Searching something (requires light) (past tense searched)
Searching looks at the contents
of an open or transparent container, or at the items on top of a supporter.
These are often mentioned in room descriptions already, and then the action
is unnecessary, but that wouldn't be true for something like a kitchen
cupboard which is scenery - mentioned in passing in a room description, but
not made a fuss of. Searching such a cupboard would then, by listing its
contents, give the player more information than the ordinary room description
shows.
The usual check rules restrict searching to containers and supporters: so
the Standard Rules do not allow the searching of people, for instance. But
it is easy to add instead rules ('Instead of searching Dr Watson: ...') or
even a new carry out rule ('Check searching someone (called the suspect): ...')
to extend the way searching normally works.
Typed commands leading to this action
"look inside/in/into/through [something]"
"search [something]"
Rules controlling this action
before doing something in The Captain's Office
instead searching the heap of refuse for the first time
instead searching the heap of refuse for the second time
instead searching the heap of refuse for the third time
instead searching the leaves
instead searching the mud
instead searching the moss
instead searching the stones_temple
instead searching the heap of refuse
instead climbing, taking, searching, entering, looking under, opening, closing, attacking, kissing, smelling, tasting, eating or drinking the ruined building between the trees
check an actor searching can't search unless container or supporter rule
check an actor searching can't search closed opaque containers rule
report someone trying searching [E1]
report searching a container standard search containers rule
report searching a supporter standard search supporters rule
report an actor searching report other people searching rule