Phrasebook

See below for lexicon of words used in descriptions
And for table of verbs

Saying
The score and the outcome
Actions and activities
Moving and removing things
Arithmetic
Time
Randomness
Tables
Searching and sorting tables
Changing properties and variables
Listing things in a given place
The player's command
Loops and conditionals
Accessibility
Fonts and visual effects
Following rules
Success and failure of rules
Procedural manipulation of rules
Indexed text
Stored Actions
Lists

From the extension Basic Screen Effects
Spacing and Pausing

From the extension Menus
Miscellaneous

From the extension Basic Help Menu
Miscellaneous

From the extension Plurality
Verbs
Pronouns

From the extension Simple Chat
Miscellaneous

From the extension Scheduled Activities
Scheduling activities
Canceling activities
Checking activities
Reporting activities
Phrases for descriptions

From the extension Conditional Undo
Miscellaneous

From the extension Custom Library Messages
Altering messages
Implicit Actions
Pronouns
Put On
Enter
Look
Touching
Push, Pull, Turn
"Say object" rules
"Say word" rules
"Say suffix" rules
Irregular verbs
"Say symbol" rules
Miscellaneous "say" rules
Miscellaneous decision rules

From the extension Pronouns
Miscellaneous

Defined in the source
Time
Blood
Zeal
Excitement
Starting combat
Striking a blow
Calculating the to-hit modifier
Calculating the damage
Calculating the final damage
Receiving blood after a kill
Deal x damage to y
Aftereffects
Lose concentration
Taking away all the until end of combat bonuses
Taking away all the until moving bonuses
Smashing Blow
Anger
Bronze Armour
Curse
Burning Hands
Crackling Weapon
Climbing
Zeal
Actions Help
Visbility
Leveling up
Level and significance
Poisonous
Holding on
Vampiric
Tutorial and Demonstration
The Introduction
The Captain's Office

Miscellaneous

Brought into being by new kinds of value

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Saying
say (some text with substitutions)
say "[a value of some sort]"
say "[s]"
say "[a time in words]"
say "[a number in words]"
say "[the a number in words]"
say "[a the name of an object]"
say "[an the name of an object]"
say "[A the name of an object]"
say "[An the name of an object]"
say "[the the name of an object]"
say "[The the name of an object]"
say "[the player's surroundings]"
say "[list of extension credits]"
say "[complete list of extension credits]"
say "[banner text]"
say "[if a condition]"
say "[end if]"
say "[otherwise]"
say "[otherwise if a condition]"
say "[line break]"
say "[no line break]"
say "[conditional paragraph break]"
say "[command clarification break]"
say "[paragraph break]"
say "[run paragraph on]"
say "[bracket]"
say "[close bracket]"
say "[apostrophe/']"
say "[quotation mark]"
display (the name of a figure)
optionally one time only
play (the name of a sound effect)
optionally one time only
say "[one of]"
say "[or]"
say "[purely at random]"
say "[at random]"
say "[sticky random]"
say "[as decreasingly likely outcomes]"
say "[in random order]"
say "[cycling]"
say "[stopping]"

The score and the outcome
change the/-- player to (the name of an object)
award (a number) point
award (a number) points
end the game in death
end the game in victory
end the game saying (some text)
resume the game
if game is in progress ...
if game is over ...
if game ended in death ...
if game ended in victory ...

Actions and activities
try (an instruction to do something)
silently try (an instruction to do something)
try silently (an instruction to do something)
if action requires a touchable noun ...
if action requires a touchable second noun ...
if action requires a carried noun ...
if action requires a carried second noun ...
if action requires light ...
stop the action
continue the action
continue the activity
carry out the (an activity) activity
begin the (an activity) activity
if handling (an activity) activity ...
end the (an activity) activity
carry out the (an activity) activity with (the name of an object)
begin the (an activity) activity with (the name of an object)
if handling (an activity) activity with (the name of an object) ...
end the (an activity) activity with (the name of an object)
if (an activity) activity is going on ...
do nothing
it does
it does not

Moving and removing things
remove (the name of an object) from play
move (the name of an object) to (the name of an object)
    optionally without printing a room description,
    or printing an abbreviated room description
holder of (the name of an object) ... the name of an object
next thing held after (the name of an object) ... the name of an object
first thing held by (the name of an object) ... the name of an object
if in (the name of an object) ...
if in darkness ...
best route from (the name of an object) to (the name of an object) ... the name of an object
    optionally using doors,
    or using even locked doors
number of moves from (the name of an object) to (the name of an object) ... a number
    optionally using doors,
    or using even locked doors
best route from (the name of an object) to (the name of an object) through (a description) ... the name of an object
    optionally using doors,
    or using even locked doors
number of moves from (the name of an object) to (the name of an object) through (a description) ... a number
    optionally using doors,
    or using even locked doors
room (an object matching a description) from (an object matching a description) ... XXX
other side of (an object matching a description) from (an object matching a description) ... the name of an object
direction of (an object matching a description) from (an object matching a description) ... the name of an object
room-or-door (an object matching a description) from (an object matching a description) ... the name of an object
change (an object matching a description) exit of (an object matching a description) to (an object matching a description)
change (an object matching a description) exit of (an object matching a description) to nothing/nowhere
next step via (a relation) from (the name of an object) to (the name of an object) ... the name of an object
number of steps via (a relation) from (the name of an object) to (the name of an object) ... a number
front side of (the name of an object) ... XXX
back side of (the name of an object) ... XXX
location of (the name of an object) ... XXX

