Pose

Purpose

Outputs an action to the room, such as a gesture, body pose, or motion.

Syntax

To show something you are doing to everyone in the room:

•  pose <message> 

To show something you are doing to everyone in the room with shorthand notation:

•  :<message> 

Parameters

<message>

• The gesture, movement, or reaction you would like to broadcast to the room.

Examples

Example 1

If a player named Alkani wanted to show everyone in the room he was using his tablet, he would type the following:

•  pose pokes and prods at his tablet's surface. 

The entire room, including Alkani, would see the following:

•  Alkani pokes and prods at his tablet's surface. 

Example 2

If a player named Jaxen wanted to show everyone in the room that she was surfing in on a gnarly wave using the short-hand syntax, she would type the following:

• :rides a gnarly wave all the way up to the shore.

The entire room, including Jaxen, would see the following:

• Jaxen rides a gnarly wave all the way up to the shore.

Example 3

If a player named Lepus wanted to show everyone in the room that he was examining draft building plans, and wanted to say "I approve of these plans," he would type the following:

• pose examines the building plans, then nods. "I approve of these plans." 

The entire room, including Lepus, would see the following:

• Lepus examines the building plans, then nods. "I approve of these plans."

Example 4

If a player named Morticon wanted use the shorthand syntax to laugh maniacally and say "I'm king of the world!" and "No one can stop me!" while rubbing his hands, they would type the following:

• : shouts, "I'm king of the world," before rubbing his hands together and laughing maniacally. "And no one can stop me!" 

The entire room, including Morticon, would see the following:

• Morticon shouts, "I'm king of the world," before rubbing his hands together and laughing maniacally. "And no one can stop me!"

Caveats

Messages passed to the  pose  command may also include dialogue. Anything said as dialogue will need to be manually enclosed in double-quotes or the dialogue marker of your choice. Additionally, you will need to insert the appropriate dialogue verbs, such as "says," "said," "yells," &c. See the examples above for reference.

Related

Say - Send a message to the room.

Whisper - Send a private message or action to a person in the same room

Page - Send a private message or action to a person anywhere

SayTools - Tools for customizing the behavior of the say command

Parent Topic

List of SpinDizzy MUCK System Built-In and Local Commands

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