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Standard actions which change the state of things
Locking it with , Unlocking it with , Switching on , Switching off , Opening , Closing , Wearing , Taking off

Taking off something (past tense taken off)

The Standard Rules give Inform only a simple model of clothing. A thing can be worn only if it has the either/or property of being 'wearable'. (Typing a sentence like 'Mr Jones wears the Homburg hat.' automatically implies that the hat is wearable, which is why we only seldom need to use the word 'wearable' directly.) There is no checking of how much or how little any actor is wearing, or how incongruous this may appear: nor any distinction between under or over-clothes.
When an article of clothing is taken off, it becomes a thing directly carried by its former wearer, rather than being (say) dropped onto the floor.

Typed commands leading to this action

"take/carry/hold off [something]"

"take/carry/hold [something] off"

"remove [something preferably held]"

"shed/doff/disrobe [something preferably held]"

Rules controlling this action

check an actor taking off can't take off what's not worn rule name unlist 1

A "[We] [aren't] wearing [the noun]." name set

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

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

carry out an actor taking off standard taking off rule name unlist

report an actor taking off standard report taking off rule name unlist 2

A "[We] [take] off [the noun]." name set
B "[The actor] [take] off [the noun]." name set

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