Arithmetic
number of (a description) ... a number
(a number) + (a number) ... a number
(a number) - (a number) ... a number
(a number) * (a number) ... a number
(a number) / (a number) ... a number
(a number) plus (a number) ... a number
(a number) minus (a number) ... a number
(a number) times (a number) ... a number
(a number) multiplied by (a number) ... a number
(a number) divided by (a number) ... a number
remainder after dividing (a number) by (a number) ... a number
total (a property of something) of (a description) ... a number

Time
(a time) to the nearest (a time) ... a time
minutes part of (a time) ... a number
hours part of (a time) ... a number
if (a time) is before (a time) ...
if (a time) is after (a time) ...
if it is before (a time) ...
if it is after (a time) ...
(a time) before (a time) ... a time
(a time) after (a time) ... a time
(a number) minutes ... a time
(a number) hours ... a time
(the name of a rule) in (a number) turn from now
(the name of a rule) in (a number) turns from now
(the name of a rule) at (a time)
(the name of a rule) in (a time) from now
if (the name of a scene) is happening ...
if (the name of a scene) is not happening ...
if (the name of a scene) has happened ...
if (the name of a scene) has not happened ...
if (the name of a scene) has ended ...
if (the name of a scene) has not ended ...
time since (the name of a scene) began ... a time
time when (the name of a scene) began ... a time
time since (the name of a scene) ended ... a time
time when (the name of a scene) ended ... a time

Randomness
a random (a description) ... the name of an object
random (a description) ... the name of an object
a random number from (a number) to (a number) ... a number
a random number between (a number) and (a number) ... a number
if a random chance of (a number) in (a number) succeeds ...
seed the random-number generator with (a number)

Tables
number of rows in/from (the name of a table) ... a number
number of blank rows in/from (the name of a table) ... a number
number of filled rows in/from (the name of a table) ... a number
if there is (a table entry) ...
if there is no (a table entry) ...
change (a table entry) to (a value of some sort)
delete (a table entry)
blank out the whole row
choose a/the/-- row (a number) in/from (the name of a table)
choose a/the/-- row with (the name of a column) of (a value of some sort) in/from (the name of a table)
choose a/the/-- blank row in/from (the name of a table)
choose a/the/-- random row in/from (the name of a table)
read (the name of a file) into (the name of a table)
write (the name of a file) from (the name of a table)
if (the name of a file) exists ...
if ready to read (the name of a file) ...
mark (the name of a file) as ready to read
mark (the name of a file) as not ready to read
write (some text) to (the name of a file)
append (some text) to (the name of a file)
say "[text of the name of a file]"

Searching and sorting tables
repeat through (the name of a table) begin; ...; end repeat
repeat through (the name of a table) in reverse order begin; ...; end repeat
repeat through (the name of a table) in (the name of a column) order begin; ...; end repeat
repeat through (the name of a table) in reverse (the name of a column) order begin; ...; end repeat
sort (the name of a table) in random order
sort (the name of a table) in (the name of a column) order
sort (the name of a table) in reverse (the name of a column) order

Changing properties and variables
let (a temporary 'let' or 'repeat' variable) be (a value of some sort)
change (a property belonging to something) to (a value of some sort)
change (a non-temporary variable) to (a value of some sort)
change (a list entry) to (a value of some sort)
increase/increment (a property belonging to something) by (a value of some sort)
increase/increment (a non-temporary variable) by (a value of some sort)
increase/increment (a temporary 'let' or 'repeat' variable) by (a value of some sort)
increase/increment (a table entry) by (a value of some sort)
decrease/decrement (a property belonging to something) by (a value of some sort)
decrease/decrement (a non-temporary variable) by (a value of some sort)
decrease/decrement (a temporary 'let' or 'repeat' variable) by (a value of some sort)
decrease/decrement (a table entry) by (a value of some sort)
change (the name of an object) to (a property of something)
change (the name of an object) to (a value of some sort)
if (the name of an object) provides the property (a property of something) ...
if (the name of an object) does not provide the property (a property of something) ...
now (a condition)
change (a temporary 'let' or 'repeat' variable) to (a value of some sort)

Listing things in a given place
list the contents of (the name of an object)
    optionally with newlines,
    indented,
    giving inventory information,
    as a sentence,
    including contents,
    including all contents,
    tersely,
    giving brief inventory information,
    using the definite article,
    listing marked items only,
    prefacing with is/are,
    not listing concealed items,
    suppressing all articles,
    and/or with extra indentation
say "[contents of the name of an object]"
say "[the contents of the name of an object]"
say "[a list of a description]"
say "[list of a description]"
say "[the list of a description]"
say "[The list of a description]"
say "[is-are a list of a description]"
say "[is-are list of a description]"
say "[is-are the list of a description]"
group (a description) together
group (a description) together giving articles
group (a description) together as (some text)
omit contents in listing
place (the name of an object) in scope
    optionally but not its contents

The player's command
if (a snippet) matches (a topic) ...
if (a snippet) does not match (a topic) ...
if (a snippet) includes (a topic) ...
if (a snippet) does not include (a topic) ...
replace (a snippet) with (some text)
cut (a snippet)
reject the player's command
if player consents ...

