VERBS

YOUR ACTION FROM YOUR OWN PERSPECTIVE

YOUR ACTION AS VIEWED BY OTHERS

TACKLE <CRITTER> (by members of the warrior guild)

TACKLE <CRITTER> (all others except members of the warrior guild)

>tackle rolton
You hurl yourself at a rolton!

It's a bit trickier than it looked, your body goes wide and you land in a heap on the ground.
Roundtime: 5 sec.

Eratika hurls herself at a rolton!

Eratika flies a bit wide and lands in a heap on the ground.

It's a bit trickier than it looked, your body goes wide and you land in a heap on the ground.
Roundtime: 5 sec.

Eratika flies a bit wide and lands in a heap on the ground.

TACKLE <PERSON> (by members of the warrior guild)

TACKLE <PERSON> (all others except members of the warrior guild)

>tackle trakkar
You hurl yourself at Trakkar!

It's a bit trickier than it looked, your body goes wide and you land in a heap on the ground.

Eratika hurls herself at you!

Eratika flies a bit wide and lands in a heap on the ground.

TAP

You tap your foot impatiently.

Eratika taps her foot impatiently.

TAP <CRITTER or HOUSE PET>

I don't think that's such a good idea.

N/A

TAP <ITEM>

You tap a heavy backpack.

Eratika taps a heavy backpack.

TAP <PERSON>

You lightly tap Trakkar on the shoulder.

Eratika taps you lightly on the shoulder.

TAP <YOURSELF>

You tap yourself on the chest.

Eratika taps herself on the chest.

TELL FAMILIAR to:

FIND <PERSON>: your familiar will try to find that person

GO <DIRECTION>: your familiar will go in that direction

LOOK: to see what familiar sees

RETURN: your familiar will return to your location

SAY <MESSAGE>: your familiar will say whatever you tell it to say

SLEEP: have your familiar take a nap

STOP watching: stop seeing what familiar sees

TAKE <ITEM>: familiar picks up item and carries it

>tell familiar to say Hello, all!
You concentrate on commanding your familiar . . .

The raven squawks, "'Hello, all!"
Round time: 5 seconds.

The raven squawks, "'Hello, all!"

TEND <AREA> (You, the injured person, must sit or lay down in order to tend yourself)

You begin to do your best to mend your wound. After some effort you manage to stop the bleeding.

Eratika begins to do her best to mend her wounded back.

TEND <PERSON><AREA> (the injured person must be sitting down or lying down in order to be tended)

You begin to do your best to mend his wound.After some effort you manage to stop the bleeding.

Eratika begins to do her best to mend your wounded back.

Will register the character entering the command to participate in the test.

Heh.

THINK

You rub your chin thoughtfully.

Eratika rubs her chin thoughtfully.

(NOTE: Using this method will announce your thoughts to everyone listening on the amunet.)

(NOTE: Using this method, no one on the amunet will hear you.)

(NOTE: Using this method will announce your thoughts ONLY to the person you directed your message to, and ONLY if that person is also listening on the amunet.)

THROW (when in Voln and you have learned the symbol and critter is in the room)

You attempt to throw a wraith!
MB: 23 vs MB: 71 = -48 -- Lose advantage!
THT 47, d100 roll: 27, modified: -21
A clean miss.
Round time: 9 sec.

Gallinda attempts to throw a wraith!
MB: 23 vs MB: 71 = -48 -- Lose advantage!
THT 47, d100 roll: 27, modified: -21
A clean miss.

THROW (when in Voln and you have learned the symbol and critter is not in the room)

You do a very impressive display of your throwing ability by tossing around an imaginary opponent.

Note that if you are not standing and are in neutral stance or above, you will automatically stand up, regardless of injury, encumbrance, etc., and even sometimes in areas where the STAND command doesn't work, like the passage leading to Potter's Field):

You jump to your feet.

You do a very impressive display of your throwing ability by tossing around an imaginary opponent.
Roundtime: 5 sec.

Gallinda reaches for an imaginary opponent and then does an impressive display of the martial arts technique of the throw.

Seigurd jumps to his feet.

Seigurd reaches for an imaginary opponent and then does an impressive display of the martial arts technique of the throw.

THROW PACKAGE (to get rid of the empty package that once contained items a merchant sold to you)

>throw package

You throw away your package.

N/A

THUMP

A vein in your forehead starts pulsing.

You notice a vein pulsing in Eratika's forehead.

THUMP <CRITTER>

A rolton avoids your touch!

Eratika reaches for the rolton, but can't seem to grab ahold!

THUMP <DEAD PERSON>

You thump Eratika but she just lies there, quite dead.

Trakkar thumps your dead body. It doesn't help, you're still dead.

THUMP <PERSON> (titled folks can stun the very young ones by thumping, if necessary for discipline)

You thump Trakkar!

Eratika thumps you!

THUMP <YOURSELF>

You rub your eyes.

Eratika rubs her eyes.

TICKLE <CRITTER>

Nah...I don't think so.

N/A

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

You tickle a spider monkey. The monkey rolls over onto its back and positions itself to get tickled in just the right spot on its belly.

