Doorbell

Doorbell Information
Category	Fluff, Private property
Class	Miscellaneous
Customizable	✓
Item Restrictions	✓

Verbs Used
PROD PULL PUSH RAISE RING TURN

The doorbell is a fluff and private property script that applies to miscellaneous items. It was originally released at Ebon Gate 2026. The following facets are able to be customized by a merchant: doorbell messaging. Visitors ring it to let occupants anywhere in the private property know someone is outside.

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Doorbell

This is your doorbell.
If you wish to turn it off, you can PROD it.
You think that you could PUSH, PULL, RING, or TURN the brass bell.

Only the owner sees the first two lines. While the doorbell is disabled, the second line reads: It is currently disabled. PROD it to allow others to ring it.

Installation Contract

This contract is used to place doorbell in a private property that you own.

This contract will allow a private property owner to affix a doorbell to their property.  Visitors may ring it to let any occupants know that someone is outside.
It could also be placed internally in the property, such as a dinner bell, to echo throughout the rest of the property.

Once placed, the appearance of the doorbell cannot be changed, so be sure it is what you want before you RAISE your contract, and that you RAISE it where you want it!

Customization Options:
- TURN the doorbell contract to toggle through available messaging types.
- You may submit this doorbell contract to Sadie, who can customize the message seen by the visitor who rings the bell as well as the message seen by anyone else in the visitor's room.
- Sadie can also customize what anyone in your private property hears when someone rings the bell.
- Each custom option carries the 300-point cost for a customization and must go through delayed QC.  The entire contract can be customized at one time for 1200 premium points.
- The appearance of the doorbell may be altered by giving this doorbell contract to any willing merchant.
- Long descriptions and show descriptions are simultaneously allowed but require two separate alteration sessions to have both.

The item should make sense for something that is outside a property and sounds inside any room, such as a button, bell, door knocker, chimes, etc.

Base description:  a brass bell
Long description:  None.
Show description:  None.
Visitors announced as:  You hear the gentle ringing of a bell.

If you wish to place it ON a portal leading to your property or ON an item in your property, RAISE doorbell contract AT {DOOR}.

You should RAISE your doorbell contract while standing in the room where you want to install the doorbell.

Usage Information

Doorbell

PUSH, PULL, RING and TURN all ring the doorbell. Each one shows the verb message plus an ending that depends on which announcement option was picked on the installation contract. The private property owner has additional options to toggle the doorbell on/off. In addition, messaging can be fully customized via Sadie prior to installation.

Verb	Option	First	Third
PROD	Disable	Guests may not ring the brass bell. PROD the brass bell again to enable the doorbell.	-
	Enable	Guests may now ring the brass bell.	-

Bell

Verb	First	Third
PUSH	You push the brass bell vigorously, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.	(Person) pushes the brass bell vigorously, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.
PULL	You gently pull the brass bell, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.	(Person) gently pulls the brass bell, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.
RING	You ring the brass bell, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.	(Person) rings the brass bell, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.
TURN	You twist the brass bell to one side, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.	(Person) twists the brass bell to one side, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.

Servant

Verb	First	Third
PUSH	You push the brass bell vigorously, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.	(Person) pushes the brass bell vigorously, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.
PULL	You gently pull the brass bell, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.	(Person) gently pulls the brass bell, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.
RING	You ring the brass bell, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.	(Person) rings the brass bell, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.
TURN	You twist the brass bell to one side, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.	(Person) twists the brass bell to one side, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.

Whisper

Verb	First	Third
PUSH	You push the brass bell vigorously, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.	(Person) pushes the brass bell vigorously, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.
PULL	You gently pull the brass bell, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.	(Person) gently pulls the brass bell, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.
RING	You ring the brass bell, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.	(Person) rings the brass bell, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.
TURN	You twist the brass bell to one side, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.	(Person) twists the brass bell to one side, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.

Chimes

Verb	First	Third
PUSH	You push the brass bell vigorously, and you hear the gentle tinkling of chimes.	(Person) pushes the brass bell vigorously, and you hear the gentle tinkling of chimes.
PULL	You gently pull the brass bell, and you hear the gentle tinkling of chimes.	(Person) gently pulls the brass bell, and you hear the gentle tinkling of chimes.
RING	You ring the brass bell, and you hear the gentle tinkling of chimes.	(Person) rings the brass bell, and you hear the gentle tinkling of chimes.
TURN	You twist the brass bell to one side, and you hear the gentle tinkling of chimes.	(Person) twists the brass bell to one side, and you hear the gentle tinkling of chimes.