Loops and conditionals
if (a condition) then (an instruction to do something)
if (a condition) , (an instruction to do something)
otherwise if (a condition)
else if (a condition)
otherwise (an instruction to do something)
else (an instruction to do something)
if (a condition) begin; ...; end if
whether or not (a condition) ... something which is either true or false
while (a condition) repeatedly (an instruction to do something)
while (a condition) , (an instruction to do something)
while (a condition) begin; ...; end while
repeat with (a name not so far used) running from (a number) to (a number) begin; ...; end repeat
repeat with (a name not so far used) running through (a description) begin; ...; end repeat
issue the error (some text)
stop
yes
no
decide on (a value of some sort)
decide yes
decide no
if using the/-- (the name of a use option) ...

Accessibility
if (the name of an object) is inaccessible ...
optionally saying if not

Fonts and visual effects
say "[bold type]"
say "[italic type]"
say "[roman type]"
say "[fixed letter spacing]"
say "[variable letter spacing]"
display the boxed quotation (some formatted text without substitutions)

Following rules
follow (the name of a rule)
consider (the name of a rule)
abide by (the name of a rule)
follow (the name of a rule) for (the name of an object)
consider (the name of a rule) for (the name of an object)
abide by (the name of a rule) for (the name of an object)

Success and failure of rules
make no decision
rule succeeds
rule fails
rule succeeds with result (some text or the name of a room, thing or rule)
rule fails with result (some text or the name of a room, thing or rule)
if rule succeeded ...
if rule succeeded with result (some text or the name of a room, thing or rule) ...
if rule failed ...
if rule failed with result (some text or the name of a room, thing or rule) ...
result of the rule ... some text or the name of a room, thing or rule
outcome of the rulebook ... the name of a rulebook outcome

Procedural manipulation of rules
ignore (the name of a rule)
reinstate (the name of a rule)
reject the result of (the name of a rule)
accept the result of (the name of a rule)
substitute (the name of a rule) for (the name of a rule)
restore the original (the name of a rule)
move (the name of a rule) to before (the name of a rule)
move (the name of a rule) to after (the name of a rule)

Indexed text
number of characters in (an indexed text) ... a number
character number (a number) in (an indexed text) ... an indexed text
replace character number (a number) in (an indexed text) with (an indexed text)
number of words in (an indexed text) ... a number
word number (a number) in (an indexed text) ... an indexed text
replace word number (a number) in (an indexed text) with (an indexed text)
number of punctuated words in (an indexed text) ... a number
punctuated word number (a number) in (an indexed text) ... an indexed text
replace punctuated word number (a number) in (an indexed text) with (an indexed text)
number of unpunctuated words in (an indexed text) ... a number
unpunctuated word number (a number) in (an indexed text) ... an indexed text
replace unpunctuated word number (a number) in (an indexed text) with (an indexed text)
number of lines in (an indexed text) ... a number
line number (a number) in (an indexed text) ... an indexed text
replace line number (a number) in (an indexed text) with (an indexed text)
number of paragraphs in (an indexed text) ... a number
paragraph number (a number) in (an indexed text) ... an indexed text
replace paragraph number (a number) in (an indexed text) with (an indexed text)
if (an indexed text) exactly matches the text (an indexed text) ...
    optionally case insensitively
if (an indexed text) matches the text (an indexed text) ...
    optionally case insensitively
number of times (an indexed text) matches the text (an indexed text) ... a number
    optionally case insensitively
if (an indexed text) exactly matches the regular expression (an indexed text) ...
    optionally case insensitively
if (an indexed text) matches the regular expression (an indexed text) ...
    optionally case insensitively
number of times (an indexed text) matches the regular expression (an indexed text) ... a number
    optionally case insensitively
text matching regular expression ... an indexed text
text matching subexpression (a number) ... an indexed text
replace the text (an indexed text) in (an indexed text) with (an indexed text)
    optionally case insensitively
replace the regular expression (an indexed text) in (an indexed text) with (an indexed text)
    optionally case insensitively
replace the word (an indexed text) in (an indexed text) with (an indexed text)
replace the punctuated word (an indexed text) in (an indexed text) with (an indexed text)
(an indexed text) in lower case ... an indexed text
(an indexed text) in upper case ... an indexed text
(an indexed text) in title case ... an indexed text
(an indexed text) in sentence case ... an indexed text
if (an indexed text) is in lower case ...
if (an indexed text) is in upper case ...
change the text of the player's command to (an indexed text)

Stored Actions
current action ... a stored action
action of (an instruction to do something) ... a stored action
try (a stored action)
silently try (a stored action)
try silently (a stored action)
if (a stored action) involves (the name of an object) ...
action-name part of (a stored action) ... an action name
noun part of (a stored action) ... the name of an object
second noun part of (a stored action) ... the name of an object
actor part of (a stored action) ... the name of an object

Lists
say "[a list of a value of some sort in brace notation]"
say "[a list of the name of an object with definite articles]"
say "[a list of the name of an object with indefinite articles]"
repeat with (a name not so far used) running through (a list of a value of some sort) begin; ...; end repeat
if (a value of some sort) is listed in (a list of a value of some sort) ...
if (a value of some sort) is not listed in (a list of a value of some sort) ...
list of (a description) ... a list of
number of entries in/of (a list of a value of some sort) ... a number
truncate (a list of a value of some sort) to (a number) entries
truncate (a list of a value of some sort) to the first (a number) entries
truncate (a list of a value of some sort) to the last (a number) entries
extend (a list of a value of some sort) to (a number) entries
change (a list of a value of some sort) to have (a number) entries
add (a value of some sort) to (a list of a value of some sort)
    optionally if absent
add (a value of some sort) at entry (a number) in (a list of a value of some sort)
add (a list of a value of some sort) to (a list of a value of some sort)
    optionally if absent
add (a list of a value of some sort) at entry (a number) in (a list of a value of some sort)
remove (a value of some sort) from (a list of a value of some sort)
    optionally if present
remove (a list of a value of some sort) from (a list of a value of some sort)
    optionally if present
remove entry (a number) from (a list of a value of some sort)
    optionally if present
remove entries (a number) to (a number) from (a list of a value of some sort)
    optionally if present
reverse (a list of a value of some sort)
rotate (a list of a value of some sort)
rotate (a list of a value of some sort) backwards
sort (a list of a value of some sort)
sort (a list of a value of some sort) in reverse order
sort (a list of a value of some sort) in random order
sort (a list of the name of an object) in (a property of something) order
sort (a list of the name of an object) in reverse (a property of something) order

