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Util.em</P>
<P style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Description:
Utility functions<BR>Last Modified: 1/22/2003</P>
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<TR><A name=#RandomDiceRoll>
<TH align=middle colSpan=2>RandomDiceRoll(String
dice_string)</TH></A></TR></TBODY>
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<TH align=left colSpan=2>Parameters:</TH></TR></TBODY>
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<TD>Name</TD>
<TD>Type</TD></TR></TBODY>
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<TD width="50%"><VAR>dice_string</VAR></TD>
<TD>String</TD></TR></TBODY>
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<TH align=left colSpan=2>Explanation</TH></TR></TBODY>
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<TD colSpan=2>Returns a random number according to the passed die roll
string. This is standard NdS+X format. N=number of dies to roll, S=number
of sides per die, X=integer to add(or subtract) after roll.</TD></TR>
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<TD colSpan=2>Here's some acceptable examples: </TD></TR>
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<TD colSpan=2><PRE>4
d4
d6+6
d6-2
2d12
2d8+12
2d8-4
</PRE></TD></TR></TBODY>
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<TH align=left colSpan=2>Return values</TH></TR></TBODY>
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<TD colSpan=2>Valkyrie's pedantic wording: "returns an integer greater or
equal to N+X and not more than N*S+X"</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR><BR>
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<TR><A name=#RandomInt>
<TH align=middle colSpan=2>RandomInt(integer
below_this_number)</TH></A></TR></TBODY>
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<TH align=left colSpan=2>Parameters:</TH></TR></TBODY>
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<TD>Name</TD>
<TD>Type</TD></TR></TBODY>
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<TD width="50%"><VAR>below_this_number</VAR></TD>
<TD>Integer</TD></TR></TBODY>
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<TH align=left colSpan=2>Explanation</TH></TR></TBODY>
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<TD colSpan=2>Returns a random integer below the passed parameter and
greater or equal to zero.</TD></TR></TBODY>
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<TH align=left colSpan=2>Return values</TH></TR></TBODY>
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<TD colSpan=2>returns integer R such that 0 less or equal to R less than
below_this_number</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR><BR>
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