22.1.4 Design Tags

In certain design fields, there are tags you can use so that the appropriate variable word is inserted into a design properly when used. These are mostly for fields that involve using the item, but there are others with special properties too. 

The following tags may be used:

$(name$) - the name of the person using the item.

$(he$) - the gender-appropriate equivalent of he/she/they/it

$(him$) - the gender-appropriate equivalent of him/her/them/it

$(his$) - the gender-appropriate equivalent of his/hers/theirs/its

$(dye$), $(dye1$), $(dye2$) - defaults to grey, refer to HELP DYEKIT for how to use. Dye and dye1 serve the same purpose.

$(mount$) - used in Barding designs.

$(nl$) - used in Brewing designs.

$(smell$) - used in Brewing designs.

$(taste$) - used in Brewing designs.

$(thing$) - used in Brewing designs.

$(direction$) - used in Furniture designs.

$(paper$) - used in Papercrafting designs.

$(eoil$) - used in Perfumery designs.

$(appearance$) - used in Woodcraft dhurive designs.

$(material$) - used in Woodcraft dhurive designs.

Using the + sign
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Any variable may be used with the + sign in the following format:

$+(variable$)

Using $+(variable$) will ALWAYS capitalise the first word. Think about it when used by someone who -isn't- displaying their name, and you'll be able to tell immediately if you should use it or not: 

"$+(name$) is eating a cookie."
"A sneaky person is eating a cookie." 

"$(name$) is eating a cookie." 
"a sneaky person is eating a cookie".

Adding it mid-sentence also makes it easy with a not-name substituted: 

"The cookie makes $(name$) happy."
"The cookie makes a sneaky person happy."

"The cookie makes $+(name$) happy."
"The cookie makes A sneaky person happy."

As it is not uncommon for people to be able to mask their identity, best practice is to use these appropriately!