From the extension Basic Screen Effects by Emily Short

Spacing and Pausing
clear the screen [E1]
clear only the main screen [E1]
clear only the status line [E1]
wait for any key [E1]
wait for the SPACE key [E1]
chosen letter ... a number [E1]
pause the game [E1]
center (some text with substitutions) [E1]
center (some text) [E1]
center (some text with substitutions) at row (a number) [E1]
center (some text) at row (a number) [E1]
stop game abruptly [E1]
screen width ... a number [E1]
screen height ... a number [E1]
deepen status line to (a number) rows [E1]
move cursor to (a number) [E1]
right align cursor to (a number) [E1]
fill status bar with (the name of a table) [E1]

From the extension Menus by Emily Short

Miscellaneous
redraw status line [E2]
reprint (the name of a table) [E2]
show menu contents [E2]
say "[known hints from the name of a table]" [E2]
say "[hints from the name of a table]" [E2]

From the extension Basic Help Menu by Emily Short

Miscellaneous
if notify mode is on ... [E3]
current verbosity mode ... verbosity [E3]
current lookmode number ... a number [E3]

From the extension Plurality by Emily Short

Verbs
mark (an object matching a description) in output [E4]
mark-future-plural [E4]
mark-future-singular [E4]
if (the name of an object) acts plural ... [E4]
say "[is-are]" [E4]
say "[is-are of an object matching a description]" [E4]
say "[has-have]" [E4]
say "[has-have of an object matching a description]" [E4]
say "[numerical is-are]" [E4]
say "[numerical has-have]" [E4]
say "[es]" [E4]
say "[es of an object matching a description]" [E4]
say "[ies]" [E4]
say "[ies of an object matching a description]" [E4]

Pronouns
say "[that-those]" [E4]
say "[Cap that-those]" [E4]
say "[that-those of an object matching a description]" [E4]
say "[Cap that-those an object matching a description]" [E4]
say "[that-those an object matching a description]" [E4]
say "[Cap that-those of an object matching a description]" [E4]
say "[it-they]" [E4]
say "[it-they of an object matching a description]" [E4]
say "[Cap it-they]" [E4]
say "[Cap it-they of an object matching a description]" [E4]
say "[its-their]" [E4]
say "[its-their of an object matching a description]" [E4]
say "[Cap its-their]" [E4]
say "[Cap its-their of an object matching a description]" [E4]
say "[it-them]" [E4]
say "[it-them of an object matching a description]" [E4]
say "[Cap it-them]" [E4]
say "[Cap it-them of an object matching a description]" [E4]
say "[its-theirs]" [E4]
say "[its-theirs of an object matching a description]" [E4]
say "[Cap its-theirs]" [E4]
say "[Cap its-theirs of an object matching a description]" [E4]
say "[possessive]" [E4]
say "[possessive of an object matching a description]" [E4]
say "[Cap possessive]" [E4]
say "[Cap possessive of an object matching a description]" [E4]
notice the plurality of (the name of an object) [E4]
have the parser notice (the name of an object) [E4]
notice (the name of an object) boringly [E4]

From the extension Simple Chat by Mark Tilford

Miscellaneous
allow exiting on zero [E5]
forbid exiting on zero [E5]
if exiting on zero is allowed ... [E5]
activate (a chat node) [E5]
deactivate (a chat node) [E5]
if (a chat node) is active ... [E5]
link to (a chat node) [E5]
reset the links [E5]
run a conversation from (a chat node) [E5]
choice made from (a number) to (a number) ... a number [E5]

From the extension Scheduled Activities by John Clemens

Scheduling activities
schedule (an activity) for (the name of an object) at (a time) [E6]
schedule (an activity) at (a time) [E6]
schedule (an activity) for (the name of an object) in (a number) minutes [E6]
schedule (an activity) in (a number) minutes [E6]
schedule (an activity) for (the name of an object) now [E6]
schedule (an activity) now [E6]
schedule (an activity) for (the name of an object) in (a number) turns [E6]
schedule (an activity) in (a number) turns [E6]

Canceling activities
cancel all scheduled events for (the name of an object) [E6]
cancel all scheduled events [E6]
cancel next timed event for (the name of an object) [E6]
cancel next timed event [E6]
cancel all scheduled (an activity) [E6]
cancel all scheduled (an activity) for (the name of an object) [E6]
cancel all scheduled events at (a time) [E6]
cancel all scheduled events for (the name of an object) at (a time) [E6]