Eratika tickles a spider monkey. The monkey rolls over onto its back and positions itself to get tickled in just the right spot on its belly.

TICKLE <PERSON>

You tickle Trakkar.

Eratika just tickled you.

TILT <CRITTER or HOUSE PET>

You cock your head at a rolton.

Eratika cocks her head at a rolton.

TILT <ITEM IN HAND>

You tilt your heavy backpack side to side, making the light play off it.

Eratika tilts her heavy backpack side to side, making the light play off it.

TILT <PERSON>

You cock your head at Trakkar.

Eratika cocks her head at you.

TILT <TABLE> (while at a private table)

You lift one end of the table, causing everything upon it to slide precariously to the other side!

Eratika lifts one end of the table, causing everything upon it to slide precariously to the other side! Eratika sets the table level before any of the items meet disaster.

TILT <WORN ITEM>

You cock your head and examine the hooded greatcloak.

Eratika cocks her head and examines the hooded greatcloak.

TILT <YOURSELF>

You tilt your head back.

Eratika tilts her head back.

TILT MY HAND

You hold up your hand and tilt it side to side in a so-so gesture.

Eratika holds up her hand and tilts it side to side in a so-so gesture.

TILT MY HEAD

You cock your head.

Eratika cocks her head.

(Note:  Please click HERE if you need to convert from Elanthian time)

Today is Volnes, day 20 of the month Phoenatos in the year 5101. It is 22:31 by the elven time standard.

TOUCH <CRITTER> or PET <CRITTER> (note that these messages vary with every critter, and some even can cause harm to you when you touch them!)

A mongrel hobgoblin avoids your touch!

Your fingers freeze immediately upon touching the giant! (your hand receives a minor wound)

Eratika reaches for the mongrel hobgoblin, but can't seem to grab ahold!

Chypher yelps in pain, pulling his frozen hand away from the ice giant!

TOUCH <FAMILIAR> or PET <FAMILIAR> (when owner is NOT in the room where you and the owner's familiar are located)

You pet the raven.

The owner, although not in the same room, will see: "Eratika pets your raven."

All others in the room with the familiar will see: "Eratika pets the raven."

TOUCH <FAMILIAR> or PET <FAMILIAR> (when you are NOT the owner and the owner is in the room with you and the owner's familiar)

You pet the raven.

The owner will see: " Eratika pets your raven."

All others in the room will see: "Eratika pets Hannal's raven."

TOUCH <FAMILIAR> or PET <FAMILIAR> (when you are the owner and your familiar is in the same room with you)

You pet your raven.

Hannal pets his raven.

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

You pet a spider monkey.

Eratika pets a spider monkey.

TOUCH <ITEM> or PET <ITEM> (when the item is in your hands)

You thumb your heavy backpack.

Eratika indicates her heavy backpack with a smile.

TOUCH <ITEM> or PET <ITEM> (when the item is not in your hands)

You reach out and touch a dark hooded greatcloak.

Eratika just touched a dark hooded greatcloak.

TOUCH <PERSON> or PET <PERSON>

You touch Trakkar.

Eratika touches you.

TOUCH <YOURSELF> or PET <YOURSELF>

You touch one finger to your lips.

Eratika touches one finger to her lips.

TOUCH TATTOO or PET TATTOO

You trace the lines of your wolf paw tattoo.

Eratika traces the lines of her wolf paw tattoo.

TRANSFER <PERSON><AREA>

You meditate over Trakkar.

You take Trakkar's back damage.

Angelianna meditates over you.

Angelianna takes your back damage.

TRANSFER <PERSON>ANY (will do the same as targeting the area, but empath will take the most severe damage first; note that this verb will not allow a young empath to transfer a wound which he or she could not yet heal, and that this verb incurs a 3 second round time each time to prevent rapid-fire transfers)

You meditate over Trakkar.

You take Trakkar's back damage.

Angelianna meditates over you.

Angelianna takes your back damage.

You tremble with anger at Kelista.

Eratika trembles with anger at you.

You glance at Kelista and tremble in fear.

Eratika glances at you and trembles in fear.

>tremble Eratika hand

You look at Kelista and tremble with glee.

Eratika looks at you and trembles with glee.

A cold shiver runs up your back and you tremble ever so slightly.

>tremble Kelista cold

Could you rephrase that please?

N/A

>tremble Kelista excite

Could you rephrase that please?

N/A

>tremble eye

Your eyelid begins to twitch and quiver uncontrollably. 

Note that you cannot TREMBLE <PERSON> EYE: 

>tremble Eratika eye

>tremble leaf

You tremble like a leaf. 

Note that you cannot TREMBLE <PERSON> LEAF: 

>tremble Eratika leaf

>tremble leg

Like a dog scratched behind the ear, your leg trembles in an uncontrollable spasm. 

