Ranger-only Verbs
There are a few verbs which have special meaning for rangers and are often pretty informative.
Verbs
Verb | Message | Significance |
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Pace |
Outdoors: You glance about the area while pacing back and forth,
like a large, stalking mountain cat. Neutral: You pace back and forth. In town: You pace back and forth like a trapped animal. |
A good way to check whether or not your bonus will change. |
Howl |
Good bonus: You howl like a wolf calling the pack! (from hiding) Poor bonus: You bray like a trapped milk cow! (from hiding) You see: You throw your head back and howl! Others see: Olwydd throws his head back and howls, sounding remarkably like a real wolf! |
Probably the best way to check the current state of your bonus. |
Howl at wolf |
The young wolf answers your call and begins to pace back and forth,
ready to hunt. |
Just kind of fun. |
Align |
Usage: ALIGN <amount of spirit health> |
Certain beseeches require you to set aside a portion of spirit health in order to use them. |
Arrange | You arrange a <critter> for proper skinning even though you know it will make success more difficult. | Allows you to increase the worth of a skin by increasing the difficulty of the task. Requires the equivalent of 100 ranks of skinning. |
Carve <critter> |
You slice a nice piece of meat from the <critter> |
Gets meat for your wolf. |
Snarl | You bare your teeth and let loose with a guttural snarl that sounds exactly like a mountain lion. | Roleplaying verb for male rangers. |
Hoot |
Female: You hoot, sounding remarkably like a real owl. Male: You attempt to hoot but it comes out more like a grunt. |
Roleplaying verb for female rangers. |
Gaze | ... | Roleplaying verb. |
Track |
You determine to track <person> wherever he goes. |
Used to track back to an individual. |
Scout | Various. | Used for learning the scouting skill. |
Whistle |
While hidden: You whistle softly, a sound like a singing
starling. (Except for Prydaens) You whistle a few soft, twittering notes. To self: Olwydd whistles to himself, a sound not unlike a nightingale. |
Roleplaying verb. |
Shriek | You raise your voice to the sky in a resounding shriek. The answering call from a soaring hawk nearby echoes back. | Roleplaying verb. |
Shake hand <player> |
Shaker: You grasp <person>'s hand in a firm grip. With a
casual nod and a knowing smile, you place your other hand upon
<person>'s shoulder. In a silent moment you recognize the
tribulations <person> has gone through and take solace from
them. Shakee: <person> takes your hand in a firm grip. With a nod and a smile <person> places his other hand upon your shoulder. An expression of pride gleams in <person>'s eyes. |
Roleplaying verb. I've heard that thieves can now emulate the guild specific handshakes, but it was once possible to find false rangers this way. |
meow | Taljin meows deeply, like a large mountain cat. | Roleplaying verb. |