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Going something (past tense gone)

This is the action which allows people to move from one room to another, using whatever map connections and doors are to hand. The Standard Rules are written so that the noun can be either a direction or a door in the location of the actor: while the player's commands only lead to going actions with directions as nouns, going actions can also happen as a result of entering actions, and then the noun can indeed be a door.

Typed commands leading to this action

    "go"
    "go [direction]"

Named values belonging to this action

room gone from ... the name of something
room gone to ... the name of something
door gone through ... the name of something
vehicle gone by ... the name of something
thing gone with ... the name of something

Rules controlling this action

    set action variables    going  standard set going variables rule
    instead    going up when the player is in the trunk   
    check        an actor going  can't travel in what's not a vehicle rule
    check        an actor going  can't go through concealed doors rule
    check        an actor going  can't go through closed doors rule
    check        an actor going  determine map connection rule
    check        an actor going  can't go that way rule
    carry out    an actor going  move player and vehicle rule
    carry out    an actor going  move floating objects rule
    carry out    an actor going  check light in new location rule
    report        an actor going  describe room gone into rule