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All // donations and contributions become the property of Menasoft. // Purpose: Britannia Animal Trainer Script // Notes: This is used for general information pertaining to all Britannian // Animal Trainer's // Current Keyword List: // job, what*do*do, trainer, train, animal, saddle, whip, dog, cat, horse // ============================================================================= [SPEECH jobAnimal] ON=*job* ON=*work* ON=*what*do*do* ON=*profession* ON=*occupation* ON=*trainer* IF ( || ) IF ( || ) DORAND 4 SAY I train animals. SAY I break horses, and train cats and dogs. SAY Hast thou a dog, horse or cat, that earns not its keep? I can train it to better serve thee, or sell thee a better one. SAY Shouldst thou need a hard-working horse, dog or cat, I can provide thee with one. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 4 SAY I train animals, . SAY I break horses, and train cats and dogs, . SAY If thou got a useless dog, horse or cat, I'll train it to obey, or sell thee a better one. SAY Need a hard-workin' horse, dog or cat? I'll sell thee one or train thine. ENDDO ENDIF ELIF ( ) IF ( || ) DORAND 4 SAY I train animals. SAY I train and sell horses, cats and dogs. SAY Hast thou a dog, horse or cat, that earns not its keep? I can teach this animal to better serve thee. SAY If thou shouldst need a hardworking horse, dog or cat, I can provide thee with one. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 4 SAY I train animals, . SAY I train and sell horses, cats and dogs, . SAY Got a dog, horse or cat, that don't earn its keep? I can teach it to be better. SAY Lookin' for a hardworking horse, dog or cat? I can sell thee one, . ENDDO ENDIF ELSE IF ( || ) DORAND 4 SAY I educate horses, cats and dogs. SAY I turn beasts into useful companions. SAY If thy dog, cat or horse is not quite the companion thou mightst wish, I can teach it better and more useful behavior. SAY If thou shouldst need a smart, well-behaved animal companion, I can provide thee with one. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 4 SAY I tame horses, cats and dogs. SAY I like to say that I turn beasts into friends. SAY If thou hast a brutish dog, cat or horse, , I can teach it better and more useful behavior. SAY I'm an animal trainer. I can find thee a smart, well-behaved animal if thou would like one. ENDDO ENDIF ENDIF ON=*Retrieve* IF ==BRAIN_ANIMAL_TRAINER PETRETRIEVE SAY If you want to retrieve any more animals, you'll need to show me the deed. SRC.NEWITEM i_animal_stable_retrieve SRC.ACT.LINK= SRC.ACT.EQUIP ENDIF ON=*Stable* IF ==BRAIN_ANIMAL_TRAINER SAY It costs 50 gold to stable an animal... the deed you'll get is good anywhere near these parts. SRC.NEWITEM i_animal_stable SRC.ACT.LINK= SRC.ACT.EQUIP ENDIF ON=*sell*animal* SAY You want to sell an animal to me? Show it to me. SRC.NEWITEM i_animal_sell SRC.ACT.LINK= SRC.ACT.EQUIP ON=*train* ON=*animal* IF ( || ) IF ( || ) DORAND 4 SAY I teach beasts to respect the whip! SAY I make sure animals know who's the boss. SAY In my experience as a trainer, I have seen that the best way to spoil an animal is to spare the rod. SAY Any trainer will tell thee that one cannot reason with a horse or dog. They understand pain and pleasure, but little else. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 4 SAY I teach beasts to respect the whip! SAY I make sure animals know who's the boss. SAY It's my experience that the best way to spoil an animal is to spare the rod. SAY Any trainer will vouch - thou can't reason with a horse or dog. They understand pain and pleasure, but that's it. ENDDO ENDIF ELIF ( ) IF ( || ) DORAND 4 SAY I can break horses to saddle, train guard dogs, and even turn cats into better mousers. SAY I have found that animals need a firm but fair hand. SAY In my experience as a trainer, I have seen that animals respond best to a combination of strict discipline and affectionate praise. SAY Methinks there is naught worse than an untrained beast. An animal should be respectful and useful to its master. