Verb:SHOP

SHOP Type System System Player shop

The SHOP verb is a system verb used for interaction with player run shops.

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Usage:
    SHOP POLICY *****VERY IMPORTANT!!  READ THIS NOW!!*****
    SHOP CLAIM will set up a shop in the room you're in.
    SHOP EXTEND allows you to add rooms to your shop or rearrange their connections.
    SHOP INFO lets you check general information while in your shop.
    SHOP PARTNER lets you give others access to your shop for selling items.
    SHOP TRANSFER allows you to transfer ownership to one of your partners.
    SHOP BAN lets you restrict others from entering your shop.
    SHOP SIGN allows you to place a sign in your shop to describe your wares.
    SHOP SELL will let you sell items in your shop.
    SHOP PRICE will let you reprice an item already for sale.
    SHOP INVENTORY will display a list of items and prices in your current room.
    SHOP SALES will report out the last ten items purchased from your shop.
    SHOP WITHDRAW will turn money earned in your shop into a bank note.
    SHOP DEPOSIT will allow you to add silvers to the shop's account.
    SHOP HAGGLE lets you adjust bias towards any race or profession.
    SHOP ARRANGE lets you select how you want your room to look.
    SHOP ROOF toggles the visibility of your shop's roof.
    SHOP DOWNSIZE allows the shop owner to remove extra shop rooms.
    SHOP LOTTERY temporary command used to potentially win a shop.

    SHOP DIRECTORY displays the shops which are open for business in the specified town.
    SHOP BROWSE displays the inventory for sale in the specified town's shop.
    SHOP INSPECT displays information about a specific inventory item.
    SHOP PURCHASE will send a runner to negotiate the purchase of a specific inventory item.

Usage

Shop Owners and Partners

The following, while viewable by all players, may only be used by player shop owners. Shop partners may have access to some of the following usage, as well, but it will be limited compared to the shop owner.

POLICY

SHOP POLICY outputs policy and expectations for shop owners.

Messaging

SHOP POLICY: 

1) Rent is drawn by town once a calendar month.  If your shop reaches 3 or more months behind on rent it will be evicted.

2) Each shop must be visited regularly by its owner or partner(s).  Failure to visit for 180 days will result in the loss of your shop.  Note: A "visit" requires passing through the portal (either alone Thoseor as the leader of a group) into your shop and then using one of the SHOP verb options to check on its status.

3) In the event that your shop is reclaimed by the Shop Permit Authority, your inventory will be held by the permit clerk (in a box identified by your name on the floor of the Shop Permit Authority office) for a maximum of 90 days, after which it will be permanently lost.  If you do not see your crate, ask the permit authority about your crate.

4) If a shop owner fails to check into their shop for 90 days the partner can take over the shop by means of an ASSIST.  If more than one partner is on the shop, all partners will need to give consent to a single partner.  If an agreement cannot be made, the shop will be evicted.  If the original owner returns, they cannot reclaim the shop from the new owner without their consent.  This will be handled on a case by case situation and is not a guarantee.

5) In the event of a partner being removed from a shop, all belongings and earnings will be crated up and moved into storage.  Removed partners have 90 days to reclaim their belongings before the stored crate will be destroyed and lost forever.  To retrieve your crate, visit the local authority and ask them for your crate.
  
6) Free to play accounts are not eligible to own a shop.  If a free to play account is found to be the owner of a shop they will have up to 30 days to subscribe.  If they are unable to do so, their shop will be repossessed.

7) Multi-room shops are for premium subscribers only.  If you are found having a multi-room shop and you are not a premium subscriber you will have up to 30 days to resolve the issue.  You can SHOP DOWNSIZE in each side room or resubscribe to a premium membership.  Failure to do so will result in an eviction.

8) All shop owners must adhere and abide by the shop policies.  Failure to do so will result in an immediate eviction from your shop.

9) Exploitation of any shop mechanics are considered to be a Game Mechanics Abuse which could result in loss of your shop, temporary lockout, or a permanent ban depending on the severity.

CLAIM

SHOP CLAIM allows characters who have either a shop permit or shop deed to claim a shop in an available room.

Messaging Example

>shop claim
You must be holding either a shop permit or a shop deed in your right hand.

EXTEND

SHOP EXTEND allows shop owners the ability to add rooms to their main shop room or to rearrange how the rooms are connected.

