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<blockquote data-quote="ryryguy" data-source="post: 5320538" data-attributes="member: 64945"><p>This is cool, thanks for the PbP love Morrus!</p><p></p><p>I second the request for an "auto-sblock" option just to keep things tidy if you're making lots of rolls.</p><p></p><p>Also, I think I don't like the result of the roll floating all the way over on the right away from the dice and description. I tend to focus on the left hand stuff and have to consciously look over to find the result. I think I'd rather have "= X" immediately following the die image? Or maybe preceding it - better in cases where you have a long string of dice images, perhaps? (Not a big deal - I'm sure I'd get used to the way it is now.)</p><p></p><p>Maybe a way to edit in references to die rolls in the BBCode text? I understand that the rolls themselves have to be a separate thing, but how about a [ROLL]1[ROLL] that would be automatically replaced by a hyperlink down to the first roll attached to the post (assuming they can be anchors), with the "1d20+4=21" bit as the link text? Basically make the text tag an automatic reference rather than creating the roll itself.</p><p></p><p>It seems like this would still be secure. A potential downside would be a cheater mixing up the order of his roll references. i.e., Roll #1 was a miss with the big power, but roll #2 was a hit with a little power. Someone trying to pull a fast one could put "Big Power: [ROLL]2[/ROLL] - yes! a hit!!" This would still be detectable by someone looking down at the actual roll and seeing the description text saying "little power" there, but that could be overlooked. How about if the description text were also part of the hyperlink?</p><p></p><p>One thing this sort of scheme would be good for, would be to cover the fairly common case of someone forgetting a particular modifier when they make the roll. Typically when this happens you'll change the hyperlink text out to invisible castle/coco to include the modifier, then put a note next to it saying "I forgot the +2 for combat advantage on the roll but added it here." Or sometimes leave the hyperlink text alone and just have the note. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, with the rolls the way they are now, you'd need a note like "Ooops, forgot the +2 for combat advantage on the second d20 roll at the bottom." It'd be a bit better to be able to put "Ooops, forgot the +2 for CA on [ROLL]2[ROLL]".</p><p></p><p>Again, thanks for the effort on this!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ryryguy, post: 5320538, member: 64945"] This is cool, thanks for the PbP love Morrus! I second the request for an "auto-sblock" option just to keep things tidy if you're making lots of rolls. Also, I think I don't like the result of the roll floating all the way over on the right away from the dice and description. I tend to focus on the left hand stuff and have to consciously look over to find the result. I think I'd rather have "= X" immediately following the die image? Or maybe preceding it - better in cases where you have a long string of dice images, perhaps? (Not a big deal - I'm sure I'd get used to the way it is now.) Maybe a way to edit in references to die rolls in the BBCode text? I understand that the rolls themselves have to be a separate thing, but how about a [ROLL]1[ROLL] that would be automatically replaced by a hyperlink down to the first roll attached to the post (assuming they can be anchors), with the "1d20+4=21" bit as the link text? Basically make the text tag an automatic reference rather than creating the roll itself. It seems like this would still be secure. A potential downside would be a cheater mixing up the order of his roll references. i.e., Roll #1 was a miss with the big power, but roll #2 was a hit with a little power. Someone trying to pull a fast one could put "Big Power: [ROLL]2[/ROLL] - yes! a hit!!" This would still be detectable by someone looking down at the actual roll and seeing the description text saying "little power" there, but that could be overlooked. How about if the description text were also part of the hyperlink? One thing this sort of scheme would be good for, would be to cover the fairly common case of someone forgetting a particular modifier when they make the roll. Typically when this happens you'll change the hyperlink text out to invisible castle/coco to include the modifier, then put a note next to it saying "I forgot the +2 for combat advantage on the roll but added it here." Or sometimes leave the hyperlink text alone and just have the note. Anyway, with the rolls the way they are now, you'd need a note like "Ooops, forgot the +2 for combat advantage on the second d20 roll at the bottom." It'd be a bit better to be able to put "Ooops, forgot the +2 for CA on [ROLL]2[ROLL]". Again, thanks for the effort on this! [/QUOTE]
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