Verb:GRUNT

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GRUNT
Type Roleplaying
Race Dwarf, Halfling, Burghal gnome, Forest gnome

GRUNT is a roleplaying verb, particularly for dwarves that have several unique grunts. There is also a slight variation available to halflings, burghal gnomes, and forest gnomes.

Help

Note: Due to "help" being a style modifier for GRUNT, HELP GRUNT is the command to pull up the usage menu. Only dwarves are able to view the full usage.

Standard

Usage:
    GRUNT

Small Races

Usage:
    GRUNT [style]

Where [style] can be:    SQUEAK

Dwarves

Usage:
GRUNT [tone] [style] [target]

Where [tone] is one of the following:
DEVIOUS     FURIOUS     JOVIAL      MALICIOUS   SUSPICIOUS
DISGUST     GLEEFUL     JOY         QUIET       URGENT
DISTRACTED  GRAVE       KNOWING     SORROW      WARM
DREAMY      HESITANT    LOUD        SERIOUS     WISTFUL
FORCEFUL    JEALOUS     LUCID       SHY

Where [style] is one of the following:
AGREE*      CONFUSED    FLIRT       HUNGER      SLEEPY
AMUSED      CRAZY       FOLLOW*     INTEREST    STUPID
ANGER       DISAGREE*   FOOD        MAYBE       SURPRISE
ANNOY       DISAPPOINT  FOOL        MENACE      THANKS*
APPRAISE    DISAPPROVE* FRUSTRATED  MINE        THOUGHTFUL
APPROVE*    DISPARAGE   GEM         NO*         TIRED
ASSIST      DRINK*      GLEE        PAIN*       UNDERSTAND*
BASHFUL     DRUNK       GRATEFUL    QUESTION    WHAT
BEMUSED     ELF         GREEDY      RESPECT     YES*
BORED       EMBARRASS   GRIM        SAD
BYE*        FEAR        HAPPY       SATISFIED*
CHALLENGE   FIERCE      HELLO*      SKEPTICAL
* can be used with tone.

Usage

Standard

First Third
You grunt. Person grunts.

Small Races

Style First Third
Squeak You grunt. Sort of. (Character) squeaks oddly.

Dwarves

Targeted and untargeted messaging for dwarven GRUNT are very similar, so only untargeted will be posted. Additionally, targeted messaging only works with a player target.

Style First Third
Agree* You grunt in agreement. Dwarf grunts in agreement.
Amused You grunt, amused. Dwarf grunts, amused.
Anger You grunt angrily, glaring and snorting. Dwarf grunts angrily, glaring and snorting.
Annoy You grunt in annoyance, rolling your eyes. Dwarf grunts in annoyance, rolling her eyes.
Appraise You grunt appraisingly. Dwarf grunts appraisingly.
Approve* You grunt in approval. Dwarf grunts in approval.
Assist You grunt urgently, calling for assistance! Dwarf grunts urgently, calling for assistance!
Bashful You grunt bashfully, averting your eyes. Dwarf grunts bashfully, averting her eyes.
Bemused You grunt bemusedly. Dwarf grunts bemusedly.
Bored You grunt, bored. Dwarf grunts in ennui.
Bye* You grunt in farewell. Dwarf grunts in farewell.
Challenge You grunt, issuing a challenge! Dwarf grunts, issuing a challenge!
Confused You grunt in confusion. Dwarf grunts in confusion.
Crazy You grunt oddly, rolling your eyes and sticking your tongue out. Loon. Dwarf grunts oddly, rolls her eyes, and sticks out her tongue. What a loon.
Disagree* You grunt in disagreement. Dwarf grunts in disagreement.
Disappoint You grunt, shaking your head in disappointment. Dwarf grunts, shaking her head in disappointment.
Disapprove* You grunt in disapproval. Dwarf grunts in disapproval.
Disparage You grunt disparagingly. Dwarf grunts disparagingly.
Drink* You grunt, motioning for a drink. Dwarf grunts and motions for a drink.
Drunk You grunt drunkenly. Dwarf grunts and hiccups, weaving slightly.
Elf You grunt and sneer in obvious distaste. Dwarf grunts and sneers at the same time in obvious distaste!
Embarrass You grunt, turning red in embarrassment. Dwarf grunts, turning red in embarrassment.
Fear You grunt in fear and surprise! Dwarf grunts, obviously terrified!
Fierce You grunt fiercely! Dwarf grunts and snarls at the same time, looking mighty fierce!
Flirt You grunt lewdly with a quick wink. Dwarf grunts lewdly with a quick wink.
Follow* You grunt, indicating to follow. Dwarf grunts, indicating you should follow her.
Food You grunt hungrily, motioning for food. Dwarf grunts hungrily, motioning for food.
Fool You grunt in annoyance. Dwarf grunts in obvious annoyance.
Frustrated You grunt, stomping your feet in frustration. Dwarf grunts, stomping her feet in frustration.
Gem You grunt, thinking greedily of gems! Dwarf grunts with a sparkle in her eye!
Glee You grunt gleefully, rubbing your hands together! Dwarf grunts gleefully, rubbing her hands together!
Grateful You grunt gratefully. Dwarf grunts gratefully.
Greedy You grunt greedily! Dwarf grunts greedily, the gleam of silver in her eye!
Grim You grunt grimly, resigned to your fate. Dwarf grunts grimly, looking resigned to her fate.
Happy You grunt happily, grinning. Dwarf grunts happily, grinning.
Hello* You grunt in greeting. Dwarf grunts in greeting.
Hunger You grunt hungrily, your stomach rumbling. Dwarf grunts hungrily as her stomach rumbles.
Interest You grunt, raising your eyebrows in interest. Dwarf grunts, raising her eyebrows in interest.
Maybe You grunt noncommittally and shrug your shoulders. Dwarf grunts noncommittally and shrugs her shoulders.
Menace You grunt menacingly! Dwarf grunts menacingly!
Mine You grunt possessively, glaring at the same time! Dwarf grunts possessively, glaring at the same time!
No* You grunt negatively, shaking your head. Dwarf grunts and shakes her head.
Pain* You grunt in pain. Dwarf grunts in pain.
Question You grunt questioningly. Dwarf grunts, a quizzical look on her face.
Respect You grunt respectfully. Dwarf grunts respectfully.
Sad You grunt sadly. Dwarf grunts sadly, a small tear forming in the corner of her eye.
Satisfied* You grunt with satisfaction! Dwarf grunts in satisfaction.
Skeptical You grunt skeptically, raising your eyebrows. Dwarf grunts skeptically, raising her bushy eyebrows.
Sleepy You grunt sleepily. Dwarf grunts sleepily.
Stupid You grunt, grinning stupidly. Dwarf grunts, grinning like a fool.
Surprise You grunt in surprise. Dwarf grunts in surprise.
Thanks* You grunt in thanks. Dwarf grunts her thanks.
Thoughtful You grunt pensively, deep in thought. Dwarf grunts pensively, deep in thought.
Tired You grunt tiredly. Dwarf grunts tiredly.
Understand* You grunt in understanding. Dwarf grunts in understanding.
What You grunt loudly in annoyance and impatience! Dwarf grunts loudly in annoyance and impatience!
Yes* You grunt and nod in affirmation. Dwarf grunts and nods.
* Style also works with grunt tones.