Actions Index The actions (click magnifiers for details);   kinds of action;   commands A to Z;   actions A to Z;   the applicable rules. What are actions?  ; Creating new actions  ; Out of world actions (in red)

Standard actions concerning the actor's possessions
Taking inventory , Taking , Removing it from , Dropping , Putting it on , Inserting it into , Eating 

Standard actions which move the actor
Going , Entering , Exiting , Getting off 

Standard actions concerning the actor's vision
Looking , Examining , Looking under , Searching , Consulting it about 

Standard actions which change the state of things
Locking it with , Unlocking it with , Switching on , Switching off , Opening , Closing , Wearing , Taking off 

Standard actions concerning other people
Giving it to , Showing it to , Waking , Throwing it at , Attacking , Kissing , Answering it that , Telling it about , Asking it about , Asking it for 

Standard actions which are checked but then do nothing unless rules intervene
Waiting , Touching , Waving , Pulling , Pushing , Turning , Pushing it to , Squeezing 

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 

Standard actions which happen out of world
Quitting the game , Saving the game , Restoring the game , Restarting the game , Verifying the story file , Switching the story transcript on , Switching the story transcript off , Requesting the story file version , Requesting the score , Preferring abbreviated room descriptions , Preferring unabbreviated room descriptions , Preferring sometimes abbreviated room descriptions , Switching score notification on , Switching score notification off , Requesting the pronoun meanings 

Actions defined by the extension Simple Chat by Mark Tilford
Finding responses to   , Giving text for   , Giving link to   , Preparing   

Actions defined by the extension Inform ATTACK by Victor Gijsbers
Switching the numbers off   , Switching the numbers on   , Concentrating   , Parrying   , Dodging   , Readying   , Reloading   

New actions defined in the source
Peeking  , Pieing  , Throwing  , Photographing  , Nounless-photographing  , Abouting  

Named kinds of action

acting fast 
  defined as any of the following acts:
    Examining something 
    Taking inventory 
    Smelling 
    Smelling something 
    Looking 
    Looking under something 
    Listening 
    Listening to something 
    Thinking 
    Quitting the game 
    Saving the game 
    Restoring the game 
    Restarting the game 
    Verifying the story file 
    Switching the story transcript on 
    Switching the story transcript off 
    Requesting the story file version 
    Requesting the score 
    Preferring abbreviated room descriptions 
    Preferring unabbreviated room descriptions 
    Preferring sometimes abbreviated room descriptions 
    Switching score notification on 
    Switching score notification off 
    Requesting the pronoun meanings 

Commands available to the player

"[direction]" - Going

"a [thing]"  - Attacking 
"about"  - Abouting 
"abstract", a testing command not available in the final game
"actions", a testing command not available in the final game
"adjust", same as "set" 
"answer [text] to [someone]" - Answering it that  (reversed)
"ask [someone] for [something]" - Asking it for 
"ask [someone] about [text]" - Asking it about 
"attach", same as "tie" 
"attack [something]" - Attacking 
"awake", same as "wake" 
"awaken", same as "wake" 
"axe [someone]"  - Attacking 

"break", same as "attack" 
"brief" - Preferring sometimes abbreviated room descriptions 
"burn [something]" - Burning 
"buy [something]" - Buying 

"c"  - Concentrating 
"carry", same as "take" 
"check", same as "examine" 
"chop", same as "cut" 
"clean", same as "rub" 
"clear", same as "push" 
"climb [something]" - Climbing 
"climb up/over [something]" - Climbing 
"close [something]" - Closing 
"close up [something]" - Closing 
"close off [something]" - Switching off 
"concentrate"  - Concentrating 
"consult [something] on/about [text]" - Consulting it about 
"cover", same as "close" 
"crack", same as "attack" 
"cross", same as "enter" 
"cut [something]" - Cutting 

"describe", same as "examine" 
"destroy", same as "attack" 
"discard", same as "drop" 
"display", same as "show" 
"disrobe", same as "shed" 
"do"  - Dodging 
"dodge"  - Dodging 
"doff", same as "shed" 
"don", same as "wear" 
"drag", same as "pull" 
"drink [something]" - Drinking 
"drop [things preferably held]" - Dropping 
"drop [something preferably held] at/against/on/onto [something]" - Throwing it at 
"drop [other things] in/into/down [something]" - Inserting it into 
"drop [other things] on/onto [something]" - Putting it on 
"dust", same as "rub" 

