FFG Star Wars Dice roller

The Fantasy Flight Games new Edge of the Empire Star Wars rules (and to an extent also their Warhammer Fantasy rules, which uses similar dice) uses unique dice symbols, but are otherwise pretty much the same polygonal dice you would find in the d20 rules (that is: D6, D8, D12 and percentile die d100).

The symbols on the Star Wars dice are:
Advantage
Success
Triumph
Threat
Failure
Despair

There is a conversion table in the rulebook which allows you to interpret a numeric result. This means that it’s very possible to use the dice roller as is. One of two convenience fixes would, however, be to add a 6th multiroll options to the dice roller. It only has five, and the rules uses up to six different dice at once: These Boost Die (blue D6), Setback Die (black D6), Ability Die (green D8), Difficulty Die (purple D8), Proficiency Die (yellow D12) and Challenge Die (red D12). In addition there’s the Force Die (White D12) and the d%, which works normally. Having all dice present in one multiroll would make cross-referencing easier.

The other fix is the long-term project of implementing the dice system in its own dice roller. The upside being ease of gaming and that it would essentially be a variant of the d20 roller. The downside being time and returning the symbols correctly (or text interpretations thereof).

Since there are currently few games (one currently) using this system, and having a separate dice roller at the moment is a matter of convenience more than necessity, I gave this a Low priority. However, in general supporting a variety of dice systems can only be seen at as a strength for the site in the long run, especially in regards to Star Wars system – one of the site’s main focus areas.

For future reference, here’s the conversions for each dice:

Boost Die
1 and 2: Blank
3: 2 Advantages
4: 1 Advantage
5: 1 Advantage, 1 Success
6: 1 Success

Setback Die
1 and 2: Blank
3 and 4: 1 Failure
5 and 6: 1 Threat

Ability Die
1: Blank
2 and 3: 1 Success
4: 2 Successes
5 and 6: 1 Advantage
7: 1 Advantage, 1 Success
8: 2 Advantages

Difficulty Die
Ability Die
1: Blank
2: 1 Failure
3: 2 Failures
4, 5 and 6: 1 Threat
7: 2 Threats
8: 1 Failure, 1 Threat

Proficiency Die
1: Blank
2 and 3: 1 Success
4 and 5: 2 Successes
6: 1 Advantage
7, 8 and 9: 1 Success, 1 Advantage
10 and 11: 2 Advantages
12: 1 Triumph

Challence Die
1: Blank
2 and 3: 1 Failure
4 and 5: 2 Failures
6 and 7: 1 Threat
8 and 9: 1 Failure, 1 Threat
10 and 11: 2 Threats
12: 1 Despair

The Force Die
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6: 1 Dark Side (black dot)
7: 2 Dark Side
8 and 9: 1 Light Side (White circle)
10, 11 and 12: 2 Light Side