[Communication help] emote pemote socials Syntax: emotepemote Emote is used to express emotions or actions. Instead of typing emote, you may use one of two shortcuts: the comma (,) or @I. Within the action, you may target one or more people in the room by prefixing their name or keyword with the 'at' character (@). When targeted this way, the viewer of the emote will see them properly, such as by description instead of name if not greeted. Devan types: > emote lifts his finger and @2.butter lands on it. The room sees: Devan lifts his finger and a pale yellow butterfly lands on it. Devan types: > , smiles at @argyle and @freckled. Argyle sees: Devan smiles at you and a freckled female halfling. Kailey sees: A slender male elf smiles at a buff male human and you. The room sees: A slender male elf smiles at a buff male human and Kailey. A derivative of emote called pemote allows for posessive emotes. Instead of typing pemote, there are two shortcuts: the reverse apostrophe (`) or @my. Devan types: > pemote armor clatters noisily as he rises from the bench. The room sees: Devan's armor clatters noisily as he rises from the bench. Devan types: > @my sword seeks out @argyle's heart. Argyle sees: Devan's sword seeks out your heart. The room sees: A slender male elf's sword seeks out a buff male human's heart. @I, @my and @me can be used anywhere in an emote and will be translated to the correct second and third person forms. One pit-fall when using @I is that verbs must be written in the third person, with the exception of the conversion from 'am -> is' after @I and 'is -> are' (after second person you). Devan types: > @i am what @i am and that's all that @i am. The room sees: Devan is what he is and that's all that he is. Devan types: > @i am wondering what @argyle is doing here. Argyle sees: Devan is wondering what you are doing here. The room sees: A slender male elf is wondering what Argyle is doing here. Besides emote, there are several dozen built-in social commands, such as cackle, hug, and thank. The socials command lists all built-in socials on Shattered Kingdoms. They are grouped in the list roughly according to type. See also: communication interaction socials