diff --git a/orx-noise/src/main/kotlin/Distribute.kt b/orx-noise/src/main/kotlin/Distribute.kt
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+++ b/orx-noise/src/main/kotlin/Distribute.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package org.openrndr.extra.noise
+
+internal fun sumDistribution(probabilities: List<Double>): List<Double> = probabilities.foldIndexed(mutableListOf()) {
+    index: Int, list: MutableList<Double>, prob: Double ->
+    val prev = list.elementAtOrNull(index - 1) ?: 0.0
+    list.add(prev + prob)
+    list
+}
+
+internal fun createDecreasingOdds(size: Int): List<Double> {
+    var den = 4.0;
+    var t = 1.0 + (1.0 / (size / 3.0))
+
+    return (1 until size).map {
+        val prob = t / den
+
+        t -= prob
+        den += 1.0
+        prob
+    }
+}
+
+object Distribute {
+    fun equal(size: Int): List<Double> = sumDistribution(List(size) { 1.0 / size })
+    fun decreasing(size: Int): List<Double> = sumDistribution(createDecreasingOdds(size))
+    fun increasing(size: Int): List<Double> = sumDistribution(createDecreasingOdds(size)).asReversed()
+}
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diff --git a/orx-noise/src/main/kotlin/Random.kt b/orx-noise/src/main/kotlin/Random.kt
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+++ b/orx-noise/src/main/kotlin/Random.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+package org.openrndr.extra.noise
+
+import org.openrndr.extra.noise.*
+import org.openrndr.extra.noise.fbm as orxFbm
+import org.openrndr.math.Vector2
+import org.openrndr.math.Vector3
+import org.openrndr.math.Vector4
+import kotlin.math.ln
+import kotlin.math.max
+import kotlin.math.sqrt
+import kotlin.math.pow
+import kotlin.random.Random as DefaultRandom
+
+
+object Random {
+    var rnd: DefaultRandom
+
+    private var seedTracking: Int = 0
+    private var nextGaussian: Double = 0.0
+    private var hasNextGaussian = false
+
+    enum class Fractal {
+        FBM, BILLOW, RIGID
+    }
+
+    enum class Noise {
+        LINEAR, QUINTIC, HERMIT
+    }
+
+    var seed: String = "OPENRNDR"
+        set(value) {
+            field = value
+            rnd = newRandomGenerator(value)
+        }
+
+    init {
+        rnd = newRandomGenerator(seed)
+    }
+
+    private fun newRandomGenerator(newSeed: String): DefaultRandom {
+        return DefaultRandom(stringToInt(newSeed))
+    }
+
+    private fun stringToInt(str: String): Int = str.toCharArray().fold(0) { i: Int, c: Char ->
+        i + c.toInt()
+    }
+
+    fun resetState() {
+        rnd = newRandomGenerator(seed)
+    }
+
+    fun randomizeSeed() {
+        val seedBase = seed.replace(Regex("""-\d+"""), "")
+        seedTracking = int0(999999)
+        seed = "${seedBase}-${seedTracking}"
+    }
+
+    fun double(min: Double = -1.0, max: Double = 1.0): Double {
+        return Double.uniform(min, max, rnd)
+    }
+
+    fun double0(max: Double = 1.0): Double {
+        return rnd.nextDouble(max)
+    }
+
+    fun int0(max: Int = Int.MAX_VALUE): Int {
+        return rnd.nextInt(max)
+    }
+
+    fun int(min: Int = 0, max: Int = Int.MAX_VALUE): Int {
+        return rnd.nextInt(min, max)
+    }
+
+    fun bool(): Boolean {
+        return rnd.nextBoolean()
+    }
+
+    fun <T> pick(coll: Collection<T>): T {
+        return pick(coll, count = 1).first()
+    }
+
+    fun <T> pick(coll: Collection<T>, compareAgainst: Collection<T>): T {
+        return pick(coll, compareAgainst, 1).first()
+    }
+
+    fun <T> pick(coll: Collection<T>, compareAgainst: Collection<T> = listOf(), count: Int): MutableList<T> {
+        var list = coll.toMutableList()
+        val picked = mutableListOf<T>()
+
+        while(picked.size < count) {
+            var index = int0(list.size)
+            var newElem = list.elementAt(index)
+
+            while(compareAgainst.contains(newElem)) {
+                index = int0(list.size)
+                newElem = list.elementAt(index)
+            }
+
+            if (list.isEmpty()) {
+                list = coll.toMutableList()
+            }
+
+            picked.add(list[index])
+            list.removeAt(index)
+        }
+
+        return picked
+    }
+
+    fun gaussian(mean: Double = 0.0, standardDeviation: Double = 1.0): Double {
+        if (hasNextGaussian) {
+            val result = nextGaussian
+            nextGaussian = 0.0
+            hasNextGaussian = false
+
+            return mean + standardDeviation * result
+        } else {
+            var v1 = 0.0
+            var v2 = 0.0
+            var s = 0.0
+
+            while (s >= 1.0 || s == 0.0) {
+                v1 = double() // between -1 and 1
+                v2 = double() // between -1 and 1
+                s = v1 * v1 + v2 * v2
+            }
+            val multiplier = sqrt(-2.0 * ln(s) / s)
+
+            nextGaussian = (v2 * multiplier)
+            hasNextGaussian = true
+            return mean + standardDeviation * (v1 * multiplier)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_distribution
+     */
+    fun pareto(alpha: Double = 1.0): () -> Double {
+        val invAlpha = 1.0 / max(alpha, 0.0)
+
+        return {
+            1.0 / (1.0 - double0()).pow(invAlpha)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun Vector2(min: Double = -1.0, max: Double = 1.0): Vector2 {
