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'''EAT''' will allow a character to consume food. Characters are not required to eat and should be careful as to what they consume. Spoiled food can be made fresh again with [[Consecrate (1604)]].
|verb = EAT
|type = Roleplaying <!--Type of verb: Roleplaying, System, Special Case. Additional slots can be added with type2, type3 -->
|type2 = System
|demeanor = Yes
|system = Food and drink
|system2 = Magic
|special = <!--If this verb is due to a special case and does not work otherwise. Additional slots can be added with special2, special3 -->
}}
{{boldmono|EAT}} is both a demeanor-based [[roleplay]]ing verb and a systems verb. {{boldmono|EAT}} will allow a character to consume food, whether ordinary or magical.


==Roleplay==
EAT is also used for magical food, which is often sold at [[festival]]s and [[pay event]]s. Food cannot normally be made with [[Magic Item Creation (420)]], and the spell foods are special in that they do not require any [[Magic Item Use]] (MIU) to use. On the other hand, training in MIU does not increase the duration of a spell effect received from eating a magical food. Most spells of variable duration (dependent on training) last ten minutes. Spells of set duration (e.g. [[Haste (506)]]) last the duration normal for that spell.
When {{boldmono|EAT}} is targeted to other character, the there is demeanor dependent messaging. Messaging, both first and third person views, when consuming food will vary based on the food's specific flavor. Food consumption is not required, and characters should be careful what they eat.


==See Also==
===Usage===
<small>'''''Note:''' Demeanor messaging is dependent on both the target's and the actor's demeanor.''</small>
*[[DRINK (verb)]]
{| {{verbtable}}
|- {{verbtableheader}}
! scope="col" style="width: 5em;" | Target
! scope="col" | Demeanor
! scope="col" | First
! scope="col" | Second
! scope="col" | Third
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader" | Self
| N/A
| You chew on your fingernails. Mm, delicious.
| N/A
| Xeraphina chews on her fingernails.
|-
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3" role="rowheader" | Character
| Both Warm
| You gently bite XXX.
| Xeraphina gently bites you.
| Xeraphina gently bites XXX.
|-
| Actor: Warm or Friendly<br>Target: Friendly
| You give XXX a playful bite.
| Xeraphina gives you a playful bite.
| Xeraphina gives XXX a playful bite.
|-
| Actor: Any<br>Target: Neutral, Reserved, Cold
| You bite XXX!
| Xeraphina bites you! Of all the nerve!
| Xeraphina bites XXX!
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader" | Food
| N/A
| You take a bite of your apricot tart. (Food Messaging)<br>You have X bites left.
| N/A
| Xeraphina takes a bite of her apricot tart.
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader" | Non-Food Object
| N/A
| You try to eat your forest jade.
| N/A
| Xeraphina tries to eat her forest jade.
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader" | Creature
| N/A
| That is probably not a good idea, all things considered.
| colspan="2" | N/A
|}


==Magic==
[[category: Verbs]]
When {{boldmono|EAT}}ing food imbedded with spells, the messaging remains the same as when consuming regular food with the addition of spell effects. Because [[Magic Item Use]] (MIU) is not required to cast the spell in this way, variable duration spells will be limited to ten minutes per bite, while set duration spells will retain its duration. For more information on the mechanics of magical food, please see [[Food and drink#Magical Food and Drink|Magical Food and Drink]].

==See Also==
* [[Verb:DRINK|DRINK]]
* [[Food and drink]]

Latest revision as of 23:00, 12 December 2022

EAT
Type Roleplaying
System
Demeanor-based Yes
System Food and drink
Magic

EAT is both a demeanor-based roleplaying verb and a systems verb. EAT will allow a character to consume food, whether ordinary or magical.

Roleplay

When EAT is targeted to other character, the there is demeanor dependent messaging. Messaging, both first and third person views, when consuming food will vary based on the food's specific flavor. Food consumption is not required, and characters should be careful what they eat.

Usage

Note: Demeanor messaging is dependent on both the target's and the actor's demeanor.

Target Demeanor First Second Third
Self N/A You chew on your fingernails. Mm, delicious. N/A Xeraphina chews on her fingernails.
Character Both Warm You gently bite XXX. Xeraphina gently bites you. Xeraphina gently bites XXX.
Actor: Warm or Friendly
Target: Friendly
You give XXX a playful bite. Xeraphina gives you a playful bite. Xeraphina gives XXX a playful bite.
Actor: Any
Target: Neutral, Reserved, Cold
You bite XXX! Xeraphina bites you! Of all the nerve! Xeraphina bites XXX!
Food N/A You take a bite of your apricot tart. (Food Messaging)
You have X bites left.
N/A Xeraphina takes a bite of her apricot tart.
Non-Food Object N/A You try to eat your forest jade. N/A Xeraphina tries to eat her forest jade.
Creature N/A That is probably not a good idea, all things considered. N/A

Magic

When EATing food imbedded with spells, the messaging remains the same as when consuming regular food with the addition of spell effects. Because Magic Item Use (MIU) is not required to cast the spell in this way, variable duration spells will be limited to ten minutes per bite, while set duration spells will retain its duration. For more information on the mechanics of magical food, please see Magical Food and Drink.

See Also