"eat [something preferably held]" - Eating 
"embrace", same as "kiss" 
"enter" - Entering 
"enter [something]" - Entering 
"examine [something]" - Examining 
"exit" - Exiting 

"fasten", same as "tie" 
"feed", same as "give" 
"feel", same as "touch" 
"fight", same as "attack" 

"get out/off/down/up" - Exiting 
"get in/on" - Entering 
"get [things]" - Taking 
"get in/into/on/onto [something]" - Entering 
"get off/down [something]" - Getting off 
"get [things inside] from [something]" - Removing it from 
"give [someone] [something preferably held]" - Giving it to  (reversed)
"give [something preferably held] to [someone]" - Giving it to 
"glklist", a testing command not available in the final game
"go" - Going 
"go [direction]" - Going 
"go [something]" - Entering 
"go into/in/inside/through [something]" - Entering 
"gonear", a testing command not available in the final game

"hear [something]" - Listening to 
"help"  - Abouting 
"hit", same as "attack" 
"hold", same as "take" 
"hop", same as "jump" 
"hug", same as "kiss" 

"i", same as "inventory" 
"insert [other things] in/into [something]" - Inserting it into 
"inv", same as "inventory" 
"inventory" - Taking inventory 

"jump" - Jumping 

"kill", same as "attack" 
"kiss [someone]" - Kissing 

"l", same as "look" 
"leave", same as "exit" 
"light", same as "burn" 
"listen" - Listening to 
"listen to [something]" - Listening to 
"lock [something] with [something preferably held]" - Locking it with 
"long" - Preferring unabbreviated room descriptions 
"look" - Looking 
"look [something]" - Examining 
"look through keyhole"  - Peeking 
"look at [something]" - Examining 
"look inside/in/into/through [something]" - Searching 
"look under [something]" - Looking under 
"look up [text] in [something]" - Consulting it about  (reversed)

"make photo"  - Nounless-photographing 
"make photo of [someone]"  - Photographing 
"make a photo of [someone]"  - Photographing 
"move", same as "push" 
"murder", same as "attack" 

"nap", same as "sleep" 
"no" - Saying no 
"normal" - Preferring sometimes abbreviated room descriptions 
"notify" - Switching score notification on 
"notify on" - Switching score notification on 
"notify off" - Switching score notification off 
"nouns" - Requesting the pronoun meanings 
"numbers off"  - Switching the numbers off 
"numbers on"  - Switching the numbers on 

"offer", same as "give" 
"open [something]" - Opening 
"open [something] with [something preferably held]" - Unlocking it with 
"out", same as "exit" 

"p"  - Parrying 
"parry"  - Parrying 
"pay", same as "give" 
"peek"  - Peeking 
"peek through keyhole"  - Peeking 
"photograph"  - Nounless-photographing 
"photograph [someone]"  - Photographing 
"pick up [things]" - Taking 
"pick [things] up" - Taking 
"pie [someone]"  - Pieing 
"polish", same as "rub" 
"present", same as "show" 
"press", same as "push" 
"pronouns" - Requesting the pronoun meanings 
"prune", same as "cut" 
"pull [something]" - Pulling 
"punch", same as "attack" 
"purchase", same as "buy" 
"purloin", a testing command not available in the final game
"push button"  - Nounless-photographing 
"push [something]" - Pushing 
"push [something] [direction]" - Pushing it to 
"push [something] to [direction]" - Pushing it to 
"put on [something preferably held]" - Wearing 
"put [something preferably held] on" - Wearing 
"put down [things preferably held]" - Dropping 
"put [things preferably held] down" - Dropping 
"put [other things] in/inside/into [something]" - Inserting it into 
"put [other things] on/onto [something]" - Putting it on 

