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Communication |
Name
Soul commands - more communication than mere words!
Description
Sometimes, you want to do more than just talking to people... You feel like hugging them, kicking them, or perhaps just a timid smile. And on Discworld, you can!
Every player has the ability to use the so called "soul commands". These are commands like smile, hug, kick, twitch, smirkle and so on. For a full list, you can use "look soul", but be warned: it is long!
Usually souls work in the way you would expect them. If, for example, you want to smile at Skye, you would use "smile at skye". If you want to smile brightly at her, "smile brightly at skye".
You can direct souls at NPCs in the same room as you, or to any player logged on, no matter where they are.
Soul help files
All souls have their own help file, which tells you everything there is to know about that command - if you know how to read them.
For example, in "help hug", you can see that the soul only has a targetted mode - you must hug someone. You can also add an argument, either one of the default arguments given in the file, or any argument of your choice.
The help file also shows how you how your soul shows up to both yourself, your target, and others who are in the same room with you and your target.
Emote
For more control on how you express yourself, you can use "emote". For example, if you use "emote imitates a frog.", everyone in the room will see you doing just that. Initially you do not have the emote command - it's a skill you must learn.