+        return Vector2.uniform(min, max, rnd)
+    }
+
+    fun Vector3(min: Double = -1.0, max: Double = 1.0): Vector3 {
+        return Vector3.uniform(min, max, rnd)
+    }
+
+    fun Vector4(min: Double = -1.0, max: Double = 1.0): Vector4 {
+        return Vector4.uniform(min, max, rnd)
+    }
+
+    fun perlin(x: Double, y: Double, type: Noise = Noise.LINEAR): Double {
+        val sd = stringToInt(seed)
+
+        return when (type) {
+            Noise.LINEAR -> perlinLinear(sd, x, y)
+            Noise.QUINTIC -> perlinQuintic(sd, x, y)
+            Noise.HERMIT -> perlinHermite(sd, x, y)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun perlin(x: Double, y: Double, z: Double, type: Noise = Noise.LINEAR): Double {
+        val sd = stringToInt(seed)
+
+        return when (type) {
+            Noise.LINEAR -> perlinLinear(sd, x, y, z)
+            Noise.QUINTIC -> perlinQuintic(sd, x, y, z)
+            Noise.HERMIT -> perlinHermite(sd, x, y, z)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun value(x: Double, y: Double, type: Noise = Noise.LINEAR): Double {
+        val sd = stringToInt(seed)
+
+        return when (type) {
+            Noise.LINEAR -> valueLinear(sd, x, y)
+            Noise.QUINTIC -> valueQuintic(sd, x, y)
+            Noise.HERMIT -> valueHermite(sd, x, y)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun value(x: Double, y: Double, z: Double, type: Noise = Noise.LINEAR): Double {
+        val sd = stringToInt(seed)
+
+        return when (type) {
+            Noise.LINEAR -> valueLinear(sd, x, y, z)
+            Noise.QUINTIC -> valueQuintic(sd, x, y, z)
+            Noise.HERMIT -> valueHermite(sd, x, y, z)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun simplex(x: Double, y: Double): Double {
+        return simplex(stringToInt(seed), x, y)
+    }
+
+    fun simplex(x: Double, y: Double, z: Double): Double {
+        return simplex(stringToInt(seed), x, y, z)
+    }
+
+    fun fbm(x: Double, y: Double, noiseFun: (Int, Double, Double) -> Double, type: Fractal = Fractal.FBM,
+            octaves: Int = 8, lacunarity: Double = 0.5, gain: Double = 0.5): Double {
+        val s = stringToInt(seed)
+
+        return when (type) {
+            Fractal.FBM -> orxFbm(s, x, y, noiseFun, octaves, lacunarity, gain)
+            Fractal.RIGID -> rigid(s, x, y, noiseFun, octaves, lacunarity, gain)
+            Fractal.BILLOW -> billow(s, x, y, noiseFun, octaves, lacunarity, gain)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun fbm(x: Double, y: Double, z: Double, noiseFun: (Int, Double, Double, Double) -> Double, type: Fractal = Fractal.FBM,
+            octaves: Int = 8, lacunarity: Double = 0.5, gain: Double = 0.5): Double {
+        val s = stringToInt(seed)
+
+        return when (type) {
+            Fractal.FBM -> orxFbm(s, x, y, z, noiseFun, octaves, lacunarity, gain)
+            Fractal.RIGID -> rigid(s, x, y, z, noiseFun, octaves, lacunarity, gain)
+            Fractal.BILLOW -> billow(s, x, y, z, noiseFun, octaves, lacunarity, gain)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun cubic(x: Double, y: Double): Double {
+        return cubic(stringToInt(seed), x, y)
+    }
+
+    fun cubic(x: Double, y: Double, z: Double): Double {
+        return cubic(stringToInt(seed), x, y, z)
+    }
+
+    fun ring2d(innerRadius: Double = 0.0, outerRadius: Double = 1.0, count: Int = 1): Any {
+        return when(count) {
+            1 -> Vector2.uniformRing(innerRadius, outerRadius, rnd)
+            else -> Vector2.uniformsRing(count, innerRadius, outerRadius, rnd)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun ring3d(innerRadius: Double = 0.0, outerRadius: Double = 1.0, count: Int = 1): Any {
+        return when(count) {
+            1 -> Vector3.uniformRing(innerRadius, outerRadius, rnd)
+            else -> Vector3.uniformsRing(count, innerRadius, outerRadius, rnd)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun <T> roll(elements: Collection<T>, distribution: (Int) -> List<Double>): T {
+        val result = double0()
+        val probabilities = distribution(elements.size)
+        val index = probabilities.indexOfFirst { result <= it }
+
+        return elements.elementAtOrNull(index) ?: elements.last()
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/orx-noise/src/main/kotlin/UniformRandom.kt b/orx-noise/src/main/kotlin/UniformRandom.kt
index 366481fc..7a36c6aa 100644
--- a/orx-noise/src/main/kotlin/UniformRandom.kt
+++ b/orx-noise/src/main/kotlin/UniformRandom.kt
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ fun Vector2.Companion.uniforms(count: Int,
             Vector2.uniform(min, max, random)
         }
 
+fun Vector2.Companion.uniformsRing(count: Int,
+                                   innerRadius: Double = 0.0, outerRadius: Double = 1.0,
+                                   random: Random = Random.Default): List<Vector2> =
+        List(count) {
+            Vector2.uniformRing(innerRadius, outerRadius, random)
+        }
+
 fun Vector3.Companion.uniform(min: Double = -1.0, max: Double = 1.0, random: Random = Random.Default): Vector3 =
         Vector3.uniform(Vector3(min, min, min), Vector3(max, max, max), random)