help with a custom versus roll

[mixologee]

So I am trying to create a custom vs roll and having trouble following through some of the existing examples in 3.5e and 5e rulesets. Essentially what I am doing is taking in a power object that has a source and vs ability that rolls (ex: strength vs prowess). I am able to get the data for each value with bonuses, however, I am having trouble figuring how to add a target diceroll to add to its ability score for the check. Any help would be appreciated.



function rollPower(rSource, rTarget, rRoll)
Debug.chat("in rollHandlers.rollPower() - line 40");
local rMessage = ActionsManager.createActionMessage(rSource, rRoll);
rMessage.text = "[POWER]" .. rMessage.text;
local nTotal = 0;

if not rTarget then
Debug.chat("in rollHandlers.rollPower() - line 46 - no target");
nTotal = nTotal + rRoll.nMod;
-- Create a message from the rSource and rRoll parameters using CoreRPGs createActionMessage function

rMessage.text = rMessage.text .. " | Raw Damage " .. nTotal;
-- add extra info to the message - we only have the raw damage roll - we dont have any armor info
Comm.deliverChatMessage(rMessage);
-- deliver the chat message
return
-- exit the function without executing any further steps
end

if rTarget then
Debug.chat("in rollHandlers.rollPower() - line 59 - has target");

local sSName = ActorManager.getCreatureNodeName(rSource);
local sTName = ActorManager.getCreatureNodeName(rTarget);
local nodePowerList = DB.getChild(sSName, "powerlist");
local sSuccess = ""
local nSVal = 0;
local nTotal = ActionsManager.total(rRoll);

-- check for data
if nodePowerList then
-- get all the list items
local lPowers = nodePowerList.getChildren();
-- check for data then loop through
if lPowers then
-- get all the window objects and look for ours
for _,iPower in pairs(lPowers) do
local rPower = iPower.getChildren();
-- if its the power we want, lets see how it went
if rPower.name.getValue() == rRoll.sDesc then
sSuccess, nSVal = resolvePowerTest(sSName, sTName, rPower, nTotal);
end
end
end
end

-- build out the message some more
rMessage.text = rMessage.text .. " vs " ..rTarget.sName .. " | " .. sSuccess;

Comm.deliverChatMessage(rMessage);
end

end

function resolvePowerTest(rSource, rTarget, rPower, nTotal)
Debug.chat("in resolvePowerTest() - line 101");
local sSName = ActorManager.getCreatureNodeName(rSource);
local sTName = ActorManager.getCreatureNodeName(rTarget);
local sPSource = rPower.power_source.getValue();
local sPVs = rPower.power_vs.getValue();
--
-- Trying to figure out how to add a roll for the target here to add to their ability score for a check
--
local nSourceStat = ActorManager2.getAbilityScore(rSource, sPSource);
local nTargetStat = ActorManager2.getAbilityScore(rTarget, sPVs);
Debug.chat(nTotal);
Debug.chat(nSourceStat);
Debug.chat(nTargetStat);
local nResult = nSourceStat - nTargetStat;
Debug.chat(nResult);
local sSuccess, nPTValue = testResult(nResult);
Debug.chat(sSuccess);
Debug.chat(nPTValue);
return sSuccess, nPTValue
end

function testResult(nResult)

if nResult <= -5 then
return "Massive Failure",-3;
elseif nResult >= -4 and nResult <= -3 then
return "Major Failure", -2;
elseif nResult >= -2 and nResult <= -1 then
return "Moderate Failure", -1;
elseif nResult == 0 then
return "Marginal Success", 0;
elseif nResult >= 1 and nResult <= 2 then
return "Moderate Success", 1;
elseif nResult >= 3 and nResult <= 4 then
return "Major Success", 2;
elseif nResult >= 5 then
return "Massive Success", 3;
end

end


Thanks in advance. I've already gone through the thread here https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?35531-Coding-dice-rolls-(actions)-in-CoreRPG, but still haven't had my AHA moment.

[mixologee]

I just cheated with math.random().