Checking activities
if there is an event scheduled ... [E6]
if there is an event scheduled for (the name of an object) ... [E6]
if there is (an activity) scheduled for (the name of an object) ... [E6]
if there is (an activity) scheduled ... [E6]
if there is an event scheduled at (a time) ... [E6]
if there is an event scheduled for (the name of an object) at (a time) ... [E6]
if there is (an activity) scheduled at (a time) ... [E6]
if there is (an activity) scheduled for (the name of an object) at (a time) ... [E6]
if there is an event scheduled now ... [E6]
if there is (an activity) scheduled now ... [E6]
if there is an event scheduled for (the name of an object) now ... [E6]
if there is (an activity) scheduled for (the name of an object) now ... [E6]

Reporting activities
if first current activity ... [E6]
if first similar activity ... [E6]
if (the name of an object) is pending (an activity) ... [E6]
if (a description) is pending (an activity) ... [E6]
the/-- number of (a description) pending (an activity) ... a number [E6]

Phrases for descriptions
schedule (an activity) at (a time) for (a description) [E6]
schedule (an activity) in (a number) minutes for (a description) [E6]
schedule (an activity) now for (a description) [E6]
schedule (an activity) in (a number) turns for (a description) [E6]
cancel all scheduled events for (a description) [E6]
cancel all scheduled (an activity) for (a description) [E6]
if there is an event scheduled for (a description) ... [E6]
if there is (an activity) scheduled for (a description) ... [E6]
if there is an event scheduled now for (a description) ... [E6]
if there is (an activity) scheduled now for (a description) ... [E6]

From the extension Conditional Undo by Jesse Mcgrew

Miscellaneous
allow undo [E7]
deny undo [E7]
prevent undo [E7]
do not prevent undo [E7]
if undo is prevented ... [E7]

From the extension Custom Library Messages by David Fisher

Altering messages
add the custom library messages [E8]
set (a library message id) to (some text) [E8]
update the row with id of (a library message id) to (some text) [E8]
set the library message third person text to (some text) [E8]
set the library message third person text to (some text) / (some text) [E8]
restore the library message third person text [E8]
set the library message third person text to (some text) / (some text) / (some text) [E8]

Implicit Actions
say "[entering|getting onto-into the %]" [E8]

Pronouns
say "[ at the moment]" [E8]

Put On
say "[would achieve]" [E8]

Enter
say "[appropriate action for enter verb]" [E8]

Look
say "[what's on %]" [E8]
say "[what's inside % part 1]" [E8]
say "[what's inside % part 2]" [E8]

Touching
say "[keep your hands to yourself]" [E8]
say "[^Keep]" [E8]

Push, Pull, Turn
say "[nothing obvious happens]" [E8]
say "[it is fixed in place]" [E8]
say "[you are unable to]" [E8]
say "[that would be less than courteous]" [E8]

"Say object" rules
say "[=> present tense]" [E8]
say "[=> default tense]" [E8]
say "[=> %]" [E8]
say "[=> actor]" [E8]
say "[=> the name of an object]" [E8]
say "[% => the name of an object]" [E8]
say "[%]" [E8]
say "[the %]" [E8]
say "[^The %]" [E8]
say "[the % dobj]" [E8]
say "[% dobj]" [E8]
say "[inform 6 short name of %]" [E8]
say "[^The $]" [E8]
say "[the $]" [E8]
say "[$]" [E8]
say "[$ dobj]" [E8]
say "[the $ dobj]" [E8]
say "[^The actor]" [E8]
say "[the actor]" [E8]

"Say word" rules
say "[a letter case 'you']" [E8]
say "[a letter case 'your']" [E8]
say "[a letter case 'you're']" [E8]
say "[a letter case 'you've' auxiliary]" [E8]
say "[a letter case 'yourself']" [E8]
say "[a letter case 'himself']" [E8]
say "[you dobj]" [E8]
say "[you|yourself]" [E8]
say "[a letter case 'he']" [E8]
say "[a letter case 'his']" [E8]
say "[a letter case 'him']" [E8]
find (a letter case) verb in (the name of a table) / (the name of a table) [E8]
find (a letter case) negative in (the name of a table) / (the name of a table) [E8]
say "[a letter case 'did' for the name of an object]" [E8]
say "[a letter case 'didn't' for the name of an object]" [E8]
say "[a letter case 'do' for the name of an object]" [E8]
say "[a letter case 'don't' for the name of an object]" [E8]
say "[a letter case 'are' for the name of an object]" [E8]
say "[a letter case 'aren't' for the name of an object]" [E8]
say "[a letter case 'have' for the name of an object]" [E8]
say "[a letter case 'haven't' for the name of an object]" [E8]
say "[a letter case 'can']" [E8]
say "[a letter case 'can't']" [E8]
say "[a letter case 'have' auxiliary for the name of an object]" [E8]
say "[a letter case 'haven't' auxiliary for the name of an object]" [E8]
say "[^You]" [E8]
say "[^Your]" [E8]
say "[^You're]" [E8]
say "[^You've+]" [E8]
say "[^Yourself]" [E8]
say "[^He]" [E8]
say "[^His]" [E8]
say "[^Him]" [E8]
say "[^Himself]" [E8]
say "[you]" [E8]
say "[your]" [E8]
say "[you're]" [E8]
say "[you've+]" [E8]
say "[yourself]" [E8]
say "[he]" [E8]
say "[-his]" [E8]
say "[him]" [E8]
say "[himself]" [E8]
say "[^Are]" [E8]
say "[^Aren't]" [E8]
say "[^Did]" [E8]
say "[^Didn't]" [E8]
say "[^Do]" [E8]
say "[^Don't]" [E8]
say "[^Have]" [E8]
say "[^Haven't]" [E8]
say "[^Have+]" [E8]
say "[^Haven't+]" [E8]
say "[are]" [E8]
say "[aren't]" [E8]
say "[did]" [E8]
say "[didn't]" [E8]
say "[do]" [E8]
say "[don't]" [E8]
say "[have]" [E8]
say "[haven't]" [E8]
say "[have+]" [E8]
say "[haven't+]" [E8]
say "[^Can]" [E8]
say "[^Can't]" [E8]
say "[can]" [E8]
say "[can't]" [E8]
say "[^It's]" [E8]
say "[it's]" [E8]
say "[^There's]" [E8]
say "[there's]" [E8]
say "[comes|came]" [E8]
say "[here]" [E8]
say "[^Is|Are]" [E8]
say "[^Has|Have]" [E8]
say "[^Does|Do]" [E8]
say "[^Isn't|Aren't]" [E8]
say "[^Hasn't|Haven't]" [E8]
say "[^Doesn't|Don't]" [E8]
say "[is|are]" [E8]
say "[has|have]" [E8]
say "[does|do]" [E8]
say "[isn't|aren't]" [E8]
say "[hasn't|haven't]" [E8]
say "[doesn't|don't]" [E8]
say "[^Is|Was]" [E8]
say "[^Isn't|Wasn't]" [E8]
say "[is|was]" [E8]
say "[isn't|wasn't]" [E8]
print (some text) for singular or (some text) for plural [E8]
say "[^It|They]" [E8]
say "[^It|Those]" [E8]
say "[^That|Those]" [E8]
say "[^That|They]" [E8]
say "[^That's|They're]" [E8]
say "[it|they]" [E8]
say "[it|them]" [E8]
say "[it|those]" [E8]
say "[that|those]" [E8]
say "[is|are for a number]" [E8]
say "[off|out of]" [E8]
say "[onto|into]" [E8]
say "[on|in]" [E8]
say "[^On|In]" [E8]

