I made a web page where you can simulate a complex dice roll sequence with conditionals (e.g. re-roll when roll is a 1) using a Python-like syntax. (Click the “Toggle Syntax” button to view examples)
It needs a second to load because it has to load a Python interpreter in the background (I’m not good at web development) but once that’s done, it works really well.
I now have it in a state where I’m happy with it and can check all the dice sequences I need for balancing etc.
Maybe some of you could use it too.
There’s also just the Python version available to run locally here
Everything is GPLv3, enjoy!
Finally, a stat generation method for powergamers.
Can it do White-Wolf style dice? What if say, I had a pool of 14, and could re-roll up to 4 failures?
So you would have a pool of 14 dice and you can re-roll the lowest 4 or any 4 dice?
For the sake of complexity, any non-1 failures. And ones cancel successes without reducing to zero. I don’t need the solution, just if it currently can handle that kind of thing.
Edit: can it handle if I don’t use all those rerolls in the first round of rerolls, but can in subsequent rounds, eg, I only get 3 failures, and I then re-roll a re-roll.
I believe it doesn’t handle any of that right now. I admittedly only play D&D so that’s the use-case I based this on. The scenario you’re describing sounds really complex and I have no idea how I would implement that kind of functionality currently
Fair enough. It’s not like I really play those kinds of games much anymore. I do kind of miss the mechanical intricacies though, rather than the middle ground we are in today.
I might have a go at the problem myself now you have recalled it to mind.
How does it compare to anydice.com?
Well, I had a look at anydice.com but I couldn’t get re-rolls to work. So I made this specifically with re-roll functionality in mind. All in all they’re pretty similar, though.
