2.1.7 Pronoun and Name Substitution

Messages returned by fields such as @success, @drop, etc., and also the formatting of a number of commands and programs such as page, may be dynamically formatted for a player's name and gender: substitution strings (a % percent mark followed by a key character) are replaced by the appropriate name or pronoun. Standard substitution strings are:

    %a (absolute)       = Name's, his, hers, its.

    %s (subjective)     = Name, he, she, it.

    %o (objective)      = Name, him, her, it.

    %p (possessive)     = Name's, his, her, its.

    %r (reflexive)      = Name, himself, herself, itself.

    %n (player's name)  = Name.

Capitalizing the substitution string — such as %S or %R — causes the substitute value to be capitalized as well.

The server examines the /sex property of the triggering player (or other object type) and substitutes as needed. Supported values for the sex property are `male', `female', and `neuter'. If the property is not set, the player's name is used instead.

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> @set $pup = sex:male
  Property set.
> @osucc bonk = bonks %r on the head. %S exclaims, "I could
      have had a V8!"
  Message set.
> pp bonk
  Squiggy bonks himself on the head. He exclaims, "I could
      have had a V8!"
> @set $pup = sex:neuter
  Property set.
> pp bonk
  Squiggy bonks itself on the head. It exclaims, "I could
  have had a V8!"
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The values for these substitutions may be over-ridden by setting a property with the same name as the substitution string. These settings give Squiggy a nickname and some way PC pronouns...

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> @set $pup = %n:The Squigmeister
  Property set.
> @set $pup = %a:hes
  Property set.
> @set $pup = %s:s/he
  Property set.
> @set $pup = %o:hem
  Property set.
> @set $pup = %p:hes
  Property set.
> @set $pup = %r:hemself
  Property set.

> pp bonk
  Squiggy bonks hemself on the head. S/he exclaims, "I could
  have had a V8!"
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