Dice Roller + Templater - How to roll once when template was used?

[squiter]

Hey folks, I’m trying to create a template to create a character for my TTRPG game, and some stuff of that character are based on a Random Table.

So, I created the table and start to try to roll the dice-roller plugin to get the item I want. This works well.

But when I try to put it into the Templater I had an issue… every time I open that character file, the result rolls again.

I tried to use the dice-mod: [[my-awesome-table]] but it expands on the template file, not on the created file…

Anyone knows how to make it works?

[parkerdhicks]

<% "`dice-mod: [[my-awesome-table#^blockid]]`" %>

The above code worked perfectly for my use case, and slightly jankily for yours (if I understand yours correctly).

In my use case, I am putting the template into an existing file using the “Open Insert Template modal” hotkey.

When I created a new file from the template running the above code (which I think is your use case, right?), it initially popped up with the dice-mod string in an inline codeblock–but as soon as I clicked into the body of the file, it replaced with the table result.

I think the reason it works is the double quotes within the Templater code string. Templater passes “text” directly into the page, so when we pass the dice-mod code string it shows up in the file, and then runs when we refresh the page.

I know this is a few months later, but I hope it helps you!

[parkerdhicks]

Tried to add this as an edit, but I had waited too long to edit apparently.

When I first responded it was working without any further intervention. Literally minutes later, I needed to swap between reading and editing mode to get the dice-mod code to run. I have no clue what I changed.

[JacobBrady]

If you’re trying to roll a die multiple times with a template in Obsidian, one way to do this is to use a dice roller script.

[JacobBrady]

You can set it up to run the roll once each time the template is used. If you need more advanced functionality, you might want to check out a solution like dice online for more features and flexibility. This could simplify your setup and give you a variety of options to work with. Let me know if you need more details on setting this up!