Messaging Example

>shop extend
Usage: SHOP EXTEND <PERMIT | direction> <direction>

You must be standing in your shop's main room to do this.
If you have a permit for extending your shop, use SHOP EXTEND PERMIT <direction> to indicate the direction you want the new room to extend towards.
If you want to change an existing connection, first specify the room's current direction, then specify the new direction.
For example, to change your room that is currently EAST of your main room to extend NORTH instead, use SHOP EXTEND EAST NORTH.

INFO

SHOP INFO is used by shop owners to check general information while in their shop.

Messaging Example

---------------------------- Playershops ----------------------------

Shop Entry: a modest white brocade tent

Shop Owner: Shop owner name

Shop partners:
  Shop partner(s) name(s)

Shop details:
  Roof: none
  Main room name: Shop Name, Main Room
  Second room name: Shop Name, Second Room
  Third room name: Shop Name, Third Room
  Sign: a golden,oak wares,sign

Owner's silver in shop: 931,000
Time until next Rent collection: 11 days, 7 hours and 7 minutes
Time since last OWNER checkin: 4 days, 7 hours and 32 minutes
Time since last SHOP checkin: 4 days, 7 hours and 32 minutes

anned from the silk and satin tent:
  Banned person(s) name(s)

PARTNER

SHOP PARTNER is used to view the list of shop partners for a shop, as well as managed the partnerships by adding or removing them.

Messaging Example

>shop partner
Your partners:
  Person

You can offer partnership with someone using SHOP PARTNER <person>.
To remove a partner, use SHOP PARTNER <person> CLEAR.

TRANSFER

SHOP TRANSFER allows a shop partner to transfer ownership of the shop to a partner in the shop, as long as the partner is not on an account that already has a shop.

Messaging Example

>shop transfer
Your current partners are:

You have no partners with whom to transfer.

BAN

SHOP BAN displays the list of characters banned from the shop, as well as outputs instructions on how to ban characters from the shop.

Messaging Example

>shop ban
Banned from your shop:

To ban someone from your shop, use SHOP BAN <person>.
To allow someone back in your shop, use SHOP BAN <person> CLEAR.

SIGN

SHOP SIGN allows the shop owner to add messaging to a sign for shoppers to view.

Messaging Example

>shop sign
Usage: SHOP SIGN <message>

CLEAR in place of <message> will get rid of your sign.
Use two right brackets ]] to insert a return in your message.

SELL

SHOP SELL is used to place merchandise up for sale in a shop.

Messaging Example

>shop sell
Usage: SHOP SELL <price> [in/on] [container]

This places the item in your right hand up for sale at the specified price.
You may also specify which container you want to place the item on.

PRICE

SHOP PRICE allows the shop owner the ability to reprice items already on sale in the shop without needing to pull the item and SHOP SELL it again.

Messaging Example

>shop price
Usage: SHOP PRICE <item> <price>

INVENTORY

SHOP INVENTORY outputs a list of items for sale in the current shop room along with their prices.

Messaging Example

INVENTORY
 item: price (quantity)

In a carved mahogany box...
  a faceted onyx vial with an ivory blossom stopper: 100,000 (11)
  a solid silver mockingbird pin: 30,000 (1)
  a solid silver mockingbird pin: 30,000 (1)
  a thin steel nail file embedded with emeralds: 250,000 (8)
  a light pink note: 500,000 (2)
  a solid silver mockingbird pin: 30,000 (1)
In a iron-bound ebonwood chest...
  a grainy deep blue sphere: 50,000 (1)

SALES

SHOP SALES reports the last ten items sold in the shop.

Messaging Example

Sales Report, Last items sold:
 Item: an ivory porcelain teacup - Price: 50,000 silvers - After Tax: 48,500 silvers
 Item: a scalloped piece of parchment - Price: 50,000 silvers - After Tax: 48,500 silvers
 Item: a scalloped piece of parchment - Price: 50,000 silvers - After Tax: 48,500 silvers
 Item: an octagonal pewter case - Price: 150,000 silvers - After Tax: 145,500 silvers
 Item: an octagonal pewter case - Price: 150,000 silvers - After Tax: 145,500 silvers
 Item: an eahnor naginata - Price: 5,000,000 silvers - After Tax: 4,850,000 silvers
 Item: some golden reinforced leather - Price: 5,000,000 silvers - After Tax: 4,850,000 silvers
 Item: an ora-studded vultite mace - Price: 3,000,000 silvers - After Tax: 2,910,000 silvers
 Item: a green imflass war mattock - Price: 1,000,000 silvers - After Tax: 970,000 silvers
 Item: a deep black mesille runestaff - Price: 10,000,000 silvers - After Tax: 9,700,000 silvers

WITHDRAW

By itself, SHOP WITHDRAW outputs instructions on how to withdraw funds from the shop, as well as the amount waiting to be withdrawn. Adding an amount to the end will withdraw that amount in the form of a note in the local currency.

