Troll dice roller

[Nikosandros]

Does anyone know what happened to this excellent tool (both for dice rolling and especially for calculating probability distributions) by Torben Mogensen? It had a dedicated webpage (which appears to be dead) with both online use and a downloadable program. I know that there are several alternatives, but I was very fond of this one.

 

[GMMichael]

Does anyone know what happened to this excellent tool . . . ? It had a dedicated webpage (which appears to be dead) . . .

It took too much damage from the last set of rolls, so it found a quiet place to regenerate, is my guess.

May I recommend cheering Boromir on here while you wait?

Boromir Death Simulator

(Or in other words: no, I don't know. Sorry.)

 

[Nikosandros]

May I recommend cheering Boromir on here while you wait?

Boromir Death Simulator

That was weirdly gripping...

 

[Nikosandros]

Well, it's not like this thread got much interest, but I can report that Troll is back online.

This is the project home page and this is the online interface.

It's preat neat and quite versatile if you take the time to learn how to use it. Also, if you want to download it, you'll have to install Moscow ML and you can thus impress your friends with your knowledge of obscure languages.

 

[ichabod]

I was interested and lurking because I am working on an online dice roller as part of another project. However, it turns out that Troll's goals as a dice roller are orthogonal to my goals.

 

[Nikosandros]

I was interested and lurking because I am working on an online dice roller as part of another project. However, it turns out that Troll's goals as a dice roller are orthogonal to my goals.

What are your goals, if I may ask?

 

[ichabod]

What are your goals, if I may ask?

I'm building a DM assistant. So my roller needs to allow the DM to quickly and easily roll whatever they need to roll.

 

[Nikosandros]

I'm building a DM assistant. So my roller needs to allow the DM to quickly and easily roll whatever they need to roll.

Yes, Troll is not ideal for that. I mostly use it to evaluate probabilty distributions.

 

[ichabod]

Yes, Troll is noi ideal for that. I mostly use it to evaluate probabilty distributions.

Yeah, and it looks nice for that. But I'm a statistician and a programmer, so I just figure that stuff out for myself.

 

[Churajnin]

I get you, man! It's a real bummer that Torben Mogensen's dice roller disappeared. But fear not, FlipSimu is here to save the day! Check out FlipSimu for some awesome dice rolling and probability distribution action. It's a fantastic alternative that you'll love! Once you start using this dice roller, you won't even miss Torben's tool. Plus, they've got a downloadable version that's pretty cool! So, go ahead, roll those dice like a boss, and good luck with all your adventures!