Scripting Samples
Samples of real scripts

uses $dream_play_script
// %player is the avatar of the dreamer
// %location is the dream room the avatar is standing in
// %here is an alias for %location
// %realplayer is the real player
// If you want to cause the player to scream, you must unavatar. If you do not unavatar, the player will wake up anyway.
// For more information, see 'help scripting'.
broadcast "gm" %realplayer " is seeing a dream about zombies."
rename %here "Empty Street"
describe %here as "It's deafeningly quiet here, and there's scarcely an unbroken window or a door that hasn't been kicked open. The dark buildings loom high overhead, closing you in a dark man-made cavern. The usual city sounds - sirens, gunshots, the shuffle of the mix - cease to exist here."
pause 20
tell %player "You gradually become aware of your own senses, glancing up and down an empty street, squinting at the darkness."
pause 17
tell %player "Dull cries of pain and anguish rise above the city echoing off the rooftops and shattering the relative silence."
pause 14
tell %player "You take a few steps back, trying to make sense of your surroundings. The smell of decaying flesh wafts in from somewhere, invading your senses and choking you."
pause 10
tell %player "Something moving catches your attention in one of the doorways. Your heart begins to pound in your chest, and you realize you're not alone here."
pause 15
tell %player "Something lets out a feral moan somewhere behind you and you spin around to see what it is, scanning the empty street for movement."
pause 11
tell %player "You're suddenly seized from behind and locked in a powerful grapple. You struggle against the assailant to no avail."
pause 13
tell %player "As you try to wrestle free, people start emerging from every shady doorway and dark corner on the street. You try to cry out for help, but no sound comes out of your mouth."
pause 15
tell %player "Hundreds of people start making their way down the street, walking stiffly with their arms outstretched. As they draw closer, you begin to see that they're covered in blood and suffering from gashes, cuts, and sucking flesh wounds that would surely be fatal. Their skin looks like something that decayed underwater."
pause 13
tell %player "You continue to struggle against the vice-like grip of the person holding you, and suddenly you're spun around, face-to-face with a man who's missing nearly half his head. His eyes are rolled back and chunks of dried cranial pulp are leaking down the side of his face."
pause 13
tell %player "The disgusting man lets out a deafening screech and lurches forward, sinking his teeth into your throat, tearing away mouthful after mouthful of flesh. You can feel the warm blood spilling down the front of you."
pause 8
tell %player "You try to scream, but your voice comes out as a sputtering gurgle through the gaping hole in your throat."
pause 13
tell %player "Everything begins spining and starts to go black. A feeling of coldness envelops you as you begin to lose consciousness... This is the end, it seems..."
unavatar %player "%player"
pause 5
force %player "look"
pause 1
force %player "sob"

pause 3

random "key" 4
if equals %key 1
 set "mood" "perky"
elseif equals %key 2
 set "mood" "polite"
elseif equals %key 3
 set "mood" "surly"
else
 set "mood" "default"
endif

start "greeting"
set "unittype" ""

label "main"
if waitfor "%response"
 // check to see if the person chose a unit type to send out
 if notequals %unittype ""
   // check to see if the response the person gave was 'yes'
   if affirmative %response
     say "Stay where you are citizen, a " %unittype " unit is being dispatched to your location."
     dispatch %unittype
     jump "endcall"
   endif
 endif

 start "resetvars"

 // lets figure out what they want
 if match %response "fire" 0
   start "fire"
 elseif match %response "murder" 0 "corpse"
   start "murder"
 elseif match %response "judge" 0 "police" "justice"
   start "judge"
 elseif match %response "medic" 0 "ambulance" "paramedic" "doctor"
   start "medic"
 elseif match %response "bye" 0
   start "goodbye"
 else
   start "default"
 endif    
else
 start "timeout"
endif
jump "main"

label "endcall"
broadcast "debug" "about to stop the call"
stop

label "greeting"
 if equals %mood "perky"
   say "Hi! This is 9-1-1, Withmore's Emergency HOTline, how can I help you today?!"
 elseif equals %mood "polite"
   say "9-1-1, How can I direct your call?"
 elseif equals %mood "surly"
   say "Ya? You hurt or something?"
 else
   say "9-1-1, Please state the nature of your emergency."
 endif
finish

label "resetvars"
 set "unittype" ""
finish

label "fire"
 say "So, you want us to send a fire truck over?"
 set "unittype" "fire"
finish

label "judge"
 say "You need a judge to be sent out?"
 set "unittype" "judge"
finish

label "medic"
 say "You want us to send a medical unit to your location?"
 set "unittype" "medical"
finish

label "murder"
 say "There's been another murder today?"
 start "judge"
finish

label "goodbye"
 say "Good Bye Citizen."
 jump "endcall"
finish

label "timeout"
 say "I'm sorry, this call has exceeded the maximum alloted time, please call again."
 jump "endcall"
finish

label "default"
 say "Do you need a medic, fire or judge unit?"
 // say "What kind of help do you need? medical, fire or justice?"
finish

actor "%Bryant" "Bryant Montgomery" "A large man with deep brown eyes, a square jaw, and a black suit jacket."

actor "%Steele" "Judge Steele" "He looks like your standard Judge, strong jawed, burley, and more than a little cross."

announceall %location "[The screen fades to black and a deep male voice says, "We interrupt our regularly scheduled program for an important news broadcast." The screen fades in to a news desk, a man in a business suit holding a sheaf of papers in his hand and smiling galantly.]
pause 13
as %Bryant
say "Good night. Tonights top story, Industrial Accident in Goldtown."
pause 10
say "Pee-Are agents from ViriiSoma Chemical report that there has been a hazardous biochemical spill into the city water system. The Hall of Justice has already dispatched to the scene, and we have reporter Miranda Soon on the spot for a live interview."
pause 10
emote "turns to the right and says, \"Miranda?\"
pause 20
announceall %location "[The screen cuts to an asian woman in a grey power suit standing in a busy plaza. There are people standing around, being directed by a Judge in full combat armor. A second Judge stands to the left and slightly behind the asian news anchor.]"
pause 20
as %Miranda
say "Thank you, Bryant. This is Miranda Soon standing in the Cobblestone Plaza on Soma Street, here in front of international biotech company, ViriiSoma Chemical, where we have just been told that there has been some sort of an industrial accident which has contaminated the city water supply. I'm here with the Street Judge heading up the investigation, Marcano Steel."
pause 10
emote "turns to Steele."
pause 10
say "Judge Steele. What exactly is going on here at ViriiSoma?"
pause 10
announceall %location "[Judge Steel takes a deep breath and leans down as Miranda extends the microphone to him.]"
pause 10
as %Steele
say "Well, the details are a little sketchy right now, Ms. Soon, but what we do know is that there has been a biochemical spill into the city water supply. City Services is working to clean it up, but the total damage is not known. We recommend everyone not drink the water, don't shower, and for God sakes, stay out of the sewers until this has been cleaned up. Now, if you'll excuse me, Ms. Soon, I have to get back to work."
pause 10
as %Miranda
emote "turns back to the camera and raises the microphone to her lips."
pause 10
say "You heard it here first, citizens. Avoid city water until Withmore City Services gives the all clear. Bryant, back to you."
pause 20

as %Bryant

say "Stay tuned, Withmore. More on this as it develops."