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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    taking the shriveled carrot for the first time   

before    taking something when the player is diseased   

before    taking the goblet   

before    doing anything other than looking, waiting, examining or birthing during Giving Birth   

instead of    taking the coals for the first time   

instead of    taking the crown when Harold is mad and Harold wears the crown   

instead of    taking the covers when the bed is open   

instead of    taking the covers when the bed is closed   

instead of    taking the pixie when the cage is open   

instead of    taking the silver crown when Harold is sane   

instead of    Sylvie trying taking the covers   

instead of    Sylvie trying taking the viper   

instead of    taking the pearls   

instead of    taking the sand   

instead of    taking the ball   

instead of    taking the braziers   

instead of    taking the coals   

instead of    taking the pentagram   

instead of    taking the wine   

instead of    taking the flasks   

instead of    taking the viper   

instead of    taking the debris   

instead of    taking the skin   

instead of    taking the maps   

instead of    taking the ashes   

instead of    taking the creams   

instead of    taking the lotions   

instead of    taking the other kinds of make-up   

instead of    taking the cushions   

instead of    taking the grass   

instead of    taking the statue   

instead of    taking the roses   

instead of    taking the goat   

instead of    pushing or pulling or taking a fixed in place thing   

instead of    taking a body (called the thingy)   

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 viper goo   

report    an actor taking  standard report taking rule   name  unlist

report    taking the ceremonial dagger for the first time