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Dice Roller |
| Submitted By Martin Crisp (Hypercube) |
DescriptionDice Roller:Rolls dice... like you might use in afantasy role-playing game. D20 -> Roll a 20-sided die 3D20 -> Roll 3 20-sided dice and total the result 3*D20 -> Roll a 20-sided die and mutiply the result by 3 DD20 -> Roll a die that has as many sides as the result of a rolling a 20-sided die [if a 12 is rolled on a 20-sided die, the take the result of rolling a 12-sided die.] D10D20 -> roll a 10-sided die, roll that number of 20-sided dice and total the result. supports addition, multiplication, subtraction & division operators (but no others!). Does not support parentheses to adjust evaluation order. To use: %_roll{DiceExpression} e.g. %_roll{d12+3d4*2-D20} => rolled d12+3d4*2-D20 and the result was: 15 [PS: number ranges and operators affect whether result is a 'real' or 'integer'. Only non-negative integers (0, 1, 2, 3, ...) are allowable for die-size. All individual die results are numbers between 1 and the die size, which means a D0 gives a 0 or 1, and a D1 always gives a 1.] To install: Unpack the zip archive, and then double-click the roll.AdiumScripts bundle. CommentsYou can reply to individual comments by clicking the "Reply" link next to each. # by on 09/12/04 at 02:36:54It should, and does for me, return 'rolled a and the result was: ' (or display a not very informative dialog if the input isn't valid).
It's easy enough to change it inside the script... (email if you want/need the gory details) I'll upload a different version if I can get some concensus on a better phrase :-) Have Fun Martin # by on 09/12/04 at 03:23:19OK, so angle-bracketed stuff gets swallowed.
the result of: I %_roll{d6}, what happens? is I rolled d6 and the result was: 4, what happens? Isn't that what you're seeing? Have Fun Martin # by Reikon on 09/12/04 at 18:20:36Yeah, thats what i'm seeing, however people dont' know what i'm talking about especially when i roll a 12 sided dice..
I rolled d12 sided and the result was: 4 people think I'm talking about that rap group or something..if you put in an integer, like: %_roll{2} it'll return 2..or w/e you put in...like: I rolled 2 sided dice and the result was: 2 is there any way to make it work with numbers only do "D" isn't returned in there? j/w..otherwise it still owns... # by on 09/12/04 at 23:51:45OK, I see what you mean now...
Yep, that would be clearer, for simple rolls; but it quickly becomes a pain to understand for more complex rolls. Perhaps I could change the output so that if there's only one D and no arithmetic operators it gives a more-English result. But I don't think a readily-understandable English equivalent is available for arbitrary rolls. Alternatively: get 'better' friends ;-) Have Fun Martin # by Reikon on 09/13/04 at 18:16:30You could just use Apple's Trim text manipulation to remove the D from the result couldn't you? ^_^
# by on 09/13/04 at 21:46:33Heh. I could, but that doesn't look to make things clearer for more complex input.
%_roll{d12+3d4*2-D20} => rolled 12+34*2-20 and the result was: 15 I'll have a play with re-working the output for simpler rolls (which are more common), but I really can't think of much that can be done to clarify output from more complex input. Have Fun Martin # by on 09/18/04 at 02:50:59:-) Thanks
I'm 'getting to' the above revisions, and contemplating a couple of other operators (mod, div, exponentiation), perhaps parentheses. But various bits of life have been keeping me away from my machine... Have Fun Martin # by Cheesus on 08/14/06 at 17:41:33This script is great. The only thing that I would like to see in a newer version is the
ability to see what each die rolled individually. For example: %_roll{3d6} => rolled 3d6 and the result was: 3+4+5=12 or perhaps another method of representation. Just a suggestion, and almost 2 years later, at that. # by redjag on 09/07/07 at 16:26:44Very cool script, I also agree a breakdown of the "background" rolling would be great.
# by era on 02/24/09 at 19:52:23The script is really great, but how Cheesus said it would be very nice if you would write each roll individually: 3d6 -> 3+4+5=12
You could even make this through an extra command, like %_roll_show{3d6} Another little wish: you could rename your script to roll_dice or dice or something like that because there is allready a roll-function (which does not roll dices, but it has the same name: roll) Post a New CommentYou must be logged in to post comments. |
# by Reikon on 09/11/04 at 20:14:01