The Revised Dragon Code

Offspring (O*)

Many dragons who are mated (and also a few who aren't) have either guarded a clutch or two of eggs or protected some hatchlings against predators (yum yum)! This tag allows you to show how many hatchlings you have raised (or are raising).

O+++!	I have many of them, and none of them look like leaving yet!
O+++	I have several that haven't fledged yet.
O++	I have a couple that have not yet left home.
O+	I've got one still in the nest.
O	There's just me (and my mate, if applicable).
O-	I had one, but they've left home.
O--	I had a couple, but they're living their own lives now.
O---	I've had several, all successfully fledged.
O---!	I've had many, but they've all flown away now.
O+<number>	Indicates exactly how many you have and that they've not left home yet.
O-<number>	Indicates exactly how many you have had that have flown the coop.
O?	I lost track long ago. If it meeps, I feed it.
O~	I have a variable number, depending on who I'm fostering this month!
O/	If I ever heard one was my fault, I'd faint!
Modifiers:
r	Put after the O, this indicates that one is specifying one's 'Real Life' offspring. For example Or- indicates 'I had one in real life, but they left home.'
v	Put after the O, this indicates that one is specifying one's 'Virtual Life' offspring. For example Ov+ indicates 'I've got one on the 'net, still in the nest.'
( )	You can use both of the above in seperate tags to specify both types of offspring, but you can also use a short-form method by just putting the r and v parts within parenthesis. For example Or-Ov+ and O(r-v+) both indicate 'I had one in real life, but they left home; and I've got one on the 'net, still in the nest.'
a	Put before any plusses or minuses, this indicates that one is specifying adopted offspring. This can be real or virtual. For example Ova+ indicates 'I've got one adopted on the 'net that is still at home.'

Notes:

This tag does not need to be used if you have no hatchlings. Indeed, you don't even have to use it if you only have hatchlings in real life. As with all the Real/Virtual life modifiers, the recommended method now is to have a seperate line of code for your real life self. This prevents things getting messy!

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This page was last updated on 10th January 2004.