Macro: Keep High or Low Based on Input

Hi folks, Hoping you can help me out. Rules: Base 2d6 How many additional dice are being rolled?     If positive, add additional dice and keep the 2 highest results.     If negative, add additional dice and keep the 2 lowest results. Then add a +/- modifier. Example 1 (Keep High): 2d6 plus +4 dice plus -3 modifier Rolls 6d6k2-3 Example 2 (Keep Low): 2d6 plus -2 dice plus -1 modifier Rolls 4d6kh2-1 This is a working* keep high prompt *(have to manually add the base 2d6 to the query.) : &{template:default} {{name= Combat Roll}} {{Result= [[?{Number of Dice}d6k2+?{Armour}]]}} Thanks!

You will not be able to use the same query to apply both a number of dice and a different kh/kl scheme as you have written above.  Instead, I suggest pulling the d6kh/kl logic into the query.  How many dice is the maximum number of dice rolled (positive or negative?)

Thanks, Gauss. I'm not sure if there is a limit... the highest I've seen in game has been 8 total but we're low level so I suspect the additional dice may increase at higher levels.

So what I'd do then is use an attribute that you can adjust and then put that into the macro.  Example:  &{template:default} {{name= Combat Roll}} {{Result= [[@{dice}+?{Armour}]]}} Next, the dice attribute:  ?{Number of Extra Dice?|0,2d6|+1,3d6kh2|+2,4d6kh2|-1,3d6kl2|-2,4d6kl2} You can flesh that out to as high (and low) as you'd like. 

Whilst you cannot change between kh and kl with a simple number query; you can use the fact that dh can be used instead of kl and that both kh and dh can appear together to achieve what you want &{template:default} {{name=Combat Roll}} {{Result=[[ (2+[[0+abs(?{Additional Dice|0})]])d6kh[[2-{0,?{Additional Dice} }kl1 ]]dh[[0-{0,?{Additional Dice} }kl1]] + (?{Armour})]] }} With positive additional dice it keeps the highest 2 but drops none With negative additional dice it keeps all then drops the highest all but 2 (effectively keep lowest 2)

Amazing! Works like a charm. Thanks you two :D

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