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Attacking something (past tense attacked)

Violence is seldom the answer, and attempts to attack another person are normally blocked as being unrealistic or not seriously meant. (I might find a shop assistant annoying, but IF is not Grand Theft Auto, and responding by killing him is not really one of my options.) So the Standard Rules simply block attempts to fight people, but the action exists for rules to make exceptions.

Typed commands leading to this action

    "attack [something]"
    "a [thing]" 

Rules controlling this action

    before    doing something in The Captain's Office   
    instead    attacking or smashing Alex when Alex is indifferent   
    instead    attacking the prison walls   
    instead    attacking the thick iron door   
    instead    attacking the shadowy movement   
    instead    attacking the pine tree   
    instead    attacking the moss-covered chest   
    instead    attacking the faded painting   
    instead    taking or attacking the moss   
    instead    climbing, taking, searching, entering, looking under, opening, closing, attacking, kissing, smelling, tasting, eating or drinking the ruined building between the trees   
    instead    attacking a stick of guarding   
    instead    attacking a stick of illumination   
    instead    attacking or smashing or opening or banging when the player is enclosed by the filthy straw   
    instead    attacking or smashing or opening or banging when the player is enclosed by the soft bed   
    check        (if the noun is not a person, say "Things are not your enemies." instead) 
    check        (if the noun is not alive, say "[The noun] is already dead." instead) 
    check        (if the noun is not a monster, say "Save your energy for monsters." instead) 
    carry out    (make the player strike a blow against the noun) 
    after    attacking in Lesson Three - Attacking for the first time   
    after    attacking in Lesson Three - Attacking for the second time   
    after    attacking in Lesson Four - Concentrating