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Talking in [[GemStone IV]] can be accomplished using the SAY verb or using an apostrophe (').  Players can change their character's language, the manner in which they speak (brag, assert), and/or the tone in which he/she speaks in (cheerful, timid).  

<pre{{log2}}>
Usage:
    SAY [modifiers] {message} - Speak a message aloud

Where [modifiers] is zero or more of the following:
    :{tone}                               - Speak the message in a particular tone (see TONE LIST for a list of tones)
    ::{object} or @{object} or <nowiki>{{object}}</nowiki> - Direct the message at someone or something (eg, ::door or {heavy door})
    ]{object} or [{object}]               - Attempt to throw your voice behind someone or something (eg, ]door or [heavy door])
    ~{language}                           - Speak the message in a particular language (see SPEAK for a list of languages)
    ={verb}                               - Choose a verb to indicate the speech style (see SPEECH VERBIAGE LIST for a list of verbs)
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==Examples==
;'hi or SAY hi 
<div {{log}}>>say hi<br>You say, "Hi."</div>

;Using a speech verb (needs a space after say): say =sneer Hi<br>or<br>'=sneer Hi
<div {{log}}>>'=sneer Hi<br>You sneer, "Hi."</div>

;Using a tone: 
<div {{log}}>>':venomously hi<br>You venomously say, "Hi."</div>

;Speaking to a person/object: 
<div {{log}}>>'::table hi<br>Speaking to a low table, you say, "Hi."</div>

;Using the @ symbol: 
<div {{log}}>>'@table hi<br>Speaking to a low table, you say, "Hi."</div>

;Using the braces (needs a closing brace): 
<div {{log}}>>'{table} hi<br>Speaking to a low table, you say, "Hi."</div>

;Throwing your voice: 
<div {{log}}>>']table hi<br>Throwing your voice behind a low table, you say, "Hi."</div>

;Throwing your voice only with more keystrokes (needs a closing bracket): 
<div {{log}}>>'[table] hi<br>Throwing your voice behind a low table, you say, "Hi."</div>

;Using a language: 
<div {{log}}>>'~elven hi<br>Speaking in Elven, you say, "Hi."</div>

;All together now (include spaces between each modifier): 
<div {{log}}>>'~elven =sneer :venomous ]table hi<br>Throwing your voice behind a low table, speaking venomously in Elven, you sneer, "Hi."</div>

:Or
<div {{log}}>>'~elven =sneer :venomous ::table hi<br>Speaking venomously in Elven to a low table, you sneer, "Hi."</div>

:Or
<div {{log}}>>'::table :venomous =sneer ~elven hi<br>Speaking venomously in Elven to a low table, you sneer, "Hi."</div>

;You can also set your tone prior to crafting your next message and only your next message:
<div {{log}}>>tone venomous<br>You will speak venomously on your next message.<br>>'hi<br>You venomously say, "Hi."</div>

==Speech Verbiage List==
{| {{prettytable|text-align:center}}
|-
|width=14.3%| accuse ||width=14.3%| acquiesce 
|width=14.3%| add ||width=14.3%| admit 
|width=14.3%| admonish ||width=14.3%| advise 
|width=14.3%| agree 
|-
| allow||announce||answer||apologize||approve||argue||ask
|-
| assert||assure||attempt||aver||babble||bark||bawl
|-
| beg||begin||bellow||beseech||blubber||blurt||boast
|-
| brag||breathe||call||challenge||chant||cheer||chide
|-
| claim||clarify||cluck||coax||command||comment||complain
|-
| concede||conclude||condescend||confess||confide||console||contend
|-
| continue||coo||correct||counter||criticize||critique||croon
|-
| crow||cry||curse||deadpan||declaim||declare||demand
|-
| demur||deny||disagree||disclose||drawl||droll||drone
|-
| echo||emphasize||enthuse||exclaim||explain||fret||fuss
|-
| gloat||glower||goad||greet||gripe||groan||grouse
|-
| grovel||growl||grumble||grunt||guess||gush||hiss
|-
| holler||implore||imply||inform||inquire||insist||instruct
|-
| interject||interrogate||interrupt||intone||introduce||jest||joke
|-
| lambaste||lament||lecture||lisp||maintain||marvel||mention
|-
| mouth||mumble||murmur||muse||mutter||nag||note
|-
| object||observe||offer||opine||orate||order||persuade
|-
| plead||ponder||pontificate||posit||pout||praise||pray
|-
| preach||proclaim||profess||prompt||pronounce||protest||purr
|-
| query||quip||quote||ramble||rave||read||reason
|-
| rebut||regale||rehearse||rejoice||relent||remark||remind
|-
| repeat||reply||report||reprimand||reproach||request||respond
|-
| retort||reveal||roar||say||scold||scream||screech
|-
| seethe||shout||shriek||sigh||slur||snap||snarl
|-
| sneer||sob||speculate||spit||squeak||stammer||state
|-
| stipulate||stress||stutter||submit||suggest||sulk||supply
|-
| swear||taunt||tease||threaten||urge||venture||vow
|-
| wail||warn||wheeze||whimper||whine||whisper aloud||wish
|-
| wonder||worry||yammer||yelp||||||
|}