"q" - Quitting the game 
"quit" - Quitting the game 

"random", a testing command not available in the final game
"read [something]" - Examining 
"read about [text] in [something]" - Consulting it about  (reversed)
"read [text] in [something]" - Consulting it about  (reversed)
"ready [weapon]"  - Readying 
"relations", a testing command not available in the final game
"reload [held weapon]"  - Reloading 
"remove [something preferably held]" - Taking off 
"remove [things inside] from [something]" - Removing it from 
"restart" - Restarting the game 
"restore" - Restoring the game 
"rotate", same as "turn" 
"rub [something]" - Rubbing 
"rules", a testing command not available in the final game
"run", same as "go" 

"save" - Saving the game 
"say", same as "answer" 
"scale", same as "climb" 
"scenes", a testing command not available in the final game
"scope", a testing command not available in the final game
"score" - Requesting the score 
"screw", same as "turn" 
"script" - Switching the story transcript on 
"script on" - Switching the story transcript on 
"script off" - Switching the story transcript off 
"scrub", same as "rub" 
"search [something]" - Searching 
"set [something] to [text]" - Setting it to 
"shed [something preferably held]" - Taking off 
"shift", same as "push" 
"shine", same as "rub" 
"short" - Preferring abbreviated room descriptions 
"shout", same as "answer" 
"show [someone] [something preferably held]" - Showing it to  (reversed)
"show [something preferably held] to [someone]" - Showing it to 
"showheap", a testing command not available in the final game
"showme", a testing command not available in the final game
"showverb", a testing command not available in the final game
"shut", same as "close" 
"sing" - Singing 
"sip", same as "drink" 
"sit on/in/inside [something]" - Entering 
"sit on top of [something]" - Entering 
"skip", same as "jump" 
"sleep" - Sleeping 
"slice", same as "cut" 
"smash", same as "attack" 
"smell" - Smelling 
"smell [something]" - Smelling 
"sniff", same as "smell" 
"sorry" - Saying sorry 
"speak", same as "answer" 
"spy"  - Peeking 
"squash", same as "squeeze" 
"squeeze [something]" - Squeezing 
"stand" - Exiting 
"stand up" - Exiting 
"stand on [something]" - Entering 
"superbrief" - Preferring abbreviated room descriptions 
"swallow", same as "drink" 
"sweep", same as "rub" 
"swing [something]" - Swinging 
"swing on [something]" - Swinging 
"switch [something switched on]" - Switching off 
"switch [something]" - Switching on 
"switch on [something]" - Switching on 
"switch [something] on" - Switching on 
"switch [something] off" - Switching off 
"switch off [something]" - Switching off 

"take inventory" - Taking inventory 
"take photo"  - Nounless-photographing 
"take [things]" - Taking 
"take off [something]" - Taking off 
"take [something] off" - Taking off 
"take [things inside] from [something]" - Removing it from 
"take [things inside] off [something]" - Removing it from 
"take picture of [someone]"  - Photographing 
"take photo of [someone]"  - Photographing 
"take a picture of [someone]"  - Photographing 
"take a photo of [someone]"  - Photographing 
"taste [something]" - Tasting 
"tell [someone] about [text]" - Telling it about 
"test", a testing command not available in the final game
"think" - Thinking 
"throw [something]"  - Throwing 
"thump", same as "attack" 
"tie [something] to [something]" - Tying it to 
"torture", same as "attack" 
"touch [something]" - Touching 
"trace", a testing command not available in the final game
"transcript" - Switching the story transcript on 
"transcript on" - Switching the story transcript on 
"transcript off" - Switching the story transcript off 
"tree", a testing command not available in the final game
"turn [something]" - Turning 
"turn [something] on" - Switching on 
"turn on [something]" - Switching on 
"turn [something] off" - Switching off 
"turn off [something]" - Switching off 
"twist", same as "turn" 

"uncover", same as "open" 
"unlock [something] with [something preferably held]" - Unlocking it with 
"unscrew", same as "turn" 
"unwrap", same as "open" 

"verbose" - Preferring unabbreviated room descriptions 
"verify" - Verifying the story file 
"version" - Requesting the story file version 

"wait" - Waiting 
"wake" - Waking up 
"wake up" - Waking up 
"wake [someone]" - Waking 
"wake [someone] up" - Waking 
"wake up [someone]" - Waking 
"walk", same as "go" 
"watch", same as "examine" 
"wave" - Waving hands 
"wave [something]" - Waving 
"wear [something preferably held]" - Wearing 
"wipe", same as "rub" 
"wreck", same as "attack" 