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 4 SAY I break horses, train guard dogs, and even turn cats into better mousers. SAY Animals are needin' a firm but fair hand. SAY 'Tis my experience that animals seem to like strict rules and loving praise. SAY I think there ain't nothin' worse than an untrained beast. Animals should be useful and obedient. ENDDO ENDIF ELSE IF ( || ) DORAND 4 SAY Animals learn like children, through affectionate discipline. SAY Train a beast with fear and it'll flee if it can. Train it with love and it will follow thee into hell itself. SAY The best way to train an animal is to befriend it. Once it is thy friend, it will desire to please thee in any way it can. SAY Those that make heavy use of the rod in training animals, are inferior to the poor beasts they abuse. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 4 SAY Animals learn like children, through kindness. SAY Train a beast with fear and it'll run off if it can. Train it with love and it'll follow thee to hell itself. SAY The best way to train an animal is be a friend to it. Then it'll do anything thou ask. SAY Those that beat the animals they train are lower than the poor brutes they injure. ENDDO ENDIF ENDIF ON=*saddle* IF ( || ) IF ( || ) DORAND 3 SAY The horses of Britannia don't require saddles for riding. Some still use them, but it's more out of habit than need. SAY Don't bother with a saddle! Britannian horses are as belligerent with as without them. SAY Saddles will get thee nowhere with these animals. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 3 SAY Britannian horses don't need saddles. Some folks still use 'em, but you ain't gonna need 'em. SAY Don't bother with saddles! Britannian horses are as mean with as without 'em. SAY Saddles will get thee nowhere with these beasts. ENDDO ENDIF ELIF ( ) IF ( || ) DORAND 3 SAY I train my horses so that they prefer to be ridden bareback. 'Tis less trouble in the long run. SAY A well-trained horse should have no trouble being ridden saddle-less. In fact, they seem to prefer it. SAY A saddle would be a waste of thy money in Britannia. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 3 SAY My horses like to be ridden bareback. Less trouble for the rider, too. SAY My horses ain't got no trouble being ridden without no saddle. In fact, they like it. SAY Aw! A saddle is a waste of money in Britannia. ENDDO ENDIF ELSE IF ( || ) DORAND 3 SAY We have bred horses here in Britannia of such intelligence that they're willing to work with thee, not against. The saddle has been rendered almost useless. SAY There is no need to use a saddle on these fine steeds. SAY Waste not thy money on a saddle. Thou dost not need it. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 3 SAY Our horses here in Britannia are smart. They're willing to work with thee, not against. The saddle's almost useless. SAY There ain't no need for a saddle on these creatures. SAY Don't waste money on a saddle. No need for it. ENDDO ENDIF ENDIF ON=*whip* IF ( || ) IF ( || ) DORAND 3 SAY Ah! Get thine own whip! No one makes or sells them here. I had to braid mine myself. SAY There doesn't seem to be enough of a market for whips to support a craftsman. I had to make mine own. SAY Thou art a man after my own heart, if thou art looking for a whip. Sorry I can't help thee, though. No one seems to find it worth the time to sell 'em. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 3 SAY Ah! No one makes or sells them whips, anymore. I had to braid my own. SAY There don't seem to be enough interest for whips for a man to make a living makin' 'em. I made my own. SAY A whip's a useful thing, I'm tellin' thee. Sorry I can't help, though. No one seems to want to sell 'em. ENDDO ENDIF ELIF ( ) IF ( || ) DORAND 3 SAY Oh, thou dost not need a whip for thine animals. 'Tis too harsh a punishment! SAY A well-used whip will cause thy horse or dog to turn on thee. Mark my words. 'Tis lucky thou can no longer get one. SAY Thou should not need a whip for a well-trained animal. