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Making a macro reference a dice roll it just made

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Nic J.
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So I'm in a Hero system game and i'm trying to write macros for my character and he has a 5d6 killing attack, the mechanics for which involve rolling 5d6 for the body damage then multiplying that number by 1d6-1. my question is how do i write that in a macro so i can have both result show
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Silvyre
Pro
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[[ 5d6*(1d6 - 1) ]]
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Nic J.
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i tried that but the problem for me is that i still need the result of the 5d6 by itself to show in the chat log
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Sky
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You can't without API scripting.
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Silvyre
Pro
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/r [[5d6]]*[[1d6 - 1]]
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Sky
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Well, I suppose there is that way. :D  I never use /r and always forget about it.
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Nic J.
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That works, thanks
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DK Heinrich
Marketplace Creator
Sheet Author
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HoneyBadger said: Well, I suppose there is that way. :D  I never use /r and always forget about it. made me laugh out loud. 
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