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* Defining new adjectives
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(Another, distinct from the player; Finishing School)
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The "another" adjective for rules such as "in the presence of another person".
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It is often useful to write action rules which apply only when the player is observed by a third party. "In the presence of a person", however, will react even if only the player is in the room, because the player is, of course, a person as well.
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A convenient way around this problem is to define an "other" adjective:
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{*}"Finishing School"
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The apple is an edible thing carried by the player.
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The Hall is a room. Miss Wicket is a woman in the Hall.
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The Dormitory is south of the Hall.
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Definition: a person is another if it is not the player.
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Instead of eating something in the presence of another person:
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say "Your mannerly upbringing prevents you from eating without a fork or knife in front of someone."
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Test me with "eat apple / south / eat apple".
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If we did not have "another" here, Inform would interpret even the player as a possible schoolmarm, leading to such lines as "yourself stares at you coldly...". Clearly not quite the thing. |