Scroll Thief — 26 of 138

Daniel M. Stelzer

Release 2

Chapter 1 - Ropes

Section A - Definitions

[We start by coming up with a rope.]

A rope is a kind of thing.

Definition: a thing is nonrope if it is not a rope. [The perfect idiocy of this statement notwithstanding, having a shortcut will come in very handy later]

Attachment relates things to each other in groups. The verb to be tied to implies the attachment relation.

Definition: a thing is tied up if the number of things tied to it is greater than 1.

Definition: a thing is free if it is not tied up.

Definition: a rope is free if the number of nonrope things tied to it is less than 2.

Definition: a thing is hindering if it is tied to the noun and it is not within the location.

A thing can be ropable. A thing is usually not ropable. A person is usually ropable.

A thing can be rope-pullable. A thing is usually not rope-pullable. [Should something special happen when this object is pulled by a rope?]

Definition: something is anchored rather than unanchored if it is fixed in place or it is scenery [or it is a person] or it is part of an anchored thing.

Definition: something is securely anchored rather than not-securely-anchored if it is tied to something anchored [or the holder of the item is securely anchored].

Definition: something is draggable rather than undraggable if it is not had by the player and it is not a person and it is not anchored.

Definition: something is entrapping if it is anchored or it is a person and it is not the person asked.