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 3 SAY A whip ain't very useful for most animals. Makes 'em mean! SAY Use a whip too much and that animal will turn on thee. Mark my words. It's lucky thou can no longer get one. SAY Thou shouldn't need a whip for one of my animals. ENDDO ENDIF ELSE IF ( || ) DORAND 3 SAY Only a heartless animal would think to use a whip! Be glad that none can be bought in Britannia! SAY There is no need to use a whip on these fine steeds! Don't think on it! SAY 'Tis a good thing none sell those evil instruments any longer! Only a monster would think to use one! ENDDO ELSE DORAND 3 SAY Now thou wouldn't think to use a whip, would thou? 'Tis a good thing that none can be bought in Britannia! SAY There ain't no need to use a whip on these steeds! Don't think on it! SAY 'Tis a good thing none sell those evil instruments any longer! Only a monster would think to use one! ENDDO ENDIF ENDIF ON=*dog* IF ( || ) IF ( ) DORAND 4 SAY I show my dogs who's boss. SAY My guard dogs will rip an intruder's throat right out. SAY An unmannered dog is a curse on its master. SAY All of my dogs know to fear their masters. ENDDO ELIF ( ) DORAND 4 SAY I show my curs who's boss. SAY My guard dogs will rip an intruder's throat right out. SAY Marry, an unmannered dog is a curse on its master. SAY All of my dogs know to fear their masters. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 4 SAY I show my curs who's the boss. SAY My guard dogs will rip an intruder's throat right out. SAY Marry, a brutish dog's a curse on its master. SAY All my dogs know to fear their masters. ENDDO ENDIF ELIF ( ) IF ( || ) DORAND 4 SAY I train strong working dogs, not little house pets. SAY Thou must be firm with a dog, but cruelty will ruin them. SAY I find that the more well-behaved the dog is, the happier it is. SAY All of my dogs respect their masters. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 4 SAY I train strong working dogs, not little house pets. SAY Thou must be firm with a dog, but beatings'll ruin 'em. SAY I find that the more trained a dog is, the happier it is. SAY All my dogs respect their masters. ENDDO ENDIF ELSE IF ( || ) DORAND 4 SAY A dog is like a good soldier. All he asks of thee is wise, fair leadership. SAY There is no human friendship can equal the bond between man and dog. SAY A dog is happiest when it knows exactly what its human expects of it. SAY All of my dogs love their masters. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 4 SAY A dog is like a good soldier. All he asks is wise, fair leadership. SAY There ain't no human friendship can touch a dog's love for its master. SAY A dog is happiest when it knows exactly what's expected of it. SAY All my dogs love their masters. ENDDO ENDIF ENDIF ON=*cat* IF ( || ) IF ( || ) DORAND 5 SAY Even a cat can learn to fear a boot. SAY I don't stand for any nonsense, even from a cat. SAY I don't know why people waste their time with the arrogant creatures. If my cats don't prove good mousers, they end up fish food. SAY The world's too small for a useless cat. SAY Cats? I keep 'em only because people seem to want them. I'faith, I cannot see why. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 5 SAY Even a cat can learn what a boot's for. SAY I don't stand for no nonsense, not even from a cat. SAY Can't understand what people see in cats. If mine don't prove good mousers, they end up fish food. SAY The world's too small for a useless cat. SAY Cats? I keep 'em only because people keep askin' me for 'em. Dunno what they want 'em for ... ENDDO ENDIF ELIF ( ) IF ( || ) DORAND 4 SAY One can't really train a cat. One can simply try to convince it that it wants to do things in a certain way. SAY Cats haven't any masters, but they do have friends, or even partners. SAY A cat cannot be trained. But its skills can be put to work catching mice. SAY I think many people keep a cat for the same reason they might buy a painting - they are beautiful, graceful animals. