I used to GM PbP games for friends on a forum that doesn't have dice-rolling capability. I used an app where I could choose the number of sides of the die and how many of that die were rolled with the push of a button. I could also build macros for commonly rolled things like initiative and complicated attacks with lots of bonuses/penalties that I didn't want to look up every time.
Sadly, the developer stopped updating the app and it stopped working with a recent iOS upgrade. Does anybody have any recommendations for apps like what I've described above?
I use iOS, but recommendations for other mobile operating systems are also welcome. I guess websites that do the same would be acceptable, but I'd prefer an app that doesn't rely on the internet to work when I need it to.
What website are you running the game on? It may already have a built in 'dice' function.
There are several very good and powerful discord dice-rolling bots available.
I've used one called Dice Parser and found it pretty useful.
Discord app is available nearly on anything (iOS, Android, PC, even in-browser) - but it does not really is offline-capable.
Cheers
What website are you running the game on? It may already have a built in 'dice' function.
A friend's old phpBB forum. :)
I've looked (though it was a while ago, I guess), but I haven't found any random number MODs that could be installed.
I've used one called Dice Parser and found it pretty useful.
Thanks for the tip! However, I'm not that familiar with Discord, and I have no idea what to do with that link.
But Discord is something I hadn't considered. I'll look into it.
A friend's old phpBB forum. :)
Oh, geez. I've been the minder for several phpBB installations.
I don't recall any dice rolling mods, but then I wasn't actually looking for them back then either.
I've used one called Dice Parser and found it pretty useful.Thanks for the tip! However, I'm not that familiar with Discord, and I have no idea what to do with that link.
But Discord is something I hadn't considered. I'll look into it.
It is pretty easy, really.
First you'd sign up on discord.Then you make a new server (lefthand vertical menu bar, that big + icon) for your game.
Then revisit the link I posted above and click 'invite'.
It will redirect you to a discord page asking you to sign up and will ask you to which server the 'bot' shall be added - here you simply choose your own server and click ok.
That's it.
The bot now chills on your server, waiting for a dice expression it understands.
Just write something like:
!2d6
Once sent, the bot should immediately reply with a dice roll and the result
A friend's old phpBB forum. :)Oh, geez. I've been the minder for several phpBB installations.
I don't recall any dice rolling mods, but then I wasn't actually looking for them back then either.
Yeah, the issue from what I can tell isn't generating a random number, it's having the number stay the same each time the the post is edited.
I think one guy managed to use the post's unique timestamp as a seed, but then the entire page's format was broken if somebody quoted the dice expression.
It is pretty easy, really.
First you'd sign up on discord.
Then you make a new server (lefthand vertical menu bar, that big + icon) for your game.
Then revisit the link I posted above and click 'invite'.
It will redirect you to a discord page asking you to sign up and will ask you to which server the 'bot' shall be added - here you simply choose your own server and click ok.
That's it.
The bot now chills on your server, waiting for a dice expression it understands.
Just write something like:
!2d6
Once sent, the bot should immediately reply with a dice roll and the result
Okay, that seems pretty manageable. Thanks!
I've gamed on Discord before, so most of what you said at least made sense. :)