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Describe

Description

The describe command is used to put a line about you in your long description that players get when they look at you. It is also used in your reference.

In the zone descriptions the use of the $NEW_LINE$ in your description will insert a newline into the output while a $OBJECTS$ will insert the list of objects covering the specified zone (that can be seen).

"describe" with no parameters will print your current description.

"describe clear" will clear your description.

"describe zones clear" will clear your zones' descriptions.

"describe edit" will drop you into the editor you have chosen and allows you to edit your description.

"describe main <description>" will change the main description that people see when looking at you.

"describe zone <something>" will change whatever bit you put into <something> (and is in the list displayed about or in what 'syntax description' returns - either clearing or changing the description. This is a dynamic thing, as in if you e.g. wear gloves the description for your hands won't be added to what people see when they look at you. In other words, if you don't wear anything all the zones' descriptions will be displayed, whereas the more you wear the less zones will be visible and thus displayed in the description people see when looking at you. This could be e.g. used to role-play having a tattoo, a scar, a birthmark or something else of interest on a specific body part.

You can use the covered version of this to describe how your zone looks when it is covered by something. This lets you do things like describing your eyes when they are covered by a mask.

"describe main no pronoun {on|off}" will change whether your description will start with either "She" or "He" automatically, effectively letting what you enter into e,g, "describe main <description>" start without a pronoun (if this option is turned on) or with a pronoun (if this option is off).

You can describe zones of your body which will allow the descriptions to be optionally displayed if those zones are covered with clothes or not. The zone descriptions are added together as if they are sentences, so if you do not use a complete (or multiple) sentence for your zone descriptions they will not look right.

In the zone descriptions (only here) if you put $NEW_LINE$ into the text it will be replaced with a new line. A main must be set before the zone descriptions will be shown.

Syntax Forms

describe 

Show your current description, along with described zones.

describe main <description> 

Provide your main description.

describe main no pronoun {on|off} 

Provide your main description, without the leading pronoun.

describe edit 

Edit your current description.

describe clear 

Clear all your descriptions.

describe zones clear 

Clear all your described zones.

describe zones covered clear 

Clear all your covered zones.

describe zone {legs|head|neck|back|face|chest|hands|feet|abdomen|arms|hair} <description> 

Describe a particular zone of your body.

describe zone {legs|head|neck|back|face|chest|hands|feet|abdomen|arms|hair} 

Show the description of the indicated zone.

describe zone {legs|head|neck|back|face|chest|hands|feet|abdomen|arms|hair} clear 

Clear the description for a particular zone.

describe zone covered {legs|head|neck|back|face|chest|hands|feet|abdomen|arms|hair} <description> 

Give the covered description of a particular zone.

describe zone covered {legs|head|neck|back|face|chest|hands|feet|abdomen|arms|hair} 

Show the covered description of a particular zone.

describe zone covered {legs|head|neck|back|face|chest|hands|feet|abdomen|arms|hair} clear 

Clear the covered description for a zone.

Examples

Example one
> describe main is a burly looking man with a tattoo.
Ok.
Example two
> describe clear
Description cleared.
Example three
> describe main no pronoun off
> describe main looks fluffy.
For a guy this makes the description read: He looks fluffy.
For a girl, it will be: She looks fluffy.
Example four
> describe main no pronoun on
> describe main This is a wizard if ever you saw one.
For a guy this make the description read: This is a wizard if ever you saw one.
For a girl, it will be: This is a wizard if ever you saw one.
Example five
> describe main He looks like a giant ape!
For a guy this make the description read: He looks like a giant ape!
For a girl (yes, the first word is "He" in this case!), it will be: He looks like a giant ape!