VERBS

YOUR ACTION FROM YOUR OWN PERSPECTIVE

YOUR ACTION AS VIEWED BY OTHERS

You focus your thoughts and try to concentrate. A brief, dark image flickers on the edge of your consciousness and you lose your concentration with an involuntary shiver.

Eratika appears to be trying to concentrate when suddenly her eyes widen and she twitches with a quick shiver. 

Note that the sorcerer must first stun and injure the live critter, or the sacrifice will not work at all. Given that the critter is injured and is also stunned (by a mind jolt spell, for example, or bound or webbed by a friend), there is still a chance that the sorcerer's attempt to sacrifice the critter may fail.

If the sacrifice is successful, the sorcerer will absorb the life force of the critter and turn it into mana for his or her own use. There is a risk involved in exchange for attempting to sacrifice a critter: The sorcerer will lose a small amount of his or her own life force. A successful sacrifice will cost a sorcerer usually 2 spirit points, and a failed attempt will cost usually 1 spirit point.

There is another yet another risk with a successful sacrifice.  The sorcerer may end up with too much mana in his or her head, causing the sorcerer to suffer severe injuries and lengthy stun periods.

Once a sacrifice is successful, the sorcerer will not be able to successfully sacrifice again until approximately 20 minutes have passed.

Also, the closer the critter is to the sorcerer's age, the more spirit he or she will need. In other words, a critter which is the same level as the sorcerer will require that the sorcerer have full spirit for the sacrifice to work. With younger critters, a sorcerer can successfully sacrifice critters with 7 or less spirit points. The number of points is approximate, depending on both the level difference of the critter and the sorcerer, as well as the sorcerer's total amount of possible spirit.

Also, an attempt to sacrifice an undead critter will never work; see SACRIFICE <UNDEAD CRITTER> below.

>sacrifice cockatrice

You focus your inner thoughts, channeling a part of your spirit as you initiate a link with the cockatrice.
You feel drained!

Steeling your thoughts, you begin to draw energy from your victim.  The cockatrice contorts in agony, its mouth open in a silent scream!

Your senses tingle, then become awash in a flood of power as the life leaves your hapless foe!

The cockatrice falls to the ground motionless.
You feel 21 mana surge into you!
Roundtime: 10 sec.

>sacrifice cockatrice

You glare at the dead cockatrice with cold satisfaction, smirking faintly.

>sacrifice warfarer

You focus your inner thoughts, channeling a part of your spirit as you initiate a link with the krolvin warfarer. You struggle to control the link, but it dissipates with no effect.

You feel drained!
Roundtime: 10 sec.

>sacrifice warfarer

You focus your inner thoughts, channeling a part of your spirit as you initiate a link with the krolvin Warfarer. You struggle to control the link, but something goes very awry!

Losing control of the link, you scream in agony as your own lifeforce is wrenched away!

You feel drained!
Roundtime: 10 sec.

Agenais appears to be in deep concentration as she stares at a cockatrice.

Agenais looks drained!

The cockatrice contorts in agony, its mouth open in a silent scream!

The cockatrice falls to the ground motionless.

Agenais glares at a dead cockatrice with a dark glint in her eyes, smirking faintly.

Agenais appears to be in deep concentration as she stares at a krolvin warfarer. A moment later she blinks quickly and breaks her gaze away from the warfarer, hissing.

Agenais looks drained!

Akane appears to be in deep concentration as she stares at a Krolvin warfarer. She suddenly screams in surprise and agony!

Akane looks drained!

You glare at Eratika, dark thoughts of malice and pain tightening your lips into a cool sneer.

Agenais glares at you with a murderous glint in her eyes, her lips tightening into a cool sneer.

An explanatory comment by GM Warden:

"Here in GemStone we have Spirit, which correlates to a player's life force. This is the same as animus, and it is what makes living things "alive". Creatures that are not alive are not affected by Sacrifice.

While we do refer to souls at various places in GemStone, and they are related to the concept of sentience, these are not the same as life force. Animus might be considered to be the thread that ties life to a body. If a player dies, their thread has been cut, but they can be raised from the dead. In that vein, clerics do not transfer their souls to other players when raising the dead, they transfer a part of their life force/animus, restoring the dead player's thread.

Sorcerers have the opposite side of the necromancy coin: rather than giving of themselves, sorcerers are creating a link to the victim's animus (which drains the sorcerer slightly), then tapping off the victim's life force until the victim's thread breaks and death occurs.

That was my intent when I was creating the ability, at any rate. My personal opinion is that Sacrifice has no effect on souls. Killing a minotaur with Sacrifice will not preclude a minotaur magi from resurrecting the dead minotaur. If you choose to RP it differently, that's up to you.

As for reducing the time between uses, I do not plan to do so. This is intended to be a nice feature, but not something used constantly. I also consider the recovery time to be associated with the successful initiation of the spiritual link, which costs the sorcerer the same regardless of target's level."

