ldesc

ldesc <string>

Set the owner's long description.

The long description is the line shown when the owner is seen in a room — for a mobile, the sentence describing it standing there; for an object, the line shown where it lies. ldesc replaces that text for this instance only; the prototype and other copies are unchanged.

Arguments

• <string> — the new long description. Build dynamic text with interpolation, e.g. "$actor's gift rests here."

Returns

null. Like the other action commands, a successful ldesc in the handle phase suppresses the event's default action.

Owner

The owner must be a mobile or an object. For a room owner the command does nothing.

Examples

after command (say) {
  ldesc "Puff the dragon dozes here, wreathed in pipe smoke."
}

When the owner is a mob, this changes the line others see where the mob stands.

When the owner is an object, the same call changes the line shown where the object rests — handy for making an item reflect its state:

after command (get) {
  ldesc "A faint outline marks where something once lay."
}

See also

• name — read an entity's display name.
• echo, emit — send one-off messages instead of changing the standing description.
• Strings and interpolation · Handlers, events, and phases