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

Taking something (past tense taken)

The taking action is the only way an action in the Standard Rules can cause something to be carried by an actor. It is very simple in operation (the entire carry out stage consists only of 'now the actor carries the noun') but many checks must be performed before it can be allowed to happen.

Typed commands leading to this action

"take [things]"

"get [things]"

"pick up [things]"

"pick [things] up"

Rules controlling this action

before    asking someone to try doing something when the person asked is not the current interlocutor  giving orders needs an interlocutor rule   name  unlist 

NB: the change greeting command to greeting rule is listed before the giving orders needs an interlocutor rule in the before rules 

NB: the check going during convnode rule is listed before the say goodbye when moving rule in the before rules 

instead of    taking the stuffed toy for the first time   

instead of    taking the teapot for the first time   

instead of    taking the stuffed toy when the stuffed toy is carried by the boy   

instead of    taking the medicine when the medicine is carried by the boy   

instead of    taking or touching the rotting cucumber for the first time   

instead of    taking the dirty plates   

instead of    taking the manila folders   

instead of    taking the pieces of string   

instead of    taking the Beethoven compact disc   

instead of    taking the bottles   

instead of    taking the cassettes   

instead of    taking love   

instead of    taking the novels   

instead of    taking or touching the rotting cucumber   

instead of    examining or taking or searching the Inferno   

instead of    taking or pushing or pulling the trunk   

instead of    taking or pushing or pulling the bed   

instead of    doing anything except taking or examining to love   

instead of    taking a killed person   

check    an actor taking  can't take yourself rule   name  unlist

check    an actor taking  can't take other people rule   name  unlist

check    an actor taking  can't take component parts rule   name  unlist

check    an actor taking  can't take people's possessions rule   name  unlist

check    an actor taking  can't take items out of play rule   name  unlist

check    an actor taking  can't take what you're inside rule   name  unlist

check    an actor taking  can't take what's already taken rule   name  unlist

check    an actor taking  can't take scenery rule   name  unlist

check    an actor taking  can only take things rule   name  unlist

check    an actor taking  can't take what's fixed in place rule   name  unlist

check    an actor taking  use player's holdall to avoid exceeding carrying capacity rule   name  unlist

check    an actor taking  can't exceed carrying capacity rule   name  unlist

carry out    an actor taking  standard taking rule   name  unlist

after    taking the medicine for the first time   

report    an actor taking  standard report taking rule   name  unlist