Verb:GROWL

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Growl
Type Roleplaying
Wedding Yes

GROWL is a roleplaying verb. It has functionality for married characters and also allows you to sound like a bear.

Help

>growl help
Usage:
    GROWL                            - Growl ferociously
    GROWL {self}                     - Growl to yourself
    GROWL {target}                   - Growls at a target
    GROWL SET [OPTION]               - Shows or sets the GROWL verb options available.
    GROWL {animal}                   - Imitate the growl of a particular animal
    GROWL RANDOM                     - Imitate the growl of a random animal
Where {animal} is one of the following:
    AGRESH BEAR   BEAR         BLACK BEAR
    CAVE BEAR     DIREBEAR     GIANT SHORT-FACED BEAR
    GRIZZLY BEAR  POLAR BEAR   GREAT BROWN BEAR
    RED BEAR      WEREBEAR     SPECTACLED BEAR
    TUSKED URSIAN

GROWL allows you to growl in various ways.  You can use GROWL alone to emit a generic growl, GROWL at a target to growl at them, or you may use GROWL to do imitations.

Verb Info

Verb information for verb "GROWL":

People targets:
CATHEDRAL WEDDING
  FIRST PERSON     - You growl softly in (targets) ear, making your intentions known.
  SECOND PERSON    - Darcena leans in close and growls softly in your ear, letting you know she's feeling frisky.
  THIRD PERSON     - Darcena growls softly at (target), who returns the gesture with a wink.
WAVEDANCER WEDDING
  FIRST PERSON     - You growl and vehemently curse whichever gods it was that condemned you to forever deeply love such a person as (target).
  THIRD PERSON     - Darcena growls and vehemently curses under her breath as she glances at (target).
CHAPEL WEDDING     - As you lean ever so closely against (target), you release a low growl in his/her ear.
ETERNAL WEDDING
  DEAD             - You stand over (target)'s dead body and growl protectively.
  MALE             - As you turn an appraising eye to (target), heat rises in your chest, your pulse thrums in your ears, and your lips curl away from your teeth in a somewhat feral growl as you regard him/her possessively.
  FEMALE           - You roll your shoulders as a streak of electricity runs down your spine, and you narrow your (eyecolor) eyes on (target) with a distinctly predatory stare.  Possessively, you growl low in your throat, showing a flash of teeth.
STANDARD           - You growl at (target).

Self target:
  You growl to yourself.

Object targets:
  You growl ferociously at (target)!

Creature targets:
  You growl ferociously at (creature)!

No target:
  You growl ferociously!

NOTE:  ONLY first person messaging is listed unless it differs substantially from other versions.  Wedding messaging will only work with your spouse, all other targets default to standard messaging.  Messaging without an option shown applies to all options.  Special scripts and areas may override listed messaging.

Examples

When an individual attempts to imitate an animal, they have a potential for five different outcomes which are detailed below in table. Not included is GROWL RANDOM, which randomly chooses from the available creatures.

Verb Viewpoint Messaging
GROWL First Person You growl ferociously!
Third Person Darcena growls ferociously!
GROWL <self> First Person You growl to yourself.
Third Person Darcena growls to herself.
GROWL <Person> First Person You growl at Khaell.
Second Person Darcena growls at you.
Third Person Darcena growls at Khaell.
GROWL <Object/Creature> First Person You growl ferociously at an antiqued black sea glass bottle containing uncut emeralds!
Third Person Darcena growls ferociously at an antiqued black sea glass bottle containing uncut emeralds!
GROWL {animal}
"skilled rendition"
First Person You do a skilled rendition of a {animal}, scaring people for miles!
Third Person Darcena growls ferociously, sounding remarkably like a {animal}!
GROWL {bear type}
"good impression"
First Person You do a good impression of an {animal}, scaring people for miles!
Third Person Darcena growls ferociously, sounding somewhat like an {animal}!
GROWL {bear type}
"skillful"
First Person You do a skillful growl, but don't think it sounds quite like a {animal}.
Third Person Darcena growls ferociously, sounding remarkably like a bear!
GROWL {bear type}
"good"
First Person You do a good growl, but don't think it sounds quite like a {animal}.
Third Person Darcena growls ferociously, sounding somewhat like a bear!
GROWL {bear type}
"try to imitate"
First Person You try to imitate a {animal}, but end up just growling instead.
Third Person Darcena growls ferociously!

Warning: Default sort key "GROWL" overrides earlier default sort key "Growl".