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| = | | =if(iserror(A1+B1),0,A1+B1) || =E2/$E$5<ref name="Sum">Replace <kbd>$E$5</kbd> with the cell reference to the sum of the weights.</ref> || Character 1 || 50 || =MAX((51-D2),1) | ||
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! 3 | ! 3 | ||
| =A2+ | | =if(iserror(A2+B2),0,A2+B2) || =E3/$E$5<ref name="Sum" /> || Character 2 || 5 || =MAX((51-D3),1) | ||
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! 4 | ! 4 | ||
| =A3+ | | =if(iserror(A3+B3),0,A3+B3) || =E4/$E$5<ref name="Sum" /> || Character 3 || 15 || =MAX((51-D4),1) | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:16, 22 September 2021
If you're like me, you've got a whole lot of alts and not a whole lot of decision making ability. Sure, you could roll dice to see whose turn it is to get played today, but that's too random; maybe you want to make it a weighted chance?
Good news! It's possible with just your spreadsheet application of choice and a minimum of data entry.
Now with improvements suggested by User:Huang3721 that make it less broken!
| A | B | C | D | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lookup | Odds | Name | Level | Weight |
| 2 | =if(iserror(A1+B1),0,A1+B1) | =E2/$E$5[1] | Character 1 | 50 | =MAX((51-D2),1) |
| 3 | =if(iserror(A2+B2),0,A2+B2) | =E3/$E$5[1] | Character 2 | 5 | =MAX((51-D3),1) |
| 4 | =if(iserror(A3+B3),0,A3+B3) | =E4/$E$5[1] | Character 3 | 15 | =MAX((51-D4),1) |
| 5 | =SUM(B2:B4)[2] | =SUM(E2:E4)[3] | |||
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| 7 | Selection is: | =VLOOKUP(rand(),$A$2:$C$16,3,true)[4] |
Just add as many lines fashioned after rows 3-4 as you need (row 2 is a bit unique because there's no data above it), and the VLOOKUP function will pick a character for you. Use whatever formula you want in column E to determine the relative weights of characters; I chose to make the weight based on how many levels they have to gain.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Replace $E$5 with the cell reference to the sum of the weights.
- ↑ This isn't strictly necessary, but if it comes up with an answer other than 100% something is wrong.
- ↑ Edit this formula's range to include all the weights.
- ↑ Replace $C$16 with the cell reference to the last entry in the name column.