USING THE INTERNET DIE ROLLER

This module has an Internet Die Roller built-in. This allows you to request multiple rolls from an independent (Shadowdice Dice Roller) dice rolling server and have the results of the die rolls emailed to both yourself and your opponent.

The results of the rolls are automatically displayed in the Chat Window and will be recorded into an open logfile. There is no need to wait for the email to return before continuing with your turn. Your opponent can check the emailed result file against the logfile at their leisure.

Preference Configuration

Before using the Internet Die Roller, you will need to setup your Die Roller preferences. From the main menu bar, select 'Edit Preferences' and click on the 'Internet Die Roller' tab.

First, make sure the 'Email results?' and 'Put multiple rolls into single email' boxes are both checked.

Next, type your email address into the 'Primary Email' field.

Next step is to populate your address book. Add the email addresses of your regular opponents one by one to the address book by typing the address into the blank area under the 'Address Book' heading, and then pressing the 'Add' key. You can use addresses like 'Bob ', only the part between the <> brackets will be used to send emails. You can also enter a list of email addresses separated by comma's to have emails sent to a number people at once.

Finally, select your current opponents email address from the pull-down menu labelled 'Secondary email'.

Using the Roller

Click on the Internet Die Roller Icon, or press the F6 function key to bring up the multiroll dialog box. You can see the currently selected opponents email address at the top of the box. If this is incorrect, use the 'Change Email Address' button at the bottom right of the dialog box and select the correct email address from the drop-down list.

Type in a description for the set of rolls you are requesting (e.g. 'BE02-GT1-RallyPh'). This description will appear as the subject of the emails sent.

You can request up to 10 seperate die rolls in one email. To activate a Die Roll line, click on one of the buttons numbered 1-10 in the 'Roll' column. You can then fill in the details of that roll:

When you are ready, click the 'Roll' button to submit the roll request. The results of you roll(s) will be emailed to yourself and your opponent and will be echoed automatically into the Chat Window. This process usually takes a few seconds only.

Problems

Very occasionally, the Shadowdice Dice Server will be down. In this case you will receive a message 'Internet Dice Roll Attempt Failed' echoed to the Chat Window.