"x", same as "examine" 

"y", same as "yes" 
"yes" - Saying yes 

"z", same as "wait" 

Actions in alphabetical order

abouting  answering it that  asking it about  asking it for  attacking  burning  buying  climbing  closing  concentrating  consulting it about  cutting  dodging  drinking  dropping  eating  entering  examining  exiting  finding responses to  getting off  giving it to  giving link to  giving text for  going  inserting it into  jumping  kissing  listening to  locking it with  looking  looking under  nounless-photographing  opening  parrying  peeking  photographing  pieing  preferring abbreviated room descriptions  preferring sometimes abbreviated room descriptions  preferring unabbreviated room descriptions  preparing  pulling  pushing  pushing it to  putting it on  quitting the game  readying

reloading  removing it from  requesting the pronoun meanings  requesting the score  requesting the story file version  restarting the game  restoring the game  rubbing  saving the game  saying no  saying sorry  saying yes  searching  setting it to  showing it to  singing  sleeping  smelling  squeezing  swearing mildly  swearing obscenely  swinging  switching off  switching on  switching score notification off  switching score notification on  switching the numbers off  switching the numbers on  switching the story transcript off  switching the story transcript on  taking  taking inventory  taking off  tasting  telling it about  thinking  throwing  throwing it at  touching  turning  tying it to  unlocking it with  verifying the story file  waiting  waking  waking up  waving  waving hands  wearing

Rules governing actions

	Persuasion  ... rulebook  name There are no rules in this rulebook.

	Unsuccessful attempt by  ... rulebook  name There are no rules in this rulebook.

	Before  ... rulebook  name     opening the trunk        peeking        photographing

	Instead  ... rulebook  name     attacking the count when the player has the axe        attacking cherubino when the player has the axe        attacking susanna when the player has the axe        going up when the player is in the trunk        attacking something when the player has the pie        throwing the pie at something        putting the pie on something        examining the keyhole        eating the pie        photographing the count        photographing cherubino        photographing susanna        opening the trunk        entering the trunk        examining the mystery man        examining the player        giving text for sc_inv_1        finding responses to sc_inv_1        giving link to sc_inv_2        giving text for sc_inv_2        giving link to sc_inv_3        giving text for sc_inv_3        finding responses to sc_inv_3        giving link to sc_inv_4        giving text for sc_inv_4        giving link to sc_inv_5        giving text for sc_inv_5        finding responses to sc_inv_5        giving link to sc_inv_6        giving text for sc_inv_6        giving link to sc_inv_7        giving text for sc_inv_7        giving link to sc_inv_8        giving text for sc_inv_8        giving text for sc_peek_1        finding responses to sc_peek_1        giving link to sc_peek_2        giving text for sc_peek_2        giving link to sc_peek_3        giving text for sc_peek_3        finding responses to sc_peek_3        giving link to sc_peek_4        giving text for sc_peek_4        giving link to sc_peek_5        giving text for sc_peek_5        finding responses to sc_peek_5        giving link to sc_peek_6        giving text for sc_peek_6        giving link to sc_peek_7        giving text for sc_peek_7        photographing the player        examining a natural weapon  standard description of a natural weapon rule   name  unlist      dropping something        taking inventory for the first time        exiting when the player is in the trunk        jumping when the player is in the trunk        singing        peeking        throwing        nounless-photographing    default outcome is failure

	Check ... rulebook  name Check rules are tied to specific actions, and there are too many to index here. For instance, the check taking rules can only ever affect the taking action, so they are indexed on the detailed index page for taking.

	Carry out ... rulebook  name Carry out rules are tied to specific actions, and there are too many to index here.

	After  ... rulebook  name     putting on a readied weapon  unready on putting on rule   name  unlist      inserting into a readied weapon  unready on inserting rule   name  unlist      examining a killed person  give list of possession on dead person rule   name  unlist      dropping a readied weapon  unready on dropping rule   name  unlist      looking for the first time  looking at the beginning of the game is not acting fast rule   name  unlist  default outcome is success

	Report ... rulebook  name Report rules are tied to specific actions, and there are too many to index here.