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|usage=
<source lang="mtmacro" line>
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ubiquity(times)
ubiquity(times)
</source>
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<source lang="mtmacro" line>
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u(times)
u(times)
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'''Parameters'''
'''Parameters'''
{{param|times|The number of times to roll the dice.}}
{{param|times|The number of times to roll the dice.}}
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Roll ten special Ubiquity dice.
Roll ten special Ubiquity dice.
<source lang="mtmacro" line>
<syntaxhighlight lang="mtmacro" line>
[t: ubiquity(10)]
[t: ubiquity(10)]
</source>
</syntaxhighlight>
Returns a number that is between {{code|0}} and {{code|10}}.
Returns a number that is between {{code|0}} and {{code|10}}.


Roll five special Ubiquity dice, using variables.
Roll five special Ubiquity dice, using variables.
<source lang="mtmacro" line>
<syntaxhighlight lang="mtmacro" line>
[h: DiceTimes = 5]
[h: DiceTimes = 5]
[t: ubiquity(DiceTimes)]
[t: ubiquity(DiceTimes)]
</source>
</syntaxhighlight>
Returns a number than is between {{code|0}} and {{code|5}}.
Returns a number than is between {{code|0}} and {{code|5}}.



Latest revision as of 23:59, 14 March 2023

ubiquity() Function

Generates random numbers to emulate dice rolls; returns the total of a special Ubiquity dice roll. When these dice are rolled, the result is 0 or 1, this function then sums up all of the dice rolled and returns that sum.

Usage

ubiquity(times)
u(times)

Parameters

  • times - The number of times to roll the dice.

Examples

Roll ten special Ubiquity dice.
[t: ubiquity(10)]

Returns a number that is between 0 and 10.

Roll five special Ubiquity dice, using variables.

[h: DiceTimes = 5]
[t: ubiquity(DiceTimes)]
Returns a number than is between 0 and 5.

See Also

For another method of rolling dice, see Dice Expressions.