Hrm. Ok! thanks 
EDIT: After a glance at the helpfile, you guys use:
Referring to yourself: $=(caster$), $=(he$), $=(his$), $=(him$)
Referring to target: $=(target$), $=(lhe$), $=(lhis$), $=(lhim$)
consider:
$+(caster$) raises $=(his$) hands above $=(his$) head and sends a bolt of lightning after $=(target$).
Would become:
Ried raises her hands above her head and sends a bolt of lightning after Narsrim.
Consider:
$+(his$) tail between $=(his$) legs, $=(caster$) whimpers before sending a bolt of lightning after $=(target$).
would become:
Her tail between her legs, Ried whimpers before sending a bolt of lightning after Narsrim.
Consider:
You raise your arms to the sky, sending a bolt of lightning after $=(target$), praying for $=(lhis$) death.
Would become:
You raise your arms to the sky, sending a bolt of lightning after Narsrim, praying for his death.
If you did:
$=(his$) arms at $=(his$) side, $=(target$) flees before your bolt of lightning.
It would become:
his arms at his side, Narsrim flees before your bolt of lightning.
Notice the $+ makes its first letter upper case, $= makes it what I'd call 'even' case - if it's an Elder God, it'd be His, if it's a mortal, it'd be his, if it's a Elder Goddess it'd be Hers, etc.
You can also do $+(he$), $(him$), $(him$)self. Stuff like that.
Referring to yourself: $=(caster$), $=(he$), $=(his$), $=(him$)
Referring to target: $=(target$), $=(lhe$), $=(lhis$), $=(lhim$)
consider:
$+(caster$) raises $=(his$) hands above $=(his$) head and sends a bolt of lightning after $=(target$).
Would become:
Ried raises her hands above her head and sends a bolt of lightning after Narsrim.
Consider:
$+(his$) tail between $=(his$) legs, $=(caster$) whimpers before sending a bolt of lightning after $=(target$).
would become:
Her tail between her legs, Ried whimpers before sending a bolt of lightning after Narsrim.
Consider:
You raise your arms to the sky, sending a bolt of lightning after $=(target$), praying for $=(lhis$) death.
Would become:
You raise your arms to the sky, sending a bolt of lightning after Narsrim, praying for his death.
If you did:
$=(his$) arms at $=(his$) side, $=(target$) flees before your bolt of lightning.
It would become:
his arms at his side, Narsrim flees before your bolt of lightning.
Notice the $+ makes its first letter upper case, $= makes it what I'd call 'even' case - if it's an Elder God, it'd be His, if it's a mortal, it'd be his, if it's a Elder Goddess it'd be Hers, etc.
You can also do $+(he$), $(him$), $(him$)self. Stuff like that.
QUOTE (Xavius @ Nov 17 2009, 10:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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In the config_zap messages, please use these dynamic verbs:
Referring to yourself: $=(caster$), $=(he$), $=(his$), $=(him$)
Referring to target: $=(target$), $=(lhe$), $=(lhis$), $=(lhim$)
Referring to yourself: $=(caster$), $=(he$), $=(his$), $=(him$)
Referring to target: $=(target$), $=(lhe$), $=(lhis$), $=(lhim$)
...
No wonder. I read those as pronouns, and when I checked Wikipedia, I was given dynamic verbs as "play" and "run".
QUOTE (Kiradawea @ Nov 17 2009, 10:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Actually, those were the first articles I read, and they only confused me further.
QUOTE (Eventru @ Nov 17 2009, 10:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Eventru's excellent examples.
Thank you Eventru! This is exactly the clarification I was looking for!
...except I would not whimper when zapping someone.