You focus your inner thoughts, channeling a part of your spirit as you try to initiate a link with the death dirge. You are unable to complete the link.

You feel drained!
Roundtime: 10 sec.

Agenais appears to be in deep concentration as she stares at a death dirge. A moment later she blinks quickly and breaks her gaze away from the dirge, hissing.

Agenais looks drained!

(Note that a sorcerer cannot learn SACRIFICE from a learned sorcerer until he or she has 6 ranks in the Sorcerer Circle.)

You take Akane to the side and begin to instruct her in the necromantic method that was once taught to you. You explain the secrets of focusing one's will on the victim's animus, and how the student may supply a small amount of her own spirit to initiate a link with the victim.

You go on to teach Akane how to control the spiritual link once it is created, and the secrets of overcoming and dominating the victim, including using physical and mental pain to cause a victim's will to weaken. You complete the lesson with instructions on drawing the dominated victim's animus from its body in the form of mystical energy.
You feel drained!

>sacrifice teach Phantazmagoriia

You pull Phantazmagoriia to the side, and after a brief discussion you realize that he already understands this aspect of the dark arts.

>sacrifice teach Wormdoc

You quickly realize that with her lack of experience in the sorcerous arts, Wormdoc wouldn't be able to comprehend your lesson.

Agenais takes you to the side and begins to instruct you in a necromantic discipline previously unknown to you!  She explains the secrets of focusing one's will on a victim's animus, and how you may supply a small amount of your own spirit to initiate a link with the victim.

She goes on to teach you how to control the spiritual link once it is initiated, and the secrets of overcoming and dominating the victim, including using physical and mental pain to cause a victim's will to weaken. Agenais completes the lesson with Instructions on drawing the dominated victim's animus from its body in the form of mystical energy!

You carefully note the methods that she teaches you in this dark art.

Agenais pulls Akane to the side for a brief discussion.
Agenais looks drained!

Agenais pulls you to the side for a moment to offer instruction in the dark art of sacrificing a victim's animus and converting it into mana. Learning that you are already knowledgeable in that area, she nods curtly with approval.

Agenais looks like she was about to say something to you, but she hesitates, obviously having changed her mind.

SALUTE <CRITTER or HOUSE PET> (hands empty)

You turn towards the rolton and render a sharp hand salute.

Eratika turns towards the rolton and renders a sharp hand salute.

SALUTE <CRITTER or HOUSE PET> (with item in right hand)

You turn towards the rolton and render a sharp hand salute with your heavy backpack.

Eratika turns towards the rolton and renders a sharp hand salute with her heavy backpack.

SALUTE <DEAD PERSON> (hands empty)

You turn towards the body of Eratika and render a sharp hand salute.

Trakkar turns towards your body and renders you a sharp hand salute.

SALUTE <DEAD PERSON> (with item in right hand)

You turn towards the body of Eratika and render a sharp salute with your vultite waraxe.

Trakkar turns towards your body and renders you a sharp salute with his vultite waraxe.

SALUTE <PERSON AT TABLE> (hands empty)

You mime raising a glass and give a toast to Trakkar's health.

Eratika mimes raising a glass and gives a toast to your health.

SALUTE <PERSON AT TABLE> (while holding a drink in your hand)

>salute Trakkar
You raise your Rumbling Hills ale and give a toast to Trakkar's health.
You take a drink from your Rumbling Hills ale.
Ah! Refreshing, indeed!

Eratika raises her Rumbling Hills ale and gives a toast to your health.
Eratika takes a drink from her Rumbling Hills ale.

SALUTE <YOURSELF>

You wipe the sweat from your brow.

Eratika wipes the sweat from her brow.

SALUTE <YOURSELF> (while at table with a drink in your hand)

>salute Eratika
You raise your Rumbling Hills ale and give a toast to your health.
You take a drink from your Rumbling Hills ale.
Mmmmmm...that hit the spot.

Eratika raises her Rumbling Hills ale and gives a toast to her health. How rude.
Eratika takes a drink from her Rumbling Hills ale.

SALUTE <YOURSELF> (while at table with empty hands)

You mime raising a glass and give a toast to your health.

Eratika mimes raising a glass and gives a toast to her health. How rude.

SASHAY

You sashay about gracefully, just enjoying yourself.

Eratika sashays about with a content look on her face.

SASHAY <DIRECTION> (out, north, west, etc.)

You sashay off gracefully, heading out.

Eratika just gracefully sashayed out.

SASHAY <LEFT or RIGHT>

You perform a sashaying circle to the left.

You perform a sashaying circle to the right.

Eratika sashays in a circle to the left.

Eratika sashays in a circle to the right.

SASHAY <LEFT or RIGHT> <PERSON> (when not joined to that person)

You sashay in a graceful circle to the left around Trakkar.

You sashay in a graceful circle to the right around Trakkar.

Eratika sashays graceful circles around you to the left.

Eratika sashays graceful circles around you to the right.

You twirl with Trakkar as you sashay in a graceful circle to the right.

