rpgdice.pp

unit rpgdice;
	{This unit handles some of my frequently-wanted dice}
	{routines.}
{
	GearHead: Arena, a roguelike mecha CRPG
	Copyright (C) 2005 Joseph Hewitt

	This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
	under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
	the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at
	your option) any later version.

	The full text of the LGPL can be found in license.txt.

	This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
	WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser
	General Public License for more details. 

	You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
	along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
	Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA 
}

	{ *** GFX CLEARED! *** }

interface

Const
	DieSize: Array [1..5] of byte = (4,6,8,10,12);
	DieStep: Array [1..10,1..5] of byte = (
	{	d4	d6	d8	d10	d12	}
	(	1,	0,	0,	0,	0),
	(	0,	1,	0,	0,	0),
	(	0,	0,	1,	0,	0),
	(	0,	0,	0,	1,	0),
	(	0,	0,	0,	0,	1),

	(	0,	1,	1,	0,	0),
	(	0,	1,	0,	1,	0),
	(	0,	0,	1,	1,	0),
	(	0,	0,	0,	2,	0),
	(	0,	0,	0,	1,	1)
	);

Function Dice(die: integer): Integer;
Function RollStep(n: Integer): Integer;
Function RollStat(n: integer): integer;
	{Roll Nd6; take the three highest values, add them together,}
	{and return the result. N must be in the range of 1 to 10.}

implementation

Function Dice(die: integer): Integer;
	{Roll a die- D(6), D(8), D(100), whatever.}
	{Die rolling is done as per Earthdawn- whenever a maximum is}
	{rolled, the score is kept and the die rerolled. }
var
	total,dr: Integer;
begin
	{Range check}
	if die < 2 then die := 2;

	total := 0;
	repeat
		dr := Random( die ) + 1;
		total := total + dr;
	until dr <> Die;

	Dice := total;
end;

Function RollStep(n: Integer): Integer;
	{Roll a dice step number, a la Earthdawn.}
var
	N2,t1,t2,RS: Integer;
begin
	RS := 0;
	While N > 0 do begin
		if N > 10 then
			N2 := 10
		else
			N2 := N;
		for t1 := 1 to 5 do begin
			if DieStep[N2,t1] > 0 then begin
				for t2 := 1 to DieStep[N2,t1] do RS := RS + Dice(DieSize[t1]);
			end;
		end;

		{Decrease N by 10.}
		N := N - 10;
	end;
	RollStep := RS;
end;

Function RollStat(n: integer): integer;
	{Roll Nd6; take the three highest values, add them together,}
	{and return the result. N must be in the range of 1 to 10.}
var
	k: array [1..10] of integer;
	t,tt: integer;	{Loop counters.}
	l: integer;	{in theory, the low value.}
	stat: integer;	{The total value rolled}
begin
	{Range check.}
	if n>10 then n := 10;

	{Initialize stat}
	stat := 0;

	{Roll the indicated number of dice.}
	for t := 1 to n do begin
		{Roll the die}
		k[t] := Random(6) + 1;

		{Add it to the total}
		stat := stat + k[t];
	end;

	{If we rolled more dice than we need, go through and eliminate}
	{the low rolls.}
	if n > 3 then for t := 1 to n-3 do begin
		{locate the first nonzero value for l}
		l := 1;

		while k[l] = 0 do Inc(l);

		for tt := 1 to n do begin
			if (k[tt] > 0) and (k[tt] < k[l]) then l := tt
		end;
		stat := stat - k[l];
		k[l] := 0;
	end;

	RollStat := stat;
end;


initialization
	{Set the random seed}
	Randomize;

end.