It’s fairly Alpha so there may be bugs (read: probably are).

Out of the box it’s set up to work for Savage Worlds although it provides basic die rolling for any system although it would be pretty clunky for any system that uses a lot of dice.

I’ve added some basic client server functions in that you can run the client and set it up as a listen server (technically that’s an incorrect term but it sounds cool) and it’ll function like normal for anything keypads connected to the console and it’ll allow other instances of the app to connect to it from other machines and when a roll is generated on those other instances they’ll be mirrored/echoed on the master client.

The basic premise there is that remote users could enjoy the same ease of use of the app and the GM for those remote users can enjoy the knowledge that there is no fudging going on on the dice that he can’t see.

I’ve also had to split the keybinds up into basic attacks (the ones I needed the most) and damage (again the ones that came up most often for me).   To access the second set of keybinds just press Enter.  The word Damage is spoken to acknowledge the shift and the keys are ‘hot’ for a single press and then it reverts back to the primary set. That seems more covienent to me.  YMMV.

Here’s the read me -

This is a Savage Worlds version (version 3) of my die roller app
aimed at helping the blind be able to roll their own
dice without losing them or having to resort to
braille dice or having someone else read them for
them.

It also makes cool ‘splody sounds when a dice aces or
‘explodes’.

This is aimed to have all the controls located on
a standard numeric keypad. The following keys are
active:

4 = Roll a d4
6 = Roll a d6
8 = Roll a d8
1 = Roll a d10
2 = Roll a d12
0 = Roll a d20
3 = Roll Full Auto d6 (automatic -2 for Full Auto)
5 = Roll Full Auto d8 (automatic -2 for Full Auto)
7 = Roll Full Auto d10 (automatic -2 for Full Auto)
9 = Roll Full Auto d12 (automatic -2 for Full Auto)

Press Enter to Roll Damage dice –
0 = Roll 2d4
2 = Roll 2d6
3 = Roll 2d6+1d6
5 = Roll 2d8
6 = Roll 2d8+1d6
8 = Roll 2d10
9 = Roll 2d10+1d6

. = Toggle Roll Wild Die
* = Toggle Use Exploding Dice
/ = Toggle Display Totals or Each Die roll

You can also turn the toggles on and off through
the Preferences menu.

By default the preferences are aimed at supporting
typical dice rolls in Savage Worlds but can be
used in any game that needs to roll dice by turning
the toggles off.

This version adds rudimentary support for connecting
multiple instances of the application so that
rolls made on one client are sent to the master
client.

The primary need for this is so that remote users
can use the same app (for ease of dice rolls) and
the GM can be assured that there is no fudging
going on.

To start a master client use the menu:

Connect – Start Listen Server
This currently starts a listen server and is hard
wired to port 8000.  You’ll have to port forward
or have UPNP for this to work. If that makes no
sense to you then Google is next stop.

To connect a client to the server use the menu:

Connect – Connect To Server and give it the IP
and port number (currently 8000) of the server.

I’ve also fixed a bug with displayed die results if you had Tower Sounds turned on or if you got one of the “GODLIKE!” announcments.  I’d pre-empted the random number generator to total dice among other things rather than just generating a random number and as a result other random number calls were padding the stats.

It only affected the visible displays, the spoken rolls were still correct.   This is what happens when a program keeps getting new features.  The original routines which were fine for their purpose get hacked up to absorb the new needs and as a result bugs creep in.  I really should go back and re-write it from scratch to make it more ‘new feature’ friendly as it’s getting more and more convulated to achieve what should be simple results but I don’t have the time or the inclination.

Anyway the new version is available in the same link as the old one.  If you need it grab it.

You can grab it at the same download location Blind Roller - Savage Worlds Edition (130) and of course if you don’t need it if you don’t use it for SW’s or if you don’t like the sound effect since I didn’t add the ability to toggle it off.

One thing I don’t care for in Savage Worlds is the sheer number of dice that have to be rolled especially with the exploding mechanic.  It contributes greatly to the speed of combat and lack there-of as a result.  This app I believe will help with that problem.  I’m going to put USB Numeric Keypads within reach of all the players and connect them to the same machine that’s going to be running this application so each player can roll their dice significantly faster as a result.  Pressing 4 rolls a d4 and their wild d6 dice and takes care of any exploding dice etc.    Key’s 3 and 7 take care of the most common (IMO) dice for a firearms related game by rolling 2d6 and 3d6 with one key press and of course taking into account any dice that explode.

As a result this is aimed to have all the controls located on a standard numeric keypad. The following keys are
active:

• 4 = Roll a d4
• 6 = Roll a d6
• 8 = Roll a d8
• 1 = Roll a d10
• 2 = Roll a d12
• 0 = Roll a d20
• 3 = Roll 2d6
• 7 = Roll 3d6
• . = Toggle Roll Wild Die
• * = Toggle Use Exploding Dice
• / = Toggle Display Totals or Each Die roll

You can also turn the toggles on and off through the Preferences menu.

The sounds are around a dozen dice sound bites from our various podcasts.

The other keys remain the same, d20 = 0, d12 = 2, d10 = 1, d8 = 8, d6 = 6 (or any key), d4 = 4 on either the number pad or the main number keys.   Using any key for d6 as default is because I’m going to be running a Savage Worlds session or three which has a lot of d6 rolling.

If you have a player who’s vision impaired then I can’t recommend enough getting them this app (or something similar if there is such a thing) on a PC so they can roll their own dice.   Being blind sucks enough, having to depend on someone else to read your dice on top of that is just ass’ing on the cake.

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One box reduces a creatures defenses by -1 per Tier.  Thus negating the need for Expertise which adds +1 per tier to attack bonuses for the PC’s.

The next box reduces a creature’s attack bonus by -1 per tier. Makes the PC’s harder to hit and helps reduce any need for masterwork.

Honestly after much deliberation I think the plan to separate +’s from magic items and give them natively to the PC’s by level progression works better but doesn’t work for some people.

If you missed the first post this app takes exported Monster files and manipulates them to match my house rules.  Then I import the modified creature into the MB and then print it out for use at the table.  Makes it very easy to apply my changes to as many creatures as I want at one time without having to modify them by hand or pencil in changes on their printouts.

New version – [Download not found]

Requires dot net 3.5′ish.  If you can run the WotC Monster Builder you can run this.

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