Eratika twirls with you as she sashays in a graceful circle to the right.

SASHAY <PERSON or ITEM>

You sashay gracefully up to Trakkar.

You sashay gracefully up to a scratched haon coffer.

Eratika comes sashaying gracefully up to you.

Eratika sashays gracefully up to a scratched haon coffer.

SASHAY <YOURSELF>

You sashay about in a circle with your head thrown back and arms wide.

Eratika sashays about in a circle with her head thrown back and arms wide.

SASHAY BEHIND <ITEM>

You sashay gracefully up behind a scratched haon coffer.

Eratika sashays gracefully up behind a scratched haon coffer.

SASHAY BEHIND <PERSON>

You sashay gracefully to stand behind Trakkar.

Eratika sashays gracefully to stand behind you.

SASHAY BEHIND <YOURSELF>

You take a few graceful steps backward.

Eratika takes a few graceful steps backwards.

SAY <MESSAGE> followed by

<.> (for sentence) or <?> (for question) or
<!> (for exclamation)

(NOTE that ' or " may be substituted for SAY)

You say, "<MESSAGE>."

You ask, "<MESSAGE>?"

You exclaim, "<MESSAGE>!"

Eratika says, "<MESSAGE>."

Eratika asks, "<MESSAGE>?"

Eratika exclaims, "<MESSAGE>!"

SCOFF

You scoff.

Eratika scoffs.

SCOFF <PERSON>

You scoff at Trakkar.

Eratika scoffs at you.

SCOLD

You shake your head, clucking your tongue.

Eratika shakes her head, clucking her tongue.

SCOLD (while hidden)

You shake your head, clucking your tongue.

You hear someone tongue-clucking nearby.

SCOLD <CRITTER or HOUSE PET or ITEM>

You shake your head at a rolton and cluck your tongue.

Eratika shakes her head at a rolton and clucks her tongue.

SCOLD <PERSON>

You shake your head at Trakkar and cluck your tongue.

Eratika shakes her head at you and clucks her tongue.

SCOLD <YOURSELF>

You smack your forehead with the palm of your hand!

Eratika smacks her forehead with the palm of her hand!

SCOWL

You scowl.

Eratika scowls.

SCOWL <CRITTER or HOUSE PET or ITEM>

You scowl at a weathered wooden box.

Eratika scowls at a weathered wooden box.

SCOWL <PERSON>

You scowl at Trakkar.

Eratika scowls at you.

SCRATCH

You scratch yourself where it itches. That feels better.

Eratika scratches herself idly.

SCRATCH <CRITTER>

You scratch your fingernails at a rolton, which doesn't seem particularly intimidated.

Eratika scratches her fingernails at a rolton, which doesn't seem particularly intimidated.

SCRATCH <HOUSE PET> (message will sometimes vary according to type of house pet)

You scratch a spider monkey behind its ears.

Eratika scratches a spider monkey behind its ears.

SCRATCH <ITEM>

You scratch your fingernails on a weathered wooden box.

Eratika scratches her fingernails on a weathered wooden box.

SCRATCH <PERSON IN YOUR GROUP>

You scratch Trakkar's back.

Eratika scratches your back.

SCRATCH <PERSON NOT IN YOUR GROUP>

You scratch your fingernails at Trakkar. Meeeowww!

Eratika scratches her fingernails at you! Meeeowww!

SCRATCH <PERSON> (while you are hidden)

You make scratching motions at Trakkar, but nobody notices.

N/A

SCRATCH <YOURSELF> (when you are wearing nothing on your torso)

You scratch yourself under the arm. Time for a bath, perhaps?

Eratika scratches herself under the arm.

SCRATCH <YOURSELF> (when you are wearing something on your torso)

You reach inside your mud-caked leathers and scratch yourself under the arm. Time for a bath, perhaps?

Eratika reaches inside her mud-caked leathers and scratches herself under the arm.

SCRATCH MY ARM

You scratch your arm. That feels better.

Eratika scratches herself on the arm.

SCRATCH MY BACK (when you are wearing something on your back)

You reach under your hooded greatcloak and scratch your back, stretching to get to that pesky itch.

Eratika scratches under her hooded greatcloak, trying to reach that pesky itch on her back.

You haven't got a beard, lady.

Wishful thinking, elf.

N/A

N/A

SCRATCH MY CHIN

You scratch your chin.

Eratika scratches her chin.

SCRATCH MY EAR

You scratch your ear.

Eratika scratches her ear.

SCRATCH MY FOOT (when you are wearing nothing on your feet AND you are not a halfling.)

You reach down and scratch your foot. Aaahh.

Eratika reaches down and scratches her foot.

SCRATCH MY FOOT (when you are wearing nothing on your feet AND you are a halfling.)

You reach down and scratch your foot, running your fingers through the silky hair.

Frumpy reaches down and scratches his foot, taking a moment to groom the silky hair between his toes.

SCRATCH MY FOOT (when you are wearing something on your feet)

You reach down and work your fingers inside your grimy sandals to scratch your foot.