Door Knocker

Verb	First	Third
PUSH	You push the brass bell vigorously, causing it to issue a resounding clap.	(Person) pushes the brass bell vigorously, causing it to issue a resounding clap.
PULL	You gently pull the brass bell, causing it to issue a resounding clap.	(Person) gently pulls the brass bell, causing it to issue a resounding clap.
RING	You ring the brass bell, causing it to issue a resounding clap.	(Person) rings the brass bell, causing it to issue a resounding clap.
TURN	You twist the brass bell to one side, causing it to issue a resounding clap.	(Person) twists the brass bell to one side, causing it to issue a resounding clap.

Gong

Verb	First	Third
PUSH	You push the brass bell vigorously, resulting in the resounding strike of a gong.	(Person) pushes the brass bell vigorously, resulting in the resounding strike of a gong.
PULL	You gently pull the brass bell, resulting in the resounding strike of a gong.	(Person) gently pulls the brass bell, resulting in the resounding strike of a gong.
RING	You ring the brass bell, resulting in the resounding strike of a gong.	(Person) rings the brass bell, resulting in the resounding strike of a gong.
TURN	You twist the brass bell to one side, resulting in the resounding strike of a gong.	(Person) twists the brass bell to one side, resulting in the resounding strike of a gong.

Installation Contract

Installation contracts should be cycled to the chosen doorbell sound via TURN before using RAISE to install them. Doorbells can be installed on an object by using RAISE AT {object}.

Verb	Option	First	Third
TURN	-	You look through the options on your contract and choose to have a brass bell announce visitors as follows: The gentle tinkling of chimes announces a visitor.	-
RAISE	First attempt	Using this contract will create a brass bell and place it in this room. Visitors to (Property) can RING the bell, and occupants will hear: You hear the gentle ringing of a bell. Are you sure you would like to use this doorbell contract? This will place the item in this room and destroy your doorbell contract. This cannot be undone. [Please use this command again within 30 seconds to CONFIRM.]	-
	Confirming	As you raise your doorbell contract up, you hear a gentle ringing sound. You point your index finger at the ground. With a quiet *pop*, a brass bell appears at your feet! Your doorbell contract shimmers and disintegrates in your hand.	-
RAISE {contract} AT {door}	Confirming	As you raise your doorbell contract up, you hear a gentle ringing sound. You point your index finger at the {door}. With a quiet *pop*, a brass bell appears in midair and affixes itself to the {door}! Your doorbell contract shimmers and disintegrates in your hand.	-

Additional Information

Contracts to install a doorbell were first sold during Ebon Gate in The Roof Over.

Custom messages are set on the doorbell contract through Sadie. A custom ringing message replaces the whole verb line, not just the ending.

Custom ringing messages apply to every option: If a custom visitor message or room message is set, it replaces the verb line no matter which option is picked.

Default Sounds

Prior to installing a doorbell, the contract can be TURNed to cycle between doorbell sound options. After option 5, it goes back to the default or to the Custom option if Sadie has set a custom message. The visitor and anyone in the visitor's room see the base verb message plus the ending listed here. Occupants in every other room of the property see the announcement.

Option	Visitor's room (verb ending)	Occupants hear
Default	, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.	You hear the gentle ringing of a bell.
Servant	, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.	You hear the gentle ringing of a bell followed by the discreet voice of a servant, "(Race) (Person) awaits outside and desires entrance."
Whisper	, and you hear a bell ring somewhere inside.	You hear the gentle ringing of a bell followed by a soft whisper, "(Race) (Person) is ringing for entry."
Chimes	, and you hear the gentle tinkling of chimes.	The gentle tinkling of chimes announces a visitor.
Door knocker	, causing it to issue a resounding clap.	The resounding clap of a door knocker announces a visitor.
Gong	, resulting in the resounding strike of a gong.	The resounding strike of a gong announces a visitor.
Custom	Custom (set by Sadie)	Custom (set by Sadie)

Restrictions

• Only the owner of the private property can use the contract, and only while they are at that property.
• Each room, or each item/portal, can only have one doorbell.
• The contract cannot place a doorbell on a player's item.
• Once placed, the appearance of the doorbell cannot be changed.
• Custom messages have to make sense in every room of any property: outside, inside, basements, etc.
• A hidden or invisible character who rings it gets: You ring the brass bell, but since you cannot be seen, if anyone is at home they assume it is a prank.
• While the owner has the doorbell disabled with PROD, ringing it gives: You cannot do that right now.

See Also

• Private property