dX: Overengineered Dice Roller
Choose a die or dice to roll:
Or, “roll” your own using dX dice notation:
Then, see what comes out:
Rolling:
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.
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Rolled:
P3
Random numbers are sourced from random.org.
dX Dice Notation
The notation dX uses is an extension of standard dice notation. The complete reference is divided into three sections below:
Constants & Dice Dice Modifiers Operators
42 4.2 0.42 .42 | A numeric constant. |
"Hello" 'Hello' | A string constant. |
NdX | Roll N dice with X sides numbered 1 through X. |
Nd% | Roll N dice with 100 sides numbered 1 through 100. |
NdX|Y | Roll N dice with X sides numbered 1 through X/Y with Y sides of each value. |
NdXZ | Roll N dice with X sides numbered 0 through X-1. |
Nd%Z | Roll N dice with 100 sides numbered 0 through 99. |
NdX|YZ | Roll N dice with X sides numbered 0 through X/Y-1 with Y sides of each value. |
NdF.1 | Roll N FUDGE dice with 1 side worth +1, 1 side worth -1, and 4 sides worth 0. |
NdF NdF.2 | Roll N FUDGE dice with 2 sides worth +1, 2 sides worth -1, and 2 sides worth 0. |
NdF.3 | Roll N FUDGE dice with 3 sides worth +1 and 3 sides worth -1. |
NdP | Roll N Poker dice with sides labeled 9, 10, J, Q, K, and A. |
NdC | Roll N Chess dice with sides labeled Pawn, Knight, Bishop, Rook, Queen, and King. |
NdCA | Roll N Crown & Anchor dice with sides labeled Crown, Anchor, Spade, Club, Diamond, and Heart. |
Nd[Zodiac] | Roll N Zodiac dice with sides labeled Aries through Pisces. |
Nd[Planet] | Roll N Planet dice with sides labeled Sun, Moon, Mercury through Pluto, Ascending Node, and Descending Node. |
Nd{A₁,A₂,...,Aₓ} | Roll N dice with X sides labeled A₁ through Aₓ. |
Nd{A₁,A₂,...,Aₓ|D} | Roll N dice with X sides labeled A₁ through Aₓ, delimited by D. |
NdXu | Make sure all rolled values are unique. N must be less than or equal to the number of faces. May precede the following. |
NdXkY NdXkYH | Use only the Y highest values rolled. |
NdXkYL | Use only the Y lowest values rolled. |
NdXkYC | Use only Y of the values rolled, chosen randomly. |
NdX-YH | Subtract the Y highest values rolled. The H is required to differentiate from subtraction. |
NdX-YL | Subtract the Y lowest values rolled. |
NdX-YC | Subtract Y of the values rolled, chosen randomly. |
NdX+YH | Double-count the Y highest values rolled. The H is required to differentiate from addition. |
NdX+YL | Double-count the Y lowest values rolled. |
NdX+YC | Double-count Y of the values rolled, chosen randomly. |
( expr ) | Use parentheses to override operator precedence. |
+ factor | Unary plus. |
- factor | Negation. |
# factor | Turn factor into a number. |
$ factor | Turn factor into a string. |
expr . expr | String concatenation. |
expr : expr | String concatenation with spaces. |
expr + expr | Addition. |
expr - expr | Subtraction. |
expr * expr | Multiplication. |
expr / expr | Division. |
expr \ expr | Integer division. |
expr % expr | Modulus. |
expr x expr | Repetition. |
dX API
To use dX in your own application, simply make a GET or POST request to this page
(http://www.kreativekorp.com/dX/
) with the following parameters:
Parameter | Req/Opt | Value | Description |
---|---|---|---|
roll |
required | any valid string | The dice expression to roll. |
format |
required | php |
Produce output in the format of PHP's print_r() function. |
json |
Produce output as a JSON array. | ||
xml |
Produce output as an XML property list. | ||
html |
Produce the rendered HTML without any boilerplate. | ||
result-strings |
Produce only the results of each roll in plain text. | ||
optimize |
optional | 1 , true , t , yes , y , on |
Simplify expressions after parsing. |
0 , false , f , no , n , off |
Keep expressions exactly as parsed. | ||
evaluate |
optional | 1 , true , t , yes , y , on |
Return calculated results for every expression. |
0 , false , f , no , n , off |
Only return the syntax tree; do not return results. | ||
expound |
optional | 1 , true , t , yes , y , on |
Return the entire syntax tree. |
0 , false , f , no , n , off |
Only return results; do not return the syntax tree. | ||
debug |
optional | 0 , false , f , no , n , off |
Normal operation. |
1 , true , t , yes , y , on |
Returns the syntax tree as parsed, as parsed with results, simplified, and simplified with results.
Overrides the settings of optimize , evaluate , and expound .
Also, the PRNG is seeded so that both original and simplified expressions return the same results.
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