Eratika reaches down and works her fingers inside her grimy sandals to scratch her foot.

SCRATCH MY HEAD (when you are wearing nothing on your head)

You scratch your head.

Eratika scratches her head.

SCRATCH MY HEAD (when you are wearing something on your head)

You work your fingers under your crimson felt hat and scratch your head.

Eratika works her fingers under her crimson felt hat and scratches her head.

SCRATCH MY NECK

You idly scratch your neck.

Eratika idly scratches herself on the neck.

SCRATCH MY NOSE

You idly scratch your nose.

Eratika scratches her nose.

SCREAM

You scream!

Eratika screams!

SCREAM <YOURSELF>

You clear your throat.

Eratika clears her throat.

SEARCH (to find hiders, hidden crevices, fissures, doors, etc.)

Roundtime: 3 sec.
You don't find anything of interest here. (And sometimes you do!)

>search
Roundtime: 3 sec.
You notice Trakkar who is quite obviously attempting to remain hidden. (If you now POINT at the hider, you will reveal the hider; see POINT.)

Eratika searches around for a moment.

Eratika searches around for a moment.

SEARCH <CRITTER>

You search the thunder troll.
It had some woven leather armor, a flamberge.
It had 133 silvers on it.
You gather the remaining 133 coins.
It had some polished pink coral on it!
It had nothing else of value.
A thunder troll dissipates into the air, leaving nothing behind.

Eratika searches a thunder troll.

A thunder troll dissipates into the air, leaving nothing behind.

Try looking in, on, behind or under it. Or examining it.

I'm not sure Seigurd would take kindly to that.

N/A

SELL <SINGLE ITEM> (when at an appropriate merchant, such as the fur and gem shops)

You ask the gem dealer if he would like to buy a green malachite stone.

The gemcutter takes the gem, gives it a careful examination and hands you 525 silver for it.

Eratika asks the gem dealer if he would like to buy a green malachite stone.

The gemcutter takes the gem, gives it a careful examination and hands her some silver for it.

SELL <MY CONTAINER> (the container must be held in your hand while at an appropriate merchant, such as the fur and gem shops; you may wish to have the merchant first APPRAISE MY CONTAINER)

>sell my wrap
You ask Dakris if he would like to buy the contents of a sabre-tooth tiger fur wrap.
Dakris takes the tiger fur wrap, inspects the contents carefully and removes the items he is interested in. Dakris hands it back to you, along with 303 silver.

Aelphaba asks the gem dealer if he would like to buy the contents of a sabre-tooth tiger fur wrap.
The gem dealer takes the tiger fur wrap, inspects the contents carefully and removes the items he is interested in. The gem dealer hands it back to Aelphaba along with some silver.

Aelphaba asks Dakris if he would like to buy the contents of a sabre-tooth tiger fur wrap.
Dakris takes the tiger fur wrap, inspects the contents carefully and removes the items he is interested in. Dakris hands it back to Aelphaba along with some silver.

SEND <#> <PERSON> or CHANNEL <#> <PERSON> (when your combined mana share is bad)

You face Trakkar, close your eyes and begin chanting. A small spark leaps from your fingers... but little else happens.

Eratika faces you, closes her eyes and begins chanting. A small spark leaps from Eratika's fingers... but little else happens.

SEND <#> <PERSON> or CHANNEL <#> <PERSON> (when your combined mana share is good)

>send 20 hanna

You face Hannal, close your eyes and begin chanting. Suddenly, a small bolt of energy arcs between the two of you. You awaken, feeling slightly drained, but satisfied that 20 points were successfully transferred to Hannal.

Kelista faces you, closes her eyes and begins chanting. Suddenly, a small bolt of energy arcs between the two of you. You gain 20 mana points!

NOTE: Please visit Antalya's excellent Foraging Guide, at 
http://www.
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~antalya/Guide
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You scan your surroundings, considering the various flora and fauna found here (and noting those which are absent). The indications of the temperate climate and the grassland environment are clearly evident to your seasoned eye. You don't see any other paths leading away from the area.
Roundtime: 6 sec.

You carefully assess your surroundings, but find no new insight to the terrain and climate of the area. Roundtime: 10 sec.

Antalya scans her surroundings with the alertness of a seasoned woodsmistress.

Antalya scans her surroundings with a puzzled look on her face.

SENSE 
(When you are a properly skilled  wizard AND you are in a mana pool area, you will sense one of the following subjective terms for judging the amount of mana in the pool: no/ weak/ mediocre/ mildly strong/ strong/ incredible.  According to Khait, a properly skilled wizard is a mage who has a +140 in mana share (40 ranks) and knows up to spell 930 on the wizard list.)

NOTE:  For an excellent guide to ENCHANTing, please visit Khait's site, at:
http://members.
aol.com/KathCT/
enchantguide.htm

You sense a mana pool in the area that can be used for enchantments. If you were lucky you think you might be able to do [no/ weak/ mediocre/ mildly strong/ strong/ incredible] enchantment with the current mana available.

