"Golden Stag Productions" is the name I started using some time back for the programming I've been doing for the SCA. (Information about the SCA can be found at their web page: http://www.sca.org.) Most of the code listed below is SCA-based code, and to some extent may seem a bit esoteric to a developer looking at it for code ideas.

In addition to the above, also note that Golden Stag Productions is the name I am earning money under. For details about this tiny, one man (Sole Proprietor) venture, please visit:

In addition to the SCA coding I do, there are some other things I've done under the "Golden Stag Productions" name. The first is a set of solo-adventure games:
Quicksilver Fantasies Solo Adventures

SCA-Based Code

All of the code I do for the SCA is volunteer, as the SCA itself is a volunteer organization. Most of the code is for the West Kingdom College of Heralds, but there's one system for the West Kingdom College of Scribes. If you are interested in obtaining any of the source code below that doesn't have a download link, please drop me an email ... (I removed most of the source code from the website to conserve disk space, and some of it isn't that good ...)

These are descriptions of the software, as noted, if you want the source code and it's not shown here, drop me a note ...

Laurel Precedents -- The problem with the Laurel Sovereign of Arms Precedents, is that they are scattered over a set of HTML pages, and therefore it is hard to find a specific precedent. When I encountered this issue, I created a database to hold all of the Precedents, and an attempt at a user-friendly front-end for it as well. Time will tell how useful it is. Laurel Precedents.

SCA Ordinary and Armorial -- This software is designed for heralds by a herald, for searching the SCA's Ordinary and Armorial database. More details and the software can be gotten from: Ordinary and Armorial.

Vesper 9.01 -- this version of Vesper is even more of an overhaul than the 8.10 version (below). Vesper9_01.zip This one was modified based on needs of the current Vesper, some items were removed (subscription data, for example, as the heralds are putting the monthly minutes up on the web now), and others were added (heraldic certifications ...). This uses a few features of dBASE Plus (mostly new form properties), and also does some limited web stuff (the website used by the heralds is run off a Linux server, and hence the software only generates a few static web pages, not a fully interactive web-based package). See the README.TXT file for, among other things, a description of the folder structure needed for the application. All source code is documented as usual. Some minor bug fixes from 9.0 have been added. Last updated: December 19, 2002

Scribes: The West Kingdom College of Scribes, this system includes a roster system much like that in Vesper above, it also links the scribes to the awards list tables. The awards tables are the fun parts ... There is the capability of generating static web pages showing the scroll backlogs, and so on. The version currently in use is in dBASE Plus. It gets minor modifications as requested, but the current Scribe is pretty happy with what she's got.

There is a version of the Scribe's system which was in use in the Kingdom of An Tir, which is a bit different (hardcoded locale differences, and the web-page generation functionality is not there). Most of the functionality is the same, however. I've recently heard that it's being replaced with some Access based system, because the scribe knows some Access coders and needed some changes. Sigh. She could've asked for them from me, but oh well.

West Kingdom Awards List: The West Kingdom Awards List software is something I use to track the thousands of awards generated by the SCA Royalty in this Kingdom. It is capable of quite a bit, including generation of static web pages, reports for royalty based on specific reigns, reports of awards granted to residents of specific branches, and a lot more. If you want the source, let me know.