Help Index :: Communication :: Appearance SYNTAX: appearance Characters that you have never met before are described by their physical appearance. Only after a player introduces themselves to you will you see their name. This appearance can be set by the player. The commands to do so are appearance and keywords. Appearances do not need to start with "a/an." The game does this for you. You do not need a "." at the end. Your appearance should show those physical characteristics that another person would first notice when looking at you. It should not show emotion or how someone might react to your appearance. Avoid words that would be assumed for your race already (i.e. short, stocky dwarf or tall, thin vyan). Appearances should also not include actions such as hiding (a thief skill) or things that assume how you are clothed. DO NOT PUT YOUR CLASS IN YOUR APPEARANCE! Your race *should* be included (disguses do not, as such, exist right now, so appearances such as 'mysterious figure cloaked in darkest samite' are not acceptable.) References to your race should not be capitalized. And if you wish to use a number in your appearance, please spell it out. In addition to setting your appearance your keywords also need to be set. Keywords are similar to your appearance - they should contain major descriptive words while excluding syncategorematic words (like 'the', 'in', etc.). Your keywords should include every word from your appearance, including race, separated by spaces, not commas. See 'help keywords' for more information. Slang such as "buff, ripped, butch, cool, etc" is not acceptable and will not be approved. Lastly. you need to set a description. This is done with the command description. After you have set appearance, keywords and description ask politely over the request channels for any avatar to approve you ("help request"). It is mandatory that you be approved to gain any level past 5th. An example of an unacceptable appearance or two: Jedi Knight mysterious figure two-headed Chaos Troll, crackling with eldrich energy tall, dark, thin vyan tall elf radiating a bright aura of goodness short, stock dwarf with a beard short green guy 15 foot tall Ogre picking his teeth Some examples of acceptable appearances: red-bearded dwarf with an axe-shaped tattoo silver-eyed, graceful elven maiden warty, slack-jawed troll covered in tribal scars bandy-legged goblin with crooked teeth balding orc with bright-red tufts of hair lice-infested, one-eyed ogre |