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Lea

Release 1

Section 5.2 - Miscellanea

The display banner rule is not listed in the startup rulebook.

First report going to M4 for the first time:

say "[banner text]".

The description of the player is "As good-looking as eternity."

Xyzzying is an action applying to nothing. Understand "xyzzy" as xyzzying.

Carry out xyzzying:

now the player carries the curser;

say "A new verb drops into your hands.".

After waiting:

say "Time passes inexorably."

Understand "kiss [something]" as kissing.

The can't take other people rule is not listed in the check taking rulebook.

Understand "nab [something]" or "snatch [something]" or "abscond with [something]" as taking.

Understand "take a deep breath" or "take a breath" or "take deep breath" or "take breath" as a mistake ("[if the Taker is carried](Taken. Metaphorically.)[else]That's not a verb I recognize anymore.[end if]").

Understand "walkthrough" or "walkthru" as a mistake ("Sorry, walkthroughs are for finished games.").

Understand "map" as a mistake ("You can find a downloadable map at: http://tove.itch.io/form-and-void").

Table of custom library messages (continued)

Message Id Message Text
LibMsg <block vaguely going> "[if the player has a Goer]Where?[else if the tookness of the Goer is 0]That's not a verb I recognize yet.[else]That's not a verb I recognize anymore.[end if][line break]"
LibMsg <block swearing obscenely>"As satisfying as it must be to be able to curse, such language will not help the progress of the story.[line break]"
LibMsg <block swearing mildly>"As satisfying as it must be to be able to curse, such language will not help the progress of the story.[line break]"

Understand "curse" as swearing mildly.

Instead of taking inventory:

if the number of things enclosed by the player is 0:

say "You are empty-handed." instead;

else:

now all things enclosed by the player are unmarked for listing;

repeat with inventorything running through things enclosed by the player:

if inventorything is not a verb:

now inventorything is marked for listing;

say "You are carrying: [line break]";

list the contents of the player, with newlines, indented, giving inventory information, including contents, with extra indentation, listing marked items only;

now all things enclosed by the player are unmarked for listing;

repeat with inventoryverb running through things enclosed by the player:

if inventoryverb is a verb:

now inventoryverb is marked for listing;

list the contents of the player, with newlines, indented, giving inventory information, including contents, with extra indentation, listing marked items only.