Khait gets an odd twinkle in her eyes as they start to glow a bright blue momentarily.

SENSE (when you are a wizard who is not fully skilled -- that, is, you have not achieved at least 40 ranks in mana share and know up through spell 930 -- AND you are in a mana pool area)

You are not quite skilled enough to measure the mana pool.

Hannal gets an odd look in his eyes for a moment and they seem to glow slightly.

SENSE (when you are a wizard AND are not in a mana pool area)

You don't detect the distinct harmonies of a mana pool in the area.

N/A

N/A

SENSE (when you are NOT a ranger or a wizard)

You sense that you are not a wizard and thank your lucky stars.

Eratika gets an odd look on her face for a moment.

To set flags, type 'set' then the name of the flag.

To clear flags, type 'set' "!" then the name of the flag.

(example set !RoomNames)

Flag names may be abbreviated.

Current flag settings are:

LogOn (receive messages when someone logs on)

LogOff (receive messages when someone logs off)

Disconnect (receive messages when someone disconnects)

!Death (receive messages when someone dies)

RoomNames (displays the name of the room you are in)

Description (determines if room descriptions are displayed or not)

!BriefDesc (will shorten the output of the room description)

!BattleBrief (shortens messages during battle)

!CombatBrief (leaves your battle messages full while shortening others)

MonsterBold (highlights monster names, requires ANSI emulation)

!StatusPrompt (displays status information in front of the prompt)

!DesignerNotes (determines inclusion in this game's mailing lists)

Profession (toggles display of your profession)

!Inactivity (increases time before system logs you off when inactive)

SHAKE HANDS WITH <PERSON>

You shake hands with Trakkar.

Eratika shakes your hand.

SHAKE HEAD AT <PERSON>

You look at Trakkar and shake your head.

Eratika looks over at you and shakes her head.

SHARE <AMOUNT>

You share 12902 silvers with your group.

You hand Trakkar 6451 silvers.

Eratika shares some coins with her group.

Eratika hands you 6451 silvers.

SHIVER

You shiver.

Eratika shivers.

SHOW <ITEM> TO <PERSON> (when item is closed or empty of items)

You show Trakkar your heavy backpack.

Eratika shows you a heavy backpack, which she is holding in her right hand. You see nothing unusual.

SHOW <ITEM> TO <PERSON> (when item is open and contains items)

You show Trakkar your casting vest.

Eratika shows you a filthy-white casting vest, which she is wearing. You see the vest is trimmed with tattered lace butterflies. The worn, torn spidersilk cloth has so many rips and tears that it appears to only be held together by the filth and grime it has accumulated over the years. You notice it also seems to be missing several of the pearl butterfly-shaped buttons running down the front of the vest. Inside, you see a slimy pale grub, a large dead fly, a dried black and green caterpillar, and a bunch of other stuff.

(NOTE: This is how you get rid of an unwanted visitor in your private home.)

>show Eratika to door

You glance at Eratika and point towards the door.

>show Eratika to door

You walk over to the door and escort Eratika outside.

Kelista glances at you and points towards the door.

Kelista walks over to the door and escorts you outside.

>go second residence

You must wait a few hours before entering this home again.

SHRIEK

You shriek!

Eratika shrieks!

You're dead. Dead people don't shriek. Try moaning.

SHRIEK <CRITTER or HOUSE PET>

You face the rolton and shriek at the top of your lungs.

Eratika faces a rolton and shrieks at the top of her lungs.

SHRIEK <ITEM>

You look at the box and shriek at the top of your lungs.

Eratika looks at a weathered wooden box and shrieks at the top of her lungs.

SHRIEK <PERSON>

You face Trakkar and shriek at the top of your lungs.

Eratika faces you and shrieks at the top of her lungs!

SHRUG

You shrug.

Eratika shrugs.

SHUDDER

You shudder.

Eratika shudders.

SHUFFLE

You shuffle your feet.

Eratika shuffles her feet.

SIGH

You sigh.

Eratika sighs.

SIGH (while dead)

You sigh softly, your ghostly voice a mere breath on the wind.

The spirit of Eratika sighs softly, raising the hairs on the back of your neck.

SIGH (while hidden)

You sigh.

You hear someone sigh.

SIGH <ADVERB> (like sigh happily)

You sigh happily.

Eratika sighs happily.

SIGH <AT or WITH> <ADVERB>

You give a sigh of relief.

Eratika gives a sigh of relief.

SING <MESSAGE>

You sing:

"'Hello!"

Eratika sings:

"'Hello!"

SING <song> (use semi-colons to separate lines)

You sing:

"'Fall softly
Leaves entwine
Winds whisper so cold."

Eratika sings:

"'Fall softly
Leaves entwine
Winds whisper so cold."

SING <SPELL #> (Bards sing their songs; they do not CAST them)

>prep 1007
You begin your musical chant for Kai's Triumphant Song...
Your spellsong is ready.

