[MUD-Dev] Re: Recursive look

["Koster, Raph" <rkoster#origin,ea.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam Wiggins [mailto:adam#angel,com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 12:36 PM
> To: mud-dev#kanga,nu
> Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: Recursive look

> I like it quite a bit when I see it used (although it's usually
> fairly limited).  Especially if it conveys information about the
> character's state:
> 
> Bubba walks in from the east, smiling.
> Bubba limps in from the east, dripping blood.
> Bubba runs in from the east, panting.
> 
> In the first case, they did a "smile" social just before leaving
> the room.  In the second case, they are heavily wounded.  In the
> third case, they were walking quickly and are low on stamina.
> 
> Adam W.

I think one of Legend's imms recently tied this into the moods system I
described earlier on the list. So if you set a mood, your entry and exit
descs use it...

-Raph