Anyone know of a good dice rolling program/app? I have Dicenomicon for my phone, and I generally use the WotC dice roller online, but I'd love to have a simple local dice roller for my desktop, since that's where I do the majority if my solo gaming.
I wrote a little solo dice roller and oracle tool for the desktop (Java based). It's not terribly advanced and it doesn't understand complex dice syntax, but it's what I use when I solo. I built in the tools I use most often and may expand it with more tables in the future. Maybe you'll find it useful as well.
To use it, you'll need a Java 8 JRE installed. Then just double-click the .jar and it should launch.
Excel? Or it's free cousin, OpenOffice? I use Excel extensively. Not just for die-rolling, for managing combatants and status, for character sheets, random lists of names, etc. I also use the Mythic Excel sheet that includes the Fate Chart, Even Meaning, keeps track of Chaos, notifies me of an Interrupt, and so forth. Saves a lot of time for me.
Mike Overbo Is there a standard dice syntax definition somewhere? I've thought about making a powerful rolling application... maybe something cool and graphical with Unity... but I haven't found a good reference for what's generally accepted.
On android I use Prime Dice (free). Plenty of (the usual) die types, various tabletops you can roll on, which means you can switch to common variants you use quickly.
My Android app (Adventuresmith) has a variety of dice to roll, and some customizable dice too. It's not completely free entry... But you can do the equivalent of XdY+Z, and ask for some number of drop high/low. So that this comment isn't all self-promotion, other dice/generator apps I use are: Dice Bag and DM Screen.
I use Inspiration Pad Pro from Nbos Software (nbos.com - NBOS Software). It's a random table generator which runs on Windows (and Android) and it's very easy to create a dice rolling table for each type of die you might need.
I've even set up a page in Onenote with hyperlinks to various dice tables for quickness.
Happy to help if anyone wants to use this app - it's free for Windows!
For Windows I use Tablesmith because it's flexible. I've tried Inspiration Pro, but it's not as easy to create scripts/tables for that as it is for Tablesmith. For D&D related things I use PC Gen, which I hear is good for Soloing, although I've never used it that way. For Apple related products I use DiceEx, which is a dice roller and dice calculator in one. For my Android Phone I use Pocket Dice, which is strictly a dice roller. I wish I knew of an Android GME, but I don't have one yet.
Something I didn't know before Mike told me, was that you can download that page to your phone in Android at least, and then it's available offline. Important where I live!
It's a Mythic (and other) GME. At some point it would be great for something like PhoneGap (I'm stretching my knowledge here, of whether this is possible or desirable!), and into the appstores.
Steven Lincoln is right -- on IOS and various Android or Chrome versions, it is called "add to home screen". If you do that, it will run offline. It only ever needs an internet connection to update.
It's in the "help" section but it's buried under privacy, i should call out that functionality better.
Not sure what platform you are on.
ReplyDeleteOn linux, I've used a little console app called rolldice for years.
You just type /rolldice and whatever crazy roll you want. 3d15, whatever.
I'm on Windows 10 :(
ReplyDeleteI wrote a little solo dice roller and oracle tool for the desktop (Java based). It's not terribly advanced and it doesn't understand complex dice syntax, but it's what I use when I solo. I built in the tools I use most often and may expand it with more tables in the future. Maybe you'll find it useful as well.
ReplyDeleteTo use it, you'll need a Java 8 JRE installed. Then just double-click the .jar and it should launch.
dropbox.com - Mythic_Roller.jar
I’m sure there must be something there too :)
ReplyDeleteFor our online game, we use roll20, which is neat but rather chunky for a solo game.
Excel? Or it's free cousin, OpenOffice? I use Excel extensively. Not just for die-rolling, for managing combatants and status, for character sheets, random lists of names, etc. I also use the Mythic Excel sheet that includes the Fate Chart, Even Meaning, keeps track of Chaos, notifies me of an Interrupt, and so forth. Saves a lot of time for me.
ReplyDeleterandm solo has a fully-fledged dice notation parser -- it's not going to be pretty like dicenomicon though.
ReplyDeleteI've used dicelog.com - hamete virtual dice server for years. It is website, not an app but I keep returning to use it because it's quite good.
ReplyDeleteMike Overbo Is there a standard dice syntax definition somewhere? I've thought about making a powerful rolling application... maybe something cool and graphical with Unity... but I haven't found a good reference for what's generally accepted.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking about basing it off the roll20 reference: wiki.roll20.net - Dice Reference - Roll20 Wiki
What did you use?
I started here -- en.wikipedia.org - Dice notation - Wikipedia
ReplyDeleteOn android I use Prime Dice (free). Plenty of (the usual) die types, various tabletops you can roll on, which means you can switch to common variants you use quickly.
ReplyDeletePlus it looks nice!
+1 for RanDM Solo too!
I use this now : random.org - - True Random Number Service
ReplyDeleteMy Android app (Adventuresmith) has a variety of dice to roll, and some customizable dice too. It's not completely free entry... But you can do the equivalent of XdY+Z, and ask for some number of drop high/low.
ReplyDeleteSo that this comment isn't all self-promotion, other dice/generator apps I use are: Dice Bag and DM Screen.
Web based? I use this one http://www.brockjones.com/dieroller/dice.htm
ReplyDeleteSophia Brandt actually, I was looking for local (not web), and for PC (not phone).
ReplyDeleteOOps, sorry. Yes, you wrote that.
ReplyDeleteNo Windows for me.
Python script? That's what I use, anyway. Runs through command line using standard syntax (2d6, 1d10, etc.).
ReplyDeleteI use Inspiration Pad Pro from Nbos Software (nbos.com - NBOS Software). It's a random table generator which runs on Windows (and Android) and it's very easy to create a dice rolling table for each type of die you might need.
ReplyDeleteI've even set up a page in Onenote with hyperlinks to various dice tables for quickness.
Happy to help if anyone wants to use this app - it's free for Windows!
For Windows I use Tablesmith because it's flexible. I've tried Inspiration Pro, but it's not as easy to create scripts/tables for that as it is for Tablesmith.
ReplyDeleteFor D&D related things I use PC Gen, which I hear is good for Soloing, although I've never used it that way.
For Apple related products I use DiceEx, which is a dice roller and dice calculator in one. For my Android Phone I use Pocket Dice, which is strictly a dice roller. I wish I knew of an Android GME, but I don't have one yet.
Hi Jmz Haz you might want to look at Mike Overbo's ranDM solo: dl.dropboxusercontent.com - ranDM Solo
ReplyDeleteSomething I didn't know before Mike told me, was that you can download that page to your phone in Android at least, and then it's available offline. Important where I live!
It's a Mythic (and other) GME. At some point it would be great for something like PhoneGap (I'm stretching my knowledge here, of whether this is possible or desirable!), and into the appstores.
Steven Lincoln is right -- on IOS and various Android or Chrome versions, it is called "add to home screen". If you do that, it will run offline. It only ever needs an internet connection to update.
ReplyDeleteIt's in the "help" section but it's buried under privacy, i should call out that functionality better.