Verb:RECITE

RECITE Type Roleplaying

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RECITE is a roleplaying verb that is used similarly to SAY. It will speak a message with the words indented and blank lines between the message and the previous and next command lines so that everyone in the room can easily see it.

Help

Please note: This populates with HELP RECITE or RECITE by itself.

Usage:
    RECITE [modifiers] {message}

    Where [modifiers] supports one or both of the following:
        :{tone}
        ::{target} or @{target}

    Where {message} can be one line or multiple lines separated by a semicolon.
        EXAMPLE: "RECITE And Eonak walked slowly in the sunlight,;Paying less attention to his steps;Than to the piece of rock he found;Deep within the earth."

    For a full list of tones, see TONE LIST.

    RECITE will use whatever language you are currently SPEAKing.

Usage

For an example of usage inputs, please see SAY verb.

Messaging Example

>RECITE And Eonak walked slowly in the sunlight,;Paying less attention to his steps;Than to the piece of rock he found;Deep within the earth.

You recite:

    "And Eonak walked slowly in the sunlight,
     Paying less attention to his steps
     Than to the piece of rock he found
     Deep within the earth."

Additional Information

SPEAK

Main article: Verb:SPEAK

Characters can use a variety of languages, if available to them, when using RECITE. This can be set up with the SPEAK verb. To view information on languages and what may be available based on race, culture, or profession, please see Language.

TONE List

Main article: Verb:TONE

Utilizing tones can elevate a character's in-game speech. This list is produced from TONE LIST, but can be viewed by clicking here.

A - C

• abashed
• abrasive
• abrupt
• absent
• absentminded
• accusing
• acerbic
• acid
• acrid
• adamant
• admiring
• adoring
• affable
• affected
• affectionate
• affronted
• aggravated
• aggressive
• agitated
• agonize
• agreeable
• airy
• alert
• aloof
• amazed
• ambiguous
• ambivalent
• amiable
• amicable
• amorous
• amused
• angry
• animated
• annoyed
• annoying
• anxious
• apathetic
• apocryphal
• apologetic
• apoplectic
• appreciative
• apprehensive
• approving
• arch
• ardent
• argumentative
• arrogant
• ashamed
• assertive
• astounded
• audacious
• austere
• authoritative
• avaricious
• avid
• awkward
• baffled
• baffling
• bashful
• bawdy
• befuddled
• begrudging
• belated
• belligerent
• bemused
• bewildered
• bewildering
• biting
• bitter
• bland
• bleak
• bleary
• blissful
• blithe
• blunt
• bold
• bored
• boring
• bossy
• brash
• brazen
• breathless
• breezy
• brief
• bright
• brisk
• broad
• brusque
• cagey
• callous
• calm
• candid
• cantankerous
• careful
• careless
• casual
• caustic
• cautious
• charming
• chaste
• cheeky
• cheerful
• churlish
• civil
• clear
• clinical
• cloying
• clueless
• coarse
• coaxing
• cold
• comforting
• comical
• commanding
• complacent
• compliant
• compulsive
• concerned
• condescending
• confident
• confidential
• confiding
• conflicted
• confused
• consoling
• constructive
• contemplate
• contemptuous
• contented
• contentious
• contrite
• cool
• cordial
• courageous
• covetous
• coy
• crafty
• cranky
• crass
• crisp
• cross
• crude
• cruel
• cryptic
• curious
• curt
• cynic

D - F

• daft
• dark *
• dazed
• decided
• decisive
• decorous
• deep *
• defeated
• defensive
• defiant
• definite
• dejected
• deliberate
• delicate
• delighted
• delirious
• demure
• deprecating
• depressing
• derisive
• despairing
• desperate
• despondent
• detached
• determined
• devilish
• devoted
• diabolical
• didactic
• diffident
• diligent
• diplomatic
• dire
• direct
• disagreeable
• disappointed
• disapproving
• disbelieving
• disconsolate
• discreet
• disdainful
• disgruntled
• disgusted
• disheartened
• disinterested
• dismissive
• disoriented
• disparaging
• dispirited
• disrespectful
• distant
• distasteful
• distracted
• docile
• doleful
• doubtful
• dramatic
• dreadful
• dreamy
• droll
• drunken
• dry
• dubious
• dull
• dumbfounded
• dutiful
• eager
• earnest
• ecstatic
• effortless
• eloquent
• embarrassed
• emotional
• emphatic
• enchanted
• encouraging
• energetic
• enticing
• entreating
• envious
• erudite
• evasive
• even
• exaggerated
• exasperated
• excited
• expectant
• explicit
• express
• exultant
• facetious
• faint
• fanciful
• fascinated
• fearful
• feeble
• feisty
• ferocious
• fervent
• fierce
• firm
• flat
• flippant
• flirtatious
• flustered
• fond
• forced
• forceful
• forlorn
• formal
• frank
• frantic
• fretful
• frightened
• frosty
• frustrated
• furious
• furtive
• fussy

