help with give_trait command

[rc5924]

I just wanted to make clear that nothing posted above so far has worked. The "Firstname de_Surname" had results, but unexpected ones.

[De Montfort]

the de_surname works for characters with a "de" in their name as in Simon De Montfort. I don't see why you'd think it would work with a name without "de".

Basically, the game references the characters in a 'database' by name. This name is kept constant but the display name is not (so "the chivalrous" may be added on the display but you will still need to know what their 'database' name is).

As I said in my post, I have had trouble with characters who have the traditional "firstname surname" format.

The conclusion I come to is that this feature is erratic at best.