Guidelines for Usage

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This board is to hold all dice rolls used on the forum. Sometimes things can be decided by the roll of a die. And for the most part, this is the official place for it. (In general RP, if you want to play a dice game, you can keep it in the RP threads. But official stuff, like whether an attack effect happens or not, should be done here.)

The Rules of Dice Rolling

1) No edits may be made to any post in this board. While you can always click Edit if you want, if your post is labeled as having been edited, the roll in that post will be counted as null and void. This is to prevent cheating.

2) Should anyone be found cheating at this, restrictions will be placed upon them. This includes loss of items they may have purchased, or money for buying things. Be aware, the staff will take an extremely hard line with anyone found abusing this system.


Why do we need dice rolls?

For one thing, it is to ensure fairness. This is an impartial system, and some items or attacks will require this in order to function. For example, using the subject of poison. If you wish to use poison, and have the correct item, let us say that it is only effect 1 time out of 20. A die roll here will help you to figure out whether it succeeds or not. And all of us can visibly see the results.

How does it work?

The plugin used will only generate the dice roll AFTER you submit your post. That is why we are using this board. In a normal thread, you would be required to edit it in order to play out the result of the dice roll. This way, your roll can be done here, without editing, and you can then make the RP post as normal, outlining the effects.

Other Things
First, a measure of courtesy. If your attack is going to require a dice roll, provide a link to this board at the bottom of your post. So they can quickly jump here to make the required roll.

Second, instead of a TON of threads here, each character can have a thread in this board. And all rolls by that character can be done inside that thread. If a thread gets too large, a lock can be requested on it, and a new one may be started.

Making Rolls, and the Standard Tables
In order to make a dice roll, you can use the UBBC button above. Or you use "roll range="#-#"", enclosed in []. So if you put <roll range="1-6"> you will get a d6 roll.

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That means a standard d6 or six-sided die. For those who play D&D or Pen and Paper stuff, this should be easy. I am going to attempt to create standardized tables for the various types of character you will encounter on the forum. This is so you can quickly consult the tables in order to figure out the rate of success. Rather than being forced to devise your own.

Main Characters and Important NPCs
You roll a 20: The action is highly successful.
You roll an 18 or 19: The action has a normal success.
You roll between 4 and 17: The action fails.
You roll between 1 and 3: The action critically fails. The character responsible for the action is left open to your counterattack.

Bodyguard Characters
You roll a 19 or a 20: The action is highly successful.
You roll between 16 and 18: The action has a normal success.
You roll between 3 and 15: The action fails.
You roll a 1 or a 2: The action critically fails. The character responsible for the action is left open to your counterattack.

NPC Characters
(Note: These are generic or standard NPCs. No importance whatsoever. The person who controls the NPC is responsible for making the dice roll.)
You roll an 18, 19, or 20: The action is highly successful.
You roll between 11 and 17: The action has a normal success.
You roll between 2 and 10: The action fails.
You roll a 1: The action critically fails. The character responsible for the action is left open to counterattack by the NPC.

There may also come dice rolls that a staff member requests you make, for whatever reason. If they fall outside the parameters listed here, you will be informed as needed.1-6