Controlling your dragon is done through a Dragon Telepathic Link or DTL. DTL's allow you to hear conversations among dragons. Please keep in mind that the dragonchatter you hear is your *dragon* hearing the conversations of other dragons. DTL's are provided to help you role-play the part of your dragon. It's not IC to say that you as a rider can hear the chatter. Most riders can only hear their own dragon. Use your DTL to talk to other /dragons/, NOT other people.

To make your dragon speak or pose telepathically you use the "pro" command. You can pro to another dragon, to all the Ista Weyr dragons or to all the dragons on the MOO at once. You can also pro to a channel that you've set up with your friends.

To speak to another dragon you type "pro <dragonname>=message" (without the quotes). For example, typing "pro Norieth=Hello, Norieth" returns >>I bespoke Norieth with: Hello, Norieth<<

To do a pose using a pro you type "pro <dragonname>=:pose" (without the quotes). For example, typing "pro Norieth=:sends a tickle down the link" returns >>I bespoke Norieth with: I sense <your dragon> sends a tickle down the link<<

If you want to "get fancy" you can use a pose to include a thought by putting dragon quotes >><< around the thought. Like this pro Norieth=:sends a tickle down the link >>Hello, Norieth<< It would show up as >>I bespoke Norieth with: I sense <Your dragon> sends a tickle down the link >>Hello, Norieth<<<<

If our example dragon, Ambarth, did "pro weyr=Hello" the player would see >>(Ista Weyr) Ambarth bespoke all >>Hello<< or "pro weyr=:sneezes" would return >>(Ista Weyr) Ambarth sneezes<<

To pro to all the dragons on the Moo (Ista and Fort) you type "pro all=message" or "pro all=:pose" (without the quotes).

If Ambarth did "pro all=Hello" the player would see >>Ambarth bespoke all >>Hello << or "pro all=:sneezes" would return >>Ambarth sneezes<<

There is a command called "verbose" that lets you see an echo of what you sent. If that's too spammy for you, type verbose and you'll get a message that you are set to !verbose. When you type "pro dragonname=whatever" you would just get >>I bespoke <dragonname><< without a repeat of the pose.
Verbose is a "toggle" switch. Typing it again sets you back to verbose.

Dragon Channels

DCHANNELS: You can add channels to speak with other dragons. You can quiet the pros you receive or even block out another dragon if you are getting spammed. Be courteous in using the "pro all" command. Not everyone needs to hear your dragon mind-tickling your friend's dragon at Fort. Here are some of the commands for channels:

channels Shows the DTL channels you're on
addchannel <channel name> Adds a DTL channel
delchannel <channel name> Removes a DTL channel
cwho <channel name> Who's listening to the channel
pro <channel>=<message> Sends your message over the channel.
quiet channels Blocks out all but personal messages
quiet all Blocks out all messages
quiet on Blocks out all but channels and personal messages
quiet off Removes blocks.

Typing addchannel <channel name> adds a DTL channel. As new weyrlings we'd like you to type "addchannel lings" (without the quotes). This will put you on the weyrling dragon channel. That's a good place to practice! "pro lings=message" or "pro lings=:pose" returns >>[lings] Ambarth bespoke all >>message<< or >>[lings] Ambarth poses<<

Ask a WLM if you need assistance!