I built this for two reasons: The only framework I had experience with at the time was Angular so I wanted to explore other Javascript frameworks and because my buddy was constantly running into a situation where he needed a character generated on the fly.

The best way to see what this project is all about is to check out Roll4d6 live and to read through the code on Github. But if you want to see some highlights and my reflections on the building process feel free to continue below.

I really enjoyed using React to bring a project to life. Coming from an Angular background, React felt much more customizable and let build the application in a way that I felt fit best for the project.

I've now used Github Pages and Netlify to push a product to production and I found Netlify's dashboard and plugins made launching a product and then iterating on it a breeze. Going forward, I'll likely use Netlify for anything I build that is supported.

There are still a few things I'd like to enhance the product with like: adding more pictures for each possible NPC combination (216 in total), allowing the user to print/save their NPC, and creating a database of NPCs that can be referenced later. I hope to get to those one day. If not, I hope that someone forks my branch and takes up the mantle. If not that, I just hope people have fun with Roll4d6.