Describe command

From ThresholdRPG Wiki

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)