<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: Legend's speech system and moods --> <!--X-From-R13: xbfgreNrqra.pbz (Dncu & Yevfgra Ybfgre) --> <!--X-Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 10:20:48 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: v02130502b22ed909de3e@[208.240.161.49] --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: Legend's speech system and moods</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:koster#eden,com"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg01141.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01143.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg01150.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01168.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#01142">Author</A> | <A HREF="#01142">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#01142">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: Legend's speech system and moods</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: Legend's speech system and moods</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: <A HREF="mailto:koster#eden,com">koster#eden,com</A> (Raph & Kristen Koster)</LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 12:20:17 -0500</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> At 11:31 AM 9/23/98, Koster, Raph wrote: >Why did I write this? Well, I read a lot. And when you read fiction, >speeches aren't presented like a radio play, they're presented in >semi-decent prose. And roleplayers tend to be readers. So if this helps >the fictional immersion, then it can help roleplayers. Another thing we have at Legend is "say alternatives" also in response to minimizing the radio play feel. Basically, these are a set of verbs like: cackle, grumble, growl, mutter, drawl, moan, whimper, whine, groan, mumble, coo, scream, exclaim, enthuse, add, note, drone, explain, chatter, snarl, threaten, prattle, babble, etc. The player types in: add you forgot these, Raph. and it parses out as : Kristen adds, 'You forgot these, Raph.' or possibly: 'You forgot these, Raph,' Kristen adds. These can be used in conjunction with moods just like a regular say as well. so: helpful add you forgot these, Raph. turns into: Kristen adds helpfully, 'You forgot these, Raph.' The implementation of these turned the regular do_say into do_speech where do_say, do_mutter, etc pass the verb in and replaces the "say/s". Another thing of interest to note here, is many of these are also still valid socials/emotes/poses. If you type "moan <name> and that person is there it performs ythe social on them if not or you followed it with other text, it does the alternative. -Kristen Koster Kaige@LegendMUD </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01141.html">[MUD-Dev] Legend's speech system and moods</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01143.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Spellchecking</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01150.html">[MUD-Dev] MUD-Dev] META: What are you looking for in this list?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01168.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Legend's speech system and moods</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#01142"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#01142"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01204" HREF="msg01204.html">[MUD-Dev] FYI: gamora</A></strong>, Vadim Tkachenko <a href="mailto:vt#freehold,crocodile.org">vt#freehold,crocodile.org</a>, Fri 25 Sep 1998, 00:22 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01207" HREF="msg01207.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: FYI: gamora</A></strong>, Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Fri 25 Sep 1998, 03:02 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01184" HREF="msg01184.html">[MUD-Dev] META: Web posting from list archives</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Thu 24 Sep 1998, 06:02 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="01150" HREF="msg01150.html">[MUD-Dev] MUD-Dev] META: What are you looking for in this list?</A></strong>, Scatter <a href="mailto:scatter#thevortex,com">scatter#thevortex,com</a>, Wed 23 Sep 1998, 19:53 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="01142" HREF="msg01142.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Legend's speech system and moods</A></strong>, Raph & Kristen Koster <a href="mailto:koster#eden,com">koster#eden,com</a>, Wed 23 Sep 1998, 17:20 GMT <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <LI><strong><A NAME="01168" HREF="msg01168.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Legend's speech system and moods</A></strong>, quzah [sotfhome] <a href="mailto:quzah#softhome,net">quzah#softhome,net</a>, Wed 23 Sep 1998, 23:45 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01141" HREF="msg01141.html">[MUD-Dev] Legend's speech system and moods</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Wed 23 Sep 1998, 16:34 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="01139" HREF="msg01139.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: let's call it a spellcraft</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Wed 23 Sep 1998, 15:46 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01151" HREF="msg01151.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: let's call it a spellcraft</A></strong>, Adam J. Thornton <a href="mailto:adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU">adam#phoenix,Princeton.EDU</a>, Wed 23 Sep 1998, 20:03 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>