Dragonfire II: The Dungeonmaster's Assistant

Dragonfire II: The Dungeonmaster's Assistant
Developer(s)	Erik Brynjolfsson
Publisher(s)	Magicware
Platform(s)	Apple, Commodore, IBM Personal Computer
Release date(s)	1985

Dragonfire II: The Dungeonmaster's Assistant is a computer program published by Magicware for Apple, Commodore and IBM Personal Computers in 1985. The program, and its predecessor, were designed by Erik Brynjolfsson, who is now an MIT professor.^[1]

Use

The program is designed to assist a game master in managing table-top role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons and Tunnels & Trolls. A user can input material into the menu-driven program's tables, including random monster appearances, treasure tables, battle elements, and the creation of new monsters and characters.^[2]

Reception

The software was reviewed in 1986 in Dragon #116 by Hartley and Pattie Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers concluded that "This program is highly recommended to all."^[2]

References

1. ^ http://digital.mit.edu/erik/Brynjolfsson%20vita%202009-02.pdf
2. ^ ^{a b} Lesser, Hartley and Pattie (December 1986). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (116): 69–76.