"Say suffix" rules
say "[-s]" [E8]
say "[-es]" [E8]
say "[e-s]" [E8]
say "[-s|ed]" [E8]
say "[-es|ed]" [E8]
say "[-s present]" [E8]
say "[-es present]" [E8]

Irregular verbs
say "[eats*]" [E8]
say "[feels*]" [E8]
say "[finds*]" [E8]
say "[gets*]" [E8]
say "[gives*]" [E8]
say "[hears*]" [E8]
say "[leads*]" [E8]
say "[puts*]" [E8]
say "[sees*]" [E8]
say "[takes*]" [E8]
say "[eat*]" [E8]
say "[feel*]" [E8]
say "[find*]" [E8]
say "[get*]" [E8]
say "[give*]" [E8]
say "[hear*]" [E8]
say "[lead*]" [E8]
say "[put*]" [E8]
say "[see*]" [E8]
say "[take*]" [E8]

"Say symbol" rules
say "[dot]" [E8]
say "[LeftSqBr]" [E8]
say "[RightSqBr]" [E8]
say "[ExMark]" [E8]
say "[QMark]" [E8]

Miscellaneous "say" rules
say "[/n]" [E8]
say "[/p]" [E8]
say "[/r]" [E8]
say "[the player's holdall]" [E8]
say "[story name]" [E8]
say "[pronoun word]" [E8]
say "[the last command]" [E8]

Miscellaneous decision rules
if game over ... [E8]
if noun is living ... [E8]
if noun is doing the action ... [E8]
if noun is not doing the action ... [E8]
if player is doing the action ... [E8]
if player is not doing the action ... [E8]
if player can see the actor ... [E8]
if there are multiple objects ... [E8]
if there are not multiple objects ... [E8]
do nothing [E8]

From the extension Pronouns by Ron Newcomb

Miscellaneous
the/-- pronoun he/him/his ... XXX [E9]
the/-- pronoun she/her ... XXX [E9]
the/-- pronoun it/its ... the name of an object [E9]
the/-- pronoun they/them/their ... the name of an object [E9]
set the/-- pronoun he/him/his to (an object matching a description) [E9]
set the/-- pronoun she/her to (an object matching a description) [E9]
set the/-- pronoun it/its to (the name of an object) [E9]
set the/-- pronoun they/them/their to (the name of an object) [E9]

Defined in the source

Time
take no time

Blood
restore the blood of (an object matching a description)
heal (an object matching a description) for (a number) blood

Zeal
restore the zeal of (an object matching a description)

Excitement
calculate the excitement to-hit bonus of (an object matching a description)
calculate the excitement damage bonus of (an object matching a description)
calculate the excitement defence bonus of (an object matching a description)
increase the excitement of (an object matching a description)
decrease the excitement of (an object matching a description)

Starting combat
start a combat

Striking a blow
make (an object matching a description) strike a blow against (an object matching a description)

Calculating the to-hit modifier
calculate the to-hit modifier of (an object matching a description) against (an object matching a description)

Calculating the damage
calculate the damage modifier of (an object matching a description) against (an object matching a description)

Calculating the final damage
calculate the final damage (an object matching a description) does against (an object matching a description)

Receiving blood after a kill
receive blood for (an object matching a description)

Deal x damage to y
deal (a number) damage to (an object matching a description)
deal (a number) damage to (an object matching a description) with alternative layout

Aftereffects
determine aftereffects for (an object matching a description) and (an object matching a description)

Lose concentration
let (an object matching a description) lose concentration
let (an object matching a description) lose concentration between brackets