>sing
You sing a melody.
Your spirit is lifted by the verses praising Kai.
The rest of your party has their spirits lifted.
Sing Roundtime 3 Seconds.

Eratika begins a musical chant...

Eratika sings a melody.
Eratika sings of Kai's many triumphs, lifting her spirits.
Your spirits are lifted.
Eratika's party has their spirits lifted.

SING STATUS (bards only)

 Have you ever wondered which spellsongs you had running, or how close you were to renewing them?  Wonder no more!  Now it is possible to find out by using SING STATUS.

Note that the messaging will refer to a “medley” if you are singing more than one song, and simply “song” if you are singing only one song.

>sing status

You are currently singing: 

Song of Protection
Kai's Triumphant Song
Sonic Shield Song
Song of Valor

 Your medley has recently renewed, and it will be quite some time before the effects fade.

 - OR -

 Your song magic remains strong.  It will be a few minutes before your medley renews.

 - OR -

 The effects of your lyrical medley have almost faded.  Your medley will renew in a moment.

Note:  If you are not a bard, you’ll find yourself singing in a rather embarrassing manner:

 >sing status

 You sing:

     "Status"

N/A

Kelista sings:

     "Status"

SIT

You sit down.

Eratika sits down.

SIT (from laying position on BED)

You sit up on the bed.

Eratika sits up on the bed.

SIT (from lying on the floor at a private table)

You pick yourself up off the floor and seat yourself at the table.

Eratika picks herself up off the floor and seats herself at the table. Just can't take her anywhere, can you?

SIT (from standing on BED)

You shift your legs to sit on the bed.

Eratika shifts her legs to sit on the bed.

SIT (while at a private table)

You pull out a chair and plop yourself down at the table.

Eratika pulls out a chair and plops herself down at the table.

SIT (while at special mud pools)

You sink down into the warm mud and breathe a sigh of contentment.

Eratika sinks down into the warm mud.

SIT <BED or TABLE>

You sit down on the bed.

Eratika sits down on the bed.

SKILLS

Eratika (at level 17), your skill bonuses and ranks are:

Skill Bonus Rank
--------------------------------------------
Armor Use 40 [8]
Shield Use 82 [18]
Combat Maneuvers 82 [18]
Edged Weapons 132 [36]
Climbing 54 [11]
Swimming 45 [9]
Stalking & Hiding 62 [13]
Perception 86 [19]
Mana Sharing 45 [9]
Ambush 35 [7]
Physical Training 82 [18]
First Aid 30 [6]
Physical Training Points 4
Mental Training Points 4

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(NOTE: If no weapon is specified, it will default to the weapon held in your right hand.  According to Aelphaba, if you are going to use a skinning weapon, in most cases any edged weapon is going to be better than any blunt weapon, and a smaller weapon will be better than a larger one.  Most people will find a dagger, dirk, or smaller knife skins quite well.  Those with good skinning skill may use an axe or falchion to skin most creatures, and just use a dagger or special merchant tool like the slender fillet knife for a few high-end skins.  Note that knives which are short-sword based will not work as well as those knives that are dagger-based.  For archers, a single arrow is a rapier-based weapon and will work quite well.  Some sample merchant weapons which are designed for skinning are a ruby-hilted rolaren kidney dagger, a silver-veined mithglin pugio, an ivory-hilted golden eahnore parazonium, and a slender filet knife.)

>skin puma
You skinned the puma.

NOTE: Aside from the choice of weapon used for skinning, other factors which affect skinning include (a) kneeling (it’s easier to skin when kneeling), (b) the existence of hand wounds/hand scars, because they lower your chances of success, (c) how damaged the critter is and whether you hit it where you’re attempting to skin it (for example, if the skin is an "eye" and you smashed its eye, your chances at skinning the critter will not be very good; also if you tear the critter to pieces before you kill it, your chances at skinning the critter will not be very good), (d) your First Aid skill and (e) the ranger Skinning spell.

NOTE:  Sometimes the parser plays a joke on you, such as when a hunter attempts to skin a dead rat, and someone named Rattlesnake walks by:

>skin rat
>Rattlesnake just arrived.
You can only skin creatures!

Eratika skinned a puma.

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SLAP <CRITTER or HOUSE PET>

I don't think so.

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SLAP <PERSON>

You bend down slightly and slap Trakkar up'side the head!

Eratika bends slightly and slaps you up'side your head!

SLAP <YOURSELF>

You slap yourself on the forehead! Doh!

Eratika slaps herself on the forehead.

SMELL or SNIFF <CRITTER or HOUSE PET>

That probably wouldn't be good for your health.

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SMELL or SNIFF <ITEM>

It smells like a weathered wooden box.

Eratika sniffs at a weathered wooden box.

SMELL or SNIFF <PERSON>

He smells just like Trakkar.

Eratika sniffs at you.

SMILE

You smile.

Eratika smiles.

SMILE (while hidden)

But you can't be seen!