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 2 SAY 'Tis impossible to train a cats. I jus' try and convince 'em they wants to do things my way. SAY Cats got no masters. Thou can sometimes make friends with 'em, though. ENDDO ENDIF ELSE IF ( || ) DORAND 4 SAY Many misguided folk distrust cats. They find them much too human for comfort. SAY A well-behaved cat is a blessing to any house. The other kind is a curse. SAY Cats need naught from humans. They are companion only to those who they truly care for. SAY Windowsills and hearth rugs look painfully empty without a cat lying on them. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 4 SAY Many folks ain't trustin' cats; think they're much too human for comfort. SAY Well-behaved cats are a blessing. Wildcats are a curse. SAY Cats need nothin' from us. They stick around only 'cause they like the company. SAY A house seems mighty empty without a cat. ENDDO ENDIF ENDIF ON=*horse* IF ( || ) IF ( || ) DORAND 4 SAY The first thing one must understand is that the horse is a stupid creature. SAY Until a horse has a bit in its mouth, the only way to get its attention is to strike it between the eyes with a fist. SAY A horse is worth its oats only so long as it can work. Otherwise, it's worth little more than shoe leather. SAY I have yet to meet a horse I couldn't break. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 4 SAY The first thing thou needs to know is that a horse is a stupid brute. SAY 'Til thou hast a bit in its mouth, the only way to talk to a horse is to pound it between the eyes with a fist. SAY A horse is only worth its oats if it can work. Past that, it's worth little more 'n shoe leather. SAY I haven't met a horse I couldn't break. ENDDO ENDIF ELIF ( ) IF ( || ) DORAND 4 SAY A well-trained horse can be a fine animal. There is truly no creature more useful to man. SAY I cannot abide a belligerent or willful horse. SAY A horse is only as good as its rider. SAY All of my horses are well-schooled, hard-working animals. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 4 SAY Nothin' more useful than a saddle-broke horse. SAY I can't stand a mean or stubborn horse. SAY A horse is only as good as its rider. SAY All my horses are well-taught, hard-working animals. ENDDO ENDIF ELSE IF ( || ) DORAND 4 SAY Horses have been glorified in legend since man first learned to ride them. Surely there is no more noble a beast. SAY When both horse and rider are experienced, the signals that pass between them are invisible to an observer. SAY Methinks there exists no creature more beautiful and more willing to serve man than the horse. SAY I have yet to meet a horse that could not be ridden. Training them requires only a modicum of patience and gentleness. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 4 SAY Ahh, , I think there're few animals more noble than the horse. SAY If thou'rt looking at a good horse and a good rider, 'tis impossible to see when the rider corrects the horse. SAY I think there ain't no creature more willin' to serve man than the horse. SAY I've never known a horse that couldn't be ridden. It just takes a bit of patience. ENDDO ENDIF ENDIF [COMMENT SPEECH jobAnimal] //ANIMAL TRAINER DEFAULT=Thou art making no sense! ON=BUY BUY ON=SELL SELL ON=Hi ON=Hail ON=Hello ON=Greet SAY=Hello, hast thou seen any of my animals? ON=job SAY=I make friend with creatures of field and forest. ON=goodbye ON=farewell ON=bye SAY=Farewell, and be kind to the animals. BYE return 1 ON=animal SAY=A well trained, well treated animal makes a loyal protector during battle. ON=cat SAY=If your boat is infested, just send a trained cat down into the hold! ON=dog SAY=A dog makes an excellent travelling companion. ON=horse SAY=Horses may be ridden or sold to a stable. ON=mount SAY=To mount your horse, you may need to select him twice. ON=saddle SAY=Some riders prefer saddles, but bareback riding will help you and your steed form a closer bond. ON=steed SAY=Surely owning a fine steed is a sign of wealth. ON=train SAY=As a animal trainer's skill progresses, he may even be able to tame a few evil natured creatures. ON=trainer SAY=Animal trainers also help supply stables with horses. A fine skill to have indeed. ON=whip SAY=Never use a whip on your pet, unless you'd like to be attacked. //RANDOM=Oh where! Oh where! Has my little dog gone? Oh where! Oh where! Can he be? [EOF]