Taking away all the until end of combat bonuses
take away all end-of-combat bonuses

Taking away all the until moving bonuses
take away all until-moving bonuses

Smashing Blow
do smashing blow with (an object matching a description) and (an object matching a description)

Anger
do calculating anger with (an object matching a description) and (an object matching a description)

Bronze Armour
do elda armour with (an object matching a description) and (an object matching a description)

Curse
do cursed with (an object matching a description) and (an object matching a description)
do remove curse with (an object matching a description) and (an object matching a description)

Burning Hands
set fire to (an object matching a description)
silently set fire to (an object matching a description)

Crackling Weapon
do crackling weapon with (an object matching a description) and (an object matching a description)
determine crackle aftereffect

Climbing
make a climb check of difficulty (a number)

Zeal
grant zeal

Actions Help
say "[combat basics first part]"
say "[combat basics second part]"

Visbility
determine visibility

Leveling up
level up

Level and significance
calculate the initial combat significance
calculate the combat significance

Poisonous
have (an object matching a description) poison (an object matching a description)

Holding on
have (an object matching a description) hold on to (an object matching a description)
have (an object matching a description) deal hold damage to (an object matching a description)
calculate the onholder melee bonus for (an object matching a description) against (an object matching a description)

Vampiric
do sucking blood with (an object matching a description) and (an object matching a description)

Tutorial and Demonstration
do the tutorial deadly combat check

The Introduction
start the intro

The Captain's Office
start fighting Alex

Miscellaneous
alivest (a description) ... the name of an object
killedest (a description) ... the name of an object

Brought into being by new kinds of value
a random verbosity between (a verbosity) and (a verbosity) ... verbosity
a random verbosity from (a verbosity) to (a verbosity) ... verbosity
verbosity after (a verbosity) ... verbosity
verbosity before (a verbosity) ... verbosity
a random verbosity ... verbosity
together with similar constructions for conversation exiting, chat node, activatedness, library message id, tense, grammatical number, grammatical person, gender, letter case, printing style, excitement, attack type, speed, skill, metal, person condition and monster condition

Lexicon of words used in descriptions

For instance, the description 'an unlocked door' is made up from the adjective 'unlocked' and the noun 'door', both of which can be found below. Property adjectives, like 'open', can be used when creating things - 'In the Ballroom is an open container' is allowed because 'open' is a property - but those with complicated definitions, like 'empty', can only be tested during play, e.g. with rules like 'Instead of taking an empty container, ...'.

a indefinite article

a legholder adjective, property of person, , opposite of not a legholder

activate verb

adjacent adjective: A room is adjacent if it is adjacent to the location

Agitated adjective, value of Excitement

alive adjective: A person is alive if its blood is 1 or more

all determiner used in conditions: 'if all of the doors are open'

all but determiner used to count things: 'all but three containers'

all except determiner - see all except

almost all determiner used in conditions: true if 80 percent or more possibilities work

almost no determiner used in conditions: true if fewer than 20 percent of possibilities work

ambiguously plural [E4] adjective, property of thing, , opposite of ordinarily enumerated

an determiner - see a

an erratic attacker adjective, property of person, , opposite of not an erratic attacker

an onholder adjective, property of person, , opposite of not an onholder

Anger adjective, value of Skill

angry adjective, property of person, , opposite of not angry

animal noun, a kind of person

Animated adjective, value of Excitement

Armour of Blood adjective, value of Skill

at dodge adjective, property of person, , opposite of not at dodge

at least determiner used to count things: 'at least five doors'

