The Enigma of the Old Manor House — 9 of 28

Volume I - The Map

Part Roof

The Roof is a room. "You've clambered up onto the roof of the manor, perched on the flat part around the central dome. It's only about a foot and a half wide, and you find yourself clinging to the dome until your knuckles turn white, trying not to lose your grip."

To say roofdirs:

say "You came up from the ";

if the location of the ladder is:

-- the Kitchen: say "northwest";

-- the Sunroom: say "northeast";

-- the Sitting Room: say "southwest";

-- the Study: say "southeast";

-- otherwise: say "ERROR where is the ladder?".

The northwest skylight is an outside-skylight in the Roof. It leads to the Kitchen. The dooraction is "[if the ladder is in the Kitchen]You clamber down onto the ladder, then down to the floor[else]You squirm your way down through the skylight, grabbing onto one of the taller cabinets and hopping awkwardly down onto the countertop[end if]." The description is "[if the Kitchen is visited]This one leads down to the kitchen[otherwise]Down below you see only darkness[end if]." Understand "nw" as the northwest skylight.

The northeast skylight is an outside-skylight in the Roof. It leads to the Sunroom. The dooraction is "[if the ladder is in the Sunroom]You clamber down onto the ladder, then down to the floor[else]You wriggle down through the skylight, trying to hang onto the edge as long as you can, then fall and land with a [i]whump[/i] on the ground[end if]." The description is "[if the Sunroom is visited]This one leads down to the sunroom[otherwise]Down below you see a small sunroom[end if]." Understand "ne" as the northeast skylight.

The southeast skylight is an outside-skylight in the Roof. It leads to the Study. The dooraction is "[if the ladder is in the Study]You clamber down onto the ladder, then down to the floor[else]You pull the skylight open and lower yourself down onto the desk, then sort of scramble-fall down to the floor[end if]." The description is "[if the Study is visited]This one leads down to the study[otherwise]Down below you see only darkness[end if]." Understand "se" as the southeast skylight.

The southwest skylight is an outside-skylight in the Roof. It leads to the Sitting Room. The dooraction is "[if the ladder is in the Sitting Room]You clamber down onto the ladder, then down to the floor[else]From the skylight you're able to climb down onto the wardrobe, then leap down to a couch and tumble off[end if]." The description is "[if the Sitting Room is visited]This one leads down to the sitting room[otherwise]Down below you see only darkness[end if]." Understand "sw" as the southwest skylight.

Some disambig-skylights are fixed in place in the Roof. The printed name is "four skylights". The initial appearance is "Four wide skylights stretch out from your ledge, marking the corners of the mansion.". Instead of entering the disambig-skylights: say "You need to choose one in particular." Instead of inserting something into the disambig-skylights: say "You need to choose one in particular." Understand "skylights" or "skylight" or "four" or "wide" as the disambig-skylights. Does the player mean doing something to the disambig-skylights: it is very likely. The description is "One to the southeast[if the Study is visited], over the study[end if]. One to the southwest[if the Sitting Room is visited], over the sitting room[end if]. One to the northeast[if the Sunroom is visited], over the sunroom[end if]. And one to the northwest[if the Kitchen is visited], over the kitchen[end if]. [roofdirs].".

Instead of dropping something when the location is the Roof: say "[The noun] would probably fall and get lost. You could probably drop [them] into one of the skylights, though."

Before going northwest in the Roof: try entering the northwest skylight instead.

Before going northeast in the Roof: try entering the northeast skylight instead.

Before going southeast in the Roof: try entering the southeast skylight instead.

Before going southwest in the Roof: try entering the southwest skylight instead.

Instead of going down in the Roof: say "There are four skylights leading down, at the four corners. [roofdirs].".

Instead of going nowhere in the Roof: say "The skylights are at the four corners: northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest. [roofdirs].".

Check listing exits in the Roof:

say "The skylights are at the four corners: northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest. [roofdirs].";

stop the action.

Instead of entering an outside-skylight when the breaker panel is not switched on and the outpoint of the noun is not the location of the ladder: say "You peer down through the skylight, but can't see much in the room below. And you're just a bit too scared to try to drop down without seeing what's underneath. Maybe if you had the ladder, or had a bit more light[--]but you [i]really[/i] don't want to get hurt and trapped here.".

The dome of the roof is scenery in the Roof. The description is "Reassuringly solid." Understand "ledge" and "central" and "flat part" as the dome.