Hi list:
Currently we use 3 resources to play by dsl.
- skype
- irc
- maptool
Why do we use IRC ?
It's simple. We have a wonderful irc bot, programmed with jirc scripting language (http://jircii.hick.org/jircii/).
When you say "d100" he rolls d100
When you say "1d6+1d4+2" he rolls it
Better than that.
You can define variables, so you can say
set dmg_sword 1d8+2+1d4
roll dmg_sword
And he rolls the sword damage.
The irc bot is hearing the main thread, and it parses the messages, when the regex is detected, he picks the user name and says something like
[roller-man] >> Stenkel rolls dmg_sword 1d8+2+1d4 ====> 14
So the GM and the rest of players can see the roll.
The 2 ideas :
1. Look at the scripting integration at jirc and use these ideas OR integrate jirc (is pure java) into Maptool, let's play with a real chat
2. The ability to store and define rolls, so you can save your character sheet as an array of "set" statements (in a text file that you can read after connecting to a chat / maptool server)
Ideas for a better dice roller
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Re: Ideas for a better dice roller
Hmmm, interesting, we'll take a looksteinkel wrote: 1. Look at the scripting integration at jirc and use these ideas OR integrate jirc (is pure java) into Maptool, let's play with a real chat
[/quote]steinkel wrote: 2. The ability to store and define rolls, so you can save your character sheet as an array of "set" statements (in a text file that you can read after connecting to a chat / maptool server)
This will definitely be implemented In fact, it's only one step away from that right now:
/alias myRoll roll 1d6
/myRoll
But the full handling of rolling from properties is fully intended and partially implemented
Dreaming of a 1.3 release