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

Touching something (past tense touched)

Touching is just that, touching something without applying pressure: a touch-sensitive screen or a living creature might react, but a standard push-button or lever will probably not.

In the Standard Rules there are no check touching rules, since touchability is already a requirement of the noun for the action anyway, and no carry out rules because nothing in the standard Inform world model reacts to a mere touch - though report rules do mean that attempts to touch other people provoke a special reply.

Typed commands leading to this action

"touch [something]"

Rules controlling this action

set action variables for    when acting fast  acting fast actions are fast rule   name  unlist 

before    doing anything except examining or reaping in Drawing Room   

before    doing anything except attacking when Nomos bonus is true   

before    ethereal-forbidden   

before    doing anything  boots of wandering weirdness rule   name  unlist 

instead of    doing anything with clouds of smoke when the smoke timer of the location is less than 1   

instead of    touching clouds of smoke   

instead of    touching the statue of Aite   

instead of    touching the statue of Sul   

instead of    touching the statue of Isatzo   

instead of    attacking or cutting or touching the fascinating drawing   

instead of    doing anything with rust spores   

report    an actor touching  report touching yourself rule   name  unlist

report    an actor touching  report touching other people rule   name  unlist

report    an actor touching  report touching things rule   name  unlist