Pose is one of the most powerful and expressive tools in the game. It lets you write actions in first person, and automatically transforms them into the correct second- and third-person forms for everyone else in the room. It handles pronouns, conjugation, and even name substitution.
If youve ever used EMOTE, POSE works similarly -- but smarter.
WARNING
Poses should always be written in the first person, present tense.
GETTING STARTED
Type your action exactly as you would do it:
.look around the room.
Others will see: Quinn looks around the room.
You will see: You look around the room.
THE DOT (.) AND VERB CONJUGATION
Any word prefixed with a period (.) will be conjugated automatically for your audience.
Example:
.kick Chuck before you .grin.
You see: You kick Chuck before you grin. Chuck sees: Quinn kicks you before he grins. Others see: Quinn kicks Chuck before he grins.
This works for almost all English verbs, including: - Regular verbs: .grin, .nod, .kick - -es verbs: .watch, .flash, .kiss, .fix, .buzz - -y verbs: .try, .play - BE verbs: .am, .are, .be, .is - Irregulars: .do, .have, .lay
Examples: .flash a grin You flash a grin. Quinn flashes a grin. .watch closely You watch closely. Quinn watches closely. .am ready You are ready. Quinn is ready. .do it You do it. Quinn does it. .lay down on the floor You lay down on the floor. Quinn lies down on the floor.
PRONOUN AND NAME SUBSTITUTION
Pose recognizes exact player names and substitutes the correct pronouns automatically.
If a players name appears in your pose, theyll see "you" and "yourself", while others see the players name and gendered pronouns.
Example: .wave at Kira and .smile.
You see: You wave at Kira and smile. Kira sees: Quinn waves at you and smiles. Others see: Quinn waves at Kira and smiles.
QUOTES AND SPEECH
You can include many quoted sections in a single pose.
This works: .grin, "Hey there!" before saying, "How are you?"
This also works: .grin, "Hey there!" before saying, "How are you?" before saying, "I'm good!"
Please keep in mind that poses, in most situations, should be quick, punchy, and not take too long to write. If you write very long poses you risk slowing the RP down.
SPECIAL TOKENS
/all /everyone /everybody These tokens expand to a list of all players in the room.
Example: .nod to /all -> You nod to Razor, Silver, Seven, and Tax. -> Others see: Quinn nods to Razor, Silver, Seven, and Tax.
POSE ECHOING
Want to see how your poses look to others? Use:
@options pose
This toggles pose echoing on and off. When enabled, youll see a grey [POSE-ECHO] line after each pose showing how it appeared to others. This is helpful when learning or testing your poses.
LOUD AND SOFT POSES
You can pose loudly or softly using:
pose loudly pose softly
Loud poses are bright and attention-grabbing, used for shouting or boisterous actions. Soft poses are quieter and more subdued.
Use loud poses sparingly. Being loud means you are being noticed.
EDGE CASES AND LIMITS
- Pronoun resolution is simple: it applies to the most recently mentioned player. - Pose handles most English conjugations, including: * -sh, -ch, -x, -s, -z endings (+es) * consonant+y -> ies * -o endings -> es * am/are/is/be/do/have/lay irregulars - BE verbs (.am, .are, .be, .is) now work automatically. - No more need to type "watche" or other manual fixes. - If you see odd behavior (like duplicated quotes), check punctuation and quotes first.
TIPS AND BEST PRACTICES
- Write naturally; do not manually add "s". - Use ".am" instead of "I am" for consistency. Example: .nod and .am ready. - Use "/all" to address everyone in the room. - Turn on pose echo while learning.
SEE ALSO
@tutorial help emote help speaking Pose Workshop Log: http://sindo.me/SJxK2GQTN