==Tones==
Tones highlighted in blue may be used with '''TONE SET'''.
{| {{prettytable|text-align:center}}
|-
|width=14.3%| abashed ||width=14.3%| abrupt
|width=14.3%| absent ||width=14.3%| accusing 
|width=14.3%| acerbic ||width=14.3%| acid
|width=14.3%| acrid
|-
| adamant||admiring||adoring||affable||affectionate||airy||amiable
|-
| amicable||amused||angry||annoyed||annoying||anxious||apologetic
|-
| appreciative||apprehensive||approving||arch||ardent||argumentative||arrogant
|-
| audacious||authoritative||avaricious||avid||awkward||baffled||baffling
|-
| bashful||befuddled||begrudging||belated||belligerent||bemused||bewildered
|-
| bewildering||bitter||bland||bleak||bleary||blithe||blunt
|-
| bold||bored||boring||bossy||brash||breathless||brief
|-
| bright||brisk||broad||brusque||callous||calm||candid
|-
| careful||casual||caustic||cautious||cheeky||cheerful||clear
|-
| clinical||clueless||coaxing||cold||comforting||comical||commanding
|-
| complacent||compulsive||concerned||condescending||confident||confidential||confiding
|-
| confused||consoling||contemptuous||contented||contentious||contrite||cool
|-
| coy||cranky||crass||crisp||cross||crude||cruel
|-
| cryptic||curious||curt||bgcolor=#99CCFF|dark||dazed||decisive||decorous
|-
| bgcolor=#99CCFF|deep||defensive||defiant||dejected||deliberate||delicate||delighted
|-
| demure||derisive||despairing||desperate||despondent||didactic||diffident
|-
| diplomatic||dire||disappointed||disapproving||disbelieving||disconsolate||disdainful
|-
| disgruntled||disgusted||disinterested||dismissive||disoriented||disparaging||distant
|-
| distasteful||distracted||doleful||doubtful||dramatic||dreamy||droll
|-
| drunken||dry||dubious||dull||eager||earnest||ecstatic
|-
| embarrassed||emotional||emphatic||encouraging||enticing||evasive||even
|-
| exasperated||excited||expectant||explicit||express||faint||fearful
|-
| feeble||feisty||fervent||fierce||firm||flat||flippant
|-
| flirtatious||fond||forceful||forlorn||formal||frank||frantic
|-
| fretful||frosty||frustrated||furious||fussy||generous||gentle
|-
| gleeful||glib||gloomy||glum||gracious||grandiose||grateful
|-
| grating||grave||greedy||grim||grudging||gruff||grumpy
|-
| guarded||halting||happy||harsh||hasty||hateful||haughty
|-
| bgcolor=#99CCFF|hearty||heated||heavy||helpful||helpless||hesitant||bgcolor=#99CCFF|hoarse
|-
| hollow||honest||hopeful||hopeless||hostile||humble||hurried
|-
| bgcolor=#99CCFF|husky||hysterical||icy||idle||impatient||imperious||impish
|-
| imploring||impulsive||inconsolable||incredulous||indifferent||indignant||indistinct
|-
| indulgent||informal||ingratiating||innocent||inquisitive||insincere||insipid
|-
| insistent||insolent||interested||intimidating||intoxicated||ironic||irritated
|-
| joking||jovial||jubilant||kind||knowing||laborious||laconic
|-
| lame||lazy||light||listless||lofty||longing||loud
|-
| loving||loyal||lusty||magnanimous||malevolent||measured||meditative
|-
| meek||bgcolor=#99CCFF|melodic||menacing||mendacious||merry||mild||mischievous
|-
| miserable||mocking||modest||bgcolor=#99CCFF|monotone||morose||mournful||musing
|-
| mysterious||nagging||nasal||nasty||nervous||neutral||nonchalant
|-
| noncommittal||nonplussed||oblivious||obnoxious||obsequious||offhanded||ominous
|-
| optimistic||outraged||outrageous||passionate||patient||patronizing||pawky
|-
| pedantic||peeved||peevish||pensive||perky||perplexed||perspicacious
|-
| persuasive||petulant||philosopic||pious||piqued||placating||placid
|-
| plain||plaintive||playful||pleading||pleasant||pleased||pointed
|-
| polite||pragmatic||prayerful||prim||prompt||proud||puzzled
|-
| querulous||quick||bgcolor=#99CCFF|quiet||bgcolor=#99CCFF|raspy||reasonable||reasoned||reassuring
|-
| reflective||regretful||rejoicing||relieved||reluctant||remorseful||reproachful
|-
| reproving||resigned||resolute||respectful||reverent||rhetorical||rough
|-
| rude||rueful||sad||sagacious||sage||sarcastic||sardonic
|-
| sassy||satirical||savage||scathing||scornful||seductive||serene
|-
| serious||severe||shaky||sharp||sheepish||short||bgcolor=#99CCFF|shrill
|-
| shy||silky||simple||sincere||skeptical||sleepy||slow
|-
| sly||smarmy||smooth||smug||snide||snobbish||snotty
|-
| sober||bgcolor=#99CCFF|soft||solemn||somber||soothing||sorrowful||sour
|-
| speculative||speechless||spiteful||bgcolor=#99CCFF|squeaky||steady||stern||stiff
|-
| stoic||stout||strained||strict||strident||stubborn||stupid
|-
| submissive||subtle||sudden||suggestive||sulky||sullen||surprised
|-
| surreptitious||suspicious||sweet||sycophantic||sympathetic||tart||tearful
|-
| teasing||tender||tense||tentative||terse||testy||theatrical
|-
| thick||thoughtful||threatening||throaty||thunderous||tight||timid
|-
| tired||toneless||tremulous||trite||triumphant||truthful||uncertain
|-
| uncomfortable||unconvincing||understanding||uneasy||unexpected||ungracious||unhappy
|-
| unhelpful||urgent||vague||vehement||venomous||vexed||vicious
|-
| vigorous||vociferous||voracious||warm||warning||wary||waspish
|-
| bgcolor=#99CCFF|weak||weary||whimsical||whining||wicked||wishful||wistful
|-
| withering||witty||wondering||wooden||worried||wounded||wry
|}

==Resources==
*[http://www.houseaspis.com/resources/tonesbytone House Aspis guide to GemStone IV speech]

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[[category:Verbs]]