@describe

@describe

command: @describe <object> = <description> attribute: desc

sets the description for <object>, which others see when they look at the object. giving all your objects, rooms, and exits good descriptions is considered to be good building practice.

function references and %-substitutions are allowed in descriptions, and are evaluated when someone looks at the object. in function references, 'me' refers to the object being looked at, while %-substitutions that refer to the enactor (such as %n, %#, %p, etc) refer to the looker.

examples: <object> @desc vase = you see a delicate ming vase. <exit> @desc elevator = there is an elevator to the east.

related topics: look, @adescribe, @odescribe.