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SMILE <AND WHATEVER WORDS>

You smile and then howl in frustration at the critter.

Eratika smiles and then howl in frustration at the critter.

SMILE <CRITTER or HOUSE PET>

You smile at the rolton.

Eratika smiles at the rolton.

SMILE <PERSON>

You smile at Trakkar.

Eratika smiles at you.

SMILE <YOURSELF>

You smile quietly to yourself.

Eratika smiles quietly to herself.

SMIRK

You smirk.

Eratika smirks.

SMIRK (while hidden)

No one can tell you are smirking, so...why bother!?

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SMOOCH

You smack your lips.

Eratika smacks her lips.

SMOOCH <CRITTER>

Not a good idea if you want to keep your lips.

Eratika seems to have taken a keen interest in a rolton.

SMOOCH <HOUSE PET> (message will sometimes vary according to type of house pet)

You give a spider monkey a smooch.

Eratika gives a spider monkey a smooch.

SMOOCH <PERSON>

You give Trakkar a smooch.

Eratika just gave you a smooch.

SMOOCH <YOURSELF>

You bite your lip.

Eratika bites her lip.

SNAP

You snap your fingers.

Eratika snaps her fingers.

SNAP (while hidden)

You snap your fingers.

You hear a *snap* nearby.

SNAP <CRITTER or HOUSE PET>

You snap your fingers at a rolton.

Eratika snaps her fingers at a rolton.

SNAP <ITEM>

You glance at a raspberry marinated orc toe and snap your fingers.

Eratika glances at a raspberry marinated orc toe and snaps her fingers.

SNAP <PERSON>

You snap your fingers at Trakkar.

Eratika snaps her fingers at you.

SNAP <YOURSELF>

You snap your fingers to a rhythm only you can hear.

Eratika snaps her fingers to a rhythm only she can hear.

SNAP ATTENTION

You snap sharply to attention!

Eratika snaps smartly to attention!

SNARL

Ooh! That felt great!

Eratika snarls menacingly!

SNARL (while hidden)

Ooh! That felt great!

You hear a menacing snarl nearby!

SNARL <CRITTER or HOUSE PET or ITEM>

You hunch your shoulders and snarl menacingly at a rolton!

Eratika hunches her shoulders and snarls menacingly at a rolton!

SNARL <PERSON>

You hunch your shoulders and snarl menacingly at Trakkar!

Eratika snarls at you.

SNARL <YOURSELF>

You try to snarl at yourself but end up scrunching up your face instead.

Eratika tries to snarl at herself but her face ends up looking like a raisin.

SNEAK <DIRECTION> (after you have hidden; note that once you are in the sneaking mode, you may merely move to other rooms, and you automatically will be sneaking)

>sneak n Roundtime: 3 sec.

[Zephyr Hall, Entrance]
A low, stone wall of the same grey stones as the house circles the highest terrace. Planters containing elegantly trimmed trees anchor the terraces to the rest of the house. Obvious paths: south.
Roundtime: 3 sec.

>You notice Eratika try to tiptoe silently by you.

OR

You notice Eratika try to tiptoe silently away.

SNEER

You sneer.

Eratika sneers.

SNEER <PERSON>

You sneer at Trakkar.

Eratika sneers at you.

(Note: One of these six messages will appear randomly when you type this command)

You let out a great honking sneeze!

You sneeze, trying vainly to keep from spraying everyone.

You try to stifle a sneeze but fail tremendously.

You suddenly let out a noise sounding much like a stuck rolton.

You sneeze loudly!

Redkaven lets out a great honking sneeze!

Redkaven sneezes, trying vainly to keep from spraying you.

Redkaven tries to stifle a sneeze but fails tremendously.

Redkaven suddenly lets out a noise sounding much like a stuck rolton.

Redkaven sneezes loudly!

SNICKER

You snicker.

Eratika snickers.

SNICKER (while hidden)

You snicker.

You hear someone snicker.

SNIFF

You sniff.

Eratika sniffs.

SNIFF or SMELL <CRITTER or HOUSE PET>

That probably wouldn't be good for your health.

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SNIFF or SMELL <ITEM>

It smells like a weathered wooden box.

Eratika sniffs at a weathered wooden box.

SNIFF or SMELL <PERSON>

He smells just like Trakkar.

Eratika sniffs at you.

SNORT

You make a horrendous warthog-like noise.

Eratika snorts.

SNORT (while hidden)

You snort.

You hear the sound of someone snorting.

SNORT <PERSON>

You snort at Trakkar.

Eratika snorts at you.

SNUGGLE <CRITTER>

I think you've been out hunting too long if a rolton is starting to look like good snuggle material.

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SNUGGLE <HOUSE PET>

You snuggle a spider monkey.

Eratika snuggles a spider monkey.

SNUGGLE <PERSON>

You snuggle up to Trakkar and rest your head on his shoulder.

Eratika lovingly snuggles up to you and rests her head on your shoulder.

SOB

You sob.