Messaging Example

>shop withdraw
Usage: SHOP WITHDRAW <amount>

Your shop's bank account is currently 931,000 silvers.

DEPOSIT

SHOP DEPOSIT allows both the shop owner and shop partner the ability to add funds to the shop. However, partner deposits are a one-way transaction only.

Messaging Example

>shop deposit
Usage: SHOP DEPOSIT <amount>

The silk and satin tent's main account is currently 931,000 silvers.
Please note, partner deposits are a one way transaction.

HAGGLE

SHOP HAGGLE allows the shop owner to adjust sales and price biases based on race or profession.

Messaging Example

>shop haggle
Usage: SHOP HAGGLE <all|race|profession> [percent]

Note that race bias takes precedence over profession bias if the race modifier is not 100%.
Valid races: human, giantman, halfelf, sylvan, darkelf, elf, dwarf, halfling, forestgnome, burghalgnome, halfkrolvin, erithian, aelotoi.
Valid professions: warrior, rogue, wizard, cleric, empath, sorcerer, ranger, bard, paladin, monk.

ARRANGE

SHOP ARRANGE allows the shop owner to rearrange how the shop rooms look. It also allows the shop owner to switch between preset room descriptions and custom room descriptions.

Messaging Example

>shop arrange
Usage:
  SHOP ARRANGE NEXT cycles to the next standard room description.
  SHOP ARRANGE CUSTOM switches to your custom room description.
  SHOP ARRANGE SWAP swaps your two containers.

>shop arrange next
You rearrange the furniture.

ROOF

SHOP ROOF toggles the visibility of the shop's roof.

Messaging Example

>shop roof
Your silk and satin tent's roof is now hidden.

>shop roof
Your silk and satin tent's roof is now visible.

DOWNSIZE

SHOP DOWNSIZE allows the shop owner to remove extra shop rooms, as needed. The shop owner must be in the room they wish to downsize in order for this command to work properly.

Messaging Example

>shop downsize
You cannot downsize the primary room of your shop.  Please try again from a valid room.

All Users

The following commands are available to all users.

LOTTERY

Players may use SHOP LOTTERY for information on shop lotteries.

Messaging

Usage:
  SHOP LOTTERY
    HELP    - Gives information about the shop lottery.
    STATUS  - Shows the current status of the shop lottery.
    ENTER   - Enters your name for the current drawing.
    REMOVE  - Removes your name for the current drawing.
    CLAIM   - Lets winners claim their shop.

DIRECTORY

SHOP DIRECTORY allows players to check the list of shops based by town.

Messaging

>shop directory
You must specify in which town you wish browse shops.  Valid options include: Wehnimer's Landing, Teras Isle, Solhaven, River's Rest, Icemule Trace, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Vaalor, and Mist Harbor.

Use SHOP DIRECTORY {town} to list open shops in a specified town.

BROWSE

SHOP BROWSE allows players to view the inventory of a shop in a town.

Messaging

>shop browse
You must specify in which town you wish browse shops.  Valid options include: Wehnimer's Landing, Teras Isle, Solhaven, River's Rest, Icemule Trace, Zul Logoth, Ta'Illistim, Ta'Vaalor, and Mist Harbor.

Use SHOP DIRECTORY {town} to list open shops in a specified town.
Use SHOP BROWSE {town} {shop#} to list the inventory of a specific shop.

INSPECT

SHOP INSPECT can be used by players to remotely inspect items of interest in a player shop.

Messaging

>shop inspect
No inventory stock number was specified.

Use SHOP BROWSE {town} {shop#} to view the inventory stock numbers of a specified shop.

PURCHASE

SHOP PURCHASE allows players to remotely purchase items from a player shop. Urchin runners are required for this ability.

Messaging

>shop inspect
No inventory stock number was specified.

Use SHOP BROWSE {town} {shop#} to view the inventory stock numbers of a specified shop.