diff --git a/complex2.cpp b/complex2.cpp
index 9ca6c34d..26b0ee8d 100644
--- a/complex2.cpp
+++ b/complex2.cpp
@@ -1153,6 +1153,12 @@ EX namespace dice {
     return isDie(c->wall) || isDie(c->monst);
     }
       
+  EX string describe(cell *c) {
+    if (!data.count(c)) return "BUG: die data missing";
+    else if (!data[c].which) return "BUG: die data default-initialized";
+    else return XLAT("d%1 rolled %2", its(data[c].which->faces), its(data[c].val + 1));
+  }
+
   EX void roll(movei mi) {
     auto &cto = mi.t;
     auto &th = mi.s;
diff --git a/help.cpp b/help.cpp
index 323cc789..a3b9e2e5 100644
--- a/help.cpp
+++ b/help.cpp
@@ -945,6 +945,9 @@ EX void describeMouseover() {
       
       if(c->wall == waRose) out += " (" + its(7-rosephase) + ")";
       if(c->wall == waTerraWarrior) out += " (" + its(c->landparam) + ")";
+      #if CAP_COMPLEX2
+      if(isDie(c->wall)) out += " (" + dice::describe(c) + ")";
+      #endif
       
       if((c->wall == waBigTree || c->wall == waSmallTree) && c->land != laDryForest)
         help = 
@@ -972,6 +975,10 @@ EX void describeMouseover() {
   
     else if(c->monst) {
       out += ", "; out += XLAT1(minf[c->monst].name); 
+      #if CAP_COMPLEX2
+      if(isDie(c->monst))
+        out += " (" + dice::describe(c) + ")";
+      #endif
       if(hasHitpoints(c->monst))
         out += " (" + its(c->hitpoints)+" HP)";
       if(isMutantIvy(c))