The Beast of Torrack Moor
An interactive fiction by Linda Wright (2007) - the Inform 7 source text
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Outside-Church is a room in Puddlecombe, southeast of Church Lane. The printed name is "Outside the Church". "The exterior of the Church of St. Peter is not exactly the most awe inspiring that you have seen, being of crumbling grey stone, although on the squat tower you can see a reasonably attractive clock, whilst a pretty wrought iron gate opens south into the porch, and a path leads east."
The Cemetery is a room in Puddlecombe, east of Outside-Church. "Surrounded by a stone wall, the cemetery is reasonably sheltered from the wind, although the occasional gust blows leaves around the gravestones, and a bench sits beneath a large tree."
The Church Porch is a windy room in Puddlecombe. "Sheltered from the wind, this stone porch has a large wooden door to the south and an open gate to the north, whilst a large notice board is stuck on one of the walls."
The Church Nave is a room in Puddlecombe. "Although not one of the most interesting churches that you've visited, the atmosphere within St. Peter's is peaceful, whilst light coming through the stained glass windows makes colourful patterns on the cold stone floor and the high pews. A large table stands near the main door, and a rood screen separates the nave from the eastern chancel."
The Chancel is a room in Puddlecombe, east of the Church Nave. "On either side of the chancel are the choir seats, uncomfortable wooden affairs that would make even the most angelic choir boy fidget during the service, whilst the altar is placed by the eastern wall, and cherubs look down at you from their position above the piscina."
[ OUTSIDE THE CHURCH ]
The wrought iron gate is a scenery private door. It is south of Outside-Church and north of The Church Porch. It is open.
Before closing the wrought iron gate:
say "There's no need to do that."
A thing called the porch is a backdrop. It is in Outside-Church and The Church Porch. Understand "church", "porch" as the porch.
The crumbling grey stone is scenery in Outside-Church.
[ THE CEMETERY ]
The stone wall is scenery in the cemetery.
The leaves are scenery in the cemetery.
The gravestones are scenery in the cemetery.
The large tree is scenery in the cemetery.
[ A workaround so that a hidden object can also be a container - you can't make one thing be two kinds. ]
A hidden container is a kind of container. A hidden container can be found or not found.
The carrier bag is a hidden container. The description is "The carrier bag contains [list of things in the carrier bag]."
The bench is scenery in the cemetery. The bench is a hider. The hidden of the bench is the carrier bag. The exclamation of the bench is "Ah!". The takeflag of the bench is 0.
[ THE CHURCH PORCH ]
The large wooden door is a door. The large wooden door is scenery. The large wooden door is closed and locked. The large wooden door is south of the Church Porch and inside of Church Porch and north of the Church Nave and outside of Church Nave.
The large notice board is scenery in Church Porch. The description is "Has notices about WI meetings stuck to it, plus one about the Flower Rota, which seems to indicate that Miss Myrtle is on duty this week." Understand "notices" as the large notice board.
The walls are scenery in Church Porch.
[ THE CHURCH NAVE ]
The stained glass windows are scenery in church nave.
The stone floor is scenery in church nave.
The high pews are scenery in church nave.
The rood screen is scenery in church nave. The description is "A wooden affair that divides the nave from the chancel, with an opening where there was possibly once a door."
The opening is scenery in church nave.
A thing called the chancel is scenery in church nave.
Some leather gloves are a hidden object. The leather gloves are wearable. The description is "Thick, they give ideal protection when dealing with thorny plants, broken glass, barbed wire and the like."
The church-table is scenery in church nave. The printed name of church-table is "table". Understand "table" as the church-table.
[ The player finds leather gloves on the table - Miss Myrtle says it's OK to take them ]
Instead of examining the church-table:
if the leather gloves are not found begin;
say "Wow! You've found some leather gloves.";
now the leather gloves are found;
move the leather gloves to the location;
if Miss Myrtle is in the location,
say "[line break]Seeing you looking at the gloves, Miss Myrtle exclaims 'Oh, they were left here ages ago by a tourist... never came back for them, you know. You might as well have them if you want... no use to me,' then returns to her flower arranging.";
try taking the leather gloves;
record "finding some handy gloves" as achieved;
otherwise;
say "You search carefully, but find nothing new.";
end if.
[ THE CHANCEL ]
The altar is scenery in the chancel.
Some cherubs are scenery in the chancel.
[ And what on earth is a piscina? Oh well ]
The piscina is scenery in the chancel. The description is "A fine architectural example of a fifteenth century piscina, but otherwise of no interest whatsoever!"
An old newspaper is a hidden object. It is flammable. Understand "paper" and "Lowsea" and "Gazette" as the old newspaper. The description is "A copy of last week's [italic type]Lowsea Gazette[roman type], it's very boring, especially as you've already seen a few copies somewhere else!"
The choir seats are scenery in the chancel. The choir seats are a hider. The hidden of the choir seats is the old newspaper. The exclamation of the choir seats is "Ooh!"