G - I

• gallant
• generous
• gentle
• gleeful
• glib
• gloomy
• glowing
• glum
• gracious
• grandiose
• grateful
• grating
• grave
• greedy
• grim
• grudging
• gruff
• grumpy
• guarded
• guilty
• half-hearted
• halting
• happy
• harsh
• hasty
• hateful
• haughty
• heartbroken
• heartless
• hearty *
• heated
• heavy
• heavy-hearted
• hedging
• heedless
• helpful
• helpless
• hesitant
• hoarse *
• hollow
• honest
• hopeful
• hopeless
• horrified
• hostile
• humble
• hungry
• hurried
• hushed
• husky *
• hysterical
• icy
• idle
• ignorant
• immediate
• impartial
• impassive
• impatient
• imperious
• impertinent
• impish
• imploring
• impudent
• impulsive
• inane
• inconsolable
• incredulous
• indecisive
• indifferent
• indignant
• indistinct
• indolent
• indulgent
• informal
• ingratiating
• innocent
• inquisitive
• insincere
• insipid
• insistent
• insolent
• insulting
• interested
• intimidating
• intoxicated
• introspective
• inviting
• ironic
• irreverent
• irritated

J - L

• jaded
• jealous
• joking
• jovial
• joyful
• jubilant
• kind
• knowing
• laborious
• laconic
• lame
• languid
• lascivious
• laughing
• lazy
• lewd
• licentious
• lifeless
• light
• light-hearted
• listless
• lofty
• longing
• loud
• lovelorn
• loving
• loyal
• lusty

M - O

• magnanimous
• malevolent
• malicious
• measured
• meditative
• meek
• melodic *
• menacing
• mendacious
• merciless
• merry
• mild
• mild-mannered
• mischievous
• miserable
• mocking
• modest
• monotone *
• morose
• mournful
• mushy
• musing
• mysterious
• nagging
• naive
• nasal
• nasty
• nervous
• neutral
• nonchalant
• noncommittal
• nonplussed
• nonsensical
• nostalgic
• oblivious
• obnoxious
• obsequious
• obsessive
• offended
• offhanded
• ominous
• optimistic
• outraged
• outrageous

P - R

• painful
• passionate
• passive
• patient
• patronizing
• pawky
• pedantic
• peeved
• peevish
• pensive
• perceptive
• perfunctory
• perky
• perplexed
• perspicacious
• persuasive
• petulant
• philosophic
• pious
• piqued
• pitiless
• pitying
• placating
• placid
• plain
• plaintive
• playful
• pleading
• pleasant
• pleased
• plodding
• pointed
• polite
• pompous
• pragmatic
• praiseful
• prayerful
• pretentious
• prim
• prompt
• proud
• prudish
• puzzled
• quavering
• querulous
• questioning
• quick
• quiet *
• rabid
• rapt
• rapturous
• raspy *
• reasonable
• reasoned
• reassuring
• reflective
• regretful
• rejoicing
• relieved
• reluctant
• remorseful
• reproachful
• reproving
• resentful
• resigned
• resolute
• resolved
• respectful
• reticent
• reverent
• rhetorical
• riotous
• roguish
• rough
• rousing
• rude
• rueful

S - Z

• sad
• sadistic
• sagacious
• sage
• sarcastic
• sardonic
• sassy
• satirical
• savage
• scandalous
• scathing
• scolding
• scornful
• seductive
• self-absorbed
• self-assured
• sensuous
• serene
• serious
• severe
• shaky
• shameless
• sharp
• sheepish
• short
• shrewd
• shrill *
• shy
• silky
• simple
• sincere
• skeptical
• skittish
• sleepy
• slow
• sly
• smarmy
• smooth
• smug
• snarking
• snide
• snippy
• snobbish
• snotty
• sober
• soft *
• solemn
• somber
• soothing
• sorrowful
• sour
• speculative
• speechless
• spiteful
• spurious
• squeaky *
• squeamish
• stalwart
• staunch
• steady
• stern
• stiff
• stilted
• stoic
• stout
• strained
• strict
• strident
• stubborn
• stupid
• suave
• sublime
• submissive
• subtle
• succinct
• sudden
• suggestive
• sulky
• sullen
• surprised
• surreptitious
• suspicious
• sweet
• sycophantic
• sympathetic
• tame
• tart
• tearful
• teasing
• tenacious
• tender
• tense
• tentative
• terrified
• terse
• testy
• theatrical
• thick
• thoughtful
• thoughtless
• threatening
• throaty
• thunderous
• tight
• timid
• tired
• toneless
• tormented
• tremulous
• trepidatious
• trite
• triumphant
• truthful
• unabashed
• unassuming
• uncertain
• uncivil
• uncomfortable
• unconvincing
• uncouth
• unctuous
• understanding
• uneasy
• unexpected
• unfeeling
• ungracious
• unhappy
• unhelpful
• unkind
• urbane
• urgent
• vacuous
• vague
• vapid
• vehement
• vengeful
• venomous
• vexed
• vicious
• vigorous
• vociferous
• voracious
• vulgar
• warm
• warning
• wary
• waspish
• weak *
• weary
• whimsical
• whining
• wicked
• winning
• wishful
• wishy-washy
• wistful
• withering
• witty
• woeful
• wondering
• wooden
• worried
• wounded
• wrathful
• wry

See Also

• Language
• SAY verb
• SPEAK verb
• TONE verb
  • Tones by Tone (House Aspis guide)