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<blockquote data-quote="jmucchiello" data-source="post: 6983631" data-attributes="member: 813"><p>I think parts of the FAQ, esp. those refering to gaming here on ENWorld, need rewriting. Die rolling now exists. how to use the [ OOC ] tag, etc.</p><p></p><p>It would also be nice if a "standard" format for thread titles were enacted: IC, OOC, RG are kind of standard. But a fourth LFP thread titile would be nice. After that the existing OOC thread could have it's title edited for LFP. And LFG for gamers seeking a game.</p><p></p><p>But other stuff like the three threads should, in their first post, contain links to the other two threads, esp since RG threads tend to disappear down the page rather rapidly. And since the IC and OOC threads are in separate forums.</p><p></p><p>As for the dice roller: [*roll="description of roll"]xdy+z[/roll] (remove the asterisk)</p><p>where the =description is optional but the quotation marks are required if there are spaces in the description:</p><p>x is the number of dice of size y and z is added afterward. The plus sign could be a minus sign.</p><p></p><p>It is common courtesy to roll both the attack and the damage at the same time to save time: [*roll=longsword]1d20+4[/roll][*roll]1d8+5[/roll]</p><p></p><p>Do not use the dice roller for chargen. Use an external die roller <a href="http://www.coyotecode.net/roll/" target="_blank">Coyote Code[/roll] or something similar. I recommend Coyote Code only because it doesn't require a login and it has a help page that works. (Yes, this relies on the honor system. If you care, coyote code has a name field, give players a code that they have to put in the name field so that you can verify they only rolled once. But this is more trouble than it is worth.)</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jmucchiello, post: 6983631, member: 813"] I think parts of the FAQ, esp. those refering to gaming here on ENWorld, need rewriting. Die rolling now exists. how to use the [ OOC ] tag, etc. It would also be nice if a "standard" format for thread titles were enacted: IC, OOC, RG are kind of standard. But a fourth LFP thread titile would be nice. After that the existing OOC thread could have it's title edited for LFP. And LFG for gamers seeking a game. But other stuff like the three threads should, in their first post, contain links to the other two threads, esp since RG threads tend to disappear down the page rather rapidly. And since the IC and OOC threads are in separate forums. As for the dice roller: [*roll="description of roll"]xdy+z[/roll] (remove the asterisk) where the =description is optional but the quotation marks are required if there are spaces in the description: x is the number of dice of size y and z is added afterward. The plus sign could be a minus sign. It is common courtesy to roll both the attack and the damage at the same time to save time: [*roll=longsword]1d20+4[/roll][*roll]1d8+5[/roll] Do not use the dice roller for chargen. Use an external die roller [url="http://www.coyotecode.net/roll/"]Coyote Code[/roll] or something similar. I recommend Coyote Code only because it doesn't require a login and it has a help page that works. (Yes, this relies on the honor system. If you care, coyote code has a name field, give players a code that they have to put in the name field so that you can verify they only rolled once. But this is more trouble than it is worth.)[/url] [/QUOTE]
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