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Combine "instruction other characters/people".

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Andrew Plotkin 2024-04-17 19:31:34 -04:00
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## Obedient Characters
^^{actions: instructing other people}^^{characters (people): giving instructions to other characters}^^{instructing other characters} ^^{ordering other characters}
^^{actions: instructing other characters}^^{characters (people): giving instructions to other characters}^^{instructing other characters} ^^{ordering other characters}
Other characters can perform all the same activities that the player can; this does not always mean that they're willing to obey the player's instructions. By default, characters will refuse to obey commands of the form ``JULIA, WEST`` or ``ANTONY, TAKE THE PINCUSHION``. Their objections can be overridden, however, and [The Hypnotist of Blois] implements a hypnotist who can make characters obedient at will.
In [For Demonstration Purposes], the character is only capable of a few actions at the outset, but can be taught new ones if the player performs them first.

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## Giving instructions to other people {var_person_asked}
^^{actions: instructing other people}^^^{characters (people) <-- actors <-- other people}^^^{characters (people) <-- NPC <-- people}^^^{characters (people) <-- person+kind+: characters} ^^{characters (people): giving instructions to other characters} ^^{instructing other characters} ^^{ordering other characters} ^^{asking (actor) to try+action+ <-- +to+try (action): in (asking) action+sourcepart+} ^^{person asked (- object)+glob+} ^^{actor (- person)+actvar+} ^^{player: as opposed to the actor}
^^{actions: instructing other characters}^^^{characters (people) <-- actors <-- other people}^^^{characters (people) <-- NPC <-- people}^^^{characters (people) <-- person+kind+: characters} ^^{characters (people): giving instructions to other characters} ^^{instructing other characters} ^^{ordering other characters} ^^{asking (actor) to try+action+ <-- +to+try (action): in (asking) action+sourcepart+} ^^{person asked (- object)+glob+} ^^{actor (- person)+actvar+} ^^{player: as opposed to the actor}
So far, all actions have been carried out by the player: which is fine for exploring the passive world of an empty warehouse, but less good for a drama in which other characters have to be contended with. In fact, an action can be carried out by anybody by any instance of the `person` kind, that is, which includes all the men, women and animals in the story, and not only the player.