in it that allow you to check what's going on under the hood.
Leitz
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Leitz
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Code:
package main
/* Creates Varg names for the Traveller RPG.
Traveller is copyright Marc Miller
This program is provided as is and at no cost,
under the Far Future Fair Use Policy.
See [url]http://farfuture.net/FFEFairUsePolicy2008.pdf[/url]
*/
import "fmt" // So we can print purty
import "math/rand" // rand
import "time" // Seed
import "strings" // Uppercase first character of name
var name string = ""
var lastVowel = false
func randInt(min int, max int) int {
// Remember to give a max that's 1 above actual max
return min + rand.Intn(max-min)
}
func C() {
C := randInt(1, 116)
fmt.Printf("C is %d.\n", C)
switch {
case C <= 5:
name = name + "d"
case C <= 10:
name = name + "dh"
case C <= 13:
name = name + "dz"
case C <= 17:
name = name + "f"
case C <= 27:
name = name + "g"
case C <= 33:
name = name + "gh"
case C <= 35:
name = name + "gn"
case C <= 39:
name = name + "gv"
case C <= 43:
name = name + "gz"
case C <= 53:
name = name + "k"
case C <= 56:
name = name + "kf"
case C <= 62:
name = name + "kh"
case C <= 65:
name = name + "kn"
case C <= 68:
name = name + "ks"
case C <= 72:
name = name + "l"
case C <= 76:
name = name + "ll"
case C <= 78:
name = name + "n"
case C <= 80:
name = name + "ng"
case C <= 85:
name = name + "r"
case C <= 89:
name = name + "rr"
case C <= 94:
name = name + "s"
case C <= 98:
name = name + "t"
case C <= 102:
name = name + "th"
case C <= 104:
name = name + "ts"
case C <= 109:
name = name + "v"
case C <= 115:
name = name + "z"
}
}
func c() {
c := randInt(1, 44)
fmt.Printf("c is %d.\n", c)
switch {
case c <= 1:
name = name + "dh"
case c <= 2:
name = name + "dz"
case c <= 5:
name = name + "g"
case c <= 7:
name = name + "gh"
case c <= 8:
name = name + "ghz"
case c <= 9:
name = name + "gz"
case c <= 11:
name = name + "k"
case c <= 13:
name = name + "kh"
case c <= 14:
name = name + "khs"
case c <= 15:
name = name + "ks"
case c <= 17:
name = name + "l"
case c <= 18:
name = name + "ll"
case c <= 23:
name = name + "n"
case c <= 28:
name = name + "ng"
case c <= 31:
name = name + "r"
case c <= 34:
name = name + "rr"
case c <= 35:
name = name + "rrg"
case c <= 36:
name = name + "rrgh"
case c <= 37:
name = name + "rs"
case c <= 38:
name = name + "rz"
case c <= 39:
name = name + "s"
case c <= 40:
name = name + "th"
case c <= 41:
name = name + "ts"
case c <= 43:
name = name + "z"
}
}
func v() {
V := randInt(1, 27)
fmt.Printf("V is %d.\n", V)
switch {
case V <= 5:
name = name + "a"
case V <= 9:
name = name + "ae"
case V <= 11:
name = name + "e"
case V <= 12:
name = name + "i"
case V <= 16:
name = name + "o"
case V <= 18:
name = name + "oe"
case V <= 20:
name = name + "ou"
case V <= 23:
name = name + "u"
case V <= 26:
name = name + "ue"
}
}
func syllable() {
var z int
// Implements the note that syllables that end in a vowel are not followed
// by a syllable that starts with a vowel
if lastVowel {
z = randInt(5, 11)
} else {
z = randInt(1, 11)
}
fmt.Printf("z is %d.\n", z)
// C() gives beginning consonants
// c() gives ending consonants
// v() gives vowels
// This switch statement follows the math but not the form
// of the chart under "Language and Naming". While it gives
// The same result it switches VC and CV to allow for
// lastVowel to be easier to use.
switch {
case z <= 1:
v()
lastVowel = true
case z <= 4:
v()
c()
lastVowel = false
case z <= 7:
C()
v()
lastVowel = true
case z <= 10:
C()
v()
c()
lastVowel = false
}
}
func main() {
rand.Seed(time.Now().UTC().UnixNano())
// Vargr names are rarely longer than 6 syllables
nameLength := randInt(1, 7)
fmt.Printf("Name length is %d.\n", nameLength)
for i := 0; i < nameLength; i++ {
syllable()
}
fmt.Printf("Name is %s.\n", strings.Title(name))
}
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