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Standard actions concerning the actor's possessions
Taking inventory , Taking , Removing it from , Dropping , Putting it on , Inserting it into , Eating

Taking something (past tense taken)

The taking action is the only way an action in the Standard Rules can cause something to be carried by an actor. It is very simple in operation (the entire carry out stage consists only of 'now the actor carries the noun') but many checks must be performed before it can be allowed to happen.

Typed commands leading to this action

"take/carry/hold [things]"

"get [things]"

"pick up [things]"

"pick [things] up"

Rules controlling this action

instead of doing something to the cables

check an actor taking can't take yourself rule name unlist 1

A "[We] [are] always self-possessed." name set

check an actor taking can't take other people rule name unlist 1

A "I don't suppose [the noun] [would care] for that." name set

check an actor taking can't take component parts rule name unlist 1

A "[regarding the noun][Those] [seem] to be a part of [the whole]." name set

check an actor taking can't take people's possessions rule name unlist 1

A "[regarding the noun][Those] [seem] to belong to [the owner]." name set

check an actor taking can't take items out of play rule name unlist 1

A "[regarding the noun][Those] [aren't] available." name set

check an actor taking can't take what you're inside rule name unlist 1

A "[We] [would have] to get [if noun is a supporter]off[otherwise]out of[end if] [the noun] first." name set

check an actor taking can't take what's already taken rule name unlist 1

A "[We] already [have] [regarding the noun][those]." name set

check an actor taking can't take scenery rule name unlist 1

A "[regarding the noun][They're] hardly portable." name set

check an actor taking can only take things rule name unlist 1

A "[We] [cannot] carry [the noun]." name set

check an actor taking can't take what's fixed in place rule name unlist 1

A "[regarding the noun][They're] fixed in place." name set

check an actor taking use player's holdall to avoid exceeding carrying capacity rule name unlist 1

A "(putting [the transferred item] into [the current working sack] to make room)[command clarification break]" name set

check an actor taking can't exceed carrying capacity rule name unlist 1

A "[We]['re] carrying too many things already." name set

carry out an actor taking standard taking rule name unlist

report an actor taking standard report taking rule name unlist 2

A "Taken." name set
B "[The actor] [pick] up [the noun]." name set

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