so that debuggin/checking can be done easilly, I will provide a working same of what "gets $::fd line ;#-- read a line from socket" would have in it when I want this bot to trigger its actions.

":Zimmy!zimmy@930993fc.dsl.emhril.3e6fd2e2.net.hmsk PRIVMSG #help :1d20 this is the message portion of the raw data"

minus the quotes of course

 set ::server irc.sorcery.net
 set ::chan   #omen-heart
 set ::me     "dicebot_[expr round([expr rand() * 10000])]"

 proc random {sides} {
 #sides=number of sides to a die
	
	
	
	return [expr round([expr rand() * $sides])]
 }

 ##############################################
 #generates random numbers given 'sides' sided#
 #dice              works                     #
 ##############################################

 proc roller {name number sides} {
 #name=person who called the function (get from irc)
 #number=Number of times to roll the dice
	set incriment 0
	set rolled "$name rolled"
	set total 0
	while {$incriment != $number} {
		append rolled " "
		set temp [random $sides]
		append rolled $temp
		incr incriment
		set total [expr $temp+$total]		
	}
	append rolled " total= $total"
	return $rolled
 }
 #########################################################
 #calls random proc 'number times and returns the results#
 #########################################################

 proc matcher {input} {
	if {[regexp {[0-9]*[dD][0-9]+} $input]} {
 #searches for patterns matching (number)d(or)D(number), if found the if resolves as true
		split $input " "
 #plits rolls at the spaces
		return [set input [lindex $input 0]]
	}
 return 0
 }
 ######################################################################################################
 #proc searches for a string matching (1d20, ect) and returns it if it exists, otherwise, it returns 0#
 #                                       works!                                                       #
 #         rolls using this dicebot must have the rolling info seperated by a comma                   #
 ######################################################################################################

 proc roll_formater {input} {
	set input [string tolower $input]
	set input [split $input ""]
	set size [llength $input]
	set d_point [lsearch -exact $input "d"]
	set control 0
	set number ""
	set sides ""
	while {$control <= $d_point} {
		lappend number [lindex $input $control] 
		incr control
	}
	if {$control == $d_point} {
		incr control
	}
	while {$control <= $size} {
		lappend sides [lindex $input $control] 
		incr control
	}

 set number [lreplace $number [expr [llength $number] - 1] [expr [llength $number] - 1] "" ]
 set number [join $number]
 set sides [join $sides]
 set result [list $number $sides]
 return $result
 }
 ###########################################################################
 #preceding function splits the output of matcher (x*d/Dx* into a list     #
 #that contains only the two rolling elements (number sides)               #
 ###########################################################################


 #############################
 #############################
 ##Start IRC client software##
 #############################
 #############################


 proc recv {} {
	 gets $::fd line ;#-- read a line from socket

	if {[lindex [split $line] 0] eq "PING"} {
		send "PONG [lindex [split $line] 1]" #--sorcery sends a 'key' that must be returned to the server in order to maintain connection#
		return 
		#ping/pong relationship with server
	}
 
	if {[regexp {:([^!]*)![^ ].* +PRIVMSG ([^ :]+) +:(.*)} $line} {
		set temp [split $line :]
		set message [split [lindex $temp 2] " "]
		set name_long [lindex $temp 1]
		set temp [split $line !]
		set name_short [lindex $line 0]
		
		if {[regexp {[0-9]*[dD][0-9]+} $message]} {
				#call the dicebot when $message starts with a dicebot call
				set roll [matcher $message]
				set roll [roll_formater $roll]
				set roll [roller $name_short [lindex $roll 0] [lindex $roll 1]]
				send "PRIVMSG $::chan :$line"
				}
	}
 }

 #######################################################################
 # A very simple wrapper for sending a string, not forgetting to flush #
 # is called from within post procedure                                #
 #######################################################################

 proc send {str} {
	puts $::fd $str
	flush $::fd
 }

 # And now, the action begins with "logging in" to the IRC server

 set ::fd [socket $::server 6667]
 send "NICK $::me"
 send "USER $::me 0 * :PicoIRC user"
 send "JOIN $::chan" 

 # If the socket gets readable, recv will be called

 fileevent $::fd readable recv