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Thread: how do I roll dice?
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2017-04-07, 03:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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how do I roll dice?
how do I roll dice?
i see 4d6b3 in some spoilers but I know i dont just roll dice on my desk and then type it in font.
auto dice roller where?
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2017-04-07, 03:42 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Nov 2006
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Re: how do I roll dice?
At some point, they reduced where the die-rollers work. They used to work board wide, but now I think they are limited to the Play-by-post forums.
To use them, the basic rule is to use [roll](number-of-dice)d(die-size) + (bonus)[/roll]
There are various and sundry options to use (so you can roll 4d6 and drop the lowest, or possibly use multiple die-sizes), but I don't remember any of them. I'm sure somebody has it compiled somewhere, but I do not know where.
[roll]1d20[/roll]
If you want to test things out, there is a thread in the die-rolls forum.
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2017-04-08, 05:02 AM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2015
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- UK
Re: how do I roll dice?
That would be here.
The classic 'roll 4d6, drop the lowest' that is often used to determine ability scores is obtained by [ROLL]4d6b3[/ROLL]Last edited by Ninja_Prawn; 2017-04-08 at 05:03 AM.
Lydia Seaspray by Oneris!
A Faerie Affair
Homebrew: Sig
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2017-04-13, 01:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: how do I roll dice?
Thank you both very much : ) hopefully I will find time soon to join one of these PbP games !
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2017-04-13, 07:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2015
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- San Francisco Bay area
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Re: how do I roll dice?
It's only one character, but for "1d's", you don't have to type out "[roll]1d20[/roll]", just "[roll]d20[/roll]", will suffice.
Also it may just be me, but I actually find typing it out over and over again annoying (especially when I miss type it!), so you may want to send a PM to yourself to copy and paste your "rolls".
Also DON'T PREVIEW!
If you need to check, drop a character from the roll, like this:
[roll]2d6+3[/roll
that way you can preview your post (don't forget to add back the "]" when you post).
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2017-04-14, 01:04 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2004
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- The Land of Angles
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2017-04-14, 03:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2015
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- UK
Re: how do I roll dice?
Yeah.
If you're playing a game with nested rolls (i.e. you might have to make a second roll depending on the first one), you should probably work out with the DM how you want to handle that. It might be a case of just double-posting, or they might want you to use a different thread, or roll all of the possible dice at once even if they don't turn out to be relevant.Lydia Seaspray by Oneris!
A Faerie Affair
Homebrew: Sig