Verb:COUNT

COUNT Type Roleplaying, System System Policy

The COUNT verb has multiple uses. It can be used for roleplay, to allow a character to count on their fingers, or display numbers to another character.

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Usage:
    COUNT {# 1-99} {target} - Hold up a number of fingers.
    COUNT LOSE              - Lose count.
    COUNT {phrase}          - Give number of words and characters.
    COUNT GROUP {loud}      - Count number of characters in your group.
    COUNT ROOM {loud}       - Count visible characters in your room.

Verb Info

Verb information for verb "COUNT":

People targets:
  1-10       - You hold up (1-10) fingers to (target).
  11-99      - You hold up (1-9) fingers to (target), followed by
               (1-9) fingers, indicating (11-99) total.
No target:
  1-10       - You hold up (1-10) fingers.
  11-99      - You hold up (1-9) fingers, followed by (0-9) fingers, indicating (11-99) total.
  LOSE       - Vanah counts on her fingers and frowns.
  ROOM LOUD  - Vanah points from person to person, counting to herself.
  GROUP LOUD - Vanah counts the people near herself.
  (Ungrouped)- Vanah looks around sadly.

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.

Usage

Roleplay

Target	Modifier	First	Second	Third
None	One	You hold up one finger.	N/A	Vanah holds up one finger.
None	2 - 10	You hold up five fingers.	This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!	Vanah holds up five fingers.
None	11 - 99	You hold up five fingers, followed by five fingers, indicating 55 total.	N/A	Vanah holds up five fingers, followed by five fingers, indicating 55 total.
None	Invalid Amount	You stare at your hands, unsure how to use them to count to -55.	N/A	Vanah stares at her hands.
None	Hands Missing	You hold up your bloodied stumps and remember that you don't have any fingers to count!	N/A	Vanah stares at the bloodied stumps where her hands used to be.
None	Lose	You try to count on your fingers but lose count. Ugh, numbers.	N/A	Vanah counts on her fingers and frowns.
None	Room	There are 2 people here, including yourself.	N/A	N/A
None	Room Loud	You point from person to person, counting to yourself. There are 2 people here, including yourself.	N/A	Vanah points from person to person, counting to herself.
None	Group (Loud), In Group	There are 2 people in your group, including yourself.	N/A	Vanah counts the people near herself.*
None	Group (Loud), Not in Group	You are not currently in a group.	N/A	Vanah looks around sadly.
Person	Numbers	You hold up five fingers to Wyrom.	Vanah holds up five fingers to you.	Vanah holds up five fingers to Wyrom.

* 3rd Person messaging is only viewable with the LOUD option.

Text

COUNT (text) is used to count characters in a string, which may be useful to players at merchants to keep their alteration ideas in line with the ALTER verb, particularly for the 15/15/15 rule.

Messaging Example

>count a series of overlapping veil iron chain belts
There are 8 words and 45 characters in "a series of overlapping veil iron chain belts"