Star Wars Dice

Copypasta

Escaped

[[span style="color:green"]]♦♦♦♦♦[[/span]]
[[span style="color:yellow"]]⬢⬢⬢⬢⬢[[/span]]
[[span style="color:#00BFFF"]] ■■■■■[[/span]]
[[span style="color:black"]]⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡[[/span]]
[[span style="color:purple"]]♦♦♦♦♦[[/span]]
[[span style="color:red"]]⬢⬢⬢⬢⬢[[/span]]
[[span style="color:black"]] ■■■■■[[/span]]

Rendered

♦♦♦♦♦
⬢⬢⬢⬢⬢
■■■■■
⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡
♦♦♦♦♦
⬢⬢⬢⬢⬢
■■■■■

JavaScript

This is my js scratch pad to make the dice mechanics work inline.

// I don't think Wikidot's javascript has string interpolation; that's fine, I'm hosting this externally
<script type="text/javascript">
 
// colors, because names are hard
function green (count) { 
  return ability(count); 
};
 
function yellow (count) { 
  return proficiency(count); 
};
 
function blue (count) { 
  return boost(count); 
};
 
function purple (count) { 
  return difficulty(count); 
};
 
function red (count) { 
  return challenge(count); 
};
 
function black (count) { 
  return setback(count); 
};
 
function white (count) { 
  return force(count); 
};
 
// names, because colors are for noobs
function ability (count) {
  let dice = diamond(count);
  return `[[span style="color:green"]]${dice}[[/span]]`;
};
 
function proficiency (count) {
  let dice = hexagon(count);
  return `[[span style="color:yellow"]]${dice}[[/span]]`;
};
 
function difficulty (count) {
  let dice = diamond(count);
  return `[[span style="color:purple"]]${dice}[[/span]]`;
}; 
 
function boost (count) {
  let dice = square(count);
  return `[[span style="color:#00BFFF"]]${dice}[[/span]]`;
};
 
function challenge (count) {
  let dice = hexagon(count);
  return `[[span style="color:red"]]${dice}[[/span]]`;
}; 
 
function setback (count) {
  let dice = diamond(count);
  return `[[span style="color:black"]]${dice}[[/span]]`;
}; 
 
function force (count) {
  let dice = emptyhex(count);
  return `[[span style="color:black"]]${dice}[[/span]]`;
};
 
// shapes, because everything has a twin; should these be recursive?
function diamond (count) {
  switch (count) {
    case 1: return "♦";
    case 2: return "♦♦";
    case 3: return "♦♦♦";
    case 4: return "♦♦♦♦";
    case 5: return "♦♦♦♦♦";
  }
};
 
function hexagon (count) {
  switch (count) {
    case 1: return "⬢";
    case 2: return "⬢⬢";
    case 3: return "⬢⬢⬢";
    case 4: return "⬢⬢⬢⬢";
    case 5: return "⬢⬢⬢⬢⬢";
  }
};
 
function emptyhex (count) {
  switch (count) {
    case 1: return "⬡";
    case 2: return "⬡⬡";
    case 3: return "⬡⬡⬡";
    case 4: return "⬡⬡⬡⬡";
    case 5: return "⬡⬡⬡⬡⬡";
  }
};
 
// the rendered result isn't monospaced
function square (count) {
  switch (count) {
    case 1: return "■";
    case 2: return "■■";
    case 3: return "■■■";
    case 4: return "■■■■";
    case 5: return "■■■■■";
  }
};
</script>