Dice

Roll 3D dice to determine your fate.

Dice can be rolled from character sheets, notes, library, chat, dice tool and formula builder.

Rolling dice in tabletop role-playing games

TTRPGs have different core types of dice. Standard dice are the most common where you have d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20 and d100 (a d10 + a percentile die). Narrative dice are used in systems like Genesys and Star Wars. FATE uses 6-sided dice with different faces. There are even card-based TTRPGs.

Currently, Quest Portal supports the standard polyhedral dice set and Fate dice. We are working on bringing in more dice support.

At the heart of every roll is a roll formula. Roll formulas are made up of dice notations and modifiers. To roll a 20-sided die you can simply use the roll formula "1d20". By writing "1d8+5" you will roll an 8-sided die and add 5 to the result. Below is an overview of all the possible dice notations and modifiers.

From where to roll

Rolling from a Roll Button

Roll buttons can be found in universal character sheets, notes and library sources. A roll button looks like or Both buttons will roll a 1d20+5 but the latter has a specified name.

You can create for these yourself by selecting the option from the floating menu, or by surrounding a dice formula with [[ ]]. Example [[ 1d20+5 ]] (no spaces).

Rolling from Enhanced Character Sheets

Enhanced character sheets like our Call of Cthulhu 7th edition sheet have buttons that are styled differently. You can click on a stat, skill or ability to roll a specific kind of roll. Normally, in Enhanced Sheets, you don't have as much control over the roll formula that will be rolled.

Rolling from Chat

You can use the chat to roll dice by typing in the "/roll" followed by a roll formula: "/roll 1d20-3". This would roll a 20-sided die and subtract 3.

As always when you roll from chat, if you use a roll formula that supports 3D dice, then you'll see the dice roll all over the screen. The result of the throw is shown in the chat.

Rolling from Dice Menu and Dice Formula Builder

There are two visual roll formula builders. The first is the Dice Menu that allows you to pick which dice to roll and how many. So if you click on the 10-sided die icon 4 times then you are essentially making the roll formula equate to "4d10". The dice tool is found on your campaign home and on the scene during sessions.

This option also allow you to hide the results of your roll by clicking the eye icon.

The second tool is the formula builder and is available as a tool in the right sidebar in campaigns and sessions. This tool helps you build more complex roll formulas and save them for reuse later.

Tips and tricks

Rolling in secret

You can roll dice secretly using the Dice Menu by clicking the eye icon (see screenshot from Rolling from Dice Menu and Dice Formula Builder) .

Additionally, when you roll from a hidden GM character, Hidden Tab or Private note, that roll will be marked as hidden. It will only be visible by the GM, and player who is rolling.

If you want to know all about our supported Dice formulas and elements, then check out Dice Formulas