The Dice Mod...Has Arrived!

Asteria · View Likes **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2014 1:58 am

That's right, CFers! We know it's been a longtime coming since it was first suggested by you, the members, but it's finally been installed! So, without further ado, here is the full breakdown on how this mod works:

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How To Use This Nifty Mod | +

It's an easy-to-work mod. Just as the example on the bbcode of the post page shows (as highlighted in the spoiler'd picture above), all you need to do is input [dice][/dice] with the parameters for the roll betwixt the brackets. The highest possible amount that you can do is twenty dice at one time on any given roll, and max rolls per post is twenty with whichever dice you wish to use for the roll. Whether it be a six-sided, twelve-sided, twenty-sided, whatever dice you need! Just follow the instructions provided when you scroll over it. This can also calculate modifiers of the + and -, depending on what you need. Basically, you just place the modifier number after the dice number within the code bracket. Example: [*dice]1d20-5[/dice] (the Asterisk is there just for the sake of keeping the code from going through on the post. Of course, you are to remove it before you post your own code).

You won't be able to see any results if you preview the topic prior to posting, so please keep this in mind. It's not broken, but won't activate until you submit the post. Also, you cannot edit the post after submission to fix the dice roll; If you do go in and edit the post, it'll show another set of results beneath the first, thus making the edit noticeable and evident.

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How Results Look | +

How the results look will be entirely dependent upon your settings. Found in your User Control Panel (under "Board Preferences"), you'd click on "Edit Display Options". At the very bottom, as shown in the picture above, you'll see the option to have the rolls across the board show up as text, or two different sets of dice. They'll look like one of the following:

Text Dice Roll | +

Picture Dice Roll | +

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There ya have it! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask; We'll be happy to answer them and shed light on this new feature. It's able to be posted in any IC/OOC area of our boards.

Lets get the dice rolling!

Jessie Shadowhold · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2014 2:27 am

So... what is the format inside the brackets? I know inside the [] you put 'dice' but what do you put between the first brackets and the second? I'm just not sure how to put together the perimeters for the dice I want.

Asteria · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2014 2:34 am

When you scroll over the option itself in the posting area, it shows you, but I'll show you here with a space to be clear.

Say you want to roll three, six-sided dice. You'd put "3d" for three dice, and then "6" for the sides they'd hold ("3d6" put together). You put that in between the first and second bracket sets. So, it'll read as follows (sans space): "[dice]3d6[ /dice]".

Make sense?

WolvenGlade · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2014 7:40 am

WolvenGlade rolled 2d6 and got a total of 8:
6, 2

Has this worked? Pretty nifty idea.

edit: you can't center it, worth noting if people try. Okay, not sure if I'm an idiot, but it doesn't want to work.

Eferhilda · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2014 8:24 am

Eferhilda rolled 1d10 and got a total of 5:
5

Works for me.

Edit: Though I turned it on here mainly to demonstrate, as pointed out above in the main post, it is only going to be active in the roleplay areas.

WolvenGlade · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2014 8:57 am

WolvenGlade rolled 2d6 and got a total of 6:
2, 4

I don't think it's working for me and I'm pretty sure I've done it right. Oh no, does work.

edit: For some reason 3d6 doesn't work for me.

Eferhilda · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2014 9:02 am

Eferhilda rolled 3d6 and got a total of 14:
2, 6, 6

WolvenGlade · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2014 9:31 am

WolvenGlade rolled 3d6 and got a total of 14:
6, 6, 2

Nizrindane · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2014 9:58 am

Nizrindane rolled 4d12 and got a total of 32:
2, 12, 7, 11

Jessie Shadowhold · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2014 10:36 am

[dice]21d20[/dice]

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Jessie Shadowhold · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2014 10:37 am

... What did I do wrong?

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Eferhilda · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2014 10:44 am

It is likely it won't work with tapatalk, because the program itself likes to be funny with BBcode. But, let me try from my phone just in case.

Eferhilda · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2014 10:46 am

[dice]3d6[/dice]

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Eferhilda · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2014 10:48 am

As seen above Tapatalk, does not like the code, though that is the case for other code as well. I will look into this, but for the time being it appears that you can only use the dice mod when you are viewing the site normally and not via tapatalk.

Jessie Shadowhold · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2014 11:05 am

I see... Well that stinks a little bit!

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Eferhilda · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2014 11:07 am

If you were to just view the site from the browser on your phone you could post your dice roll and then use tapatalk to write the post. I've posted twice through the browser of my phone, just to check and it works just fine that way along with the other bbcodes.

Gunther · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2014 12:19 pm

Strength:

Gunther rolled 3d6 and got a total of 8:
2, 1, 5

Intelligence:

Gunther rolled 3d6 and got a total of 15:
3, 6, 6

Wisdom:

Gunther rolled 3d6 and got a total of 13:
5, 5, 3

Dexterity:

Gunther rolled 3d6 and got a total of 11:
6, 3, 2

Constitution:

Gunther rolled 3d6 and got a total of 8:
4, 2, 2

Charisma:

Gunther rolled 3d6 and got a total of 10:
2, 3, 5

Spare1:

Gunther rolled 3d6 and got a total of 9:
3, 5, 1

Spare2:

Gunther rolled 3d6 and got a total of 9:
6, 1, 2

Gunther · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2014 12:20 pm

I like it!
You may see me back on the forum more often again, Eferhilde! :)

Eferhilda · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2014 1:41 pm

Glad to hear it!

Jessie Shadowhold · **Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2014 2:01 pm

Jessie Shadowhold

Awesomeness:[dice]21d20[/dice]

Badass Ranking:

Jessie Shadowhold rolled 1d1 and got a total of 1:
1

Power Level:[dice]10d1000[/dice]

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