Keywords and names.

[Bacon]

Because this just came up recently I wanted to put this here as a reminder or for the people that didn't know:

http://www.zalanthas.org/gdb/index.php/topic,35608.0.html

[Archbaron]

This only really applies if you're using a nickname and not your given name for almost everything, yet it hasn't been added as a keyword. From what I can tell from Nyr's post, it seems that using a secret name or a criminal name doesn't make it necessary to add it as a keyword, only if that nickname is the sole name you go by.

[Bacon]

Yeah, I don't think anyone was saying otherwise.   If you're consistently using a name that is not the character's true name, you should be adding it via addkeyword.

[Riev]

Agreed. It gets very frustrating when a person tells you their name is steve, but everytime you try to tell steve something, you're told he isn't there. I get that maybe his name isn't REALLY Steve, but its just a courtesy to allow other players to target you by name.

This goes doubly so for people with animal words in their sdesc. The beetle-colored man, or the woman with the face of a gortok.

[Samoa]

Sometimes, if someone tells me their name and I get a message that that person isn't here, I will check spellings of that name with keyw. I do this because I am assuming they just *misspelled their own name on accident* (I.e., "My name is Malak," Malak isn't there, but it turns out a Malik is). This is especially true for people still in newbie gear; I know that even after a decade of playing I will sometimes forget my name the first few days and have to check score.

[musashi]

My last Whiran used to give people a different name every time they asked him. 

[wizturbo]

This goes doubly so for people with animal words in their sdesc. The beetle-colored man, or the woman with the face of a gortok.

Those people don't tend to live long.  Heh.

[MeTekillot]

This goes doubly so for people with animal words in their sdesc. The beetle-colored man, or the woman with the face of a gortok.

Those people don't tend to live long.  Heh.

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The bloated, white tarantula skitters low to the sand.
The bloated, white tarantula skitters low to the sand.
The bloated, white tarantula skitters low to the sand.
The fragile, white-skinned person is here.

The man with a lack of foresight says, in sihirish:
     "KILL THE WHITE ONES"


[racurtne]

This goes doubly so for people with animal words in their sdesc. The beetle-colored man, or the woman with the face of a gortok.

Those people don't tend to live long.  Heh.

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The bloated, white tarantula skitters low to the sand.
The bloated, white tarantula skitters low to the sand.
The bloated, white tarantula skitters low to the sand.
The fragile, white-skinned person is here.

The man with a lack of foresight who is expected to make sure you double-check keywords for you says, in sihirish:
     "KILL THE WHITE.SPIDER ONES"


[Saellyn]

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The fragile, white-skinned man thinks, feeling pissed:
     "The ONE TIME I don't take an animal keyword...!"

The man with a lack of foresight slashes the fragile, white-skinned man on the head, wounding him!

[Case]

Could always go for a sdesc like "the filthy-cloaked-figure-haired man with hooded eyes"

[bartenderer]

This goes doubly so for people with animal words in their sdesc. The beetle-colored man, or the woman with the face of a gortok.

Those people don't tend to live long.  Heh.

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The bloated, white tarantula skitters low to the sand.
The bloated, white tarantula skitters low to the sand.
The bloated, white tarantula skitters low to the sand.
The fragile, white-skinned person is here.

The man with a lack of foresight says, in sihirish:
     "KILL THE WHITE ONES"


I did that. The killing part.

[janeshephard]

This goes doubly so for people with animal words in their sdesc. The beetle-colored man, or the woman with the face of a gortok.

Those people don't tend to live long.  Heh.

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The bloated, white tarantula skitters low to the sand.
The bloated, white tarantula skitters low to the sand.
The bloated, white tarantula skitters low to the sand.
The fragile, white-skinned person is here.

The man with a lack of foresight says, in sihirish:
     "KILL THE WHITE ONES"


I did that. The killing part.

The "key" command is your friend

[boog]

This goes doubly so for people with animal words in their sdesc. The beetle-colored man, or the woman with the face of a gortok.

Those people don't tend to live long.  Heh.

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The bloated, white tarantula skitters low to the sand.
The bloated, white tarantula skitters low to the sand.
The bloated, white tarantula skitters low to the sand.
The fragile, white-skinned person is here.


On another note, this could be a good argument for using archaic words as descriptors. You're probably not going to find a mob with the word luculent in their sdesc.

[Archbaron]

You're not going to find a player with the word luculent in their vocabulary, either.

[brytta.leofa]

You're not going to find a player with the word luculent in their vocabulary, either.

Sanvean and Bluefae are pretty scary ladies.

[Archbaron]

You're not going to find a player with the word luculent in their vocabulary, either.

Sanvean and Bluefae are pretty scary ladies.

And on the 8th day, God created Bluefae.

[Delirium]

Not to rain on anyone's parade, but luculent would make absolutely no sense for an sdesc.

[Archbaron]

Not to rain on anyone's parade, but luculent would make absolutely no sense for an sdesc.

Yeah, I know, but I've seen worse.

[Kalai]

It would be pleasantly ironic, though.

[Archbaron]

It would be pleasantly ironic, though.