} // end method getRandomBuildDesc
private string RandomWeightedRoller(string DefaultResult, Dictionary <string, int> WeightedTable)
{
string ResultText = DefaultResult;
// add up total_weight
int total_weight = 0;
foreach (var TableData in WeightedTable)
{
total_weight += TableData.Value;
}
// roll from 1 to total_weight
int RollToCompare = diceBag.RawRoll1To(total_weight);
// loop the race list
int RangeLow = 0;
int RangeHigh = 0;
foreach (var TableData in WeightedTable)
{
// move high to low, and add the weight of the next race to high
RangeLow = RangeHigh + 1;
RangeHigh += TableData.Value;
// if we're between high and low, that's our race
if (RangeLow <= RollToCompare && RollToCompare <= RangeHigh)
{
ResultText = TableData.Key;
}
} // end foreach
return(ResultText);
} // end method RandomWeightedRoller
// -----
public string PickFromList(List <string> pick_list)
{
// given a list of strings, determine the size of the list and
// ... random roll to choose one to return
int index = diceBag.RawRoll1To(pick_list.Count) - 1;
string picked_word = pick_list[index];
return(picked_word);
} // end public int PickFromList
