Trallihn
05-20-2010, 01:04 AM
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Dateline 5/19/2010: READY, SET, ACTION!
Has this ever happened to you?
Billy: "Oh, Sandra, I'm moving closer to you in a dramatic manner as I lean in for a kiss..."
Director: "Cuuuuuuuuuuuuut!"
Sandra: SIGHS
Director: "Hey, Billy, what's wrong, man?"
Director: "Why do you keep saying Sandra's name while you're interacting with her?"
Director: "You've done it every time. I mean, seriously?"
Billy: "I just want to be sure that everyone watching knows who my actions are involving!"
Director: "Uh, we can see that, buddy"
Director: "Listen...just take it from the top, and try to ACT a little this time..."
Of course it has. It happens to every role-player. You're loitering around your town's <generic gathering area> and decide to RP-it-up a little. Being the ace player you are, you break out some liberal use of the ACTION verb. Then, it happens; you have a crowd gathering around your star performance, and you need to interact with someone or something other than yourself.
Luckily for you, the ACTION verb has been updated to perform actions in the context of a target that you specify! Fancy!
Here, we have the old and tired ACTION verb.
>act quickly removes his hat and bows deeply to Lady Fancyknickers.
(Naos quickly removes his hat and bows deeply to Lady Fancyknickers.)
Well played, Naos! You're sure to earn the favor of Ms. Fancyknickers!
>act leans on the dirty, grimy, overflow-with-garbage wooden barrel with a deep sigh.
(Naos leans on the dirty, grimy, overflow-with-garbage wooden barrel with a deep sigh.)
Oh, my! Dramatic!
>act kicks you in the face!
(Naos kicks y--
Wait, what? Oh, you cheeky little....
These actions may be all well and good, but think for a moment what these look like from the perspective of others? Lady Fancyknickers will see exactly what everyone else sees, and she might even be wondering why you misspelled her name. The barrel...well, it's a barrel, and it really could care less. Let's not talk about that last one, and if I catch you tricksy little bleeders trying that one on for size, so help me....
Er, where were we? Ah, right! Imagine, now, that you could perform that action in the context of a specific target and use some cleverness to get your target's name in there automagically?
>act :fancyknickers quickly removes his hat and bows deeply to @!
(Naos quickly removes his hat and bows deeply to Fancyknickers!)
What's that you say? It looks the same as before? Let us take a look at this from the perspective of the esteemed Lady Fancyknickers!
(Naos quickly removes his hat and bows deeply to you!)
Ooh la la! How about a little more?
>act :snerttwit walks up to @, pulls # trousers down, and gives % a right good kick in the bum!
(Naos walks up to Snerttwit, pulls his trousers down, and gives him a right good kick in the bum!)
He had it coming; the best part is what Snerttwit saw on his end.
(Naos walks up to you, pulls your trousers down, and gives you a right good kick in the bum!)
Fancy! Look how those eldritch sigils are changed to reflect the target in various ways! Witchcraft!
For details on the updated syntax for the ACTION verb, type HELP ACTION.
Finally, always remember to ACT responsibly.
END NEWS ITEM
--
Naos
I'm immune to fire! Now with more banhammer! You sense the bond between you and your grey cat grow stronger.
>act @you on @
This message was originally posted in General Roleplaying, Verbs. To discuss the above follow the link below.
http://www.play.net/forums/messages.asp?forum=102&category=9&topic=10&message=4742
Dateline 5/19/2010: READY, SET, ACTION!
Has this ever happened to you?
Billy: "Oh, Sandra, I'm moving closer to you in a dramatic manner as I lean in for a kiss..."
Director: "Cuuuuuuuuuuuuut!"
Sandra: SIGHS
Director: "Hey, Billy, what's wrong, man?"
Director: "Why do you keep saying Sandra's name while you're interacting with her?"
Director: "You've done it every time. I mean, seriously?"
Billy: "I just want to be sure that everyone watching knows who my actions are involving!"
Director: "Uh, we can see that, buddy"
Director: "Listen...just take it from the top, and try to ACT a little this time..."
Of course it has. It happens to every role-player. You're loitering around your town's <generic gathering area> and decide to RP-it-up a little. Being the ace player you are, you break out some liberal use of the ACTION verb. Then, it happens; you have a crowd gathering around your star performance, and you need to interact with someone or something other than yourself.
Luckily for you, the ACTION verb has been updated to perform actions in the context of a target that you specify! Fancy!
Here, we have the old and tired ACTION verb.
>act quickly removes his hat and bows deeply to Lady Fancyknickers.
(Naos quickly removes his hat and bows deeply to Lady Fancyknickers.)
Well played, Naos! You're sure to earn the favor of Ms. Fancyknickers!
>act leans on the dirty, grimy, overflow-with-garbage wooden barrel with a deep sigh.
(Naos leans on the dirty, grimy, overflow-with-garbage wooden barrel with a deep sigh.)
Oh, my! Dramatic!
>act kicks you in the face!
(Naos kicks y--
Wait, what? Oh, you cheeky little....
These actions may be all well and good, but think for a moment what these look like from the perspective of others? Lady Fancyknickers will see exactly what everyone else sees, and she might even be wondering why you misspelled her name. The barrel...well, it's a barrel, and it really could care less. Let's not talk about that last one, and if I catch you tricksy little bleeders trying that one on for size, so help me....
Er, where were we? Ah, right! Imagine, now, that you could perform that action in the context of a specific target and use some cleverness to get your target's name in there automagically?
>act :fancyknickers quickly removes his hat and bows deeply to @!
(Naos quickly removes his hat and bows deeply to Fancyknickers!)
What's that you say? It looks the same as before? Let us take a look at this from the perspective of the esteemed Lady Fancyknickers!
(Naos quickly removes his hat and bows deeply to you!)
Ooh la la! How about a little more?
>act :snerttwit walks up to @, pulls # trousers down, and gives % a right good kick in the bum!
(Naos walks up to Snerttwit, pulls his trousers down, and gives him a right good kick in the bum!)
He had it coming; the best part is what Snerttwit saw on his end.
(Naos walks up to you, pulls your trousers down, and gives you a right good kick in the bum!)
Fancy! Look how those eldritch sigils are changed to reflect the target in various ways! Witchcraft!
For details on the updated syntax for the ACTION verb, type HELP ACTION.
Finally, always remember to ACT responsibly.
END NEWS ITEM
--
Naos
I'm immune to fire! Now with more banhammer! You sense the bond between you and your grey cat grow stronger.
>act @you on @
This message was originally posted in General Roleplaying, Verbs. To discuss the above follow the link below.
http://www.play.net/forums/messages.asp?forum=102&category=9&topic=10&message=4742