
Hey all,
I've been trying to figure out a question I was asked and thought would be pretty straightforward. Turns out it's not (for me).
Goal: Roll stats on Roll20, with the 6 resulting numbers sorted. The rasberry seed in my Wisdom tooth is that 9 dice should be rolled, with the 6 highest being kept.
In my trials and searches I've discovered some things (grouping among them).
This will accomplish something similar by just rolling 6 dice and keeping the highest 3 out of each rolled set.
/r [[4d6kh3]][[4d6kh3]][[4d6kh3]][[4d6kh3]][[4d6kh3]][[4d6kh3]]
I can also roll 3d6 X 9 and drop the lowest 3 by doing this (using the grouping I discovered):
/r {3d6,3d6,3d6,3d6,3d6,3d6,3d6,3d6,3d6}dl3
It can be altered slightly to keep the highest 6. But adding another modifier on the group throws an error.
I know it's possible to put more than one group modifier on rolls, as something like
/r 9d6kh6sa
works perfectly fine to roll 3 d6 and both keep the highest 6 and sort ascending
If I make the original into inline rolls to prettify the output a bit like this:
/r [[3d6]],[[3d6]],[[3d6]],[[3d6]],[[3d6]],[[3d6]],[[3d6]],[[3d6]],[[3d6]]
I then lose the ability to group them - and sort/drop - as far as I can tell.
Can anyone put me out of my misery? Am I missing something key here, or should I walk away?
As always, pointers or helpful input appreciated.
M