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table() Function

Introduced in version 1.3b39
Gets the text value from the specified table. If the row is not specified then the default roll for the table is used. The row can be either a constant or a roll.

Usage

table(name)
table(name, row)
tbl(name)
tbl(name, row)

Parameters

  • name - A string containing the name of the table.
  • row - The row of the table that should be returned.

Examples

Example 1: Display a random value from table "tbl1" using default roll:
[r: table("tbl1")]

Example 2: Display the first value from table "tbl1":

[r: table("tbl1", 1)]

Example 3: Display one of the first four values from "tbl1", chosen randomly:

[r: table("tbl1", "1d4")]

See Also