#!/usr/bin/perl

# http://perlmonks.org/?node_id=1122584

use Term::ReadLine;
use strict;

(my $term = new Term::ReadLine 'dierolling')->ornaments(",,,");

print "Input the dice and modifier you want to roll like this: 2d9+100
+. To quit, press Ctrl-C.\n";
while (1) {
    defined(my $dice = $term->readline('? ')) or last;
    my @arr = split (/d/, $dice);
    my @arr2 = split (/\+/, $arr[1]);
    for my $i (1 .. $arr[0]){
      print ((int(rand($arr2[0] - 1)) + 1 + $arr2[1]), "\n");}}

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