Shadowrun Dice Roller
I wrote a simple dice roller for SR4. It’s a simple javascript program that rolls multiple dice, and calculates the number hits based on a provided target number.
Since it contains no server side code, it can be saved locally and used offline. I wrote it mainly for my personal use, but if anyone finds it helpful, feel free to use it!
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Last updated on 29 March 2008
Features
- Exploding dice new!
- Keyboard Shortcuts for Insta’Rolling dice with one keypress
- Automatic calculation of hits and ones, as well as the sum of rolled dice
- Color alerts for Glitches and Critical Glitches
Things still missing: Option for Gremlins, nice look and clean code. Maybe a log of some sorts to help with opposed tests.
Changelog
| v0.6 | Exploding dice (for edge) Unlimited number of dice |
| v0.5 | Added shortcut keys |
| v0.4 | Total sum calculation |
| v0.3 | Glitches |
| v0.2 | Sorting |
| v0.1 | First version |
December 4th, 2007 at 5:29
I just didn’t get what the target number was for.
December 4th, 2007 at 12:15
Short answer: It’s used in the role-playing game Shadowrun.
Long answer: The target number is fixed at 5, and to complete a skill test, a player takes a number of six-sided dice equal to the skill and its linked Attribute, and rolls them, counting the number of dice that show 5 or 6 as “hits”. The number of hits is compared to a pre-determined amount (or Threshold) set by the GM for the roll. If the number of hits equals or exceeds the threshold, the roll is a success. - Wikipedia: Shadowrun
May 16th, 2008 at 21:24
Well, there are some things that need changes:
1. for SR4 target number is *allways* 5 (other than in SR3)
2. sum is useless
3. dropdown for threshold?
4. option for extended tests?