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Standard actions which always do nothing unless rules intervene
Saying yes , Saying no , Burning , Waking up , Thinking , Smelling , Listening to , Tasting , Cutting , Jumping , Tying it to , Drinking , Saying sorry , Swearing obscenely , Swearing mildly , Swinging , Rubbing , Setting it to , Waving hands , Buying , Singing , Climbing , Sleeping 

Smelling something (past tense smelled)

The Standard Rules define this action in only a minimal way, blocking it with a check rule which stops it in all cases. It exists so that before or instead rules can be written to make it do interesting things in special cases. (Or to reconstruct the action as something more substantial, unlist the block rule and supply carry out and report rules, together perhaps with some further check rules.)

Typed commands leading to this action

"smell"

"smell [something]"

Rules controlling this action

before    doing anything other than looking, waiting, examining or birthing during Giving Birth   

instead of    smelling the grimoire   

instead of    smelling the coals   

instead of    smelling the braziers   

instead of    smelling the wine   

instead of    smelling the blue vial   

instead of    smelling the red vial   

instead of    smelling the roses   

instead of    smelling the rose   

instead of    smelling a vial   

check    an actor smelling  block smelling rule   name  unlist