at most determiner - see at least

at parry adjective, property of person, , opposite of not at parry

Await adjective, value of Skill

backdrop noun, a kind of thing

bat noun, a kind of monster

be verb

Bleed adjective, value of Skill

Boost Climb adjective, value of Skill

boss adjective, property of monster, , opposite of not boss

bouvier noun, a kind of dog

brief [E3] adjective, value of Verbosity

broken adjective, property of stick of illumination, , opposite of unbroken

bronze adjective, value of Metal

Bronze Armour adjective, value of Skill

Burning Hands adjective, value of Skill

c_Alex_1 adjective, value of Chat node

c_Alex_100 adjective, value of Chat node

c_Alex_2 adjective, value of Chat node

c_Alex_3 adjective, value of Chat node

c_Alex_4 adjective, value of Chat node

c_Alex_5 adjective, value of Chat node

c_Alex_6 adjective, value of Chat node

c_Alex_7 adjective, value of Chat node

c_Alex_8 adjective, value of Chat node

c_Alex_9 adjective, value of Chat node

c_Alex_99 adjective, value of Chat node

c_Alex_defeated_1 adjective, value of Chat node

c_Alex_defeated_10 adjective, value of Chat node

c_Alex_defeated_2 adjective, value of Chat node

c_Alex_defeated_3 adjective, value of Chat node

c_Alex_defeated_4 adjective, value of Chat node

c_Alex_defeated_5 adjective, value of Chat node

c_Alex_defeated_6 adjective, value of Chat node

c_Alex_defeated_7 adjective, value of Chat node

c_Alex_defeated_8 adjective, value of Chat node

c_Alex_defeated_9 adjective, value of Chat node

c_Alex_fatality_2 adjective, value of Chat node

c_Alex_fatality_3 adjective, value of Chat node

c_Alex_fatality_4 adjective, value of Chat node

c_Alex_me adjective, value of Chat node

c_Alex_Wilfrid adjective, value of Chat node

c_determinable_1 adjective, value of Chat node

c_determinable_2 adjective, value of Chat node

c_determinable_3 adjective, value of Chat node

c_determinable_4 adjective, value of Chat node

c_intro adjective, value of Chat node

c_intro_10 adjective, value of Chat node

c_intro_2 adjective, value of Chat node

c_intro_3 adjective, value of Chat node

c_intro_4 adjective, value of Chat node

c_intro_5 adjective, value of Chat node

c_intro_6 adjective, value of Chat node

c_intro_7 adjective, value of Chat node

c_intro_8 adjective, value of Chat node

c_intro_9 adjective, value of Chat node

c_Palisade adjective, value of Chat node

c_Palisade_in adjective, value of Chat node

c_Palisade_out adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_1 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_2 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_3 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_4 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_5 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_6 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_jug_1 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_jug_2 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_jug_3 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_jug_4 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_jug_5 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_next_1 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_next_2 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_next_3 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_next_4 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_next_5 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_next_6 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_next_7 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_next_8 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_next_9 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_trap_1 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_trap_2 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_trap_3 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_trap_4 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_trap_5 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_trap_6 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_trap_7 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_trap_8 adjective, value of Chat node

c_prison_trap_9 adjective, value of Chat node

c_silence adjective, value of Chat node

c_Waterfall adjective, value of Chat node

c_Waterfall_no adjective, value of Chat node

c_Waterfall_yes adjective, value of Chat node

Calm adjective, value of Excitement

carry verb

Chaos adjective, value of Skill

Cleave adjective, value of Skill

closed adjective, property of door, container, , opposite of open

Combat Superiority adjective, value of Skill

conceal verb

concealed adjective: Something is concealed if the holder of it conceals it

contain verb

container noun, a kind of thing

crackled adjective, property of person, , opposite of not crackled

crackling adjective, property of person, , opposite of not crackling

Crushing Blow adjective, value of Skill

Curse adjective, value of Skill

cursed adjective, property of person, , opposite of not cursed

dark adjective, property of room, , opposite of lighted

darkvisioned adjective, property of person, , opposite of not darkvisioned

Deadlier Combat adjective, value of Skill

described adjective, property of thing, , opposite of undescribed

detailer noun, a kind of thing

determinable noun, a kind of thing

Determination adjective, value of Skill

determined adjective, property of person, , opposite of not determined

device noun, a kind of thing

direction noun, a kind

doberman noun, a kind of dog

dog noun, a kind of monster

Dominate adjective, value of Skill

Doom adjective, value of Skill

door noun, a kind of thing

Doppelganger adjective, value of Skill

Duel adjective, value of Skill

dumb adjective, value of person condition

Duncan 11 adjective, value of Skill

Duncan 13 adjective, value of Skill

Duncan 5 adjective, value of Skill

Duncan Idol noun, a kind of Idol

dungeon noun, a kind of region

each determiner - see all

edible adjective, property of thing, , opposite of inedible

Elda 10 adjective, value of Skill

Elda 5 adjective, value of Skill

Elda Idol noun, a kind of Idol

enclose verb

enterable adjective, property of thing,

Ethereal adjective, value of Skill

every determiner - see all, and can also be used in generalisations such as 'A nose is part of every person.'

exactly determiner whereas 'if two doors are open' implicitly means 'if at least two doors are open', 'if exactly two...' makes the count precise

Excited adjective, value of Excitement

fast adjective, value of Speed

female adjective, property of person, , opposite of male

fewer than determiner pedantic way to say less than when counting

fierce adjective, property of stick of illumination, , opposite of mild

fiery adjective, value of Attack type

Fire Bomb adjective, value of Skill

fire grenade noun, a kind of thing

Fireball adjective, value of Skill

fireproof adjective, property of person, , opposite of not fireproof

first person [E8] adjective, value of Grammatical person

fixed in place adjective, property of thing, , opposite of portable

Frantic adjective, value of Excitement

free adjective, value of Attack type

Frenzied adjective, value of Excitement

friendly adjective, value of monster condition

Fury adjective, value of Skill

gaseous adjective, property of person, , opposite of not gaseous

Gaseous Form adjective, value of Skill

gender feminine [E8] adjective, value of Gender

gender masculine [E8] adjective, value of Gender

gender neuter [E8] adjective, value of Gender

German shepherd noun, a kind of dog

giant mud crab noun, a kind of monster

Groth 5 adjective, value of Skill

Groth 8 adjective, value of Skill

Groth Idol noun, a kind of Idol

guarder noun, a kind of monster

handled adjective, property of thing,

have verb

healing herbs noun, a kind of thing

hold verb

hostile adjective, value of monster condition

Idol noun, a kind of thing

imp noun, a kind of monster

improper-named adjective, property of thing, , opposite of proper-named

Improved Cleave adjective, value of Skill

Improved Curse adjective, value of Skill

Improved Determination adjective, value of Skill

indifferent adjective, value of monster condition

inedible adjective, property of thing, , opposite of edible

initially carried adjective, property of thing,

invisible adjective: Something is invisible if the player cannot see it

iron adjective, value of Metal

Iron Armour adjective, value of Skill

killed adjective: A person is killed if its blood is 0 or less

Knell adjective, value of Skill

less than determiner - see more than

LibMsg [E8] adjective, value of Library message id

LibMsg

LibMsg [E8] adjective, value of Library message id

LibMsg

[E8] adjective, value of Library message id

LibMsg [E8] adjective, value of Library message id

LibMsg