iPhone Dice Games

Quick Roll – d20 Dice Roller

NOTE: I respond to user reviews (especially ones that I feel are unfairly low such as the recent ones about not including multiple weapons) on the Quick Roll web site's Blog page (link to the web site below).

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SUMMARY

Whereas many popular dice rollers for the iPhone and iPod Touch focus on creating realistic dice simulation, Quick Roll takes a different approach. It focuses instead on making fast and accurate roll calculations through a clean, intuitive interface (with a satisfying dice rolling sound for each roll) and associating rolls with a clear label and a character.

This is the kind of roller you could use quickly, with minimal taps and searching, in an actual game. It will actually speed the game up rather than slowing it down. Sometimes this speed-up is drastic and relieves you of a lot of tedious and repetitive mental calculation so you can focus on the game rather than on roll calculations (as in the case of calculating multiple attacks).

In Quick Roll, a set of named dice roll + modifier combinations as well as full multiple attack roll (if desired) are associated with a specific character. Users can create as many characters as they want and organize them (and their dice rolls) using standard iPhone OS list operations. These character profiles could represent player characters, monsters, or even custom dice roll sets.

While Quick Roll only supports characters from the d20 and Fudge systems (where the desired result is the roll total), future development is planned for apps that use characters from other systems, like Storytelling (where the desired result is how many die are greater than a target number).

FEATURES

[Characters]
- Can create multiple characters each with their own individual dice rolls, attack rolls, and roll histories
- Can edit character's rolls and add new rolls for them as they level up
- Detailed roll History with label, total, individual dice rolls, and time for each roll made

[Rolls]
- Neatly hides actual die rolls in History tab so you can focus on the total (with the exception of d20 rolls which are given in parentheses so you can quickly spot natural 20s or critical failures)
- Can click on history records to see actual dice values for large rolls
- Dice roll sounds for regular rolls and, in the attack roll tab, a satisfying warrior gong for confirmed critical hits (as well as breaking glass to notify you of confirmed critical misses)
- Can add negative modifiers
- Can roll any-sided die
- Can roll fudge dice (4dF)

Tags: Dungeons and Dragons, D&D, d20, character sheet
WHAT'S NEW IN THIS VERSION:
[Features]
+ Dice roll keypad, making roll entry much faster
+ Free Form roll tab

[Ratings]
If you are having issues with Quick Roll, please report them to the Bugs or Features page of my web site. I have only received one bug report out of the 300+ purchased copies.

There have also only been 18 reviews (at the time of the writing), almost half of which are 2-stars, most likely from people who just deleted the app.

If you enjoy the roller (especially with the new features), please take the time to briefly go to the app store or iTunes to give it a 4 or 5 star rating (no review necessary, unless you are so inclined).

Released Date Dec 18, 2008 Size 0.9 MB Seller : 1.1.0 Language English Ratings Requitements Price $2.99 Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch Requires iPhone OS 2.2.1 or later Version Chris Redford