Dice Roller

Dice Roller

Roll any dice using standard notation.

Usage

# Roll a d20
echo $((RANDOM % 20 + 1))

# Roll 2d6
echo $(( (RANDOM % 6 + 1) + (RANDOM % 6 + 1) ))

# Roll 3d8
for i in 1 2 3; do echo $((RANDOM % 8 + 1)); done | paste -sd+ | bc

Quick Rolls

• **d4:** `echo $((RANDOM % 4 + 1))`
• **d6:** `echo $((RANDOM % 6 + 1))`
• **d8:** `echo $((RANDOM % 8 + 1))`
• **d10:** `echo $((RANDOM % 10 + 1))`
• **d12:** `echo $((RANDOM % 12 + 1))`
• **d20:** `echo $((RANDOM % 20 + 1))`
• **d100:** `echo $((RANDOM % 100 + 1))`

Examples

"Roll for initiative" → d20 "Roll 4d6 drop lowest" → Roll 4d6, sum the top 3 "Flip a coin" → d2 (1=heads, 2=tails)