Developing a Character in MOO

Role play in online communities has been the subject of much discussion ever since they first came online in the mid-1980s. Developing a character in MOO can be great fun. It can also be a useful way to explore characterisation for writing.Even as a guest, you are able to set your description and gender.

describing who you are

You can be quite creative in your descriptions. The more detail you give, the more others will be able to have a mental picture of the person you are portraying.

E.G.
	@describe me as A dryad of the willow variety.

Anyone now using the look command to view DragonFly will now see this description in the right hand pane of the browser

defining your gender

You're not limited to the boring old sexes of real life in MOO. You have a choice of 5 genders all with their own pronouns. To get a list of available genders, type @gender in the text box and a list will scroll up with your choices. If you want to assign one to your character type @gender followed by the gender of your choice.

E.G.
	@gender 
	Available genders:  neuter, male, female, either, Spivak, splat, plural, egotistical, royal, or 2nd

	@gender splat
	Gender set to splat.
	Your pronouns:  *e,h*,h*,h*s,h*self,*E,H*,H*,H*s,H*self

using enCore options button

If you're using a browser to access the MOO, you can use the options button on the button bar to set your description, gender, interests, teleportation messages and image. To do this, click on the options button and fill in the relevant fields. Each item has a save button, don't forget to save your changes before exiting the window to set your options.