Chapter 5 - Appendices
Section 5.1 - Tables
Table of Verb Correspondences
Verb | Unused | Behavior [an action-name] | Description |
Goer | 0 | the going action | "[one of]a Mover or a Shaker, only more directed.[or]a Goer, if you know what I mean? Eh?[purely at random]" |
Goer | 0 | the entering action | "" |
Goer | 0 | the exiting action | "" |
Examiner | 0 | the examining action | "[one of]one fresh, hot off the presses, edition of the morning news.[or]a magnifying lens.[purely at random]" |
Taker | 0 | the taking action | "[one of]a heartbreaker and a dreammaker.[or]a sponge.[or]a sticky ball.[purely at random]" |
Taker | 0 | the taking inventory action | "" |
Dropper | 0 | the dropping action | "a pipette." |
Remover | 0 | the removing it from action | "a bottle of isopropyl alcohol." |
Eater | 0 | the eating action | "[verb default]" |
Putter | 0 | the putting it on action | "a golf club." |
Looker | 0 | the looking under action | "[one of]the significant other of your dreams.[or]a pair of clear plastic domes, about three inches across, containing a small black ball each, which roll crazily around and approximate a set of cartoonish eyes.[purely at random]" |
Looker | 0 | the looking action | "" |
Looker | 0 | the searching action | "" |
Locker | 0 | the locking it with action | "a hinged metal box with vents." |
Unlocker | 0 | the unlocking it with action | "[one of]a solid block of plaster.[or]a key.[purely at random]" |
Switcher | 0 | the switching on action | "[verb default]" |
Switcher | 0 | the switching off action | "" |
Opener | 0 | the opening action | "a device for cutting into cans." |
Closer | 0 | the closing action | "[verb default]" |
Wearer | 0 | the wearing action | "[verb default]" |
Disrober | 0 | the taking off action | "[verb default]" |
Toucher | 0 | the touching action | "[verb default]" |
Waver | 0 | the waving action | "[one of]a tremor.[or]a quaver.[purely at random]" |
Puller | 0 | the pulling action | "[verb default]" |
Pusher | 0 | the pushing action | "[verb default]" |
Turner | 0 | the turning action | "a spatula." |
Pusher | 0 | the pushing it to action | "[verb default]" |
Squeezer | 0 | the squeezing action | "[verb default]" |
Thinker | 0 | the thinking action | "a bronze statuette." |
Smeller | 0 | the smelling action | "[verb default]" |
Listener | 0 | the listening to action | "[verb default]" |
Taster | 0 | the tasting action | "[verb default]" |
Jumper | 0 | the jumping action | "[one of]a pinafore.[or]a set of cables with alligator clips at the ends.[purely at random]" |
Eater | 0 | the drinking action | "" |
Curser | 0 | the swearing obscenely action | "a pointing arrew [unicode 91][italic type]sic[roman type][unicode 93]." |
Curser | 0 | the swearing mildly action | "" |
Swinger | 0 | the swinging action | "[verb default]" |
Rubber | 0 | the rubbing action | "[if the player has the goer and the player has the swinger]an excellent Saturday night, with the Goer and the Swinger.[else]an eraser.[end if]" |
Waver | 0 | the waving hands action | "" |
Singer | 0 | the singing action | "a sewing machine." |
Climber | 0 | the climbing action | "a sprawling vine." |
Maker | 0 | the making it with action | "[if fishmode]a glowing fish[else]the most glorious of the verbs[end if]." |
Undoer | 0 | -- | "[one of]a seam ripper[or]an eraser[or][verb default].[purely at random]" |
Kisser | 0 | the kissing action | "a pair of puckered lips." |
Giver | 0 | the giving it to action | "[one of]a dystopian children's novel[or][verb default].[purely at random]" |
Table of Verb Exceptions
Behavior |
the waiting action |
the saying yes action |
the saying no action |
the asking for help action |
the xyzzying action |
Table of Uncalled-For Verbs
Behavior |
the inserting it into action |
the consulting it about action |
the showing it to action |
the waking action |
the throwing it at action |
the attacking action |
the answering it that action |
the telling it about action |
the asking it about action |
the asking it for action |
the burning action |
the buying action |
the sleeping action |
the waking up action |
the cutting action |
the tying it to action |
the buying action |