/* -*- LPC -*- */
/*
* $Locker: $
* $Id: communication.c,v 1.3 2000/06/22 01:00:03 pinkfish Exp $
*
*/
/* Added no teleport property- 26-06-98- Shalla */
#include "path.h"
inherit "/std/room/basic_room";
inherit PATH+"common";
object sign;
void setup() {
set_zone( "Newbie" );
set_short( "Communication room" );
set_light( 75 );
add_property("no teleport", 1);
set_long("This small room seems to be filled with frogs which are bouncing "
"around, wombling on and chattering away like crazy. Around the "
"walls are a number of posters that describe various aspects of "
"communication on Discworld. There are posters on 'general', "
"'speaking', 'expression', 'emote', 'newbie' and "
"'mail'.\n");
add_item("frog", "There are small green frogs everywhere. They seem very "
"excited and are moshing, sniggering, hugging..., you name it, "
"they are doing it.");
add_item("poster", "There are several of these around the room. To look "
"at a particular poster type 'look' and the name of the "
"poster.");
add_item("wall", "It is hard to make out much of the walls behind the "
"posters, but what you can see is painted a subtle sunflower "
"yellow.");
add_item("floor", "The floor is composed of stone slabs and covered "
"with frogs.");
sign=add_sign("A poster entitled 'What Do You Mean?'\n",
"If you are new to online communication you may be surprised how "
"easy it is to misunderstand and to be misunderstood when you "
"only have typed words to go on. So please take care in how you "
"word things and also be prepared to seek clarification before "
"getting upset with someone, they may not have meant it how you "
"read it!", 0, "general");
sign->set_short("sign marked 'general'");
sign->add_property("determinate","the ");
sign=add_sign("A poster entitled 'It's Good To Talk'\n",
"There are a number of ways to communicate verbally.\n"
"To speak to everyone in the same room as yourself use the "
"command 'say', 'lsay' (loud say). To speak to an individual "
"you may use 'whisper' if they are in the same room, or "
"'tell' if they are elsewhere on the disc. You may also "
"'shout' which will be heard by everyone who is nearby, however "
"shouting uses up social points which will regenerate slowly.\n",
0, "speaking");
sign->set_short("sign marked 'speaking'");
sign->add_property("determinate","the ");
sign=add_sign("A poster entitled 'Womble On'\n",
"Discworld also has a soul which allows you some emotional "
"expression, thus you can 'laugh' or 'cry'. There are "
"approximately 300 soul commands so they are not listed here. "
"Use 'help soul' and 'look soul' to find out more about "
"them.\n", 0, "expression");
sign->set_short("sign marked 'expression'");
sign->add_property("determinate","the ");
sign=add_sign("A poster entitled 'Laugh In An Old Fashioned Way'\n",
"Emote allows free expression. If Jim used 'emote jumps around "
"in a slightly artistic manner' everyone in the room would see "
"him do just that. Initially you will not be able to emote, you "
"must learn that skill.", 0, "emote");
sign->set_short("sign marked 'emote'");
sign->add_property("determinate","the ");
sign=add_sign("A poster entitled 'What Do You Mean?'\n",
"For the first day of your time on Discworld you will have access "
"to the newbie chat channel which is listened to by most creators "
"and many of the players. You may use this channel to ask for "
"help and advice. To use the channel type 'newbie <message>'"
", and to see the last few messages type 'hnewbie'.\n",
0, "newbie");
sign->set_short("sign marked 'newbie'");
sign->add_property("determinate","the ");
sign=add_sign("A poster entitled 'But You're Not There'\n",
"Discworld provides a mail system which allows you to send "
"messages to players who are not currently logged in. You must "
"go to the post office to read or send mail.\n"
"There are also a number of bulletin boards around the place on "
"which people can place public messages. The frog board is in "
"the Mended Drum and the newspaper board is in the offices of "
"the Ankh-Morpork Daily Times. Your guild will also have a "
"board located somewhere in the guildhouse.\n", 0, "mail");
sign->set_short("sign marked 'mail'");
sign->add_property("determinate","the ");
/* Make it so you cannot godmother out of here */
add_property("no godmother", 1);
room_chat(({120, 240, ({"A small frog bumps into you, apologises "
"profusely, and hops off.",
"A frog leaps up and down excitedly.",
"A frog wombles around you happily.",
"A frog bingles happily.",
"A frog parps wyly at you."})}));
add_exit( "foyer", PATH + "foyer", "door" );
add_alias( "west", "foyer" );
} /* setup() */
