How to play with The Bardic Dice

Player's guide

You only need Discord. Everything happens on the server where your Game Master added the bot.

1. Roll your first die

   Type this in any channel of the server. The result appears on Discord and on the stream.

   /roll 1d20+5

2. Create your character

   Your first character becomes your active one, and rolls will carry its name.

   /character create name:Aria

3. Add your stats

   Once a stat is saved, use its name in your rolls instead of working out the modifier.

   /character set stat:dex value:3 then /roll 1d20+dex

4. Prefer buttons?

   This opens private buttons for the classic dice, the six abilities and your skills. Only you see the buttons, but everyone sees the results.

   /dice-panel

Dice notation

Managing your characters

/character link works once your GM has added you to the table. Keep that link to yourself: anyone who has it can edit your stats.

Game Master's guide

You need the "Manage Server" permission on your Discord server. Allow ten minutes before your first session.

1. Add the bot to your server

   Invite The Bardic Dice and pick your server. Its commands can take up to an hour to appear the first time.

2. Open your panel

   Log in with Discord and choose your table. You'll see every server where you can manage the bot, and each keeps its own players, skins and overlay.

3. Put the dice on your stream

   In Display, copy the overlay URL. In OBS, add a Browser source, paste the URL and set it to 1920 × 1080. Place it above your camera or game. The background is transparent, so nothing shows until someone rolls.

4. Seat your players

   In Table, search for each player by name. Choose their dice color and texture, set their active character, and tick GM for yourself.

5. Prepare the characters

   Players can create their own with /character create. You can also do it in Characters, where Prefill D&D 5e adds the 6 abilities and 18 skills at 0.

6. Run a test roll

   In Test, send a few fake rolls, a crit and a fumble to your overlay. Nothing is posted on Discord, but they do show on your stream if you're live.

Make it yours

• Display: set how long results stay up, where the panel sits, the dice size and the default colors. Changes reach OBS immediately.
• Dice skins: upload an image (up to 4 MB) to add a texture for your table. Square, abstract and light images work best, because a dark one crushes the player's color toward black.
• Between games: Reset the table removes everyone from the game and keeps their characters.

Keep the overlay URL off your stream: anyone who has it can display your table's rolls.

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