[Animayhem]

I can only speak for myself but I assume it is common among many, no one really bothers to fully read the in-game bio, especially not if you constantly update it either.
I personally only hit examine as a habit (to see difficulty rating which is disabled on every server today) and I skim through text or exit it altogether if its too long.

This is where forums do wonders, you can write a biography and then update/bump it with posts so people will know when relevant information/changes of your character occurs.

Another way is to RP the changes if they are visual or apparent, others are perhaps best left to forums or for players to find out themselves.


My 100 minus 98 cents

I agree it is easier to change a bio in a forum then changing description in game. I play in a server were such requests are handle by a few admins and must be backed up with rp to support it. The descriptions are generally ooc anyway. On this same server people update their character by adding to their bio.

I usually do not read the in game description or people's bios, unless asked as I like to learn about the character in character in game.

However the question is, if we give players this option is it a single option or is it part of a dm package?

[Karilynn]

Everyone should look at the short description in game, and take the time to at least provide a very brief one or two sentences about what someone can notice about their PC. It does help provide some RP opportunity, and gives a rough idea at times to other players about how their PC might interact with yours. I do agree it'd be handy for adjusting a description, say if someone got a scar, or something other dramatic happened. I think 'name' should not be change-able though.

[kta]

BTW - when it comes to in-game character descriptions we actually do have rules for it. Read it up: http://thaypw.org/showthread.php?tid=1&pid=773#pid773

KTA

[WingsOfStardust]

I think 'name' should not be change-able though.

There is a disguised system on Arelith (Just as an example).
While very handy it was more often abused than not.

You wrote: "-disguised [name]" and your name would change to: "[Name] (Disguised)"

It is based on Bluff (Preform for bards) and the roll against it was Spot.

It was very handy in a sense though, when you wanted to infilitrate or hide your name from some people out to get you.

I can think only under the circumstances of that it would say (Disguised) behind your name that It could be utilized. Simply changing your name fully without trace would be... too easily abuseable.

[Balanor]

The writing system currently implemented is fairly robust and includes not only the ability to change the description of certain writable objects, but also has paragraph and a reverse (undo) options. So rather than reinvent the wheel with new voice commands, I have extended functionality of the in-game writing system so that Writing Quills (anyone ever heard of them?) can now be used on PCs to change their own description.

I have also changed the description on Writing Quills to explain which commands can be used on PCs. However you'll have to buy a new one (assuming you're one of the 5 people that actually has one now) to get the updated description.

Some things to note:
-Changing a PC's description does not require an Ink Well, unlike when using the quill on any other item
-Use of the following command is what allows you to change your PC's description: #W#Type what you want added to your PC's existing description here.
-Use of the following command will blank out the description on your PC: #W#[single space]
Note that [single space] *is* a single space - simply hit the spacebar once after typing #W#
-Use of the following command will revert to your PC's original description: #W#
Note that to revert to your PC's original description you *only* type #W#
-The following commands are those which can be used when changing your PCs description: #W#, #P#1, #P#2, #R#

Should this prove popular I may, in the future, drop the requirement of needing a Writing Quill to target your PC. But since this was the quickest method to handle it, since I'd like to see if this is even going to be used very much, and since I'd like people to start using the in-game writing system more for IC letters/communication (which learning these commands and use of the Writing Quill will help with that), the Writing Quill is a requirement at this time to target your PC after typing those commands to modify its description.

[Vortar the Mad]

Cool! Thanks T!

[WingsOfStardust]

Very cool! Thank you Thayan.

[Animayhem]

Very nice. Thanx

[WingsOfStardust]

I'm having some issue getting the paragraphs to work (#P#1 and #P#2).
I tried writing "#P#1 Testing" and "#P#2 Testing two".
The first blanked out my description leaving a single Dot.
The second blanked out my description leaving two Dots.

Is there a way to leave a blank space between paragraphs? For example:

Alice etc etc etc etc
[The space]
Weapon etc etc etc

EDIT:
The #W# works without flaw, both for writing and reverting your description to its original state.

[Balanor]

You only type "#P#1" to move to the next line or type "#P#2" to put in a space between the last line and the next one you want to write. You won't 'see' either of these until you write the next line.