The 'ostatus' Command
Keywords:
OSTATUS
Your ostatus appears directly under your long description when people look at you directly. It is indistinguishable from your long description in those cases, but there are major differences between them. Ostatuses are specifically for those things that change constantly about your character. Wounds, hair styles, details about your clothing...things that change over time that you don't want to have to rewrite your long description to include, or that aren't allowed in long descriptions. They should be things that people would notice in looking at you. For instance, are you wearing your shirt half-unbuttoned today? Is your hair particularly messy, or well
done? Are your boots covered in mud? People would notice these things about
you, but they aren't permanent. Such things are allowed and encouraged in an
Currently there are only two rules for ostatuses: - There should be
nothing overtly sexual in an ostatus while you are out - No part of an ostatus should force action or thought upon another. (ie: "You feel disgusted by the odor coming from him".)
To set an ostatus, simply type 'ostatus' and you will be put into the text an ostatus, type 'ostatus clear'.
Ostatuses are not required in any way, they are simply there to help you put out the best and most accurate display for your character that you can. editor. Use @ to exit the editor as you did with long descriptions. To clear publicly.
ostatus.
To set an ostatus, simply type 'ostatus' and you will be put into the text an ostatus, type 'ostatus clear'.
Ostatuses are not required in any way, they are simply there to help you put out the best and most accurate display for your character that you can. editor. Use @ to exit the editor as you did with long descriptions. To clear publicly.
ostatus.