//**************************************************************************** //SPHERE by : Menasoft ©1997-2000 //www.sphereserver.com // All SPHERE script files and formats are copyright Menasoft & Partners. // This file may be freely edited for personal use, but may not be distributed // in whole or in part, in any format without express written permission from // Menasoft & Partners. All donations and contributions // become the property of Menasoft & Partners. //**************************************************************************** // FILE LAST UPDATED: Friday, April 28, 2000 // Purpose: Britannia Gambler Script // Notes: This is used for general information pertaining to all Britannian Gamblers // Current Keyword List: // job, what*do*do, occupation, profession, skill, appraise, evaluate, peek, // gamble, game, cheat // [SPEECH jobGAMBLER] ON=*job* ON=*work* ON=*what*do*do* ON=*profession* ON=*occupation* IF ( || ) IF ( ) DORAND 2 SAY I'm a gamer by trade. The cards and dice are my partners. SAY I play the odds. ENDDO ELIF ( ) DORAND 2 SAY I don't know about a job, but what I do is play the odds. SAY I gamble. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 2 SAY I don't know about no job, but what I do is gamble. SAY I gamble. ENDDO ENDIF ELIF ( ) IF ( || ) DORAND 2 SAY I'm a gamesman. SAY A good gambler doesn't need a job. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 2 SAY I'm a gamesman. SAY A good gambler don't need a job. ENDDO ENDIF ELSE IF ( || ) DORAND 2 SAY It could be said that I instruct the unsophisticated in the laws of elementary probability. SAY I am a sportsman and gentleman of leisure. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 2 SAY It could be said that I play the odds. SAY I'm a sportsman and gentleman of leisure. ENDDO ENDIF ENDIF ON=*skill* ON=*appraise* ON=*evaluate* ON=*peek* IF ( || ) IF ( || ) DORAND 3 SAY I can teach thee some things. Could help thee when thou art in need, if thou art following me. Gotta pay me somethin', though. SAY Thou shouldst know something about the people that thou art likely to spend time with when thou art in the city. Could be of use to thee. SAY I could teach thee a few things that may be of use to thee. Not for free, of course. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 3 SAY I can teach things that'd help thee when thou'rt in need, if thou'rt followin' me. Gotta pay me somethin', though. SAY Thou should know somethin' 'bout the people that thou spend time with. Could be o' use to thee. SAY I could teach thee a few things that may be o' use. Not for free, of course. ENDDO ENDIF ELIF ( ) IF ( || ) DORAND 3 SAY If thou dost want to learn, I might be persuaded to teach thee about surviving in the city. SAY I could show thee a few things that the local guard wouldn't much take to, I'm sure. SAY I can teach thee things about the people that thou dost see every day. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 3 SAY If thou wants to learn, I might be persuaded to teach thee 'bout survivin' in the city. SAY I could show thee things that the local guard wouldn't like, I'm sure. SAY I can teach thee things 'bout the people that thou see every day. ENDDO ENDIF ELSE IF ( || ) DORAND 3 SAY I'd be happy to teach thee some - shall we say - people skills. SAY Thou art always able to learn new things, my friend. I could show thee some things, for instance, about people that could help thee when thou art penniless. SAY I can teach thee things that could help thee in the towns. I would need thee to pay me for my time, of course. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 3 SAY I'd be happy to teach thee some - we can say - people skills. SAY Thou can learn from me. I could show thee some things that could help when thou'rt penniless. SAY I can teach thee things that could help in the towns. I'd need thee to pay me for my time, of course. ENDDO ENDIF ENDIF ON=*gamble* IF ( || ) IF ( || ) DORAND 2 SAY Gambling is what I should be doing now, instead of telling my life story to a tinhorn. SAY Sure I gamble. What's it to thee? ENDDO ELSE DORAND 2 SAY Gamblin' is what I should be doing now, 'stead of talkin' to thee. SAY Sure I gamble. What's it to thee? ENDDO ENDIF ELIF ( ) IF ( ) DORAND 2 SAY Gambling is only a vice if thou art inexperienced at it. SAY Life is a gamble, and gambling is my life. ENDDO ELIF ( ) DORAND 2 SAY Gambling is only a vice if thou'rt no good at it. SAY Life is a gamble, and gambling is my life. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 2 SAY Gamblin's only a vice if thou'rt no good at it. SAY Life's a gamble, and gamblin's my life. ENDDO ENDIF ELSE IF ( || ) DORAND 2 SAY Stable gamble. game. SAY I must confess an endless fascination with games of chance. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 2 SAY Stable gamble. I game. SAY I must confess an interest in games of chance. ENDDO ENDIF ENDIF ON=*game* IF ( || ) IF ( || ) DORAND 2 SAY I've no wish to game with such as thee. SAY If thou knowest where I might find a game, speak up. Otherwise, begone. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 2 SAY I ain't got no wish to game with such as thee. SAY If thou knows where I might find a game, speak up. Otherwise, begone. ENDDO ENDIF ELIF ( ) IF ( || ) DORAND 2 SAY There's always a game going on somewhere, if one knows where to look. SAY I only game with high rollers. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 2 SAY There's always a game going on somewheres, if one knows where to look. SAY I only game with high rollers. ENDDO ENDIF ELSE IF ( || ) DORAND 2 SAY Gaming is an art. It's skill and will, not luck. SAY There's always a game around when thou dost want one. ENDDO ELSE DORAND 2 SAY Gaming's an art. It's skill and will, not luck. SAY There's always a game around when thou wants one. ENDDO ENDIF ENDIF ON=*cheat* IF ( || ) IF ( || ) SAY I'm no cheat, liar! ATTACK ELSE SAY I ain't no cheat! ATTACK ENDIF ELIF ( ) IF ( || ) SAY I'll not be called a cheat by such as thee. ELSE SAY I ain't gonna sit an' be called a cheat! ENDIF LEAVE ELSE SAY If any man would call me a cheat, that man would be a liar. ENDIF DEFAULT=I do not understand thee. ON=Hail ON=Hi ON=Greet ON=Hello SAY='Tis a fine day indeed! ON=Job ON=What do you do SAY=I partake of games of chance. I am a gambler of sorts, friend of Lady Luck. ON=Bye ON=Goodbye ON=Farewell SAY=Farewell and always check the bottom card! BYE return 1 ON=Lady SAY=Well, I prefer to be friends with her, but her company is not constant. ON=Praise SAY=I have an eye for appraising fine things. ON=Evaluate SAY=I am often practice item evaluation, but discreetly so. ON=Peek SAY=Dost thou accuse me of cheating! Lout! ON=Cheat SAY=I do know of cheating, but I have never done so myself. ON=Gamble SAY=Gambling is a way of life. You can make some serious coin fairly easily, friend. ON=Game SAY=You gotta know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em. ON=Skill ON=Luck SAY=Luck is important, but skills and intelligence make the difference. //RANDOM=...so I asked myself, do I feel lucky, punk? Do I? [EOF]