Eratika sobs.

SOB (while hidden)

You sob.

You hear someone sob.

SPELL

Your spell lists:

Major Spirit......25
Minor Spirit......50
Cleric Circle.....43

Use SPELL ALL to view detailed list of spells.

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SPELL ALL

Major Spirit:

Number Name
201 Calm
202 Spirit Shield
203 Manna
204 Unpresence
Etc.

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SPIN <PERSON> (in dance area)

You swing Eratika out away from you then spin her back into your arms.

Trakkar swings you out then spins you right back into his arms.

SPLASH (while at special mud pools)

You fling mud all over the place!

Eratika flings mud all over the place!

SPLASH (while in water)

You splash about in the water!

Eratika splashes playfully about in the water.

SPLASH <PERSON> (while at special mud pools)

You fling mud all over Trakkar!

Eratika flings mud all over you!

SPLASH <PERSON> (while in water)

You splash water all over Trakkar!

Eratika splashes water all over you!

SPLUTTER

splutt.... Hmmph!

Eratika splutters.

SQUEAL

You squeal.

Eratika squeals.

SQUEAL (while hidden)

You squeal.

You hear a high-pitched squeal somewhere nearby.

SQUEAL <CRITTER or HOUSE PET or ITEM>

You look at the orc toe and squeal.

Eratika looks at a raspberry marinated orc toe and squeals.

SQUEAL <PERSON>

You look at Trakkar and squeal.

Eratika looks at you and squeals.

SQUEAL <YOURSELF>

You let out a little squeal of delight.

Eratika lets out a little squeal of delight.

SQUINT

You squint.

Eratika squints.

SQUINT <PERSON>

You squint at Trakkar.

Eratika squints at you.

SQUINT <PERSON> (while hidden)

You squint at Trakkar but he can't see you.

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SQUINT <YOURSELF>

You narrow your eyes.

Eratika narrows her eyes.

STACK <HEATSOURCE>

You stack some of the stockpiled fuel from beside the small fireplace into its bottom.

Eratika stacks some of the stockpiled fuel from beside the small fireplace into its bottom.

STALK <PERSON> (after you have hidden yourself; you will follow the person everywhere he or she goes, and if you are good at it, you'll not be seen by anyone)

You move into position to stalk Trakkar when he moves.

OR

You fail to position yourself well enough to stalk Trakkar.
Round time: 5 sec.

You notice Eratika move into position behind you.

STAND

You stand back up.

Eratika stands up.

STAND (while kneeling on BED)

You get off the bed.

Eratika gets off the bed on which she was kneeling.

STAND (while sitting at private table)

You scoot your chair back and stand up.

Eratika scoots her chair back and stands up.

STAND <BED or RUG or TABLE> (while sitting on BED, RUG or TABLE)

You stand up on the bed.

Eratika stands up on the bed.

STAND <BED or RUG or TABLE>

You step onto the table.

Eratika steps onto the table.

STAND <BED or TABLE> (from leaning position)

You move away from the table.

Eratika moves away from the table on which she was leaning.

STAND <BED or TABLE> (while already standing on BED or TABLE)

You step off the bed.

Eratika steps off the bed.

STAND <BED> (while already lying on BED)

You climb off the bed.

Eratika climbs off the bed on which she was laying.

STAND <BED> (while already sitting on BED)

You get off the bed.

Eratika gets off the bed on which she was sitting.

STAND <RUG> (while already standing on the RUG)

You stand up on the rug.

Eratika stands up on the rug.

STAND <WALL> (while leaning or sitting against WALL)

You push yourself off the wall and onto your feet.

Eratika pushes herself away from the wall and onto her feet.

STARE

You stare at nothing in particular.

Eratika stares off into space.

STARE (while hidden)

You stare, though no one can see you doing so.

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STARE <CRITTER or HOUSE PET or ITEM>

You stare at a weathered wooden box.

Eratika stares at a weathered wooden box.

STARE <PERSON>

You stare at Trakkar.

Eratika stares at you.

STATUS FULL or WHO FULL (type this to get a list of active players by name and staff on duty)

This list gets VERY long sometimes.

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STATUS or WHO (gives you total number of active players and staff on duty)

(See also ONDUTY)

>onduty
Staff on duty:
Senior GameHost Wolfjager

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STEAL <PERSON> (a rather dangerous pastime for those who train in pickpocketing)

>steal Trakkar
You fail to gain sufficient advantage to pick his pocket.

>steal eratika
Eratika is guarding her pockets very closely. You cannot get close enough to even try.

>steal eratika
You reach into Eratika's pockets and pull out 22 silvers.

>steal erat
You reach into Eratika's pockets and pull out 123 silvers.

>steal erat
You reach into Eratika's pockets and pull out 45 silvers.

>steal erat
You reach into Eratika's fur backpack and pull out a pink tourmaline.

You notice Eratika reach into your pockets and remove nothing.

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You notice Mirti reach into your pockets and remove 22 silvers.

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