Dice Roller

[Kralik]

I deleted my original announcement, and then had a problem with my second try... so here it goes again! Third time's the charm...

I was poking around the RPG forum and I noticed that some people were looking for a dice roller. I found one online that I installed, but then I found a purtier one to use. Here's the basic syntax:

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:dice [# of dice]d[size of dice][sign][modifier]
Some examples (remove the extra space between : and dice):

: dice 5d18:

  Rolling 5d18:   (11+14+16+12+9): Total = 62

: dice 2d9+1:

  Rolling 2d9+1:   (7+8)+1: Total = 16

: dice 4d8-2:

  Rolling 4d8-2:   (4+3+8+4)-2: Total = 17

Note two things:
1) It only works when you post (intentionally not in previews).
2) If you edit your post and/or try to change the dice rolls, it will give you gobbledygook.

Feel free to try it out on this thread. Enjoy!

[Kralik]

Note: I can't edit the above post, but I forgot the ending colon in the above syntax. The correct syntax is:

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:dice [# of dice]d[size of dice][sign][modifier]:

[Gate Troll]

  This is complicated.

[SomeRandomDude]

Not really.

<hr><div><img src="http://lotrtcgwiki.com/forums/Themes/bluee_plus/images/dice2.gif" alt="" />  Rolling 2d6:   <span style="background-color: #87ceeb;">(5+2): Total = 7</span></div><hr>

(EDIT: Example of what happens if you edit your post.)

[Kralik]

A perfect example of what happens if you edit your post! Don't do it.

[SomeRandomDude]

Sweetness.

:dice 2d6:

[menace64]

  Rolling 1d7:   (2): Total = 2

[menace64]

(I tried rolling a 7.2-sided die.)

[SomeRandomDude]

Sorry, too many rolls!

[SomeRandomDude]

^^That was 10000 rolls. What's the limit?

[Kralik]

NB and I have been experimenting. It looks like if you edit a post and try to add in a dice roll, it doesn't work. So hopefully the whole thing will discourage cheating.

[SomeRandomDude]

Sorry, too many rolls!

[SomeRandomDude]

  Rolling 10d6:   (4+2+5+6+2+3+3+4+4+4): Total = 37

[Kralik]

^^That was 10000 rolls. What's the limit?

I think it's 100d40. Let's try:

Sorry, too many rolls!

[Kralik]

Nope! I'll check the code.

[Kralik]

Ah, OK. It's 40d100:

  Rolling 40d100:   (57+22+92+70+26+62+86+12+24+88+35+64+93+50+68+17+98+96+40+62+65+86+54+28+70+6+44+32+46+61+87+20+16+6+9+50+19+34+70+31): Total = 1996

[Kralik]

Though those numbers are arbitrary and could be increased if needed.

[Kralik]

  Rolling 2d7:   (2+3): Total = 5

[NappyKorn]

just an edit LOL

[NappyKorn]

Sorry, too many rolls!

[Gate Troll]

You have to post half a page of code. 

[Kralik]

GT, stop whining. The code is:

: dice 2d6:

Without the extra space. What's the big deal?!

[Gate Troll]

  Rolling 2d6:   (2+2): Total = 4

[Gate Troll]

Oh, I see.

[MR. Lurtzy]

  Rolling 2d6:   (5+4): Total = 9

What's the point of this?

[Gate Troll]

  Rolling 1d20:   (15): Total = 15

[Kralik]

What's the point of this?

Roleplaying.

[menace64]

What's the point of this?

It's an easy way to randomize whether or not I'll drop seventeen tons of plague-ridden toads on your house.

[AgentDrake]

  Rolling 3d3:   (2+2+2): Total = 6

[AgentDrake]

Cool! 

[FM]

  Rolling 10d6:   (5+3+6+2+6+3+5+2+5+5): Total = 42

[FM]

Wow. Thanks, Kralik, awesome! And btw, this is why my Fireballs are so deadly, I mean, even in online randomized dice I STILL role better than average. A good deal better, btw.

[NappyKorn]

  Rolling 40d1:   (1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1): Total = 40

[Thranduil]

Wow - you rolled badly!

[Kralik]

Wow. Thanks, Kralik, awesome! And btw, this is why my Fireballs are so deadly, I mean, even in online randomized dice I STILL role better than average. A good deal better, btw.

