dierollcmd

A command-line utility for generating AD&D-style die rolls.

How does it work?

Once you have it installed somewhere in your path, open up your favorite shell...

$ dierollcmd d20
15
$ dierollcmd 3d6
18
$ dierollcmd -d 3d6
11 : 3 5 3
$ dierollcmd -d 2d4-1
4 : 1 4

The -d flag provides detailed information -- the number that was rolled for each die.

In addition to the existing, well-known format for die rolls, dierollcmd provides a couple of useful extensions to make your die-rolling life easier.

You can provide a multiplier number which asks for multiple sets of the same roll. For instance, if you were creating a standard six-attirubute character, you could do it in one go, like this:

$ dierollcmd -d 3d6x6
10 : 1 6 3
10 : 1 4 5
10 : 2 3 5
18 : 6 6 6
7 : 1 1 5
8 : 1 5 2

Well, one bright spot there, but the future is looking a little uncertain for your brand new Cleric/Thief, so maybe you'd rather use the roll-four-pick-the-best-three strategy. You can do that easily like this:

$ dierollcmd -d 3,4d6x6
12 : 2 4 2 6
15 : 4 5 6 4
6 : 1 3 1 2
15 : 1 4 6 5
11 : 1 4 4 3
10 : 1 3 4 3

A bit better! Who needs a high Charisma anyway?

How can I get it?

It's written in Go, so to build it, you need to have Go installed on your computer.

• Clone the repo
• go build
• rename dierollcmd to roll or some other sensible name
• put it somewhere in your path

You're good. Let the dungeon crawling commence!