Which Function to call for FGU complex dices rolls

[Mephisto]

Hi there,
does anybody know which function I need to call to process complex dice strings like e.g. 4d6d2?

It works just fine as described here if I type the string "/die 4d6d2" into the chat window. I would like to use the same function which captures this string from the chat for rolls initiated from a field on the character sheet.

[LordEntrails]

Using dice expressions is dependent upon the ruleset and charactersheet being updated to allow it. I don't know of any rulesets that have yet been modified to allow for dice expressions to be used directly on the character sheet. But I pretty much only use 5E.

[Moon Wizard]

EDIT: Moved to Workshop forum.

Until the most recent update, there was no way to call the built-in dice expression handler other than calling the Comm.activateSlashCommand API. The Comm.throwDice API did not accept expressions directly; and you would have to build out all the details for each dice and each set.

With the most recent update, any Comm.throwDice calls will now rebuild the individual dice entries for you, if dice.expr is set in the table passed to Comm.throwDice, and no individual dice are specified.
Ex:
local rThrow = { type = "dice", description = "COMPLEX ROLL", slots = { #1 = { dice = { expr = "4d6d2" }, number = 0 } } };
Comm.throwDice(rThrow);

Also, I updated the ActionsManager global script in CoreRPG used by many layered rulesets to pass through roll tables that do not specify individual dice
Ex:
local rRoll = { sType = "dice", sDesc = "COMPLEX ROLL", aDice = { expr = "4d6d2" }, nMod = 0 };
ActionsManager.performAction(nil, nil, rRoll);

Regards,
JPG

[Mephisto]

AWESOME! Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you so much, you are a wizard!

[damned]

i was able to get the second version working - thanks guys.

[Mephisto]

Me too. The first gave me an error.

[superteddy57]

I do it this way as it helps keep things organized, plus derived from scripts\manager_actions.lua for the first example provided.

local rThrow = {};
local rSlot = {};
local sExpr = "4d6d2";

rThrow.type = "dice";
rThrow.description = "COMPLEX ROLL";
rSlot.dice = { sExpr }
rThrow.slots = { rSlot };

Comm.throwDice(rThrow);

[Moon Wizard]

I believe it needs to be:
rSlot.dice = { expr = sExpr }

JPG

[Fenloh]

Wonderful, thank you!

[Fenloh]

Hello again,

I do have a slight Problem. ActionsManager.performAction(nil, nil, rRoll) on the Charaktersheet. With the new complex roll fromula. It is working well, but on the dragstart it rolls the dice instantly. I cant drop the dice on the board any more. (see below)
I would like to drag the dice to the chatboard or the dicetower to drop them there.

If I use

local rThrow = { type = "dice", description = sAbility, slots = { #1 = { dice = { expr = nRollText }, number = 0 } } };
				Comm.throwDice(rThrow);

i receive the following Error
[ERROR] Failed to load script buffer (char_abilities): [string "char_abilities"]:32: '}' expected near '='

		function onDragStart(button, x, y, draginfo)
				local nDiceTest = dicetest.getValue();
				local nDiceBonus = 0;
				local nUropDiceMod = maindicemod.getValue();
				local sAbility = name.getValue()
				if name.isEmpty() and nDiceTest == 0 then
					return nil;
				end
				local nRollText = "";
				nRollText = nDiceTest.."d6";
					if nUropDiceMod > 0 then
					nRollText = nRollText.."+"..nUropDiceMod;
					end
				local rRoll = { sType = "dice", sDesc = sAbility, aDice = { expr = nRollText }, nMod = 0 };
				ActionsManager.performAction(nil, nil, rRoll);
				--UropRolls.controlRoll(nDiceTest, nDiceBonus, sAbility, nUropDiceMod, draginfo);
				return true;
			end
			
			function onDrop(x, y, draginfo)
				local sDragType = draginfo.getType();
				if sDragType == "dice" then
					local aDropDice = draginfo.getDieList();
					for _,vDie in ipairs(aDropDice) do
						dice.addDie(vDie.type);
					end
					return true;
				end
			end