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

New actions defined in the source
Menuing , Playing with , Playing

Named kinds of action

No names have yet been defined. (Here's how: )

Commands available to the player

"[direction]" - Going

"about" - Menuing
"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"

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

"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
"consult [something] on/about [text]" - Consulting it about
"cover", same as "close"
"crack", same as "attack"
"credits" - Menuing
"cross", same as "enter"
"cuddle [something]" - Rubbing
"cut [something]" - Cutting

"describe", same as "examine"
"destroy", same as "attack"
"discard", same as "drop"
"display", same as "show"
"disrobe", same as "shed"
"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
"examine under [something]" - Looking under
"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
"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 at [something]" - Examining
"look inside/in/into/through [something]" - Searching
"look under [something]" - Looking under
"look up [text] in [something]" - Consulting it about (reversed)

"menu" - Menuing
"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

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

"pay", same as "give"
"pet [something]" - Rubbing
"pick up [things]" - Taking
"pick [things] up" - Taking
"play [something]" - Playing
"play with [something]" - Playing with
"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 [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)
"relations", a testing command not available in the final game
"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
"search under [something]" - Looking under
"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"
"squash", same as "squeeze"
"squeeze [something]" - Squeezing
"stand" - Exiting
"stand up" - Exiting
"stand on [something]" - Entering
"stroke [something]" - Rubbing
"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 [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
"taste [something]" - Tasting
"tell [someone] about [text]" - Telling it about
"test", a testing command not available in the final game
"think" - Thinking
"throw", same as "drop"
"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

answering it that
asking it about
asking it for
attacking
burning
buying
climbing
closing
consulting it about
cutting
drinking
dropping
eating
entering
examining
exiting
getting off
giving it to
going
inserting it into
jumping
kissing
listening to
locking it with
looking
looking under
menuing
opening
playing
playing with
preferring abbreviated room descriptions
preferring sometimes abbreviated room descriptions
preferring unabbreviated room descriptions
pulling
pushing
pushing it to
putting it on
quitting the game
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 story transcript off
switching the story transcript on
taking
taking inventory
taking off
tasting
telling it about
thinking
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
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There are no rules in this rulebook.

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

Before ... rulebook
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     start of rulebook going east for the first time

     the arrow points from a more specific rule to a more general one, as decided by Law I - Number of aspects constrained giving a carrot to a rabbit (called the thingy)

    opening the piano

    searching

Instead ... rulebook
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     start of rulebook going down in the Study when the book case is not handled

     the arrow points from a more specific rule to a more general one, as decided by Law I - Number of aspects constrained giving a carrot to a rabbit (called the thingy)

    examining the bus stop

     these rules are equally ranked, so their order is determined by which was defined first (or by explicit 'listed in' sentences) examining the street

    examining fake-square

    examining the house

    entering the house

    examining the grocery shop

     these rules are equally ranked, so their order is determined by which was defined first (or by explicit 'listed in' sentences) entering the grocery shop

    examining the little alley

    entering the little alley

    examining the fake-busstop

     these rules are equally ranked, so their order is determined by which was defined first (or by explicit 'listed in' sentences) examining the counter

    searching the counter

    examining the food

    taking the food

    eating the food

     these rules are equally ranked, so their order is determined by which was defined first (or by explicit 'listed in' sentences) examining the large sack of onions

    searching the large sack of onions

    examining the grandfather clock

    examining the staircase

     these rules are equally ranked, so their order is determined by which was defined first (or by explicit 'listed in' sentences) climbing the staircase

    examining the large bed

    searching the large bed

    looking under the large bed

    examining the piano

     these rules are equally ranked, so their order is determined by which was defined first (or by explicit 'listed in' sentences) taking the sheet music

    examining the sheet music

    taking the books

    examining the books

    examining the book case

     these rules are equally ranked, so their order is determined by which was defined first (or by explicit 'listed in' sentences) pulling the book case

    pushing the book case

    taking the book case

    examining the fake-secretpassage

     the arrow points from a more specific rule to a more general one, as decided by Law III.3.2 - Action/What/Thing Acted On examining the player

    examining a carrot

     these rules are equally ranked, so their order is determined by which was defined first (or by explicit 'listed in' sentences) eating a carrot

    taking a rabbit

    examining a rabbit

    kissing a rabbit

    rubbing a rabbit

     these rules are equally ranked, so their order is determined by which was defined first (or by explicit 'listed in' sentences) playing with a rabbit

     the arrow points from a more specific rule to a more general one, as decided by Law III.3.2 - Action/What/Thing Acted On looking when collecting names

    playing with

     these rules are equally ranked, so their order is determined by which was defined first (or by explicit 'listed in' sentences) singing

default outcome is failure

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

After ... rulebook
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There are no rules in this rulebook.

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