ARPANOID

Dice rolling bot for discord.

Installation

Clone project: git clone git@github.com:lauripalonen/arpanoid.git

To run in a virtual environment, see venv.

Install requirements: python -m pip install -r requirements.txt in project root.

Discord API

For detailed directions to configure your bot on discord, please see discord developer portal.

Quick start:

1. create an app
2. get the bot token (navigate from application menu to Bot tab)
3. create .env file in root containing the token: BOT_TOKEN=your_token_here
4. make sure .env is in your .gitignore. Do not share your token!
5. navigate to OAuth2 tab in the application menu and generate URL
6. follow that URL to connect your bot to your selected channel

Usage

Start Arpanoid: python3 arpanoid.py

Arpanoid commands on discord:

• !help - display help
• !roll <throws>d<die> - roll a die (e.g. !roll 3d4)

Etymology

arpa ['ɑrpɑ] (noun, Finnish):

1. lot (for example dice)
2. (informal) lottery ticket

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/arpa#Finnish