Note that you cannot TREMBLE <PERSON> LEG: 

>tremble Eratika leg

TRIP <CRITTER> (with a polearm, such as a halberd, in your hand; also see ATTACK for reference to special Voln messages which may occur when one successfully kills undead critters by AMBUSHing, ATTACKing, CASTing, FIREing, HURLing, MSTRIKEing or TRIPing)

>trip rolton
With a fluid whirl, you plant a halberd firmly into the ground near a rolton and jerk the weapon sharply sideways.
Roundtime: 5 sec.
Quick strike is rewarded with a rolton stumbling to the ground!
... 7 points of damage!
Torn muscle in the rolton's right leg!

With a fluid whirl, Eratika plants a halberd firmly into the ground near a rolton and jerks the weapon sharply sideways.
Quick strike is rewarded with a rolton stumbling to the ground!
... 7 points of damage!
Torn muscle in the rolton's right leg!

TRIP <YOURSELF> (with a polearm, such as a halberd, in your hand)

>trip eratika
You plant a halberd firmly into the ground near your feet and jerk the weapon sharply sideways.
Self-inflicted blow leaves you hobbling about in excruciating pain!
Roundtime: 15 sec.

Eratika plants a halberd firmly into the ground near her feet and jerks the weapon sharply sideways.
Self-inflicted blow leaves Eratika hobbling about comically!

TRUDGE (Note that giantkin lumber, all others trudge)

Non-giantkin:
You trudge back and forth.

Non-giantkin:
Eratika trudges back and forth.

TRUDGE <CRITTER>

Non-giantkin:
You trudge up to a rolton and stare defiantly.

Non-giantkin:
Eratika trudges up to a rolton and stares defiantly.

TRUDGE <HOUSE PET>

Non-giantkin:
You trudge up to a spider monkey and stare defiantly.

Non-giantkin:
Eratika trudges up to a spider monkey and stares defiantly.

TRUDGE <ITEM>

Non-giantkin:
You trudge up to a scratched haon coffer.

Non-giantkin:
Eratika trudges up to a scratched haon coffer.

Non-giantkin:
You trudge off loudly, moving east.

Non-giantkin:
Eratika just trudged loudly away moving east.

TRUDGE <LEFT or RIGHT>

Non-giantkin:
You trudge a bit to your left.

Non-giantkin:
Eratika trudges a bit to her left.

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

Non-giantkin:
You trudge a bit to the right of Trakkar.

Non-giantkin:
Eratika trudges a bit to your right.

Non-giantkin:
You hold hands with Trakkar and trudge off to the right.

Non-giantkin:
Eratika holds your hand and trudges off to the right.

TRUDGE <PERSON>

Non-giantkin:
You trudge up to Trakkar.

Non-giantkin:
Eratika comes trudging up to you.

TRUDGE <YOURSELF>

Non-giantkin:
You trudge back and forth.

Non-giantkin:
Eratika trudges back and forth.

TRUDGE BEHIND <ITEM>

Non-giantkin:
You trudge up behind a scratched haon coffer.

Non-giantkin:
Eratika trudges up behind a scratched haon coffer.

TRUDGE BEHIND <PERSON>

Non-giantkin:
You trudge up behind Trakkar.

Non-giantkin:
Eratika trudges up behind you.

TRUDGE BEHIND <YOURSELF>

Non-giantkin:
You slowly trudge backwards.

Non-giantkin:
Eratika slowly trudges backward.

TUNE <INSTRUMENT> (Only a bard well trained in a group of similar instruments can tune an instrument from that group; you should keep your instrument tuned by a skilled bard or ultimately it will become permanently damaged)

You carefully check the strings of your mandolin, plucking them lightly and adjusting the tension until the sound is perfectly pitched.

>tune my cymbals

You are not skilled enough with that instrument to tune it.

Eratika carefully checks the strings of her mandolin, plucking them lightly and adjusting the tension until the sound is perfectly pitched.

N/A

TURN <CRITTER or HOUSE PET>

You turn to face a rolton.

Eratika turns to face a rolton.

TURN <ITEM>

That doesn't seem to do much.

Eratika seems to be trying to figure out how to turn a raspberry marinated orc toe.

TURN <PERSON>

You turn to face Trakkar.

Eratika turns to face you.

TURN <YOURSELF>

You turn around.

Eratika turns around.

TWIDDLE

You twiddle your thumbs.

Eratika twiddles her thumbs.

TWITCH or TWITCH <YOURSELF>

You feel that nervous twitch starting up again.

Eratika begins to twitch.

TWITCH or TWITCH YOURSELF (if you have uncontrollable convulsions; you'll end up kneeling)

You lose all control of your muscles and are wracked by a fit of uncontrollable convulsions!

Eratika doubles over as she is wracked by uncontrollable convulsions!

TWITCH <PERSON>

As you glance at Trakkar you begin to twitch with agitation.

As Eratika glances at you, you notice a faint twitch near her eye.

TYPO <message>

Where <message> is a detailed description of a spelling or grammar error. Please include a suggestion for how to fix the typo. Use BUG to report system problems.

Examples:

TYPO Room description says "looks it's best" which should read "looks its best."

TYPO When a grizzly bear stands up, I see "An an grizzly bear stands..." which should read "A grizzly bear stands..."

Thanks in advance for your help!