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Rules: Detail view  Back to full view

A set of rulebooks and activities in detail.

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How things are described

These activities control what is printed when naming rooms or things, and their descriptions.

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Printing the name  activity

 b  f  a

before    a killed person (called body)  improper print dead property rule   name  unlist 

before    a thing (called the item being printed)  make named things mentioned rule   name  unlist

for    yourself  standard yourself to you rule   name  unlist 

for    standard name printing rule   name  unlist

default outcome is success

after    a readied weapon while taking inventory  readied inventory listing rule   name  unlist 

after    a weapon (called item) when taking inventory  show ammo in inventory rule   name  unlist 

after    a killed person (called body)  proper print dead property rule   name  unlist 

after    an ambiguously plural thing (called the suspect)   

after    something (called the target)   

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Printing the plural name  activity

 b  f  a

for    something (called the item)  standard printing the plural name rule   name  unlist

default outcome is success

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Printing a number  activity

 b  f  a

for    something (called the item)  standard printing a number of something rule   name  unlist

default outcome is success

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Printing room description details  activity

 b  f  a

There are no rules before, for or after this activity.

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Listing contents  activity

 b  f  a

for    standard contents listing rule   name  unlist

default outcome is success

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Grouping together  activity

 b  f  a

There are no rules before, for or after this activity.

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Writing a paragraph about  activity

 b  f  a

There are no rules before, for or after this activity.

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Listing nondescript items  activity

 b  f  a

There are no rules before, for or after this activity.

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Printing the locale description  activity

 b  f  a

before    initialise locale description rule   name  unlist

before    find notable locale objects rule   name  unlist

for    interesting locale paragraphs rule   name  unlist

for    you-can-also-see rule   name  unlist

default outcome is success

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Choosing notable locale objects  activity

 b  f  a

for    standard notable locale objects rule   name  unlist

default outcome is success

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Printing a locale paragraph about  activity

 b  f  a

for    a thing (called the item)  don't mention player's supporter in room descriptions rule   name  unlist

for    a thing (called the item)  don't mention scenery in room descriptions rule   name  unlist

for    a thing (called the item)  don't mention undescribed items in room descriptions rule   name  unlist

for    a thing (called the item)  set pronouns from items in room descriptions rule   name  unlist

for    a thing (called the item)  offer items to writing a paragraph about rule   name  unlist

for    a thing (called the item)  use initial appearance in room descriptions rule   name  unlist

for    a thing (called the item)  describe what's on scenery supporters in room descriptions rule   name  unlist

default outcome is success

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