Scroll Thief — 83 of 138

Daniel M. Stelzer

Release 2

Section B - Modified Description Rules

This is the modified room description heading rule:

say bold type;

if the visibility level count is 0:

begin the printing the name of a dark room activity;

if handling the printing the name of a dark room activity:

say "Darkness" (A);

end the printing the name of a dark room activity;

otherwise if the visibility ceiling is the location:

say "[visibility ceiling]";

otherwise:

say "[The visibility ceiling]";

say roman type;

let intermediate level be the visibility-holder of the actor;

repeat with intermediate level count running from 2 to the visibility level count:

if the intermediate level is a supporter or the intermediate level is an animal:

say " (on [the intermediate level])" (B);

otherwise if the intermediate level is a person:

say " (carried by [the intermediate level])" (C);

otherwise:

say " (in [the intermediate level])" (D);

let the intermediate level be the visibility-holder of the intermediate level;

say line break;

say run paragraph on with special look spacing.

The modified room description heading rule is listed instead of the room description heading rule in the carry out looking rulebook.

Rule for listing nondescript items of a person (called the subject):

say "Also carried by [the subject] ";

list the contents of the subject, as a sentence, tersely, listing marked items only, prefacing with is/are, including contents, and giving brief inventory information;

say ".".

Rule for writing a paragraph about an unscriable thing (called the item) when the scrying flag is true:

now the item is mentioned;

stop.

The interior description rule is listed before the room description body text rule in the carry out looking rules.

This is the interior description rule:

if the actor is the player and the player is enclosed by something:

let the intermediate level be the visibility-holder of the player;

repeat with the intermediate level count running from 2 to the visibility level count:

carry out the describing the interior activity with the intermediate level;

let the intermediate level be the visibility-holder of the intermediate level.

Describing the interior of something is an activity.

Rule for describing the interior of a person (called the subject):

say "[The subject] is holding the scrying device at a strange angle, so it takes a moment to reorient your view.".