A simple library to take die rolling shorthand and return the result
This library ahs been published to NPM and can be installed with npm or yarn
npm install @evilmonkeyinc/die-roller
yarn add @evilmonkeyinc/die-roller
The library will be compatible with both javascript and typescript
import { parse } from '@evilmonkeyinc/die-roller'
...
const parsedExpression = parse('4d6k3')
console.log(parsedExpression.result);
// will return a number between 3 and 18
The parse function will take a die expression shorthand and evaluate it and return the result.
The expression should be in the format {number of die}d{size of die}{options}
The options are used to perform simple actions on the die results before giving back the result, such as 2d20k1 which would return the higher of two d20 rolls or 4d6k3 which would return the result of the best three d6 rolls out of 4.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| k{number} | Keep only the highest {number} of die results |
| kh{number} | Keep only the highest {number} of die results |
| kl{number} | Keep only the lowest {number} of die results |
| d{number} | Drop the lowest {number} of die results |
| dl{number} | Drop the lowest {number} of die results |
| dh{number} | Drop the highest {number} of die results |
You can also chain expressions, or simply add or subtract whole numbers for the result by appending a + or - to an expression if you need to include modifiers to your results.
1d20+2+3 for your Palidin attacking with their Longsword, with their 2 in proficiency and 3 strength. You hit, and decide to SMITE the enemy, you could then roll 1d8+3+2d8 for damage, 1d8+3 for the weapon and 2d8 for a Divine Smite at 1st level