You ought to try it again and see if the RNG still rules in your favor. Or were you going to stop while you were ahead?

[Kralik]

Can you role a die with 0 sides? Let's see...

  Rolling 10d0:   (1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1): Total = 10

Negative sides?

:dice 5d-4:

[Kralik]

Guess not

[FM]

Wow. Thanks, Kralik, awesome! And btw, this is why my Fireballs are so deadly, I mean, even in online randomized dice I STILL role better than average. A good deal better, btw.

You ought to try it again and see if the RNG still rules in your favor. Or were you going to stop while you were ahead?

Those were my thoughts for now, yes.

[Kralik]

Hmmm... let me try one!

  Rolling 10d6:   (3+6+2+3+4+2+2+2+4+3): Total = 31

[Kralik]

Truly, FM, you have amazing fireball casting skills.

[SomeRandomDude]

 Rolling 10d6:   (6+6+6+6+6+6+6+6+6+6): Total = 60

Now if I can get the little background color thing working, I can cheat!

EDIT: Not working. Hm...

[FM]

Truly, FM, you have amazing fireball casting skills.

Told ya.

[Kralik]

Now if I can get the little background color thing working, I can cheat!

Pretty close... though a mod could always modify the post to see if it used the <> style html code (genuine) or [] BB code (your attempt)

[sickofpalantirs]

  Rolling 3d20:   (17+11+17): Total = 45

[sickofpalantirs]

oh yeah...you all just got owned by my sweet moves.

[Gate Troll]

  Rolling 20d6:   (3+5+2+3+6+3+5+3+2+3+4+2+2+3+6+4+2+5+3+5): Total = 71

[FM]

Meh... We're talking... what? 2 hits? You'd still have to roll for damage, though. THAT'S where the real trick is!

[CarpeGuitarrem]

  Rolling 3d6+1:   (3+2+4)+1: Total = 10

[sickofpalantirs]

Meh... We're talking... what? 2 hits? You'd still have to roll for damage, though. THAT'S where the real trick is!

  Rolling 2d20:   (4+11): Total = 15

[sickofpalantirs]

truly...FM speaks the truth...lets try again...

  Rolling 2d20:   (15+8): Total = 23

[TheJord]

Wow there is 4 pages on this dice roller... is that really necessary? Especially in the Golden Hall

[macheteman]

y'know, besides the one sided dice (and zero sided dice) i never saw a single 1 rolled. it that on purpose?

[Kralik]

  Rolling 18d6:   (2+6+6+5+3+2+2+4+3+6+2+6+2+4+6+5+6+5): Total = 75

[Kralik]

  Rolling 20d2:   (2+2+2+2+2+2+1+2+2+2+2+1+1+2+2+1+2+2+2+2): Total = 36

[Kralik]

Odd... it definitely seems to shy away from 1's! Maybe I can check the code.

Another test:

  Rolling 20d3:   (3+2+2+3+2+2+3+3+2+2+3+3+2+2+2+2+3+3+3+2): Total = 49

[Kralik]

Good call, mm. Doesn't seem random! I'll look into it.

[macheteman]

thanks for the gold, matey! yeah, "seems to shy away from 1's" is a good way to put it. because it obviously rolled a few with the 2-sided die. but not many...

[Kralik]

Well, after a lot of pulling my hair out, I rewrote the dice rolling code a bit. It was, in fact, perfectly good code... but for whatever reason it was "shying away" from the low end of the random number range (1 in this case). Now you should see quite a few more one's:

  Rolling 20d6:   (1+3+6+1+4+6+2+1+2+3+1+6+6+6+6+4+3+5+5+3): Total = 74

  Rolling 20d6:   (5+6+4+2+5+4+5+1+1+1+2+4+3+6+4+5+5+5+6+3): Total = 77

  Rolling 20d6:   (3+3+1+2+1+3+4+1+4+1+4+1+1+1+1+5+5+4+1+5): Total = 51

  Rolling 20d6:   (1+3+4+2+2+1+3+3+6+4+5+6+3+2+5+4+1+4+5+1): Total = 65

  Rolling 20d6:   (3+3+2+6+1+6+5+2+2+5+6+4+3+3+1+3+1+4+6+2): Total = 68

[macheteman]

cool! it works better methinks!