Bogsy's Dice Bot: Terminology - ProfSamScott/bogsys-dice-bot GitHub Wiki
Command
Any legal string of instructions for the bot, including but not limited to Rolls of all types. Includes slash commands and prefixed commands.
Command Prefix
Instead of using slash commands, you can use the prefix (. by default) before a command in chat.
Dice Set
A collection of dice with the same number of sides (e.g. 2d6, 5d8, d20, or 5) that are usually added together when rolled.
Roll
A list of Dice Sets added or subtracted together (e.g. d8 + 2d6 - d4 + 5), possibly including Quickrolls, Modifiers, and Dice tags.
Success Roll
A Roll that is compared to a target number (e.g. d20 + 3 >= 10, 2d6 <= 7).
Multiroll
A combination of Rolls separated by a comma, or a single Roll multiplied (e.g. d20 + 5, d6 - 2, 5d4 + 3 or 10x 2d6).
Embedding
Placing rolls in back ticks within a string of text following the command prefix (e.g. .You take `d6+2` damage.).
Dice Tag
A special instruction for a Dice Set, marked with a colon (e.g. 2d6:exi or d20:min10).
Roll Tag
A special instruction for a Roll, marked with a dot (e.g. d20 - d4 + 5.adv or 2d6.x2d).
Alias
A name for a dice set or roll. Bogsy's Dice Bot contains some special aliases, but most aliases are user defined.
User Alias
A name that a user assigns and then uses to make a Roll.
Server Alias
A name that someone with manage server permissions creates for the entire server to use. Server Aliases trump User Aliases.
Modifier
An Alias that names a single whole number (e.g. str=5 or con=2). Modifiers can be used in other Rolls.
Quickroll
An Alias that names a Roll (e.g. attack = d20 + prof + str or damage = 2d6 - 2). Quickrolls can include Modifiers but not other Quickrolls. Quickrolls can be combined with other Dice Sets, Quickrolls, and Modifiers to create a new Roll.
Table
A Table is a Quickroll with an interpreted result (e.g. 1=goblin, 2-4=bugbear, etc.).
Shortcut
A Shortcut is an Alias that names an entire Command. Unlike a Quickroll, a Shortcut can contain Roll Tags, Multirolls, and other features, but a Shortcut can only be used on its own - it cannot be combined with other Shortcuts, Quickrolls, Dice Sets, and so on.
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