Describe command

Describe is an in depth way to display your character to the realm of Threshold. Using the multiple describe arguments, you can present how you wish your character to be seen by anyone who looks at you by using the long describe, and let people use their senses on you: smell, sound, taste and touch. There are also a number of OOC descriptions that can be written using this command, as well as additions such as a signature automatically added to all letters and board posts, how to pronounce your name,

Usage

Physical Description

describe

Use the editor to write your long description.

describe clear

Completely remove your current description

describe 1

Switch to your primary long description

describe 2

Switch to your secondary long description

describe check

Shows you your currently equipped description as well as all of your sensory descriptions.

Sensory Descriptions

describe smell

Describe how your character smells.

describe sound

Describe how your character sounds.

describe taste

Describe how your character tastes.

describe touch

Describe what your character feels like.

describe <sense> check

Displays the current description for specific sense

Example

describe smell check

describe <sense> clear

Completely erase a sense's description

Example

describe smell clear

Character Name Pronunciation

You can also describe how your character's name is pronounced. This information will appear when someone uses the ooc command.

describe name <info>

Add the pronunciation of your character's name to your OOC screen.

Example

describe name GUESS lar

describe name clear

Clear your character's name pronunciation from your OOC screen.

Signatures

The describe command is also how you set your mail and bulletin board signatures. Issuing these arguments will put you into an editor to make these changes.

describe ooc

Add a signature to your OOC screen.

describe ooc clear

Remove your OOC screen signature

describe boardsig

Add a signature to all of your bulletin board posts.

describe boardsig clear

Erase your bulletin board signature.

describe mailsig

Add a signature to all of your mudmail, including replies and forwards.

describe mailsig clear

Erase your mudmail signature.

Other uses

describe genderbending

Use this to add a flag to your OOC screen that alerts other players to the fact that you and your character are not the same gender. (See: genderbending)