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= Pose =

||||<rowstyle="background-color: #CCCCCC;">'''Command Information'''||
||''Keyword'' ||<:>{{{ pose }}}||
||''Type'' ||<:>{{{ Built-In }}}||
||''Arguments'' ||<:>{{{ <message> }}}||
||''Aliases''||<:>{{{:}}}||
||<(|2>''Usage''||<:>{{{ pose <message> }}}||
||||<:>{{{ :<message> }}}||

=== 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 ===
[[Commands/BuiltIn/say|Say]] - Send a message to the room.

[[Commands/BuiltIn/whisper|Whisper]] - Send a private message or action to a person in the same room

[[Commands/BuiltIn/page|Page]] - Send a private message or action to a person anywhere

[[Commands/Globals/SayTools|SayTools]] - Tools for customizing the behavior of the {{{say}}} command

=== Parent Topic ===
[[Commands/BuiltIn|List of SpinDizzy MUCK System Built-In and Local Commands]]

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